Taysom Hill scores a touchdown, Ezekiel Ansah close to returning

Drew Brees wasn't the only Saints QB making history on Monday Night.


Week five of the 2018 NFL season had former BYU Cougars playing on Thursday night, Sunday, and Monday night.

A couple of Cougars had some notable career firsts.

Kyle Van Noy, New England Patriots (3-2), W Indianapolis Colts 38-24

Van Noy repped BYU in the weekly Thursday night game. He had eight tackles. All eight takedowns were on gains of four yards or less. He played 73 defensive snaps (88%), and 10 special teams plays (32%).

   Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
8
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
  0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0
 0 
 Season 
 28 
 0 
0
 1 
 1 
 1
 0
 0
0
 1
 0
 Career (5 Yr) 
 169 
 7.5 
 44 
 8 
 7 
 2
 0
 0
 1 
 1
 0 

Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints (4-1), W Washington Redskins 43-19

Hill capped the week off for former Cougars on Monday Night Football. While Drew Brees was breaking the NFL all-time passing yardage record, Hill was scoring his first career touchdown. It was a one-yard run where he just outran the defenders to the corner of the end zone.

Hill had two other runs for first downs during the game, and continued to return kickoffs. His longer return was 30 yards.


 Comp. 
 Att.  
 % 
 Yards 
 TD 
 Int. 
 Passer Rating 
 QBR 
 Last Game 
 0 
 0 
 0.0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 N/A 
  --
 Season 
 1 
 2 
 50.0 
10
 0 
 0 
 64.6 
 99.6 
 Career (2 Yr) 
1
2
 50.0 
10
 0 
 0 
 64.6 
 99.6 


 Rush  Yards  Ave.  TD  Fum  Rec.  Yards  Ave.  TD  Fum  FR 
 Last Game 
 5 
 23 
 4.6 
 1 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0.0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Season 
 12 
 90 
 7.5 
1
 0 
 1 
 -4 
 -4.0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
12
90
 7.5 
1
 0 
 1 
 -4 
 -4.0 
 0 
 0 
 0 


 KO  Yards  Ave.  TD  PR  Yards  Ave.  TD 
 Last Game 
 2 
 43 
 21.5 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0.0 
 0 
 Season 
 7 
 170 
 24.3 
0
 0 
 0 
 0.0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
7
170
 24.3 
0
 0 
 0 
 0.0 
 0 

   Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 Season 
1
0
0
0
 0 
 0 
 0 
0
 0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
5
 0 
0
0
 0  
 0  
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 

Daniel Sorensen, Kansas City Chiefs (5-0) W Jacksonville Jaguars 30-14

Sorensen is still on injured reserved.

 Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
 DNP 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Season 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (5 Yr) 
 182 
 3.5 
 29 
 9 
 13 
 4 
 51 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 0 

Ezekiel Ansah, Detroit Lions (2-3) W Green Bay Packers 31-23

Ansah did not play, but he did practice all week. He should return to game action soon.



 Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
 DNP 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Season 
 4 
 1 
 8 
1
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (6 Yr) 
 211 
 45 
 334 
 29 
 2 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 10 
 3 
 0 

John Denney, Miami Dolphins (3-2) L Cincinnati Bengals 27-17

Denney was the Dolphins long snapper on five punts, one field goal, and two extra points. He made the tackle on one of the punts. He has four tackles this season.

Jamaal Williams, Green Bay Packers (2-2-1) L Detroit Lions 31-23

Williams scored a two-point conversion for the Packers on a pass play. (Click here to watch it. Skip to the 5:45 mark.) The first of his career. Williams played 33 downs on offense (41%) and three special teams plays (11%).


 Rush  Yards  Ave.  TD  Fum  Rec.  Yards  Ave.  TD  Fum  FR 
 Last Game 
 6 
 33 
 5.5 
 0 
 0 
 2 
 19 
 9.5 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Season 
 53 
 195 
 3.8 
0
 0 
 7 
 47 
 6.7 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
206
751
 3.6 
4
 0 
 32 
 309 
 9.7 
 2 
 0 
 0 

 Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
 N/A 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0
 Season 
0
 0
 0 
 0
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
3
 0
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 

Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers (1-4) L Arizona Cardinals 28-18

Warner had just three tackles, but that was just one short of the team high for Sunday. He, again, played every defensive snap (51), plus 12 special teams plays (44%).



 Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
3
0
0
0
0000000
 Season 
 46 
 0 
0
3
 2 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 1 
 0 
 0 
 Career (1 Yr) 
46
0
0
3
 2 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 1 
 0 
 0 

Michael Davis, Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) W Oakland Raiders 26-10

Davis played 14 downs on defense (27%) where he got his first tackle of the season. He also played 16 special teams plays (64%).


 Tackles  Sacks  Yards  TFL  PD  Int  Yds  TD  FF  FR  TD 
 Last Game 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Season 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0
  0  
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 Career (2 Yr) 
 18 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 1 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 
 0 

Kickoff returns: 2 for 36 yards (2017)


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