Baylor’s NFL presence kept producing storylines in Week 4, and none was bigger than Tyquan Thornton’s night turning from breakout to brutal in a matter of plays.
Thornton was a major part of Patrick Mahomes’ offense in a 30-27 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He drew eight targets, hauled in five catches for 111 yards, and scored twice, including a long reception of 55 yards.
But the game ended with a dislocated left ankle in the fourth quarter. The injury is expected to be addressed with surgery sometime this week and will sideline him for 12-16 weeks.
That knocks him out for the regular season, though there is still a slight chance he could return for the playoffs.
Jalen Pitre also turned in a busy Week 4 performance. After posting no solo tackles but two assisted tackles and two passes defended in a 19-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3, he came back with nine tackles - six solo and three assisted - plus a tackle for loss and a pass defended in a 34-30 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. His work in coverage continues to make quarterbacks think twice about testing him.
Terrel Bernard added another steady line for Buffalo, even if the result didn’t go his way. Following a Week 3 showing of five tackles in a 24-16 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, he finished with seven combined tackles, including five solo and two assisted, in a 29-26 loss to the New England Patriots.
The two Baylor long snappers also kept doing their jobs without drama. Both had clean games again, with no fumbled snaps and no missed tackles, and both were part of wins in Week 3.
Josh Cameron’s role kept expanding as well. After catching his first NFL touchdown in Week 1, he wasn’t targeted in Week 2, though he averaged 25 yards on two punt returns.
He then caught another touchdown in Week 3 and kept showing value on special teams. In Week 4, he caught two passes for 42 yards, with a long of 29, and handled kickoff return duties too, bringing back two kickoffs for 45 total yards in a 22-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
His usage keeps pointing to the same thing: he can help in more than one way, and that kind of versatility gives him a real path forward.
On the other end of the week, Lynch did not play despite having been a steady rotational depth piece for the Bears. He had 11 combined tackles over the first three weeks, but was listed inactive for Chicago’s 23-12 win over the New York Jets. His situation now looks unclear, though Marcus Davenport’s unexpected retirement could open up a regular game-day defensive line spot for him.
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