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Week 7 NFL recap: Greene takes full advantage of first real opportunity
Oct 26 2009, 11:33 PM Topic: Big Ten Names
Former Iowa star running back Shonn Greene entered Sunday's action with 30 yards on seven carries in his first four NFL games. He shattered those numbers Sunday.

Greene erupted for 144 rushing yards and scored the first two touchdowns of his career, helping lead the New York Jets to an easy 38-0 victory at Oakland.

Greene, a third-round pick in last spring's draft, averaged 7.6 yards per carry and had scoring runs of eight and 33 yards.

WEEK 7 OFFENSIVE STARS
New England's Tom Brady, Michigan: 23-32, 308 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
New Orleans' Drew Brees, Purdue: 22-38, 298 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT; 2 rushing TDs
Houston's Owen Daniels, Wisconsin: 7 rec., 123 yards, 1 TD
Indianapolis' Dallas Clark, Iowa: 3 rec., 44 yards, 1 TD
New York Jets' Shonn Greene, Iowa: 19 car., 144 yards, 2 TD
Arizona's Beanie Wells, Ohio State: 14 car., 67 yards, 1 TD; 3 rec., 10 yards
Washington's Devin Thomas, Michigan State: 3 rec., 45 yards, 1 TD
Washington's Antwaan Randle El, Indiana: 5 rec., 39 yards
New York Giants' Mario Manningham, Michigan: 4 rec., 47 yards
New England's Laurence Maroney, Minnesota: 13 car., 43 yards, 1 TD
Pittsburgh's Rashard Mendenhall, Illinois: 10 car., 69 yards
Buffalo's Lee Evans, Wisconsin: 5 rec., 75 yards, 1 TD
Pittsburgh's Santonio Holmes, Ohio State: 2 rec., 59 yards
Miami's Ted Ginn, Ohio State: 2 rec., 16 yards, 1 car., 5 yards; 4 kick returns, 104 yards
New Orleans' Courtney Roby, Indiana: 6 kick returns, 185 yards
San Diego's Nate Kaeding, Iowa: 3-4 FGs, 4-4 XP

WEEK 7 DEFENSIVE STARS
Cincinnati's Leon Hall, Michigan: 7 tackles, 2 INT
New Orleans' Tracy Porter, Indiana: 9 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD
New York Jets' Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin: 6 tackles, 1 INT
San Diego's Shaun Phillips, Purdue: 6 tackles, 2 sacks
Arizona's Alan Branch, Michigan: 2 tackles, 2 sacks
Green Bay's Charles Woodson, Michigan: 3 tackles, 1 INT
Indianapolis' Kelvin Hayden, Illinois: 4 tackles, 1 INT
Pittsburgh's LaMarr Woodley, Michigan: 2 tackles, 1 FR, 1 TD
Houston's Eugene Wilson, Illinois: 3 tackles, 1 INT
Cleveland's Robaire Smith, Michigan State: 12 tackles
Buffalo's Paul Posluszny, Penn State: 11 tackles
Cincinnati's Dhani Jones, Michigan: 7 tackles, 1 FR
Chicago's Nick Roach, Northwestern: 8 tackles
Green Bay's Aaron Kampman, Iowa: 5 tackles, 1 sack
Houston's Jeff Zgonina, Purdue: 2 tackles, 1 sack
Tampa Bay's Stylez White, Minnesota: 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Green Bay's A.J. Hawk, Ohio State: 9 tackles
Houston's Jacques Reeves, Purdue: 7 tackles
Miami's Akin Ayodele, Purdue: 5 tackles
Dallas Bobby Carpenter, Ohio State: 5 tackles
Carolina's Landon Johnson, Purdue: 5 tackles
St. Louis' Bradley Fletcher, Iowa: 5 tackles
Kansas City's Tamba Hali, Penn State: 5 tackles
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