What happened: Elijah Ponder enters Sunday's October slate active in his second NFL regular season out of Cal Poly.

Why it matters: Ponder builds on an Oct. 11 outing in which he recorded the first sack of the game to force a first-half Raiders punt. Earlier in the campaign on Sept. 20, he reached the end zone for his first touchdown since his collegiate career.

What to watch: Ponder remains in the defensive pass-rush rotation as the mid-October schedule continues.