NFL: How players with Virginia connections fared in Week 14

Russell Wilson and Bethel High graduate Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah were among the men making key contributions this week, and Dean Marlowe and Khalil Herbert were strong in defeat.

Players are listed by number, position, name (connections):

NFC

Atlanta Falcons:

17 WR Olamide Zaccheaus (U.Va.): Reserve; no stats.

Carolina Panthers:

97 DE Yetur Gross-Matos (Chancellor High, Penn State): Reserve; 1 tackle.

Chicago Bears:

24 RB/KR Khalil Herbert (Va. Tech): Reserve; 1 carry for 3 yards; 5 kickoff returns for 128 yards; fumbled once (Chicago recovered).

36 DB DeAndre Houston-Carson (Massaponax High, William & Mary): Reserve; 5 tackles; left the game with an arm injury late in the third quarter.

Detroit Lions:

31 SS Dean Marlowe (James Madison): Started; 7 tackles.

27 DB Bobby Price (Catholic High, Norfolk State): Placed on reserve/COVID list before the game.

Green Bay Packers:

6 QB Kurt Benkert (East Carolina, U.Va.): Reserve; 2 carries for minus-1 yard (both were kneel-downs at the end of the game).

73 OT Yosh Nijman (Va. Tech): Started at LT; no stats.

Los Angeles Rams:

16 QB Bryce Perkins (U.Va.): Game Monday.

Minnesota Vikings:

71 OT Christian Darrisaw (Va. Tech): Not active.

93 DE Patrick Jones II (Grassfield High, Pittsburgh): Reserve; 1 tackle.

New York Giants:

2 QB Mike Glennon (Westfield High, N.C. State): Started; 1 carry for a 7-yard TD; 17 of 36 for 191 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 70.5 passer rating, not including an incompletion on a 2-point try; sacked twice for 10 yards in losses; lost 1 fumble.

53 LB Oshane Ximines (Old Dominion): Not active.

Philadelphia Eagles:

28 DB Anthony Harris (L.C. Bird High, U.Va.): Bye week.

45 LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion): Bye week.

23 S Rodney McLeod (U.Va.): Bye week.

San Francisco 49ers:

49 RB Trenton Cannon (Virginia State, Kecoughtan): Placed on injured reserve because of a concussion suffered on Week 13′s opening kickoff.

Seattle Seahawks:

76 OT Duane Brown (Hermitage High, Va. Tech): Started at LT; no stats.

52 DE Darrell Taylor (Hopewell High, Tennessee): Started; 1 tackle; 1 sack for a 5-yard loss; 2 QB hits.

3 QB Russell Wilson (Collegiate School of Richmond, N.C. State, Wisconsin): Started; 2 carries for 8 yards; 17 of 28 for 260 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 115.2 passer rating (not including a completed 2-point pass); fumbled once (Seattle recovered).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

72 OT Josh Wells (Hanover High, James Madison): Reserve; reported as an eligible receiver on a couple of plays, including a Tom Brady 1-yard TD sneak.

Washington Football Team:

93 DL Jonathan Allen (Stone Bridge High, Alabama): Started at DT; 7 tackles, including a sack for an 8-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss); 2 QB hits; twice flagged for being offside (once penalized for 5 yards, once declined).

29 CB Kendall Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 6 tackles; defended 2 passes.

4 QB Taylor Heinicke (Old Dominion): Started; 3 carries for 8 yards, not including a 2-point conversion run; 11 of 25 for 122 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 55.8 passer rating; sacked 4 times for 46 losses; left early in the fourth quarter with a knee injury after a sack; lost a fumble that Dallas returned for a TD.

16 K Brian Johnson (Va. Tech): Had a PAT try blocked; kickoffs of 57, 65, 58 and 60 (1 touchback).

97 DT Tim Settle (*Manassas, Va. Tech): Reserve; 3 tackles.

*Settle graduated from Stonewall Jackson High in Manassas, which was renamed to Unity Reed High)

AFC

Baltimore Ravens:

36 DB Chuck Clark (King’s Fork High, Va. Tech): Started at SS; 7 tackles (1 on a kickoff); recovered a Baltimore onside kick.

Buffalo Bills:

96 DE Carlos “Boogie” Basham (Northside High, Wake Forest): Not active.

49 MLB Tremaine Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; team-high 12 tackles (defended 1 pass).

Cincinnati Bengals:

67 OG Quinton Spain (Petersburg High, West Virginia): Started at LG; no stats.

Cleveland Browns:

28 LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Bethel High, Notre Dame): Started at “Will” position; 5 tackles; 1 QB hit.

77 OG Wyatt Teller (Va. Tech): Started at RG; penalized 10 yards for holding.

Denver Broncos:

23 CB Kyle Fuller (Va. Tech): Reserve; 3 tackles.

Houston Texans:

22 DB Jimmy Moreland (James Madison): Not active.

5 QB Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High, Va. Tech): Did not play.

Indianapolis Colts:

81 TE Mo Alie-Cox (VCU): Bye week.

14 WR Zach Pascal (Old Dominion): Bye week.

46 LS Luke Rhodes (William & Mary): Bye week.

Kansas City Chiefs:

91 DL Derrick Nnadi (Ocean Lakes High, Florida State): Reserve; 1 tackle.

22 DB Juan Thornhill (Altavista High, U.Va.): Started; recovered a fumble.

Las Vegas Raiders:

5 LB Divine Deablo (Va. Tech): Started; 10 tackles (1 on a punt); penalized 5 yards for holding.

35 CB Brandon Facyson (Va. Tech): Reserve; 2 tackles.

99 DE Clelin Ferrell (Benedictine Prep, Clemson): Reserve; 3 tackles, including a sack for a 3-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit).

Miami Dolphins:

87 WR Isaiah Ford (Va. Tech): Bye week.

New England Patriots:

91 DE Deatrich Wise (Hampton Roads native, Arkansas): Bye week.

New York Jets:

37 CB Bryce Hall (U.Va.): Started; 3 tackles (1 for a loss).

76 OT Morgan Moses (Meadowbrook High, U.Va.): Started at RT; no stats.

Pittsburgh Steelers:

34 SS Terrell Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 4 tackles.