Former Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett was one of the standouts of Monday Night Football as Houston defeated Dallas 34-10 in the battle of Texas.
First, Barnett drew a penalty for slapping a Cowboy player in the head. Then just a few minutes later, Barnett stripped Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush and returned the fumble 28 yards for a touchdown. The scoop-and-score pushed the lead to 27-10 in the fourth quarter and effectively put the game away.
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Check out the video of the strip sack and scoop-and-score here.
Derek Barnett forced the first fumble and recovered the second for the TD!
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Barnett is in his second season with the Texas and has recorded 12 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles through the first 10 games of the season. In his two seasons with Houston, Barnett’s totaled 31 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
The Nashville native is in his eighth NFL season after playing his first six years with the Philadelphia Eagles where he helped them win Super Bowl LII. So far in his NFL career, Barnett’s totaled 181 tackles, 27 sacks and five forced fumbles.
Barnett is one of the most decorated defenders in Tennessee football history. The defensive end earned All-SEC honors in all three seasons in Knoxville and was a First Team All-American in his junior season. Totaling 33 sacks in three seasons, Barnett is Tennessee’s program sack record holder.
