NFL Hokies Week 5 Primer

Notable Week 4 Performances
 
LB Tremaine Edmunds 
Edmunds helped lead the Bills to their second straight shutout victory, this time 40-0 over Houston, and led the team in tackles for the second straight week, recording six stops and his first interception of the season to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. The Danville, Virginia native leads Buffalo with 21 tackles (13 solo) on the year. Edmunds and the Bills (3-1) visit the Kansas City Chiefs (2-2) on Sunday Night Football in a rematch of the 2020 AFC Championship Game.  
 

Maine makin' moves‼️

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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 3, 2021

MAAAAAINE!! 😤@Maine_Savage23 has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week: https://t.co/PjDoDNY6gL pic.twitter.com/Aa4BCuLZk1

— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 6, 2021

S Chuck Clark
Clark and the Ravens took down the previously undefeated Broncos on Sunday as he recorded seven tackles, including a TFL. Clark is second on the team with 24 tackles (18 solo). He also has a sack and three pass defensed through four games this season. The Ravens (3-1) will host Indianapolis (1-3) on Monday Night Football. 
 
More Week 5 Matchups
 
Thursday, Oct. 7
 
L.A. Rams at Seattle – 8:20 p.m. ET – FOX
In an NFC West divisional battle, the Seahawks (2-2) welcome the Rams (3-1) to Lumen Field for the Thursday Night Football matchup. Seahawks' T Duane Brown has started all four of Seattle's games at left tackle.  
 
Sunday, Oct. 10
 
Denver at Pittsburgh – 1 p.m. ET – FOX
The lone Hokies vs. Hokies matchup of the 1 p.m. ET window takes place in Pittsburgh with two former Tech defensive backs on opposite sidelines. CB Kyle Fuller and the Broncos (3-1) travel to Pittsburgh following their first loss of the season to take on S Terrell Edmunds and the Steelers (1-3). In Week 4, Edmunds had seven tackles in Pittsburgh's defeat to Green Bay and Fuller made five tackles versus Baltimore.
 
New Orleans at Washington – 1 p.m. ET – CBS
CB Kendall Fuller, DT Tim Settle, TE Logan Thomas and Washington (2-2) pulled off a last-minute win in Week 4 and welcome New Orleans (2-2) to FedEx Field Sunday. Fuller made three tackles and defended two passes – including the game's final Hail Mary – while Settle recorded his first TFL of the season at Atlanta. TE Logan Thomas is second on the team with two receiving TDs and tied for second in receptions with 12, started in Washington's Week 4 win before leaving the game with a hamstring injury. Thomas was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will miss Sunday's game.
 
Green Bay at Cincinnati – 1 p.m. ET – FOX
T Yosh Nijman started his second straight game at left tackle for the Packers in their win over Pittsburgh and has played every offensive snap the past two weeks. Green Bay (3-1) visits Cincinnati (3-1) in matchup of division leaders. 
 

Yosh Nijman shutting down Melvin Ingram to help set up Rodgers' TD to Cobb

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— Joe Kipp (@joepkipp) October 3, 2021

 
Detroit at Minnesota – 1 p.m. ET – FOX
Vikings' first-round T Christian Darrisaw made his NFL debut Sunday after missing training camp and the first three weeks of the season due to a surgical procedure. Darrisaw played a reserve role on special teams in Minnesota's loss to Cleveland. The Vikings (1-3) host the Lions (0-4) in an NFC North matchup. 
 
Tennessee at Jacksonville – 1 p.m. ET – CBS
CB Caleb Farley did not play in Tennessee's Week 4 loss as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury. Farley is unlikely to play when the Titans (2-2) visit division rival Jacksonville (0-4). 
 
Chicago at Las Vegas – 4:05 p.m. ET – CBS
The second Hokie vs. Hokie matchup of Week 5 sees RB Khalil Herbert and the Bears (2-2) visit LB Divine Deablo, newly signed CB Brandon Facyson and the Raiders (3-1). Herbert recorded three carries for seven yards and returned a kickoff for 33 yards, giving him 234 kickoff return yards on the season, the second-most in the NFL. Deablo played on special teams in Las Vegas' Monday Night Football loss and recorded a tackle while Facyson was signed off the L.A. Chargers' practice squad this week.
 
Cleveland at L.A. Chargers – 4:05 p.m. ET – CBS
G Wyatt Teller made his fourth straight start for the Browns in their Week 4 win at Minnesota. Cleveland (3-1) visits the L.A. Chargers (3-1) in the late afternoon window.
 
San Francisco at Arizona – 4:25 p.m. ET – FOX
K Joey Slye signed with San Francisco this week after hitting four field goals with a long of 53 yards in three games with Houston. Slye and the 49ers (2-2) visit the Cardinals (4-0) in an NFC West showdown Sunday afternoon.
 
Hokies on NFL Rosters (As of Oct. 6, 2021)

 
Hokies on NFL Staffs
Bruce Arians – Head Coach, Tampa Bay
Malcolm Blacken – Senior Director of Player Development, Washington
Corey Fuller – Scouting Assistant, Carolina
Cody Grimm – Defensive/Special Teams Assistant, Tampa Bay
Leah Joseph – Assistant to the General Manager, Jacksonville
Jeff King – Director of Pro Scouting, Chicago
Anthony Midget – Secondary, Tennessee
Nick Rapone – Safeties, Tampa Bay
Johnny Shelton – Team Chaplain, Baltimore
Nick Sorenson – Special Teams Coordinator, Jacksonville
Darryl Tapp – Assistant Defensive Line, San Francisco
Todd Washington – Assistant Offensive Line, Jacksonville