#LocalsInTheNFL Week 12 Recap: Top Performances And Weekly Roundup
Nov 24, 2024, 9:44 PM | Updated: Nov 25, 2024, 9:21 pm
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 24: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers interacts with the crowd before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – With the Ravens’ win on Monday night, the 12th week of the 2024 NFL season is officially wrapped up. Players with local ties made their mark all over the league in week twelve.
Every local NFL player who recorded a stat, with the top performances highlighted, or helped their team pick up a win can be found in our weekly roundup.
Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season begins on November 28 with a three-day Thanksgiving Thursday Night Football slate.
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NFL Locals’ Week 12: Top Performances, All Stats, And More
Top Local NFL Performances
- On Thursday Night Football, East High standout Jaylen Warren took 11 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown. He added three receptions for 19 yards through the air.
- Former Utah State QB Jordan Love helped the Packers improve to 8-3 with a win over San Francisco. Love completed 13 of 23 pass attempts for 163 yards and two touchdowns. It was also his first game of the season without an interception.
- Former Utah WR Devaughn Vele set a career-high for receiving yards as he reeled in six receptions for 80 yards against the Raiders.
- Former BYU WR Puka Nacua caught nine passes for 117 yards against the Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
Former East High standout Jaylen Warren punches in six! 💪#LocalsInTheNFL #HereWeGo #NFL @kslsports
— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) November 22, 2024
In The Statsheet
- Former Southern Utah safety Miles Killebrew had one tackle against the Browns on Thursday Night.
- Former Utah LB Mohamoud Diabate posted six total tackles (five solo) and a tackle for loss against Pittsburgh.
- Former Utah WR Tim Patrick caught four passes for 55 yards in the Lions’ win over the Colts in week 12.
- Former Ute safety Julian Blackmon recorded four total tackles (two solo) and one pass breakup against Detroit. Blackmon’s teammate, former Utah kicker Matt Gay, went 2/2 on field goals with a long of 29.
- Former BYU LB Sione Takitaki had one tackle against the Dolphins.
- Former Utah State LB Nick Vigil posted one tackle for the Cowboys in a bounce-back win over Washington.
- For the Commanders, two locals made an impact. Former Utah State LB Bobby Wagner led the team in tackles with eight (five solo) and one tackle for loss. Former BYU CB Michael Davis had two total tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup.
- Bingham High star Dalton Schultz caught two passes for 20 yards against the Titans.
- Former BYU RB Chris Brooks took four carries for 11 yards in Green Bay’s win over the 49ers. He also pulled in one reception for 15 yards.
- Former BYU LB Fred Warner had six total tackles (three solo) against the Packers.
- Former BYU DT Khyiris Tonga had one solo tackle against the Seahawks.
- Two former Utes on the Broncos, LB Cody Barton and DE Jonah Elliss, helped Denver beat Las Vegas on Sunday. Barton led the team in tackles with six (five solo) and added 0.5 sacks, one pass breakup, and one QB hit. Elliss had three total tackles (two solo), one sack, and one tackle for loss.
- On MNF, former BYU LB Kyle Van Noy had two total tackles (one solo), one sack, and one tackle for loss.
- Also on MNF, Orem High standout Alohi Gilman recorded one pass breakup for the Chargers.
The Packers scored 14 unanswered in the fourth. Love gave a jump ball to Malik Heath late in the quarter as the cherry on top of a great win.
— Chandler Holt (@CHoltSports) November 25, 2024
Secured The Win
- Desert Hills standout Penei Sewell helped the Lions improve to 10-1 with a 24-6 win over Indianapolis.
- Former Weber State OL Sua Opeta and the Buccaneers allowed zero sacks and only two QB hits in a 30-7 win over the Giants.
- Two former BYU Cougars on the Chiefs, OL Kingsley Suamataia and HC Andy Reid, helped Kansas City get back in the win column against Carolina.
- Former Utah OL Sataoa Laumea and the Seahawks moved into first place in the NFC West with a 16-6 win over Arizona.
- Former Utah OL Garett Bolles and Denver defeated their division foe, the Las Vegas Raiders, in week 12.
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