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Pack Pros: LB Germaine Pratt posts rare performance with Indianapolis Colts

image_6483441 (3)by: Noah Fleischman13 hours agofleischman_noah

After signing with the Indianapolis Colts six weeks ago, Pack Pro linebacker Germaine Pratt has played at a different level. His latest performance anchoring the team’s middle of the defense at the Kansas City Chiefs this past weekend. 

Pratt, an eighth-year NFL defender, posted a career-best 20 total tackles with 15 solo stops, two tackles for a loss and a pass defended in the 23-20 overtime loss in Kansas City. 

The standout performance was a rare effort as he was just the third-ever NFL player to post such a stat line in league history. Pratt, who has now logged a pair of double-digit tackle efforts this season, topped his previous career best of 16 tackles, which he set last season with the Cincinnati Bengals. 

While Pratt impressed in a tight loss to the Chiefs, he wasn’t the only former NC State player in action. Here’s a look at the rest of the Pack Pros did in their respective NFL games this weekend.

Pack Pros: NFL Week 12

OT Anthony Belton (played at NC State from 2021-2024), #71 Green Bay Packers: Belton played 45 snaps at left tackle in the Packers’ 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Although it was his first action on offense in four weeks, Belton allowed just one quarterback pressure (a hurry) in the victory.

C Garrett Bradbury (2014-18), #65 New England Patriots: Bradbury played 71 snaps as the Patriots’ starting center in the team’s 26-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and fellow Pack Pro BJ Hill. He allowed just one pressure in the victory.

QB Jacoby Brissett (2014-15), #7 Arizona Cardinals: Brissett was 33-of-49 passing for 317 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 27-24 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Pack Pro wideout Jakobi Meyers. Brissett was sacked six times for 44 yards, while he rushed three times for 20 yards in the defeat. 

OLB Bradley Chubb (2014-17), #2 Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins were on bye this week.

P A.J. Cole III (2015-18), #6 Las Vegas Raiders: Cole posted eight punts for 374 total yards, an average of 46.8 yards, in the Raiders’ 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns. He had one kick inside the 20-yard line with a long of 56.

DL Cory Durden (2021-22), #94 New England Patriots: Durden posted three total tackles, including one solo stop, in the Patriots’ 26-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and fellow Pack Pro B.J. Hill.

OT Ikem Ekwonu (2019-21), #79 Carolina Panthers: Ekwonu played 46 snaps at left tackle in the Panthers’ 20-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.

DL B.J. Hill Jr. (2014-17), #92 Cincinnati Bengals: Hill recorded three total tackles in the Bengals’ 26-20 loss to the New England Patriots.

S Tanner Ingle (2018-22), #34 Los Angeles Rams: Ingle is on the Rams’ practice squad. He did not play in the Rams’ 34-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.

DT Justin Jones (2014-17), #93 Arizona Cardinals: Jones was placed on the Cardinals’ injured reserve with a knee injury in August. 

RB Zonovan Knight (2019-21), #35 Arizona Cardinals: Knight posted 10 carries for 12 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 27-24 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He now has four total touchdowns this season, including one in each of his last two games.

OL Tim McKay (2019-2024), #68 Washington Commanders: The Commanders were on bye this week.

OL Dylan McMahon (2019-23), #63 Los Angeles Rams: McMahon is a practice squad player for the Rams. He did not play in the team’s 21-19 win over the Seattle Seahawks

DT Alim McNeill (2018-20), #54 Detroit Lions: McNeill recorded four total tackles, including a solo stop, in the Lions’ 34-27 overtime win over the New York Giants.

WR Jakobi Meyers (2016-18), #3 Jacksonville Jaguars: Meyers posted four receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown in the Jaguars’ 27-24 overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals and fellow Pack Pros Jacoby Brissett and Bam Knight.

DT Larrell Murchison (2018-19), #52 Los Angeles Rams: Murchison played 11 total snaps, all on defense, in the Rams’ 34-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football.

LB Germaine Pratt (2014-18), #53 Indianapolis Colts: Pratt recorded a team-best 20 total tackles, including 15 solo stops, with two tackles for a loss and a pass defended in the Colts’ 23-20 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. 

DL Kentavius Street (2014-17), #93 Atlanta Falcons: Street did not play in the Falcons’ 31-25 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin as a member of the team’s practice squad.

LB Drake Thomas (2019-22), #42 Seattle Seahawks: Thomas led the Seahawks with a career-best 10 total tackles in the team’s 30-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. He had six solo stops, which tied for the team lead, while adding one tackle for loss in the victory.

OL Joe Thuney (2011-15), #62 Chicago Bears: Thuney posted 65 snaps as the Bears’ starting left guard in the team’s 31-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did not allow a pressure for the sixth time this fall.

LB Payton Wilson (2018-23), #41 Pittsburgh Steelers: Wilson posted five total tackles, including four solo stops, in the Steelers’ 31-28 loss at the Chicago Bears against fellow Pack Pro Joe Thuney.

QB Russell Wilson (2007-10, finished at Wisconsin), #3 New York Giants: Wilson, the Giants’ backup quarterback, did not play in the team’s 34-27 overtime loss at the Detroit Lions.

OL Chandler Zavala (2021-22), #62 Carolina Panthers: Zavala made his return from injured reserve with 21 snaps at right guard and one on special teams in the Panthers’ 20-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.