Thursday, December 5
Dallas at Chicago 8:20 p.m. ET
Kyle Fuller and the Chicago Bears (6-6) take on the Dallas Cowboys (6-6) on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are searching for wins in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Bears are coming off a 24-20 Thanksgiving Day win over the Lions, while the Cowboys fell 26-15 t to the Bills. Fuller recorded 7 tackles in the victory and now has 62 tackles (55 solo), 10 passes defensed, three interceptions and one tackle for loss. His three interceptions are tied for third in the NFL.
Other games featuring Hokies
Sunday, December 8
Baltimore at Buffalo 1:00 p.m. ET
Chuck Clark and the Baltimore Ravens (10-2) take on LB Tremaine Edmunds and the Bills (9-3). Baltimore is on an eight-game winning streak and would holds the AFC's top seed if the playoffs began today. The Ravens are coming off a 20-17 win over the 49ers, 20-17. Clark recorded seven tackles and one sack in Baltimore's win and is tied for the team with 49 tackles (32 solo), to go along with two passes defended, one sack and one forced fumble this season.
Lunch Pail Defense 💪🏾@ChuckC36 with the strip sack on Sunday as the @Ravens extended their winning streak to 8! #LPD 💼 | #RavensFlock
— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) December 3, 2019
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The Bills are coming off of a 26-15 win over the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day as Edmunds recorded eight tackles. Buffalo trails New England by one game in the AFC East. Edmunds leads the Bills with 90 tackles (51 solo), while also posting seven tackles for loss, six passes defensed and 1.5 sacks.
Last week, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Smith was named to the NFL's All-Time Top 100 Team as one of seven defensive ends selected. Smith racked up an NFL-record 200.0 sacks during his illustrious pro career.
BRUUUUUUUCE 🐐
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) November 30, 2019
Congratulations to Bruce Smith on being selected to the #NFL100 All-Time Team! pic.twitter.com/qlwwvNo0f4
Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 p.m. ET
Joey Slye and the Carolina Panthers (5-7) take on the Atlanta Falcons (3-9) in an NFC South matchup. The Panthers are coming off of a tough loss in Washington where Slye hit all three of his extra point attempts.
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay – 1:00 p.m. ET
Head coach Bruce Arians and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-7) host the Indianapolis Colts (6-6). The Buccaneers are coming off 28-11 win against the Jaguars. Arians returns to Indianapolis where he was named the 2012 NFL Coach of the Year as interim head coach in place of Chuck Pagano who was undergoing cancer treatment.
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 p.m. ET
Wyatt Teller and the Cleveland Browns (5-7) host the Cincinnati Bengals (1-11). Cleveland looks to get back into the win column after falling 20-13 last week to Pittsburgh. Teller played all 69 offensive snaps for the Browns.
Washington at Green Bay 1:00 p.m. ET
Tim Settle and the Washington Redskins (3-9) travel to Green Bay to face Yosuah Nijman and the Packers (9-3). The Redskins are on a two-game winning streak and are coming off of a 29-21 victory over the Panthers. Settle recorded three tackles in 23 snaps at defensive tackle. Nijman was inactive for the Packers' 31-13 victory against the Giants.
Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 p.m. ET
Logan Thomas and the Lions (3-8-1) take on the Vikings (8-4). The Lions are coming off of a tough loss on Thanksgiving to the Bears, 24-20. The Vikings also look to get back on track after falling to the Seahawks by a 37-31 count on Monday Night Football.
L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville 4:05 p.m. ET
Brandon Facyson, Tyrod Taylor, and the Chargers (4-8) look to bounce back after a tough 23-20 loss to the Broncos. Denver hit a field goal with 14 seconds left to secure the victory. Facyson led the team with career-high nine tackles.
Kansas City at New England 4:25 p.m. ET
Kendall Fuller and the Chiefs (8-4) look to extend their winning streak as they visit the Patriots (10-2). Kansas City is coming off of a 40-9 win over the Raiders. After taking time off to recover from surgery, Fuller recorded 3 tackles in his first game back. The Chiefs currently sit atop the AFC West and would be the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoff picture.
Pittsburgh at Arizona 4:25 p.m. ET
Trey Edmunds, Terrell Edmunds, and the Steelers (7-5) look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals (3-8-1). Pittsburgh is coming off of a 20-13 victory over division rival Cleveland Browns. Terrell recorded six tackles on the day and ranks second on the squad with 76 tackles (49 solo) and has also registered three passes defensed and one tackle for loss.
Mood 😎 pic.twitter.com/X7jTxsIWTr
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 1, 2019
Seattle at L.A. Rams 8:20 p.m. ET
Duane Brown and the Seahawks (10-2) travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams (7-5). Seattle defeated Minnesota 37-30 on Monday Night Football. With the win, Seattle claimed the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Duane Brown played all 75 offensive snaps for the Seahawks.
Game Day at C-Link! LETS GET IT!!! pic.twitter.com/tL8Wc847un
— Duane Brown (@DuaneBrown76) December 2, 2019
Hokies on NFL Rosters (As of Dec. 4, 2019)
76 T Duane Brown Seattle
36 S Chuck Clark Baltimore
49 LB Tremaine Edmunds Buffalo
33 RB Trey Edmunds Pittsburgh
34 S Terrell Edmunds Pittsburgh
28 CB Brandon Facyson L.A. Chargers
29 CB Kendall Fuller Kansas City
23 CB Kyle Fuller Chicago
73 T Yosuah Nijman Green Bay
97 DT Tim Settle Washington
4 K Joey Slye Carolina
37 CB Greg Stroman (IR) Washington
5 QB Tyrod Taylor L.A. Chargers
77 G Wyatt Teller Cleveland
82 TE Logan Thomas Detroit
PS = Practice Squad IR = Injured Reserve
Other Hokies in NFL Roles
Bruce Arians Tampa Bay Head Coach
Malcolm Blacken Washington Director of Player Development
Nathan DiGregorio Arizona Scouting Assistant
Keith Gray Philadelphia Assistant Strength & Conditioning
Chad Grimm Washington Outside Linebackers
Cody Grimm Tampa Bay Defensive/Special Teams Assistant
DeAngelo Hall NFL Network Analyst
Kyshoen Jarrett Washington Defensive Quality Control
Jeff King Chicago Pro Scout
Anthony Midget Houston Secondary
Nick Rapone Tampa Bay Safeties
Johnny Shelton Baltimore Team Chaplain
Nick Sorensen Seattle Secondary
Hokies on XFL Rosters (As of Dec. 4, 2019)
DL Ricky Walker Tampa Bay Vipers