{"id":40867,"date":"2012-09-13T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=40867"},"modified":"2012-09-14T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-14T14:22:15","slug":"nfl-knights-2012-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/nfl-knights-2012-opening-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Knights: 2012 Opening Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second-straight season, the UCF football team leads Conference USA with the most players on NFL opening-day rosters. In all, 14 Knights are representing the Black and Gold in the NFL this year, which is two more than last year’s total of 12.<\/p>\n

Behind UCF in C-USA is Houston, Marshall and Memphis, which all have 12 players on NFL rosters.<\/p>\n

Four Knights received starts on offense, highlighted by 2007 consensus All-American running back Kevin Smith, who had a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter before catching the game-winning touchdown pass with 10 seconds left to give the Detroit Lions a 27-23 win over the St. Louis Rams.<\/p>\n

Making his debut with the Chicago Bears, wide receiver Brandon Marshall put his new team ahead for good with a 3-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter vs. the Indianapolis Colts in a 41-21 win. Marshall finished with nine receptions for 119 yards.<\/p>\n

In one of the biggest games of the day, fullback Bruce Miller caught a 15-yard pass for a first down and helped the San Francisco 49ers rack up 377 yards of total offense in a 30-22 road win against the Green Bay Packers and former UCF offensive lineman Josh Sitton.<\/p>\n

On defense, safety Atari Bigby appeared in his first game as a San Diego Charger, amassing eight tackles and one pass break-up in a win over the Oakland Raiders. Meanwhile, cornerback Asante Samuel debuted with the Atlanta Falcons in their victory against the Kansas City Chiefs as he posted three tackles and a break-up, and cornerback Josh Robinson made his NFL debut with the Minnesota Vikings by having three tackles in an overtime win vs. Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

And kicker Matt Prater continued where he left off in 2011 by going 1-for-1 in field goals and 2-for-2 in extra points as the Denver Broncos topped the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n

UCF Knights in the NFL<\/em><\/p>\n

Offense<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • WR Kamar Aiken – Buffalo Bills – Practice squad<\/li>\n
  • WR Brandon Marshall – Chicago Bears – 1 GP, 1 GS, 9 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD<\/li>\n
  • FB Bruce Miller – San Francisco 49ers – 1 GP, 1 GS, 1 REC, 15 YDS<\/li>\n
  • WR Jamar Newsome – Kansas City Chiefs – Practice squad<\/li>\n
  • TE Adam Nissley – Atlanta Falcons – Injured reserve<\/li>\n
  • OT Jah Reid – Baltimore Ravens – Did not play<\/li>\n
  • OG Josh Sitton – Green Bay Packers – 1 GP, 1 GS<\/li>\n
  • RB Kevin Smith – Detroit Lions – 1 GP, 1 GS, 13 RUSH, 62 YDS, 1 TD – 4 REC, 29 YDS, 1 TD<\/li>\n

    Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • SS Atari Bigby – San Diego Chargers – 1 GP, 1 GS, 8 TACK, 1 PASS DEF<\/li>\n
  • DE Leger Douzable – Tennessee Titans – Injured reserve<\/li>\n
  • CB Josh Robinson – Minnesota Vikings – 1 GP, 4 TACK<\/li>\n
  • CB Asante Samuel – Atlanta Falcons – 1 GP, 1 GS, 3 TACK, 1 PASS DEF<\/li>\n
  • DT Torell Troup – Buffalo Bills – Injured reserve<\/li>\n

    Special Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • PK Matt Prater – Denver Broncos – 1GP, 1-1 FG, 2-2 PAT, 6 KO, 5 Touchbacks<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the second-straight season, the UCF football team leads Conference USA with the most players on NFL opening-day rosters. In all, 14 Knights are representing the Black and Gold in the NFL this year, which is two more than last year’s total of 12. 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