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Game 5: Michigan State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 3/3 Ohio State (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

Date: Saturday, Sept. 28

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET

Location: East Lansing, Mich.

Stadium: Spartan Stadium (74,866)

Surface: Natural Grass

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

Game Day Information (Parking/Tailgating/Timeline):

Parking: Lots open at 11 a.m. | Parking Map

Game Day Updates: Fans can sign up to receive game day updates from MSU Police and Public Safety this season by texting SPARTANFB24 to 888777. Updates will include safety information, potential game delays, traffic suggestions, etc.

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV/

Streaming/Mobile: Peacock | PeacockTV.com

Announcers: Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sidelines)

Live Stats: msuspartans.com | Live Stats

Radio: Spartan Media Network | Affiliate Listings

Play-by-Play: George Blaha

Analyst: Jason Strayhorn

Sidelines: Jehuu Caulcrick

Broadcast Host: Will Tieman

Website/Mobile: msuspartans.com/watch, MSU Spartans app, Tune In radio

Flagship Stations: Lansing: WMMQ (94.9 FM)/WJIM (1240 AM); Detroit: WJR (760 AM); Grand Rapids: WBFX (101.3 FM)

Affiliates: 23 affiliates listed at msuspartans.com

Satellite: SiriusXM Ch. 392 | SiriusXM App

Pregame Show: Begins at 6 p.m.

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SERIES INFORMATION

All-Time Series:

OSU leads, 37-15

Series in East Lansing: OSU leads, 19-5

Series in Big Ten Games: OSU leads, 37-13

Last Meeting: OSU 38, MSU 3 (2023)

Current Series Streak: 8 by OSU

►HEAD COACHES

MSU Head Coach: Jonathan Smith

MSU Record: 3-1 (first year)

Overall Record: 37-36 (seventh year)

Record vs. Ohio State: 0-1

Ohio State Head Coach: Ryan Day

OSU Record: 59-8 (sixth year)

Overall Record: 59-8 (sixth year)

Record vs. MSU: 5-0

►SPARTAN FOOTBALL NEWS AND NOTES

• Michigan State returns home to host No. 3/3 Ohio State on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The game will be streamed live exclusively on Peacock with Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sidelines) on the call.

• The Spartans (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) gave up a late fourth-quarter touchdown with 1:28 remaining to fall at Boston College, 23-19, last Saturday night at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. MSU opened the season with a home win over Florida Atlantic, 16-10, and started Big Ten play with a 27-24 victory at Maryland on Sept. 7. The Spartans shut out Prairie View A&M on Sept. 14 in East Lansing, 40-0.

• Saturday's game will be the 53rd meeting between Michigan State and Ohio State. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series, 37-15, including a 19-5 mark in East Lansing. MSU is looking for its first win over Ohio State since 2015, when the Spartans beat the No. 2 Buckeyes, 17-14, at Ohio Stadium en route to winning the Big Ten Championship and earning a berth in the College Football Playoff.

• The Spartans have toppled Ohio State 10 times when the Buckeyes entered the game ranked in the AP Top 25, including five times when the Buckeyes were ranked in the top five (No. 5 in 1972, No. 1 in 1974, No. 1 in 1998, No. 2 in 2013, No. 2 in 2015) and seven in the top 10 (previous five games listed plus No. 7 in 1951 and No. 9 in 1971).

• Through the first four games, the Spartan defense ranks among the FBS leaders in sacks (tied for second with 15; 3.75 pg), red zone defense (tied for fifth at .556), team tackles for loss (tied for eighth with 32.0; 8.0 per game), total defense (14th at 254.8 ypg), scoring defense (25th at 14.3 ppg) and rushing defense (29th at 96.8 ypg). In addition, MSU leads the Big Ten in both sacks (15) and tackles for loss (32).

• Jonathan Smith became the fifth MSU head coach to start 3-0 overall in his first season as the Spartans' head coach, and the first since Mark Dantonio in 2007. It marked the third year in a row Smith started the season 3-0 (2022 and 2023 at Oregon State).

• Michigan State will honor Mark Dantonio, the winningest coach in school history, with the National Football Foundation On-Campus Salute during Saturday's game. Dantonio was selected for the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 and will be officially inducted on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. For becoming the latest Spartan in the College Football Hall of Fame, Dantonio's name will also be added to the Spartan Stadium Ring of Fame.

►AIDAN CHILES OFF TO 3-1 START AS MSU'S QB1

• Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles is off to a 3-1 start as the starting quarterback for the Spartans. Chiles has completed 54 percent of his passes (63-of-116) for 891 yards (222.8 ypg), four touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Long Beach, California, native is in his first season in East Lansing after playing in a back-up role as a true freshman at Oregon State in 2023.

• Chiles passed for 363 yards in the win at Maryland on Sept. 7, the eighth-highest single-game total in MSU history and the most by a Spartan QB since Brian Lewerke threw for 400 in a win against Penn State in 2017.

• Chiles also leads the team with three rushing touchdowns; he has a net of 95 rushing yards on 27 carries (23.8 ypg).

►KAY'RON LYNCH-ADAMS, NATHAN CARTER PACE SPARTANS ON THE GROUND

• Sixth-year graduate transfer Kay'ron Lynch-Adams (UMass) leads the Spartans in rushing after four games, averaging 67.8 yards per game (49 carries for 271 yards; 5.5 avg., 1 TD). He surpassed the 2,000-career rushing milestone with 46 yards on 10 carries at Maryland; he now has 2,159 career rushing yards in 52 collegiate games.

• Redshirt junior co-captain Nathan Carter has 47 carries for 207 yards (51.8 ypg; 4.4 avg.). He had a career-long 60-yard rushing TD vs. Prairie View A&M on Sept. 14.

• Lynch-Adams and Carter have combined for 71 percent of the team's rushing attempts (96 of 135).

►SPARTANS LEAD BIG TEN IN TACKLES FOR LOSS AND SACKS

• Michigan State leads the Big Ten in sacks (15; 3.75 pg) and tackles for loss (32.0; 8.0 pg) through the first four games of the season. MSU recorded a season-high seven sacks in the season opener against Florida Atlantic and recorded four more last Saturday at Boston College. MSU also is tied for first in the Big Ten and fifth in the FBS in red zone defense (.556; opponents 5-of-9 scoring with four stops in red zone).

►CHARLES BRANTLEY RECORDS LONGEST DEFENSIVE PLAY IN SCHOOL HISTORY

• Redshirt junior cornerback Charles Brantley is graded the second-best cornerback in the Big Ten and fifth-best in the FBS by Pro Football Focus (85.1). Brantley is second in the Big Ten and seventh in the FBS with six passes defended (two interceptions, four PBUs). His two picks are tied for second most in the conference.

• Brantley set a school record for the longest defensive play in Spartan history with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter vs. Prairie View A&M (previous record: Dan Bass, 99 yards vs. Wisconsin in 1978). It also marked just the 16th time in Big Ten history a player returned a pick six 100 yards for a score. Brantley has two interceptions on the season, tied for second most in the Big Ten.

►CAPTAIN JORDAN TURNER OFF TO FAST START IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS A SPARTAN

• Fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner, a transfer from Wisconsin, was voted a co-captain by his teammates and is off to a fast start wearing the Green and White. Turner leads the team in tackles (22) and TFLs (6.0 for 37) and is tied for the team lead with 3.0 sacks. His six TFLs and three sacks also rank tied for third in the Big Ten.

►LINEBACKER CAL HALADAY EXTENDS STARTING STREAK TO 27 STRAIGHT GAMES

• Fifth-year graduate senior linebacker Cal Haladay has started 27 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. He is currently tied for second on the Spartan defense with 19 tackles; his 326 career tackles rank 15th most in MSU history.

►JONATHAN KIM LEADS BIG TEN IN FIELD GOALS

• Sixth-year graduate kicker Jonathan Kim leads the Big Ten with eight field goals made (8-for-8), which is also tied for seventh most in the FBS. He made a career-high four on the road last week at Boston College in rainy conditions (41, 26, 51 and 27 yards).

►RAY GUY AWARD CANDIDATE RYAN ECKLEY ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST PUNTERS

• Redshirt sophomore Ryan Eckley, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, ranks second in the Big Ten in punting with his 50.3-yard average. Eckley is tied for second in the conference with six punts of 50-plus yards. His 50.3-yard average this season would rank fourth in the FBS, but does not yet officially qualify due to stat minimums (12 punts for 604 yards; needs 3.5 punts per game to qualify).

►MSU TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH

Michigan State will raise awareness for National Suicide Prevention Month by wearing a "UG" decal on their helmets Saturday to showcase solidarity and support the mission of The Gregory H. Montgomery Jr. Foundation for Ultimate Growth.

MSU Athletics would like to thank The Gregory H. Montgomery Jr. Foundation for their philanthropic commitments to support mental health services for Michigan State student-athletes. The foundation was established by the Montgomery family following the tragic suicide of former Spartan All-American punter Greg Montgomery Jr. – a 1988 MSU graduate, two-time first-team All-American (1986-87), three-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree (1985-87), and NFL All-Pro player (1993). In 1997, Greg was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and dedicated more than 20 years to bravely raise awareness about mental health and help to stop the stigma that surrounds mental illness.

The Gregory H. Montgomery Jr. Foundation supports mental health services for student-athletes at MSU, as well as other individuals, foundations, and schools. The foundation's motto is "He lives through lives saved," and believes that early intervention and education can make a difference. For more information, please visit: www.ultimategrowthfoundation.org.

►MARK DANTONIO ELECTED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, ROSE BOWL HALL OF FAME

• Mark Dantonio, the winningest coach in Michigan State football history, was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024. He was also named to the Class of 2024 for the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame. His On-Campus Salute by the National Football Foundation is Sept. 28 for the Ohio State game, when he will also get his named added to the Spartan Stadium Ring of Fame.

• After a storied 13 seasons as head coach of the Michigan State football program, Dantonio retired as the winningest coach in Spartan history on Feb. 4, 2020. Dantonio finished his career with a record of 114-57 (.667) in East Lansing and 132-74 (.641) in 16 seasons overall (2004-19). During his time at the helm of the Spartan program from 2007-19, Dantonio compiled an impressive list of accomplishments, including three Big Ten Championships (2010, 2013, 2015), two victories in the Big Ten Championship Game (2013, 2015), victories in the 2014 Rose Bowl and the 2015 Cotton Bowl, and an appearance in the 2015 College Football Playoff.

• Beyond his record for most victories at MSU, Dantonio won more Big Ten Championships (three) and bowl games (six) than any other coach in school history, while also ranking first with 12 bowl appearances. His .639 (69-39) winning percentage in Big Ten games is a school record, while he stands tied for first in AP Top 25 finishes (seven) and second in Big Ten wins (69), home wins (67) and AP Top 25 wins (21).

• Dantonio is the fifth former Michigan State head coach to be selected for the College Football Hall of Fame, joining Clarence "Biggie" Munn (1959), Charles Bachman (1978), Duffy Daugherty (1984) and Frank "Muddy" Waters (2000).

• Dantonio will be officially inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame at the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame's 66th Annual Awards Dinner Dec. 10 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

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STAT LEADERS

Michigan State:

Rushing – Gr.-6 Kay'ron Lynch-Adams (49 carries for 271 yards, 5.5 avg., 1 TD, 67.8 ypg)

Passing – So. Aidan Chiles (63-of-116, .543, 891 yards, 4 TDs, 7 INTs, 222.8 ypg)

Receiving – Sr.-5 Montorie Foster Jr. (17 receptions for 200 yards, 11.8 avg., 1 TD, 50.0 ypg)

Tackles – Sr.-5 LB Jordan Turner (22 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks)

Ohio State:

Rushing – Jr. Quinshon Judkins (36 carries for 336 yards, 9.3 avg., 5 TDs, 112.0 ypg)

Passing – Gr. Will Howard (51-of-74, .689, 795 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT, 265.0 ypg)

Receiving – Fr. Jeremiah Smith (14 receptions for 281 yards, 20.1 avg., 4 TDs, 93.7 ypg)

Tackles – Sr. S Lathan Ransom (19 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1 FR, 1 FF)

►SERIES NOTES

Michigan State's wins over AP-ranked Ohio State teams:

Oct. 6, 1951 (Columbus): No. 1 Michigan State 24, No. 7 Ohio State 20

Nov. 7, 1952 (Columbus): No. 5 Michigan State 28, No. 16 Ohio State 23

Nov. 6, 1971 (Columbus): Michigan State 17, No. 9 Ohio State 10

Nov. 11, 1972 (East Lansing): Michigan State 19, No. 5 Ohio State 12

Nov. 9, 1974 (East Lansing): Michigan State 16, No. 1 Ohio State 13

Oct. 31, 1987 (Columbus): No. 20 Michigan State 13, No. 15 Ohio State 7

Nov. 7, 1998 (Columbus): Michigan State 28, No. 1 Ohio State 24

Nov. 6, 1999 (East Lansing): No. 19 Michigan State 23, No. 20 Ohio State 7

Dec. 7, 2013 (Indianapolis): No. 10 Michigan State 34, No. 2 Ohio State 24 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Nov. 21, 2015 (Columbus): No. 9 Michigan State 17, No. 2 Ohio State 14

►SPARTANS FROM THE BUCKEYE STATE

• Michigan State has nine players on its 2024 roster from the state of Ohio, second most of any state besides Michigan (47): Fr. WR Austin Clay (Cleveland), Gr.-5 DL Avery Dunn (Shaker Heights), Sr.-5 WR Montorie Foster Jr. (Cleveland), R-So. DL Tyler Gillison (Pickerington), Gr.-5 DB Angelo Grose (Mansfield), R-So. DB Aveon Grose (Mansfield), Fr. OL Charlton Luniewski (Cincinnati), Fr. OL Mercer Luniewski (Cincinnati) and Gr.-6 RB Kay'ron Lynch-Adams (Warren).

►A GLANCE AT NO. 3/3 OHIO STATE (3-0, 0-0 BIG TEN)

• The No. 3/3 Buckeyes bring a 3-0 record to East Lansing for OSU's first Big Ten game of the season . . . Ohio State is coming of a 49-14 rout of Marshall on Saturday afternoon, scoring 28 unanswered points after the Thundering Herd took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.

• The Buckeyes amassed 569 yards of total offense, topping 400 yards for the third time in as many games this season . . . OSU had a balanced attack with 289 yards passing and 280 rushing, but scored five TDs on the ground and two through the air.

• Junior running back Quinshon Judkins had 173 yards rushing on just 14 carries (12.4 ypc) with two TDs against Marshall, with one coming on an 86-yard scoring scamper in the second quarter. He leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the FBS in rushing yards per carry (9.3) on 336 yards on 36 carries, ranking third in the league and 13th in the nation in rushing yards per game (112.0), along with second in the conference and 16th in the country in rushing TDs (5).

• Graduate quarterback Will Howard was 16-of-20 passing for 275 yards and two TDs, with one interception and was sacked once . . . Howard is 51-of-74 (.689) for 795 yards, ranking fourth in the Big Ten and 11th in the FBS in passing efficiency (183.2).

• Graduate wideout Emeka Egbuka had five catches for 117 yards, with 68 of them coming on a catch-and-run for a TD in the first quarter to start OSU's scoring spurt of 28-straight points . . . Egbuka has 14 catches for 266 yards, with one TD, ranking third in the Big Ten and 26th in the FBS in receiving yards/game (88.7).

• Ohio State leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the FBS in scoring offense (52.3 ppg), while also leading the league and ranking fourth in the nation in scoring defense (6.7 ppg).

• The Buckeyes also top the conference and rank fifth in the country in total offense (552.0 ypg), ranking second in the league and 14th in the nation in passing offense (311.0 ypg) and fourth in the Big Ten and 14th in the FBS in rushing offense (241.0 ypg).

• OSU is first in the conference and second in the country in total defense (180.0 ypg), while ranking second in the league and fifth in the nation in passing yards allowed (113.3 ypg) and second in the Big Ten and seventh in the FBS in rushing defense (66.7 ypg). The Buckeye defense also leads the country in first downs defense, yielding just 35 first downs for the season (11.7 pg).

• Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has 14 receptions, for 281 yards, ranking fifth in the Big Ten in receiving yards and second in the league and 19th in the nation in receiving yards/game (93.7) . . . Smith also ranks fourth in the conference and 10th in the country in receiving TDs (4), along with fifth in the league and 34th in the nation in yards/reception (20.07).

• Graduate safety Lathan Ransom tops the OSU defense with 19 total tackles (13 solo, 6 assists), with 3.0 TFL, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one QB hurry.

• Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is in his sixth season leading the Buckeyes and as a collegiate head coach, amassing a 59-8 overall record.

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LAST TIME OUT: BOSTON COLLEGE 23, MSU 19

►QUICK RECAP

• Playing in a steady rain in front of a sold-out Alumni Stadium for the 11th-annual Red Bandanna Game, Michigan State gave up a late fourth-quarter touchdown to fall at Boston College, 23-19, last Saturday night.

• The Spartans took a 19-16 lead on Jonathan Kim's fourth field goal of the game, a 27-yarder, with 4:12 remaining, but the Eagles (3-1) responded on their next drive with a 42-yard touchdown pass from Thomas Castellanos to Lewis Bond for the game winner. Michigan State got the ball back one last time with 1:28 left on its own 25 and drove to the BC 36, but Aidan Chiles' pass was intercepted in the end zone by Max Tucker to seal the win for BC.

• Chiles finished the game 17-of-35 passing for 241 yards and three interceptions, and also ran nine times for a career-high 57 yards, including a 1-yard TD in the second quarter. Kay'ron Lynch-Adams had 15 carries for 61 yards to lead MSU on the ground, while tight end Jack Velling had six catches for 77 yards, both season highs.

• The Spartans outgained the Eagles 368-292, but committed four turnovers (three interceptions, one fumble).

►SCORING SUMMARY

• Michigan State's defense started the game with a three-and-out, giving the Spartans good field position on their first possession at the BC 49-yard line. MSU took advantage, driving 26 yards on nine plays, to set up a 41-yard field goal by Kim.

• On the ensuing Boston College series, Cal Haladay forced a fumble that was recovered at the MSU 7-yard line by Wayne Matthews III, thwarting a potential BC scoring drive. However, on the next BC possession, the Eagles drove 64 yards on 11 plays in 6:08, capped by an 11-yard touchdown by Turbo Richard. The Eagles did miss the extra point to make it 6-3 in favor of BC at the 12:22 mark in the second quarter.

• MSU responded with its own touchdown drive, going 75 yards on nine plays, to go up, 10-6, with 8:10 left in the half. Chiles connected with Montorie Foster Jr. on a long 40-yard pass play to the BC 1 that set up Chiles' third rushing TD of the season, a 1-yard run up the middle. Kim then hit his second field goal of the half, a 26-yarder with 20 seconds left, to give MSU a 13-6 advantage at the break.

• Michigan State fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half, giving BC a first-and-goal at the 4, but the Spartan defense kept the Eagles out of the end zone to force a 39-yard field goal by Luca Lombardo. The Spartans quickly turned the ball over for the second time of the half on a Chiles interception, and BC capitalized right away, scoring on a 36-yard TD run by Treshaun Ward on the next play to give the Eagles a 16-13 lead at the 12:22 mark in the third quarter.

• Kim's third field goal, this time from 51 yards out, tied the game at 16 with 9:06 left in the third.

• Michigan State made a fourth-down stop at the 1-yard line to prevent BC from taking the lead, as Jordan Hall stopped Eagle quarterback Thomas Castellanos for a 1-yard loss.

• MSU then drove 89 yards on 18 plays over the course of 9:24 to the BC 9, but had to settle for a field goal, as Kim connected on his career-high fourth of the game from 27 yards out to give MSU a 19-16 advantage with 4:12 remaining.

• Castellanos found Bond for a 42-yard touchdown pass on the next drive for BC to give the Eagles the lead for good with 1:28 left in the game.

►OFFENSIVE NOTES

• MSU scored on its opening drive for the third straight game and have done so in three of the four games . . . it was Michigan State's first opening drive score with a field goal, capping the opening drive with Jonathan Kim's 41-yard field goal in the first quarter . . . the Spartans scored a TD on their opening drive in the Maryland and Prairie View A&M games.

• Senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. snared his first catch of the game with a 40-yard pass from Chiles in the second quarter, setting up MSU's first TD of the game . . . the reception extended Foster's streak of at least one catch in 17 straight games dating back to 2022 . . . Foster has at least one reception in 27 of his last 39 games played . . . Foster finished with a season-high 87 yards on four catches, as he has snared three or more receptions in all four games this season . . . the 87 yards gave Foster 1,038 career receiving yards, becoming the 49th Spartan receiver to reach the 1,000 career yards plateau.

• Junior tight end Jack Velling had a career-high six catches for 77 yards, his MSU career-best and the second-most of his career overall.

• Graduate running back Kay'ron Lynch-Adams matched his season-high rushing attempts for the second game in a row with 15 carries for 61 yards . . . Saturday was Lynch-Adams' third game as a Spartan with 50 or more yards after 101 yards in the season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic and 63 yards last week vs. Prairie View A&M.

►DEFENSIVE NOTES

• MSU's defense logged 4.0 sacks in the game, its third game with 3.0 sacks or more this season. . . . the 4.0 sacks were the Spartans' second-most this season behind the season-high 7.0 sacks in the season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic (8/30/24).

• Graduate defensive lineman Khris Bogle finished with a team-high tying six tackles, including a half sack . . . Bogle now has at least 0.5 TFL in each of the four games this season.

• Junior defensive back Malik Spencer shared team-leading honors with Bogle with six stops, a new season high for Spencer . . . additionally, Spencer recorded his first career forced fumble, coming on the goal line in the fourth quarter.

• Redshirt junior defensive back Charles Brantley registered a pass break-up for his fourth game in a row and in five of his last seven games played dating back to 2023 . . . Brantley now has six passes defended on the season with four PBUs and two interceptions.

• Graduate linebacker Cal Haladay logged his fourth career forced fumble and first of the season with the strip in the first quarter.

• Fifth-year senior linebacker Jordan Turner notched a tackle for loss for the fourth time this season.

►SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

• Jonathan Kim kicked a career-high four field goals for the Spartans (41, 26, 51, 27 yards) . . . the 51-yard field goal in the third quarter was Kim's second field goal of 50-plus yards this season, joining the 50-yarder at Maryland, and was the sixth of his career . . . He is now 8-of-8 on field goals for the year and 21-of-27 for his career.

• Redshirt sophomore punter Ryan Eckley boomed a 50-yard punt on his first punt of the game, as he now has at least one 50-yard punt in his last 10 games, as part of 11 of last 13, and 12 of the last 14 games . . . Eckley now has 30 career 50-plus yard punts, including six this season through four games.