Locals in the NFL: Devaughn Vele grabs 1st TD before Chiefs stay unbeaten with late block

AROUND THE SHIELD — Devaughn Vele's first career touchdown catch couldn't have come at a much better time for the Denver Broncos.

Unless he had another one in the second half.

The seventh-round draft pick out of the University of Utah had four catches for 39 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter that helped the Broncos to a 14-10 halftime lead over division rival Kansas City.

But the Chiefs rallied after the break, holding the Denver offense scoreless and adding a pair of Harrison Butker field goals that included the go-ahead score from 20 yards out with 5:57 left to remain undefeated with a 16-14 win.

The Broncos led by as much as 14-3 before the break, holding Patrick Mahomes and the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champions to 1-of-4 in the red zone before Mahomes found Travis Kelce for a 2-yard score with 1:44 to play before halftime.

Give Mahomes an inch, give him a mile, and the Chiefs defense did the rest. But the Broncos had one chance in the closing seconds, a 35-yard field goal attempt that would have sent Denver to 6-4 on the season and handed Kansas City its first loss at Arrowhead Stadium by the Broncos since 2015.

"It really played out exactly how we wanted it to," Broncos coach Sean Payton said after the game. "Exactly. With the ball, with the clock, with complete control of everything."

Everything, except for the kick, which Leo Chenal rushed to get a hand on Wil Lutz's try to lift the Chiefs to the 9-0 start with a fourth walk-off win.

It's the first time Andy Reid, the former BYU offensive lineman and graduate assistant now in his 26th season as an NFL head coach, has won a game with a blocked kick on the final play, he said afterward.

"We work on that block like crazy, but it doesn't normally work like that," Reid said, per ESPN.

Here's a look at how other former Utah high school and college football standouts performed in Week 10 of the 2024 NFL regular season.

Monday Night Football

Miami 23, Los Angeles 15

Dolphins (3-6)

• No locals on the active roster

Rams (4-5)

• Puka Nacua, WR, BYU/Orem: Starting wide receiver caught a game-high nine passes for 98 yards, and made a tackle in 55 offensive snaps
• Jonah Williams, DE, Weber State: Reserve defensive end made one tackle in eight defensive snaps

Sunday Night Football

Detroit 27, Houston 23

Lions (8-1)

• Sione Vaki, RB, Utah: Reserve running back made two tackles on special teams
• Penei Sewell, OT, Desert Hills (via Oregon): Start at right tackle
• Tim Patrick, WR, Utah: Reserve wide receiver was targeted once on offense

Texans (6-4)

• Dalton Schultz, TE, Bingham (via Stanford): Starting tight end caught three passes for 66 yards

Sunday afternoon

Carolina 20, New York 17

Panthers (3-7)

• Brady Christensen, OL, BYU/Bountiful: Started at left tackle

Giants (2-8)

• No locals on the active roster

New England 19, Chicago 3

Patriots (3-7)

• Sione Takitaki, LB, BYU: Starting linebacker made one tackle before leaving with an injury

Bears (4-5)

• Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah: Starting cornerback made three tackles
• Braxton Jones, OT, Southern Utah/Murray: Inactive for Week 10
• Noah Sewell, LB, Orem (via Oregon): Inactive for Week 10

Buffalo 30, Indianapolis 20

Bills (8-2)

• Cole Bishop, S, Utah: Reserve safety made one tackle on defense
• Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah: Starting tight end caught two passes for 24 yards
• Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State: Starting nickel had three tackles, a sack, two passes defended and a 23-yard interception return for touchdown

Colts (4-6)

• Blake Freeland, OT, BYU/Herriman: Rotated at offensive tackle
• Julian Blackmon, S, Utah/Layton: Starting safety made four tackles on defense
• Matt Gay, K, Utah/UVU/Orem: Kicked field goals of 27 and 23 yards and two extra points

Minnesota 12, Jacksonville 7

Vikings (7-2)

• No locals on the active roster

Jaguars (2-8)

• Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah: Starting linebacker posted team-high 16 tackles

Kansas City 16, Denver 14

Chiefs (9-0)

• Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU/Orem: Rotated at offensive tackle

Broncos(5-5)

• Zach Wilson, QB, BYU/Corner Canyon: Inactive for Week 10
• Cody Barton, LB, Utah/Brighton: Starting linebacker made eight tackles on defense and one on special teams
• Garett Bolles, OT, Utah/Snow/Westlake: Started at left tackle
• Jonah Elliss, LB, Utah: Reserve linebacker had one tackle and a pass defended on defense, one tackle on special teams
• Devaughn Vele, WR, Utah: Starting wide receiver caught six passes for 70 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown in the first quarter

New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17

Saints (3-7)

• Taysom Hill, TE, BYU: Starting tight end caught two passes for 36 yards, ran four times for 14 yards, and had an 88-yard touchdown nullified by a holding penalty
• Dallin Holker, TE, BYU/Lehi (via Colorado State): Reserve tight end also played on special teams
• Jamaal Willaims, RB, BYU: Inactive for Week 10

Falcons (6-4)

• Tyler Allgeier, RB, BYU: Reserve running back ran for 59 yards on 11 carries on offense, made one tackle on special teams
• Clark Phillips, CB, Utah: Reserve cornerback made seven tackles on defense
• Kaden Elliss, LB, Utah: Starting linebacker totaled team-high 10 tackles on defense

San Francisco 23, Tampa Bay 20

49ers (5-4)

• Fred Warner, LB, BYU: Starting linebacker posted team-high nine tackles on defense
• Mitch Wishnowsky, P, Utah: Punted one time for 35 yards, which was downed inside the 20

Buccaneers (4-6)

• No locals on the active roster

Pittsburgh 28, Washington 27

Steelers (7-2)

• Jaylen Warren, Utah State/Snow/East (via Oklahoma State): Reserve tailback ran for team-high 66 yards on 14 carries, caught two passes for 29 yards, and returned two kicks for 56 yards on special teams with one fumble
• Miles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah: Reserve safety made one tackle on special teams, and attempted a pass on a fake punt

Commanders (7-3)

• Bobby Wagner, LB, Utah State: Starting linebacker made seven tackles on defense
• Michael Davis, CB, BYU: Reserve cornerback made one tackle on special teams

Los Angeles 27, Tennessee 17

Chargers (6-3)

• Simi Fehoko, WR, Brighton (via Stanford): Placed on injured-reserve (elbow)
• Alohi Gilman, S, Orem (via Notre Dame): Starting safety made three tackles on defense

Titans (2-7)

• Gabe Jeudy-Lally, CB, BYU (via Tennessee): Inactive for Week 10

Arizona 31, New York 6

Cardinals (6-4)

• Khyiris Tonga, DT, BYU/Granger: Reserve defensive tackle also played special teams

Jets (3-7)

• No locals on the active roster

Philadelphia 34, Dallas 6

Eagles (7-2)

• No locals on the active roster

Cowboys (3-6)

• Nick Vigil, LB, Utah State/Fremont: Reserve linebacker made two tackles on defense

Thursday Night Football

Baltimore 35, Cincinnati 34

Ravens (7-3)

• Kyle Van Noy, LB, BYU: Starting linebacker had two tackles and a quarterback hit in 59 snaps on defense
• Marcus Williams, S, Utah: Starting safety had five tackles and a tackle for loss in 81 snaps on defense

Bengals (4-6)

• Ryan Rehkow, P, BYU: Punted three times for 124 yards (41.3 yards per punt) with two punts downed inside the 20 in seven special-teams snaps
• Zack Moss, RB, Utah: Placed on season-ending IR with injury (neck)
• Tanner McLachlan, TE, Southern Utah (via Arizona): Inactive for Week 10
• Jay Tufele, DT, Bingham (via USC): Reserve defensive tackle played eight snaps on defense

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