Warriors in the Pros: NFL Week 13

Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Davone Bess had 6 catches for 84 yards and returned a punt for 17 yards in a victory over the Rams. Here's what Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan J. Skolnick had to say about Davone's performance:

Sunday, he put some Rams behind him, leading the Dolphins with six catches and showing the same stamina, sharp route-running and run-after-catch quickness that made him a staple of the free-flowing Hawaii offense. He gained 19 yards on a cross on third-and-9 to set up the first touchdown. He caught a 21-yard floater down the right sideline to set up the first field goal. And he got the Dolphins across midfield for the first time in the second half with a 37-yard reception.

Here's more from a MiamiDolphins.com wrap-up of the game:

Undrafted rookie receiver Davone Bess, who stepped into the starting role vacated by Greg Camarillo's season-ending knee injury, made some clutch catches on that drive and all afternoon. He finished with a team-high six catches for 84 yards, and his personal highlight was the 38-yard reception he made on Miami's second drive of the second half that set up Carpenter's 47-yard field goal.

Both Pennington and Sparano praised the youngster for his performance, especially considering his workload doubled from the previous 11 games when he was primarily used on third downs and as a slot receiver, and after the game he was pleased with how his own stamina held up.

"I felt good," Bess said. "In practice I take a lot of reps so it was just a matter of me transforming what I did in practice over to the game, so from a conditioning standpoint I was pretty good."

Bess was also profiled by Carlos Frias of the Palm Beach Post this morning. Some quotes:

"I never take this opportunity for granted," Bess said. "I find myself walking through these hallways looking at the pictures, like, 'I'm really here.' That keeps me motivated."

"Every challenge that you put in front on him, he kind of figured a way through it," coach Tony Sparano said. "You started to look at him and think he was a veteran player."

"He can catch a BB in the dark," offensive coordinator Dan Henning said.

Pisa Tinoisamoa had four tackles for the Rams.

After a breakout game against the Broncos last Sunday, Raiders receiver Ashley Lelie did not have a catch against the Chiefs... So let's go back and relive that Broncos game with Lelie, who was interviewed on The Silver & Black Show earlier in the week:



49ers defensive end Isaac Sopoaga had two solo tackles in a victory over the Bills.

Jason Elam was 2 for 2 on field goal attempts with a long of 40 as the Falcons beat the Chargers.

In some news from Thursday, Ikaika Alama-Francis had 2 solo and 1 assisted tackle as the Lions lost to the Titans.

Travis LaBoy had one solo tackle as the Cardinals lost to the Eagles.

Some bad news to report as Dane Uperesa was cut from the Colts' practice squad. Thanks to Jim for the heads up.

And Leila Wai had another article about Colt Brennan's life in the NFL so far.