#FromStateToSundays: Week 14 Preview – Mississippi State – Mississippi State Athletics
Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK
Football Logan Lowery, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – A pair of head-to-head matchups involving teams of former Mississippi State players highlight the NFL’s Week 14 schedule on Sunday.
Offensive tackle Tyre Phillips will be tasked with keeping a clean pocket and opening up running lanes for the New York Giants as they host the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive duo of Fletcher Cox and Darius Slay on Sunday at noon.
Also at 12 p.m., Logan Cooke and the Jacksonville Jaguars will invade the Tennessee Titans and their star defensive line tandem of Denico Autry and Jeffery Simmons.
Lone Star State bragging rights will be on the line as Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys welcomes instate rival Houston at noon. The Texans returned cornerback Will Redmond to their practice squad.
Speaking of cornerbacks, two more former Bulldog defensive backs will also be in action at 12 p.m. Cameron Dantzler was activated off injured reserve as the Minnesota Vikings visit the Detroit Lions while Martin Emerson will be roaming the secondary for the Cleveland Browns when they travel across Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals.
Willie Gay Jr., Chris Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs start Sunday’s second set of games when they visit the Denver Broncos as 3:05 p.m. The Seattle Seahawks trio of Johnathan Abram, Charles Cross and Gabe Jackson are in action at 3:25 p.m. as they host the Carolina Panthers.
SUNDAY, DEC. 11
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals | 12 p.m. CBS
CB Martin Emerson (CLE)
Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys | 12 p.m. FOX
QB Dak Prescott (DAL)
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions | 12 p.m. FOX
CB Cameron Dantzler (MIN)
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants | 12 p.m. FOX
DT Fletcher Cox (PHI)
OT Tyre Phillips (NYG)
CB Darius Slay (PHI)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans | 12 p.m. CBS
DE Denico Autry (TEN)
P Logan Cooke (JAX)
DT Jeffery Simmons (TEN)
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos | 3:05 p.m. CBS
LB Willie Gay Jr. (KC)
DT Chris Jones (KC)
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks | 3:25 p.m. FOX
S Johnathan Abram (SEA)
OT Charles Cross (SEA)
OG Gabe Jackson (SEA)