See how your favorite NFL players with Virginia connections fared in Week 17

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NOTABLE: In a week that everyone will remember for the cardiac arrest of Buffalo’s Damar Hamlin and (hopefully) the live-saving intervention on him in Cincinnati, Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor from Hopewell became a big reason Seattle’s playoff hopes will carry into the regular season’s final week.

Players are listed by jersey number, position(s), name and connections.

NFC

Arizona Cardinals:

65 G Rashaad Coward (Old Dominion): Not active.

83 WR Greg Dortch (Highland Springs High, Wake Forest): Started; targeted 10 times; 4 catches for 15 yards.

19 QB Trace McSorley (Briar Woods High, Penn State): Did not play.

54 OL Lecitus Smith (Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.

Atlanta Falcons:

17 WR Olamide Zaccheaus (UVA): Started; no stats.

Carolina Panthers:

90 DE Amare Barno (Va. Tech): Not active.

20 RB Raheem Blackshear (Va. Tech): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catch for minus-1 yard; 1 kickoff return for 36 yards.

97 DE Yetur Gross-Matos (Chancellor High, Penn State): Started; 4 tackles, including a sack for a 6-yard loss (also counts as a tackle for loss and QB hit); blocked a field-goal attempt.

Chicago Bears:

36 S DeAndre Houston-Carson (Massaponax High, William & Mary): Started; 6 tackles.

Dallas Cowboys:

75 OT Josh Ball (Stafford High, Marshall): Reserve; no stats.

Detroit Lions:

82 TE James Mitchell (Union High, Va. Tech): Reserve; targeted once; 1 catch for 15 yards.

Green Bay Packers:

73 OT Yosuah Nijman (Va. Tech): Started at RT; no stats.

78 OT Luke Tenuta (Western Albemarle High, Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats.

Los Angeles Rams:

63 G Oday Aboushi (UVA): Reserve; no stats.

16 QB Bryce Perkins (UVA): Did not play.

Minnesota Vikings:

71 OT Christian Darrisaw (Va. Tech): Started at LT; no stats.

91 OLB Patrick Jones II (Grassfield High, Pittsburgh): Reserve; 2 tackles (1 after Green Bay recovered its own blocked punt).

New York Giants:

2 QB Tyrod Taylor (Hampton High, Va. Tech): Reserve; no stats in mop-up appearance.

53 OLB Oshane Ximines (Old Dominion): Reserve; 1 tackle.

Philadelphia Eagles:

45 LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion): Reserve; did long snapping.

3 WR Zach Pascal (Old Dominion): Reserve; 1 tackle (on a kickoff).

94 DE Josh Sweat (Oscar Smith High, Florida State): Started; 1 tackle; suffered a serious injury on that play, was hospitalized and released Sunday night.

42 S K’Von Wallace (Highland Springs High, Clemson): Reserve; defended 1 pass.

Seattle Seahawks:

35 FS Joey Blount (UVA): Placed on injured reserve Dec. 27 because of a kneecap injury.

52 OLB Darrell Taylor (Hopewell High, Tennessee): Reserve; 3 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for 24.5 yards in losses; 3 QB hits; defended a pass; forced a fumble, resulting in a takeaway.

Washington Commanders:

93 DT Jonathan Allen (Stone Bridge High, Alabama): Started; no stats; injured his knee early in the second quarter and did not return.

29 CB Kendall Fuller (Va. Tech): Started; 3 tackles.

4 QB Taylor Heinicke (Old Dominion): Did not play.

6 K Joey Slye (North Stafford High, Va. Tech): Kicked a PAT and a 43-yard field goal without a miss; kicked off 3 times, twice for touchbacks and the other for 65 yards.

82 TE Logan Thomas (Brookville High, Va. Tech): Started; targeted 7 times; 6 catches for 56 yards.

AFC

Baltimore Ravens:

36 SS Chuck Clark (King’s Fork High, Va. Tech): Started; team-high 10 tackles; defended 2 passes.

78 OT Morgan Moses (Meadowbrook High, Fork Union Military Academy, UVA): Started at RT; penalized 10 yards for holding.

11 P/K Jordan Stout (Honaker High, Penn State): Punted 4 times for a 44.8-yard average (39.8 net), once for a touchback and pinning the Browns inside the 20-yard line twice; held for a PAT and 2 field goals.

97 DE Brent Urban (UVA): Reserve; 4 tackles (1 for loss); defended 1 pass.

Buffalo Bills:

55 DE Carlos “Boogie” Basham (Northside High, Wake Forest): Game suspended.

49 MLB Tremaine Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Game suspended.

31 S Dean Marlowe (James Madison): Game suspended.

99 DT Tim Settle (Unity Reed High, once called Stonewall Jackson, Va. Tech): Game suspended.

Cleveland Browns:

77 G Wyatt Teller (Va. Tech): Started at RG; no stats.

Denver Broncos:

3 QB Russell Wilson (Collegiate School of Richmond, N.C. State, Wisconsin): Started; 4 carries for 27 yards, 2 TDs; 26 of 38 for 222 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 81.2 passer rating; sacked 4 times for 32 yards in losses; lost a fumble.

Indianapolis Colts:

81 TE Mo Alie-Cox (Middleburg Academy, VCU): Started; targeted once; 0 catches.

31 CB Brandon Facyson (Va. Tech): Started; 1 tackle.

26 S Rodney McLeod (UVA): Started; 3 tackles (1 for loss); recovered a fumble.

46 LS Luke Rhodes (William & Mary): Reserve; did long snapping.

80 TE Jelani Woods (UVA): Started; targeted 4 times; 3 catches for 19 yards.

Jacksonville Jaguars:

47 OLB De’Shaan Dixon (Western Branch High, Norfolk State): Not active.

Kansas City Chiefs:

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

22 S Juan Thornhill (Altavista High, UVA): Started; 6 tackles (1 for loss).

Las Vegas Raiders:

99 DE Clelin Ferrell (Benedictine Prep, Clemson): Started; 3 tackles (1 for loss); 1 QB hit.

Los Angeles Chargers:

48 TE Stone Smartt (Old Dominion): Reserve; no stats.

New England Patriots:

91 DE Deatrich Wise (Hampton Roads native, Arkansas): Started; 3 tackles; 1 QB hit.

New York Jets:

37 CB Bryce Hall (UVA): Reserve; no stats.

Pittsburgh Steelers:

34 SS Terrell Edmunds (Dan River High, Va. Tech): Started; 6 tackles; defended 1 pass.

Tennessee Titans:

7 QB Malik Willis (Liberty): Did not play.