Terps in the NFL: Week 17
1/5/2021 9:55:00 AM | Football
No Buffalo Bill has ever led the @NFL in catches or receiving yards...@StefonDiggs did both. 🙌 #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/nwrwlFAgMO
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2021
Combined with Panthers WR DJ Moore, who finished his third NFL season ranked ninth in the NFL among wide receivers with 1,193 receiving yards on 66 receptions, Diggs and Moore finished with a combined 2,728 receiving yards, the most among any college in the nation.
WRU
— Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) January 4, 2021
193 catches
2,728 yards
12 TDs
Our duo ends the regular season better than any in the NFL. pic.twitter.com/b5zNwlApnR
More on wrapping up the NFL season and a preview of which Terps will be competing in the playoffs in Week 17 of Terps in the NFL:
Stefon Diggs
Stefon Diggs wrapped up an incredible NFL season as the Bills clinched the No. 2 seed in the AFC with a dominant win over the Miami Dolphins. Diggs had seven receptions for 76 yards in the win to clinch the NFL receiving title.Can you Digg it? Yes we can. 🙌@stefondiggs | @BuffaloBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/0Hz9yPMM4I
— NFL (@NFL) January 5, 2021
Stefon Diggs is going to win the receiving yards crown for 2020.
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) January 4, 2021
He'll become the first player EVER to lead the NFL in rec yards (1,535) in his first season with a team.
ABSOLUTE STUD. pic.twitter.com/ru4GeDNYUf
Leader of the herd 🙌@stefondiggs | @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/2MxTx2H0Kn
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 4, 2021
🔥 @stefondiggs finished this season with 100+ more receiving yards than any other receiver.
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 5, 2021
Appears he found a good fit with the @BuffaloBills 🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/lKPZhV8JK3
And he did it all while practicing good dental hygiene on the sideline!
Stefon Diggs 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 flossing on the bench 😁🦷 @stefondiggs pic.twitter.com/gQyKqYb4T3
— ESPN (@espn) January 3, 2021
Those orange slices...Behind that healthy smile, there's the @NFL leader in catches and receiving yards. 😁#GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/IwgNhgv2i0
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2021
Brandon Marshall thinks Diggs and Josh Allen are the best QB-WR duo in the league.Practicing good hygiene... Everybody know how the orange slices be. https://t.co/HgdgCUH0Xa
— DIGGS (@stefondiggs) January 4, 2021
"Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen are the best QB-WR duo." — @BMarshall pic.twitter.com/L4Nh0AW5Q6
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) December 30, 2020
J.C Jackson
Another Terp that completed a tremendous NFL season on Sunday: Patriots CB J.C. Jackson. Jackson tabbed his ninth interception of the season, picking off Jets QB Sam Darnold and tallied four tackles and a pass deflection.Jackson finished second in the league in interceptions, only trailing Miami's Xavien Howard. Jackson's 11 takeaways are the most in a single season under Bill Belichick, and the second most in team history.JC Jackson snags his 9th INT of the season! #GoPats
— NFL (@NFL) January 3, 2021
📺: #NYJvsNE on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/EMdqIO97si pic.twitter.com/C6SNFi486h
Examining JC Jackson's 2020 season and how it stacks up with Stephon Gilmore's best years before and after he signed with the Patriots. https://t.co/bcMIIVT3qm pic.twitter.com/wr82TsjREU
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) January 5, 2021
J.C. finished the 2020 campaign with a career-high in almost every single statistical category, including total tackles (40), solo tackles (34), pass breakups (14), interceptions (nine) and fumble recoveries (three).
He had a message to the media about how important every game is.
"How can you say the game doesn't matter? ...It mattered to me, and my teammates." - J.C. Jackson was asked about today's game being meaningless pic.twitter.com/csti1C6YTF
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) January 3, 2021
Darnell Savage Jr.
Packers S Darnell Savage Jr. helped Green Bay clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC, with a 35-16 win over the Chicago Bears.Savage had another standout performance, posting a career-best 10 tackles, eight of which were solo.No. 1 seed: CLINCHED ✅#GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/ZDhbdn3ldA
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 4, 2021
Savage finished the year as the ninth highest graded safety in the league according to PFF.Doesn't matter where you line him up, Darnell Savage a PROBLEM! 😤#GoPackGo @darnellsavage_ pic.twitter.com/KEWdYQGvdb
— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) January 4, 2021
Adrian Amos finished the 2020 season as the 2nd highest-graded safety in the NFL.
— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) January 4, 2021
Darnell Savage finished as the 9th highest-graded safety.
Since Week 10:
Amos - 1st
Savage - 2nd
The #Packers have the best safety duo in the NFL and it's beautiful to see.
📸 - @usatodaysports pic.twitter.com/VZIk68ZxvJ
Jermaine Carter Jr.
Panthers LB Jermaine Carter Jr. finished off his solid season against the New Orleans Saints, posting eight tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup.Carolina HC Matt Rhule was very impressed with Carter's play in 2020.
Matt Rhule mentions LB Jermaine Carter Jr. as one of his biggest surprises.
— Nick Carboni (@NickCarboniWCNC) January 4, 2021
Mentions they did not have a great relationship at the beginning of the year but Carter has come a long way and he believes in him. #Panthers
DJ Moore
Panthers WR DJ Moore completed his third season in the NFL and put up big numbers, ranking 11th in the NFL in receiving yards with a career-best 1,193 on 66 receptions. Moore closed out the season vs. New Orleans with five receptions for 101 yards.DJ had arguably the best catch of Week 17.
How does @idjmoore do this?! pic.twitter.com/o2DXgPPug3
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) January 3, 2021
The way he spins it and walks away 👑💫 https://t.co/5q3EPJOLq5 pic.twitter.com/HxD30o2PvX
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) January 3, 2021
Wild Card Round Primer
10 Terps have made the NFL Playoffs which start this weekend. Darnell Savage Jr. and the Packers will have a bye and not play this weekend but nine Terps will be in action across four of the six wild card games.SATURDAY
1:00 p.m.
- Stefon Diggs, Quinton Jefferson and the Buffalo Bills host the Indianapolis Colts for the first playoff game in Buffalo in 24 years, on CBS
1:00 p.m.
- Yannick Ngakoue and the Baltimore Ravens will head to Tennessee for a rematch of last year's playoff game against the Titans, on ESPN
- Josh Woods and the Chicago Bears will battle the Saints in New Orleans, on CBS
- Anthony McFarland Jr., Antoine Brooks Jr., Sean Davis, Trey Edmunds and the Pittsburgh Steelers will host division rival Michael Dunn and the Cleveland Browns, on NBC
