With his mentor, C.J. Mosley, bedeviled by injuries this season, Jamien Sherwood has stepped into the middle of the New York defense and taken on the mantle of the Jets’ top tackler.

The former Auburn safety entered Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins with 107 tackles in 12 games, then reached a career high with 18 more.

But Sherwood’s stats didn’t keep New York from falling to Miami 32-26 in overtime.

Sherwood had two tackles for loss, including taking down running back De’Von Achane 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on a third-and-goal snap at the Jets 1-yard line. But on the next play, the Dolphins scored on a fourth-down touchdown pass to tie the game in the fourth quarter.

Sherwood also had a pass breakup in the game.

Only one NFL player has had more than 18 tackles in a game this season – Indianapolis Colts linebacker Grant Stuard with 19 in a 16-10 victory over Miami on Oct. 20. Sherwood is the second player with 18 tackles in a game in 2024, joining Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith. Sherwood also has one of the three 2024 games in which a defender has had 17 tackles, which he did in a 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 10.

The Jets placed Mosley on injured reserve on Saturday, so it appears Sherwood is going to complete the season playing full-time as New York’s middle linebacker.

Sherwood was among the 14 former Auburn players who got on the field on the 14th Sunday of the NFL’s 105th season.

Two other former Auburn players were involved in the New York-Miami game:

• Jets kicker Anders Carlson made his four field-goal attempts from 28, 30, 40 and 42 yards – the latter with 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give New York a 26-23 lead – and two extra points. It was the first four-field-goal game for Carlson.
• Dolphins wide receiver Anthony Schwartz is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

In the other Sunday games:

New Orleans Saints 14, New York Giants 11

• Darius Slayton started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton had two receptions for 27 yards.

Philadelphia Eagles 22, Carolina Panthers 16

• Derrick Brown is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Eagles offensive lineman Jack Driscoll did not record any stats.
• Eagles tight end C.J. Uzomah made one tackle on special teams.

Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cleveland Browns 14

• Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Steelers outside linebacker Eku Leota is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28, Las Vegas Raiders 13

• Buccaneers linebacker K.J. Britt (Oxford) was designated as a game-day inactive. An ankle injury kept Britt out of the lineup.
• Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson made both his field-goal attempts from 25 and 27 yards and one extra point.
• Jamel Dean started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made two tackles.
• Raiders tight end John Samuel Shenker is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Buccaneers running back D.J. Williams is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Jacksonville Jaguars 10, Tennessee Titans 6

• Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby ran for 55 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and had a 7-yard reception. Bigsby scored on an 8-yard run as Jacksonville took a 10-6 lead with 6:46 remaining. Bigsby had six carries for 39 yards on the two series that ended in points in the fourth quarter for the Jaguars.

• Titans defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (Greenville) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Titans cornerback Roger McCreary (Williamson) was designated as a game-day inactive. A shoulder injury kept McCreary out of the lineup.
• Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) did not record any stats.

Seattle Seahawks 30, Arizona Cardinals 18

• Cardinals defensive tackle Angelo Blackson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Derick Hall started at strongside linebacker for the Seahawks. Hall made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.
• Cardinals linebacker Owen Pappoe did not record any stats.
• Seahawks cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett (Jackson) did not record any stats.

San Francisco 49ers 38, Chicago Bears 13

• Byron Cowart started at defensive tackle for the Bears. Cowart made three tackles.

Kansas City Chiefs 19, Los Angeles Chargers 17

• Chargers long snapper Josh Harris handled the snaps for five punts, two extra points and one field goal.

Week 14 started on Thursday night, when the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers 34-31.

Week 14 concludes on Monday, when the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AmarkG1.