Sept. 25, 2012
Former Vanderbilt player Casey Hayward had a first-hand view of the controversial Monday Night Football ending between Green Bay and Seattle (AP Image).
VUCommodores.com returns for the third time this week with a look at Vanderbilt’s NFL ties. We’ll take a look at the Monday Night Football game between Green Bay and Seattle and Chicago hosting St. Louis.
Seattle 14, Green Bay 12 – NFL.com Recap
Most NFL fans are already up-to-date on the controversial ending that former Commodore Casey Hayward and the Green Bay Packers were involved in on Monday Night, suffering a heartbreaking loss to Seattle. While the outcome was not ideal for Hayward, he did see action on both defense and special teams in the game.
Hayward made one tackle on defense and defended a pass, while also making a special teams tackle.
Teammate Sean Richardson was inactive for the Packers in the contest.
Chicago 23, St. Louis 6 – NFL.com Recap
Quarterback Jay Cutler was far from perfect, but he did enough to help the Bears move to 2-1 with a win over the St. Louis Rams. Cutler was 17-31 passing for 183 yards with one interception.
He targeted fellow Commodore Earl Bennett four times, but only completed one pass to Bennett for 11 yards.
Chris Williams also saw action on the offensive line for Chicago.
On the other side of the ball, D.J. Moore started at nickleback again for the Bears. He made four tackles as the Bears held the Rams without a touchdown.
Other Notes
Tight end Brandon Barden remains on the practice squad with the Tennessee Titans.
Games to Watch Next Week
New Orleans at Green Bay – 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX
Chicago at Dallas – Monday 7:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
