COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football was once again well-represented during week three of NFL action, highlighted by Marcus Murphy's first career punt return TD and Jeremy Maclin's incredible second half. Below is a look at how all of the #MizzouMade standouts fared in week three.
Tim Barnes – C – St. Louis Rams
Barnes is beginning his fourth season in the NFL, his first as a starter after beating out Barrett Jones and Demetrius Rhaney. Barnes and the Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals 24-22 in Sunday's matchup. Barnes' offensive line provided running room for Todd Gurley and other Rams backs to go for 164 rushing yards.
Beau Brinkley – LS – Tennessee Titans
Brinkley, a former MU walk-on, signed with the Titans before the 2012 season. After solidifying his status as the team's reliable long snapper, he enters his fourth season as the starter. Brinkley signed a five-year deal with the team last season. The Titans were on a bye week last week.
Justin Britt – OL – Seattle Seahawks
Britt started at left guard on Sunday as the Seahawks defeated the Detroit Tigers on Monday Night Football, 13-10. A second-round selection in the 2014 Draft, Britt helped pave the way for 110 yards on the ground for the Seattle running game. He's been an anchor on Seattle's offensive line the past two seasons, appearing in 21 games.
Chase Coffman – TE – Tennessee Titans
Entering his second season with the team, Coffman posted the best game of his career in week two, hauling in four catches for 42 yards. He did not play this week, as the Titans had a bye week.
Chase Daniel – QB – Kansas City Chiefs
Daniel didn't play this week, as the Chiefs fell to the Bengals on Sunday, 36-21. Now in his sixth season with the Chiefs, Daniel has settled in as Kansas City's back-up quarterback. He completed 41-of-53 passes in the preseason for 388 yards and five touchdowns with just one interception.
Kony Ealy – DE – Carolina Panthers
Ealy and the Panthers remained undefeated Sunday with a 37-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A second-round selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, Ealy's five-tackle performance marked his best game as a professional. Dating back to last season, Ealy has nine tackles and three sacks in his last six games.
Blaine Gabbert – QB – San Francisco 49ers
Now in his fifth NFL season and second in San Francisco, Gabbert has settled in as the 49ers back-up quarterback. A former first-round draft selection, Gabbert has appeared in 29 games over his career. He's yet to appear in a game this season for San Francisco, but is at the ready after recent quarterback struggles this season.
Andrew Gachkar – LB – Dallas Cowboys
While the Dallas Cowboys lost to the New Orleans Saints 26-20 Sunday, Gakhar had his best game of the year recording five tackles. The five-year veteran registered 49 tackles and a sack for San Diego last season.
Markus Golden – LB – Arizona Cardinals
Golden tallied three tackles and a half sack in Arizona's 24-22 loss to St. Louis on Sunday. A second-round draft pick last spring, Golden has eight tackles (two solo) with two assisted sacks through his first four NFL games.
Jeremy Maclin – WR – Kansas City Chiefs
Maclin continued to excel as a Kansas City Chief. Two weeks ago versus the Green Bay Packers Maclin ended a 21-game wide receiver touchdown drought for the Chiefs. He scored the first touchdown for a Kansas City wide receiver since the 2013 season. Maclin continued to perform as one of the NFL's premier wide outs in Sunday's loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. He caught 11 passes for 148 yards and is statistically ranked as the 12th-best receiver in the NFL.
William Moore – S – Atlanta Falcons
Moore and the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Houston Texans on Sunday 48-21 to remain undefeated. Moore forced a fumble and recorded four tackles in the victory. Moore's sixth season as a professional is proving to be his best thus far. He has recorded 25 tackles through four games and he also leads the league with two-interceptions.
Mitch Morse – C – Kansas City Chiefs
The 49th overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, Morse has started every game of his debut season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Morse has proven himself to be one of the league's top rookies this year with his impressive offensive line play. Though Kansas City lost Sunday's matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals 36-21, Pro Football Focus once again regarded Morse as one of the NFL's best rookies.
C.J. Mosley – DT – Miami Dolphins
A veteran in the NFL, Mosley is playing in his 11th professional season with his sixth NFL team. Mosley is one of Mizzou's most tenured NFL players. Mosley is an experienced leader in a Miami Dolphins' locker room that will be looking to make improvements after a recent coaching change.
Marcus Murphy – RB/PR – New Orleans Saints
Murphy had one return for 34 yards in Sunday's 26-20 comeback victory versus the Dallas Cowboys. A bubble player heading into the year, Murphy has found his niche as the Saints return man in his rookie year. Murphy proved his value on special teams when he returned a Carolina Panthers' punt for a 74-yard touchdown in week three. Murphy's score was the Saint's first punt-return touchdown since 2011.
Shane Ray – DE – Denver Broncos
In Denver's win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Ray flashed the raw talent that made the Broncos trade up to select him in the 2015 NFL Draft. He tallied his first career sack in the 23-20 victory to help Denver remain undefeated. Ray has made meaningful contribution's to Denver's stingy defense, which has given up the fewest yards of any defense in the NFL this season.
Aldon Smith – LB – Oakland Raiders
After spending four NFL seasons in San Francisco, Smith signed on with the Oakland Raiders just days before the start of the season. He had six tackles and one sack in Oakland's 22-20 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. A former first-round selection, Smith has 45 sacks since entering the league in 2011.
Jacquies Smith – DE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Smith went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played for multiple NFL teams and had a brief career in the Canadian Football League before finding a home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014. Smith is second in the NFL in sacks through four games this season. He has proven himself to be one of the NFL's best edge rushers for a young and improving Buccaneers team.
Sean Weatherspoon – LB – Arizona Cardinals
A first-round draft selection in 2010, Weatherspoon has started 42 games and made 215 tackles in six NFL seasons. Just one year removed from a season-ending Achilles tendon injury, Weatherspoon is a key piece to a much improved Cardinals defense. Weatherspoon and the Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, but are a serious threat to win the NFC West this season.