Michael Wilson delivered the biggest Stanford-connected moment of Week Eight, and he did it with the game hanging by a thread.
Down 30-27 with six seconds left in regulation at AT&T Stadium, the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver slipped behind the Dallas defense in the back of the end zone and hauled in a 13-yard touchdown to tie the game at 30. The play came immediately after a 27-yard catch that moved Arizona to the Dallas 13-yard line. The Cardinals then finished off a 33-30 overtime win.
Wilson ended the day with eight catches for 111 yards and that touchdown on 15 targets, a season high for the fourth-year receiver. He also added a 17-yard rush in overtime that pushed Arizona into Dallas territory and helped set up the game-winning field goal.
Playing through two broken ribs, Wilson has 486 receiving yards and two touchdown catches halfway through the season. Arizona is 3-5.
Another Stanford alum made a smaller but still notable mark in that same Cardinals win. Simi Fehoko ’22 caught his first pass in an Arizona uniform, a 17-yarder against Dallas.
Elsewhere, Bobby Okereke ’18 turned in a solid outing for Carolina despite the result. The linebacker recorded five tackles and recovered a fumble in Thursday’s 27-19 loss at Green Bay.
His recovery shut down a Packers drive in the second quarter while the Panthers were ahead 10-6. Carolina has now dropped two straight, but the team still sits first in the NFC South at 3-4.
Tanner McKee ’24 had a rougher night in Washington. The Eagles quarterback threw for 212 yards and an interception in Philadelphia’s 27-10 loss, and the defeat extended the team’s skid to six games.
McKee has now lost all three of his starts, and Philadelphia is 2-6. He has been benched in favor of Joe Milton, who was acquired off the Cowboys’ practice squad in October.
Elic Ayomanor ’26 also found himself in a tight one, catching three passes for 34 yards in Tennessee’s 43-36 overtime loss at Cincinnati. The Titans fell to 1-7.
Several other Stanford alumni, including San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, were on bye in Week Eight.
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