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Pack Pros: Germaine Pratt has big game on Monday Night Football
It was another full weekend of NFL football, which means NC State’s Pack Pros were all in action for their respective teams, which included former Wolfpack linebacker Germaine Pratt’s double-digit tackle performance on Monday Night Football.
Here’s a look at how the Pack Pros did in their games this weekend.
Center Garrett Bradbury (played at NC State from 2015-18), #56 Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings were on bye this week.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett (2014-15), #12 Washington Commanders: Brissett appeared in the Commanders’ 45-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins, but he did not record a pass in mop-up duty.
Outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (2014-17), #2 Miami Dolphins: Chubb logged five total tackles, including 0.5 sacks with a quarterback hit in the Dolphins’ 45-15 win over the Washington Commanders.
Punter A.J. Cole III (2015-18), #6 Las Vegas Raiders: The Raiders were on bye this week.
Offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu (2019-21), #79 Carolina Panthers: Ekwonu played all 72 offensive snaps for the Panthers at left tackle in the team’s 21-18 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Punter Trenton Gill (2018-21), #16 Chicago Bears: The Bears were on bye this week.
Defensive lineman B.J. Hill Jr. (2014-17), #92 Cincinnati Bengals: Hill logged three total tackles, including two solo stops, and a pass defended in the Bengals’ 34-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football.
RB Nyheim Hines (2015-17), #0 Buffalo Bills: Hines is out for the season with an injury suffered over the offseason.
Safety Tanner Ingle (2018-22), #34 Los Angeles Rams : Ingle is on the Rams’ practice squad.
Defensive tackle Justin Jones (2014-17), #93 Chicago Bears: The Bears were on bye this week.
Linebacker Vi Jones (2019-21), Seattle Seahawks: Jones was waived off of injured reserve by the Seahawks following an injury settlement.
Running back Zonovan Knight (2019-21), #28 Detroit Lions: Knight is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. He had one catch for eight yards, and three carries for 13 yards in his two appearances with the Lions this season.
Cornerback Nick McCloud (2016-19, finished at Notre Dame), #44 New York Giants: The Giants were on bye this week.
Defensive tackle T.Y. McGill Jr. (2011-14), #96 San Francisco 49ers: McGill did not play in the 49ers’ 42-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Defensive tackle Alim McNeill (2018-20), #54 Detroit Lions: McNeill logged three total tackles, including two solo stops, in the Lions’ 33-28 win over the New Orleans Saints.
Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (2016-18), #16 Las Vegas Raiders: The Raiders were on bye this week.
Defensive tackle Larrell Murchison (2018-19), #52 Los Angeles Rams: Murchison logged one tackle in the Rams’ 36-19 win over the Cleveland Browns.
Cornerback Derrek Pitts Jr. (2021-22), #38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Pitts did not appear in the Buccaneers’ 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers.
Linebacker Germaine Pratt (2014-18), #57 Cincinnati Bengals: Pratt led the Bengals with 12 total tackles, including four solo stops, and a tackle for a loss in the team’s 34-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football.
Defensive end James Smith-Williams (2016-19), #96 Washington Commanders: Smith-Williams did not appear in the Commanders’ 45-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Defensive lineman Kentavius Street (2014-17), #75 Atlanta Falcons: Street recorded three total tackles, with two solo stops, and he had a pair of tackles for a loss in the Falcons’ 13-8 win over the New York Jets.
Linebacker Drake Thomas (2019-22), #42 Seattle Seahawks: Thomas was placed on the Seahawks’ injured reserve with a knee injury.
Wide receiver Thayer Thomas (2017-22), #89 Minnesota Vikings: Thomas is on the Vikings’ practice squad.
Offensive guard Joe Thuney (2012-15), #62 Kansas City Chiefs: Thuney played all 68 offensive snaps in the Chiefs’ 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. He logged the second-highest PFF grade on offense for Kansas City with a 77.2 mark at left guard.
Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (2013-14, Finished at USF), #11 Kansas City Chiefs: Valdes-Scantling recorded two catches for 25 yards in the Chiefs’ 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. He was targeted five times in the defeat.
Quarterback Russell Wilson (2007-09/Finished at Wisconsin), #3 Denver Broncos: Wilson was 15-of-26 passing for 186 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions in the Broncos’ 22-17 loss to the Houston Texans. Wilson was sacked three times and he posted a QBR of 20.4.
Offensive guard Chandler Zavala (2021-22), #62 Carolina Panthers: Zavala did not play alongside fellow Pack Pro Ikem Ekonwu in the Panthers’ 21-18 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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