1.   Backup nose guard Ken Veal had only one tackle in four games last season, and Ben Lowe is a converted offensive lineman.

2.   Against the Rams on Saturday, however, he had only one tackle, and it came on special teams.

3.   He sat out all of last season with a foot injury but had returned to play this preseason, making one tackle in two games.

4.   Last season, he was with the Miami Dolphins for two stints and made one tackle.

5.   Seven players had at least one tackle for loss.

6.   This one tackles computer crime, including the Internet disclosure of the names and addresses of government-protected witnesses.