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BBNFL Week 10: Hairston and Rodriguez go back-to-back weeks with interception and TD

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It was a combo so nice, they did it twice. Just one week removed from Maxwell Hairston‘s first-ever NFL interception and Chris Rodriguez Jr.’s sixth career touchdown, the former Kentucky teammates ran it back for their new respective professional football teams.

Mad Max picked off Patrick Mahomes in Week 9 and did the same to Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa in Week 10. Similar to his game-sealing pick against Kansas City, Hairston came up with the turnover in the 4th quarter to give Buffalo a fighting chance, but the non-Kentucky version of Josh Allen and his Bills fell victim to the biggest upset of the weekend, losing to Miami. Their head coach, Mike McDaniel, is doing his best Mark Stoops impersonation, winning big games on the brink of being fired.

Hairston’s current Wildcat teammate on the defense, Deone Walker, finished the day with three QB pressures and batted one ball down. Ray Davis was quiet in his three touches.

Hairston will go for back-to-back-to-back picks next week against the Buccaneers.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. barreled into the endzone for the second straight week

The human wrecking ball known as Chris Rodriguez Jr. keeps knocking over defensive lines near the endzone. C-Rod scored his third touchdown of the season and second in as many games in Week 10. The score came from one yard out and was the Washington Commanders’ first touchdown of the game in a lopsided loss to the Lions.

Rodriguez was so excited to find paydirt that he nearly decapitated a camerawoman. He checked a 100-mile-per-hour fastball about two feet from the noggin of a knelt-down crew member, nearly costing her a broken face and himself several thousand dollars in fines. The ball caromed off the padding and bounced back at her, but it could have been bad. How can you blame him, though? The dude has been on the fringe of the roster for three straight years and yet every time he is giving a chance, he produces.

It was a fairly even split in carries between the Commanders’ three running backs. Rodriguez finished with six rushes for 16 yards in addition to his touchdown.

Bud Dupree records first sack of the season

The ageless former Kentucky defensman, Bud Dupree, has still go it. Dupree, who is 32 years old and the 10th-oldest linebaker in the league, picked up his first sack of the year on Sunday Night Football of Week 10. His sack came against a player nearly 10 years older than him, Aaron Rodgers. It might as well have been a backyard game on Thanksgiving between two uncles who used to be good in High School.

The sack might just be his first of his season, but it is the 60th of Dupree’s 11-year career. For comparison, Josh Hines-Allen remains tied for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ franchise record with 55. Sure, Hines-Allen is four years younger and has played four fewer years than Dupree, but still, that is a heck of a career.

The official Los Angeles Chargers X account said it best: “hell yeah, bud.”

Other BBNFL Notes

  • Lonnie Johnson Jr. made his season debut for the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 10. The former Kentucky defensive back has been sidelined with a broken fibula in his leg all season, but returned to play 33 snaps against Denver and finished with a pair of tackles. After the game, head coach Pete Carroll said of Johnson, “He’s a very well-versed football player, and there’s a lot of variety to the things he adds.”
  • Trevin Wallace also got into the sack column on Sunday, and did so in a way that made all of Big Blue Nation proud. Wallace sacked former Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough, who made the start for the New Orleans Saints.
  • In one of the weirdest penalties you’ll see, Darian Kinnard caused an illegal formation like never before on Monday Night Football. The offensive lineman reported as eligible on a play in the 4th quarter of the Packers-Eagles game. This usually happens in large bunch sets where teams run the ball, but this was just a normal play. Everyone lined up as usual but because Kinnard reported as an eligible receiver, it was an illegal formation, negating a big pass play for the Packers. The three-time Super Bowl champ always finds himself in unique situations.
  • Speaking of weird plays in the Monday Night Football game, the Eagles, who where up three points in the final minute, went for it on 4th down from just outside the 35 yard line on 4th down. Not only that, they went for it all, going deep on a pass to AJ Brown to seal the game. But former Kentucky corner Carrington Valentine was there to break up the pass, giving the Packers a shot to tie the game. The would-be overtime-sending field goal missed, but hats off to Valentine to give his team a chance. He led all of Green Bay’s defense in game grades.

BBNFL snap counts and stats for Week 10

(ST): Special Teams snaps; player did not play on offense or defense.

PlayerPOSSnapsStats
Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG)WR7210 targets, 6 rec, 62 yards
Luke Fortner (NO)C681 pressure allowed
Carrington Valentine (GB)DB632 tackles, 1 pass breakup
Josh Hines-Allen (JAX)LB614 QB hurries, 2 tackles, 1 assist
Maxwell Hairston (BUF)DB531 tackle, 1 INT
Brandin Echols (PIT)DB473 tackles
Trevin Wallace (CAR)LB411 QB pressure, 1 sack, 1 tackle
Dru Phillips (NYG)DB404 tackles
Lonnie Johnson Jr. (LV)DB332 tackles
Deone Walker (BUF)DL223 QB pressures, 1 batted ball, 1 assist
Chris Rodriguez (WAS)RB186 rushes, 16 yards, 1 TD
Bud Dupree (LAC)LB142 QB pressures, 1 sack
Ray Davis (BUF)RB72 rushes, -2 yards, 2 targets, 1 rec, 0 yards
Darian Kinnard (GB)OL4no pressures allowed
Bryce Oliver (TEN)WRBye Week
Brenden Bates (CLE)TEInactive
Josh Paschal (DET)DLInjured
Landon Young (NO)OLInjured
Will Levis (TEN)QBInjured