NC State in the NFL 2018 Week 8 Recap

Week 8 of the 2018 NFL season is in the bag, and 11 (8 starters) former NC State players were active. Here’s a breakdown of their performances.

Quarterback Russell Wilson (Starter) was nearly perfect on Sunday, completing 14 of his 17 passes for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns (0 interceptions) in the Seahawks 28-14 victory over the Lions. In fact, he did record a PERFECT QB RATING of 158.3 on the day, marking the first time in Seahawk history that a quarterback has done so. His ProFootballFocus grade of the week was 98.0.

Running Back Nyheim Hines posted the best running game of his young career against Oakland Sunday. Hines had 11 carries for 78 yards, and 2 receptions for 7 yards on the Colts 42-28 victory over the Raiders. He played 36% of the offensive snaps.

Hey @MichaelKistNFL… I figured you’d like this okay a lot. Inside trap call with your boy Nyheim Hines doing his thing. Beautiful to watch pic.twitter.com/HkP5o0tGUW

— Zach Hicks (@ZachHicks2) October 31, 2018

Tight End David Grinnage (Starter) started for the second straight week, playing in his 3rd career NFL game. It was the best game of his young career, catching 3 receptions for 37 yards on 5 targets in the Jaguars 18-24 loss to the Eagles. Grinnage played 44% of the offensive snaps.

Linebacker Bradley Chubb (Starter) had 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 1 tackle for loss in the Broncos 23-30 loss to the Chiefs. Chubb leads all NFL rookies with 7 sacks. He played 90% of the snaps against the Chiefs.

#Broncos Bradley Chubb (#55) is leading all rookies in Sacks with 7.0 but he’s also doing a nice job as a run defender. Complete package. pic.twitter.com/NlWhSnpRF4

— Steve Frederick (@_SteveFrederick) October 29, 2018

Defensive End BJ Hill (Starter) had 6 tackles in the Giants 13-20 loss to the Redskins, marking a new career high. He also had a pass breakup. Hill played 62% of the defensive snaps, resulting in the most snaps of his young career. He has started 5 of the Giants 8 games in 2018.

Place Kicker Stephen Hauschka (Starter) connected on both of his field goal attempts (47 & 51) in the Bills 6-25 loss to the Patriots.

Left Guard Joe Thuney’s (Starter) start streak continues, playing every snap for the Patriots in their 25-6 victory over the Bills.

Left Guard JR Sweezy (Starter) played 100% of the snaps in the Seahawks 28-14 victory over the Lions. Sweezy has started every game for Seattle in 2018.

Left Guard Ted Larsen (Starter) started for the Dolphins in their 23-42 loss to the Texans, and has started in 7 of Miami’s 8 games in 2018. He only played 67% of the offensive snaps because he left the game with an arm injury. His status for this weekend is unknown at this point.

Running Back Jaylen Samuels picked up his first carries as an NFL running back against the Browns, rushing 4 times for 17 yards (4.3 yards per carry). He played 7 offensive snaps, and 9 special teams snaps in the Steelers 33-18 victory over the Browns.

Josh Jones had 2 special teams tackles in the Packers 27-29 loss to the Rams, but didn’t take any snaps at Safety.

Bye

Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers
Los Angeles Chargers Defensive Tackle Justin Jones

Did Not Play

Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Jacoby Brissett
Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Mike Glennon

Not Active

Buffalo Bills Cornerback Dontae Johnson

Injured Reserve

Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Lineman Will Richardson
San Francisco 49ers Defensive End Kentavius Street