Wyoming Cowboys in the NFL: Week 8

LARAMIE -- Welcome back, Andrew Wingard.

After being sidelined for a month with a deep bone bruise in his knee, the former Wyoming standout returned to the field Sunday in Dallas, registering seven tackles in a 33-30 overtime win over the Cowboys.

The 8th-year safety allowed two receptions for 22 yards on 40 pass plays. He finished with a grade of 84.7 -- fourth best on the Cardinals' defense -- on 34 runs, according to Pro Football Focus.

QB - Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills)
Allen enjoyed a big game in the Bills’ 36-10 thrashing of Baltimore on Sunday. He was 21-for-34 for 289 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Allen added 30 yards on seven carries with one more score via the ground. For the season, Allen is 138-for-208 for 1,791 yards with 11 touchdowns and five picks. He’s carried it 55 times totaling 270 yards with nine scores for the 6-1 Bills. Buffalo travels to Minnesota for Monday Night Football.

S - Marcus Epps (Philadelphia Eagles)
Epps recorded a pass defended in the Eagles’ 27-10 loss to Washington on Sunday. For the season, Epps has 14 tackles and one pass defended for the 2-6 Eagles. Philadelphia hosts the New York Giants in Week 9.

DE - Carl Granderson (New Orleans Saints)
Granderson and New Orleans were idle in Week 8. For the season, Granderson has logged 25 tackles, 5.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits and a blocked field goal for the 2-5 Saints. New Orleans host Cleveland in Week 9.

TE - Treyton Welch (New Orleans Saints)
Welch and New Orleans were idle in Week 8. For the season, Welch has played 73 snaps, 25 on offense and 47 on special teams for the 2-5 Saints. New Orleans hosts Cleveland in Week 9.

OL - Frank Crum (Denver Broncos)
Crum has begun the season in Denver on the injured reserve list. The Broncos rallied past Kansas City, 28-24, on Sunday to improve to 6-2 on the season. Denver travels to Carolina in Week 9.

OL - Emmanuel Pregnon (Jacksonville Jaguars) 
The former Wyoming Freshman All-American allowed two quarterback pressures Sunday in an impressive 42-7 home win over the Colts. Pregnon, who left Laramie for USC and capped his college career at Oregon, finished with an overall blocking grade of 36.6, per PFF. He has been lining up at left guard for the Jaguars.

DE - Sabastian Harsh (Houston Texans) 
The Texans were idle this week and will travel to Los Angeles to take on the winless Chargers on Sunday inside SoFi Stadium.

Caden Barnett (Chicago Bears), Isaiah Neyor (Green Bay Packers), Evan Svoboda (Los Angeles Chargers) and Chad Muma (Houston Texans) are on their respective team’s practice squads. John Michael Gyllenborg (Kansas City Chiefs) and Solomon Byrd (Houston Texans) suffered a season-ending injury in fall camp.

* A UW press release contributed to this article

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