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Bruins in the NFL: Week 15

by uclabruins.com
Dec 22, 2021
From left to right: Andre James, Demetric Felton and Kolton Miller

Sixteen former UCLA football standouts were in action during Week 15 of the 2021 NFL season. One week after converting a career- and franchise-long 61-yard field goal, Ka'imi Fairbairn made two tries of more than 50 yards and accounted for 12 points in Houston's win. Green Bay, meanwhile, clinched the NFC North championship. Bruins Krys Barnes, Kenny Clark and Marcedes Lewis are regular contributors for the Packers.

  • Krys Barnes, ILB, Green Bay Packers – Starter Barnes made four total tackles, including one for negative yardage, as Green Bay edged out Baltimore to clinch the NFC North title.
    Up next: Saturday, Dec. 25 vs. Cleveland (1:30 p.m. PT on FOX/NFL Network)
  • Anthony Barr, OLB, Minnesota Vikings – Starter Barr logged five total tackles and a fumble recovery as Minnesota beat Chicago by a 17-9 score Monday night.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 vs. Los Angeles Rams (10 a.m. PT on FOX)
  • Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Fairbairn converted each of his field goal attempts, drilling tries from 52, 51 and 25 yards. He also knocked through each of his three extra point tries and had four of his six kickoffs go for touchbacks.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 vs. Los Angeles Chargers (10 a.m. PT on CBS)
  • Demetric Felton, RB, Cleveland Browns – In a starting role, Felton made three catches for 16 yards. His long grab of the Monday night game went for nine yards. Felton also returned one kickoff for 24 yards.
    Up next: Saturday, Dec. 25 at Green Bay (1:30 p.m. PT on FOX/NFL Network)
  • Myles Jack, OLB, Jacksonville Jaguars – Starter Jack tallied six total tackles. He is nearing the century mark for the second time in as many seasons, with 87 stops.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 at New York Jets (10 a.m. PT on CBS)
  • Joshua Kelley, RB, Los Angeles Chargers – Kelley ran the ball seven times for 21 yards, including a long burst of seven yards, and lost a fumble.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 at Houston (10 a.m. PT on CBS)
  • Eric Kendricks, MLB, Minnesota Vikings – Starter Kendricks collected seven total tackles, including one for a loss, as Minnesota won at Chicago Monday night.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 vs. Los Angeles Rams (10 a.m. PT on FOX)
  • Marcedes Lewis, TE, Green Bay Packers – In a starting role, Lewis made three catches for 40 yards as Green Bay clinched the NFC North. One grab went for 23 yards.
    Up next: Saturday, Dec. 25 vs. Cleveland (1:30 p.m. PT on FOX/NFL Network)
  • Fabian Moreau, CB, Atlanta Falcons – Moreau made three total tackles in a starting role. He has 52 for the season, his first with Atlanta.
    Up next: Sunday, Dec. 26 vs. Detroit (10 a.m. PT on FOX)
  • C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), ILB Jayon Brown (Tennessee Titans), C Andre James (Las Vegas Raiders), OT Conor McDermott (New York Jets), OT Kolton Miller (Las Vegas Raiders), C Scott Quessenberry (Los Angeles Chargers) and WR Matthew Slater (New England Patriots) also played, but did not record any statistics.

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