Zach Charbonnet (Photo: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images)
Photo by: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images
Bruins in the NFL: Week 16
December 23, 2025 | Football
Twenty-two former UCLA standouts were in action during Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season, which featured an instant classic between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. Bruin Zach Charbonnet was at the center of that decision, tallying his ninth rushing touchdown and a much talked about two-point conversion. On the defensive side of the ball, Carson Schwesinger posted 10 or more tackles in his seventh consecutive game and was named a Pro Bowl alternate Tuesday.
• Krys Barnes, LB, Carolina Panthers – Made one tackle on special teams as the Panthers edged Tampa Bay, 23-20, at home on Sunday. Week 17: Sunday vs. Seattle Seahawks – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks – Rushed nine times for 32 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to open the game's scoring midway through the first quarter. He also had one of the most memorable plays in a 38-37, instant-classic win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football, as he scored a game-tying two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to help the Seahawks complete a 16-point comeback and send the game to overtime. On the play, Seattle QB Sam Darnold made a pass to Charbonnet in the backfield that was batted down for an apparent incompletion; however, a lengthy video review determined it was a backwards pass and thus a fumble when it hit the ground, meaning Charbonnet's casual retrieval of the ball on the goal line was instead a game-tying fumble recovery.
Week 17: Sunday at Carolina Panthers – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Kenny Clark, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Clark started and made four tackles in a home loss to the Chargers.
Week 17: Thursday at Washington Commanders – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Greg Dulcich, TE, Miami Dolphins – Reeled in three catches for 46 yards, including a 29-yard catch that matched his longest of the season. It marked his third straight game, and fourth overall this season, with 40+ receiving yards.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Fairbairn was good on all three of his field goal attempts – from 55, 50, and 49 yards out – while converting a pair of PATs to help Houston squeak out a 23-21 win at home over Las Vegas. He's now 36-for-40 on the year on field goals, and is in solid position to set a new career high for made field goals in a season (currently 37, set in 2018).
Week 17: Saturday at Los Angeles Chargers – 1:30 p.m. PT (NFL Network)
• Eric Kendricks, LB, San Francisco 49ers – Making his 2025 debut, Kendricks had two tackles in a 48-27 Monday Night Football win at Indianapolis.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Chicago – 5:20 p.m. PT (NBC/Peacock)
• Laiatu Latu, DE, Indianapolis Colts – Starter Latu recorded three tackles, including one strip sack, in a Monday night loss to San Francisco. He now has 7.5 sacks on the season.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Kain Medrano, LB, Washington Commanders – Recovered a fumble on the game's opening kickoff. Medrano went on to play 16 snaps, all on special teams.
Week 17: Thursday vs. Dallas Cowboys – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Fabian Moreau, CB, Minnesota Vikings – Posted one tackle in the Vikings' road win over the New York Giants.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Detroit Lions – 1:30 p.m. PT (Netflix)
• Darius Muasau, LB, New York Giants – Recorded three tackles in a tight home loss to Minnesota. Muasau played 42 snaps in his second game back from injury.
Week 17: Sunday at Las Vegas Raiders – 1:05 p.m. PT (CBS)
• Osa Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Started and had one tackle on Sunday in a home loss against the Los Angeles Chargers. Week 17: Thursday at Washington Commanders – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns – Schwesinger turned in yet another standout performance for the Browns, leading his squad with a career-high-matching 14 tackles. One of those tackles was a sack that went for 13 yards. It was his second straight week with 14 stops. He has now recorded double-digit tackles in an NFL-leading seven straight games, and has reached the 10-tackle mark in nine games overall this season. With the performance, Schwesinger jumped up into a tie with Bobby Wagner for the fourth-most tackles this season in the NFL (147). He leads all league rookies in tackling.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• T Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), DL Matt Dickerson (Jacksonville Jaguars), OL Jon Gaines II (Arizona Cardinals), C Andre James (Los Angeles Chargers), LB Carl Jones (Baltimore Ravens), LB Ale Kaho (Washington Commanders), TE Moliki Matavao (New Orleans Saints), DL Otito Ogbonnia (Los Angeles Chargers), and C Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) also played, but did not record any statistics.
• On Injured Reserve: S Quentin Lake (Los Angeles Rams), OL Kolton Miller (Las Vegas Raiders)
• Krys Barnes, LB, Carolina Panthers – Made one tackle on special teams as the Panthers edged Tampa Bay, 23-20, at home on Sunday. Week 17: Sunday vs. Seattle Seahawks – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks – Rushed nine times for 32 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to open the game's scoring midway through the first quarter. He also had one of the most memorable plays in a 38-37, instant-classic win over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football, as he scored a game-tying two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to help the Seahawks complete a 16-point comeback and send the game to overtime. On the play, Seattle QB Sam Darnold made a pass to Charbonnet in the backfield that was batted down for an apparent incompletion; however, a lengthy video review determined it was a backwards pass and thus a fumble when it hit the ground, meaning Charbonnet's casual retrieval of the ball on the goal line was instead a game-tying fumble recovery.
Week 17: Sunday at Carolina Panthers – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• Kenny Clark, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Clark started and made four tackles in a home loss to the Chargers.
Week 17: Thursday at Washington Commanders – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Greg Dulcich, TE, Miami Dolphins – Reeled in three catches for 46 yards, including a 29-yard catch that matched his longest of the season. It marked his third straight game, and fourth overall this season, with 40+ receiving yards.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Fairbairn was good on all three of his field goal attempts – from 55, 50, and 49 yards out – while converting a pair of PATs to help Houston squeak out a 23-21 win at home over Las Vegas. He's now 36-for-40 on the year on field goals, and is in solid position to set a new career high for made field goals in a season (currently 37, set in 2018).
Week 17: Saturday at Los Angeles Chargers – 1:30 p.m. PT (NFL Network)
• Eric Kendricks, LB, San Francisco 49ers – Making his 2025 debut, Kendricks had two tackles in a 48-27 Monday Night Football win at Indianapolis.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Chicago – 5:20 p.m. PT (NBC/Peacock)
• Laiatu Latu, DE, Indianapolis Colts – Starter Latu recorded three tackles, including one strip sack, in a Monday night loss to San Francisco. He now has 7.5 sacks on the season.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 10 a.m. PT (FOX)
• Kain Medrano, LB, Washington Commanders – Recovered a fumble on the game's opening kickoff. Medrano went on to play 16 snaps, all on special teams.
Week 17: Thursday vs. Dallas Cowboys – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Fabian Moreau, CB, Minnesota Vikings – Posted one tackle in the Vikings' road win over the New York Giants.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Detroit Lions – 1:30 p.m. PT (Netflix)
• Darius Muasau, LB, New York Giants – Recorded three tackles in a tight home loss to Minnesota. Muasau played 42 snaps in his second game back from injury.
Week 17: Sunday at Las Vegas Raiders – 1:05 p.m. PT (CBS)
• Osa Odighizuwa, DT, Dallas Cowboys – Started and had one tackle on Sunday in a home loss against the Los Angeles Chargers. Week 17: Thursday at Washington Commanders – 10 a.m. PT (Netflix)
• Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns – Schwesinger turned in yet another standout performance for the Browns, leading his squad with a career-high-matching 14 tackles. One of those tackles was a sack that went for 13 yards. It was his second straight week with 14 stops. He has now recorded double-digit tackles in an NFL-leading seven straight games, and has reached the 10-tackle mark in nine games overall this season. With the performance, Schwesinger jumped up into a tie with Bobby Wagner for the fourth-most tackles this season in the NFL (147). He leads all league rookies in tackling.
Week 17: Sunday vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – 10 a.m. PT (CBS)
• T Alec Anderson (Buffalo Bills), C Jake Brendel (San Francisco 49ers), DL Matt Dickerson (Jacksonville Jaguars), OL Jon Gaines II (Arizona Cardinals), C Andre James (Los Angeles Chargers), LB Carl Jones (Baltimore Ravens), LB Ale Kaho (Washington Commanders), TE Moliki Matavao (New Orleans Saints), DL Otito Ogbonnia (Los Angeles Chargers), and C Sean Rhyan (Green Bay Packers) also played, but did not record any statistics.
• On Injured Reserve: S Quentin Lake (Los Angeles Rams), OL Kolton Miller (Las Vegas Raiders)
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