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Former Mizzou cornerback E.J. Gaines may have been the player of the game Sunday as the St. Louis Rams took out the Tampa Bay Bucs, 19-17.
Gaines led the Rams with six tackles, added a half-sack and deflected Patrick Murray’s 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter along with T.J. McDonald.
Most other former Missouri players who made NFL contributions Sunday are defensive guys.
- Detroit DL C.J. Mosley sacked Cam Newton twice, celebrating by mocking Newton’s Superman pose.
- Offensive tackle Justin Britt started his second consecutive game for the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, which lost to San Diego.
- The Dallas Cowboys like what they see in Michael Sam as a developmental player. Sam, of course, is a member of the Cowboys practice squad.
- San Francisco DT Justin Smith sacked Jay Cutler, but the 49ers lost to the Chicago Bears.
- Atlanta safety William Moore (six tackles), Tennessee linebacker Zaviar Gooden (five tackles) and New York Jets defensive end Sheldon Richardson (four tackles) each made solid contributions.
- Philadelphia WR Jeremy Maclin plays at Indianapolis tonight on Monday Night Football.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
