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(USA TODAY Sports-Robert Hanashiro)
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Clemson Pros: 'WRU' stands out in Week 12


by - Staff Writer -

'WRU' was on full display this week in the NFL.

Jaron Brown hauled in a 52-yard touchdown reception in a 27-24 Arizona win over Jacksonville. Martavis Bryant logged four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 Steelers win over Green Bay. Sammy Watkins also posted a touchdown - with four catches total for 82 yards - in a winning effort for the Rams over New Orleans, 26-20.

With the Texans, DeAndre Hopkins notched his fourth 100-yard effort this season with seven catches for 125 yards in a 23-16 loss to Baltimore.

Rounding out the week for former Clemson receivers, Adam Humphries saw six targets with four catches for 38 yards in a 34-20 loss to Atlanta.

Quick hits: On defense for the Steelers, Coty Sensabaugh logged one tackle. For the Texans, D.J. Reader tallied five tackles (four solo) and Marcus Gilchrist, one stop. ...Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett posted two tackles in a 34-20 win over Tampa Bay ..Patriots tight end Dwayne Allen had one catch for two yards in a 35-17 win over Miami...On the opposing sideline, Dolphins CB Cordrea Tankersley posted three tackles (two solo) with a TFL, Andre Branch totaled three stops (one solo) and Stephone Anthony, two tackles (one solo)...Redskins CB Bashaud Breeland put up two tackles and two passes defended in a win over the Giants, which featured Wayne Gallman with nine rushes for 37 yards...Jets placekicker Chandler Catanzaro knocked through two field goals and three extra points in a 35-27 loss to Carolina...Titans OLB Kevin Dodd posted one stop in a 20-16 win over Indianapolis. Colts DB T.J. Green had a tackle on the other side as well...Chiefs defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins put up a tackle in a loss to Buffalo, where Shaq Lawson totaled four tackles for a third-straight game (two solo) with a TFL...49ers punter Bradley Pinion was busy with nine punts for a 38-yard average and four landing inside the 20. On the winning side of the matchup, Byron Maxwell added three tackles in the 24-13 Seattle victory.

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