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ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 3 81 f PLAYING ON SUNDAYS The following is a look at former Boilermakers, their roles and their statistics through the first 15 weeks of the 2014 season. Green Bay Packers (10-4) #99 DT Bruce Gaston; Has not been active in five games #96 LB/DE Mike Neal; Reserve: 30 tackles, 3.5 sacks in 14 games (three starts) Atlanta Falcons (5-9) #37 CB Ricardo Allen; Reserve: Signed to roster Dec. 16 Buffalo Bills (8-6) #18 QB Kyle Orton; Starter: 239-of-375 for 2,513 yards, 14 TDs / 8 int., for an 86.7 QB rating in 10 games (10 starts) Carolina Panthers (5-8-1) #99 DT Kawann Short; Starter: 36 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble in 14 games (seven starts) Dallas Cowboys (10-4) #93 DE Anthony Spencer; Reserve: 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble in 11 games Indianapolis Colts (10-4) #55 LB Shaun Phillips; Reserve: 23 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 passes defensed in 14 games (three in Indianapolis) New England Patriots (11-3) #50 DE Rob Ninkovich; Starter: 54 tackles, 8 sacks, 2 passes defensed, 1 int. in 14 games (14 starts) New Orleans Saints (6-8) #9 QB Drew Brees; Starter: 402-of-574 passing for 4,358 yards, 31 TD / 12 int., for a 101.4 QB rating in 14 games (14 starts) Philadelphia Eagles (9-5) #67 G/T Dennis Kelly; Reserve: Active in three games (three starts) Seattle Seahawks (10-4) #56 DE Cliff Avril; Starter: 20 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed, 1 forced fumble in 14 games (14 starts) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-12) #64 OT Kevin Pamphile; Reserve: Active in five games (one start) Washington Redskins (3-11) #91 LB Ryan Kerrigan; Starter: 56 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed, 4 forced fumbles in 14 games (14 starts) Others C Nick Hardwick (San Diego injured reserve) DE Greg Latta (Denver injured reserve) WR Greg Orton (New England injured reserve) S Bernard Pollard (Tennessee injured reserve) over Jacksonville. "It was awesome, for the whole team really," Kerrigan said. "We had 10 sacks as a team that day, and I'd never really been part of anything like that, where we got to the quarterback so much. We had 10, but probably could have had 15 if we would have executed a little better. "But it was awesome. I had never even had three in a game as a pro, so to have four was pretty special." The Redskins, though, have floundered, starting three different quarterbacks throughout the year, and posting a 3-11 record through Dec. 20. "We're not where we want to be," Kerrigan said. "We've had games where when one unit is playing well, the other isn't playing well, and things tend to snowball. … I know it sounds simple, but we have to play better." Kerrigan, however, should be part of Washington's fu- ture plans. The former defensive end has made the suc- cessful transition to linebacker and should be in line for a Pro Bowl season. "I definitely have gotten better but I want to be even more consistent with it," he said. "I have shown I can do it and need to week in and week out. I'm not going to have four sacks every game, that'd be 64 for a season, to have that kind of impact each game, I need to be that (consistent)." ALLEN GETS CALL Ricardo Allen was the first Purdue player taken in the 2014 NFL Draft, but he was only the third to make an NFL 53-man roster. The cornerback, a fifth-round draft choice (No. 147 over- all) in May, was signed to Atlanta's roster before Week 15, filling a spot in the Falcons' secondary after an injury. Allen, who was signed to the practice squad after being cut at the end of training camp, had tried to wait as patient- ly as possible for his opportunity, practicing only with the