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Locals in the NFL Week 5: Some locals making a splash

Week 5 of the NFL season has come and gone and there was some standout performers and a couple of firsts to be noted this week.

Taysom Hill (BYU)

Hill continues to be a Swiss Army Knife for the New Orleans Saints in a big win over the Washington Redskins, and it paid off for him Monday. Hill scored his first NFL touchdown on a short rush. He ended the game with five rushes for 23 yards and a touchdown. He also had two kickoff returns that went for a total of 43 yards.

Taron Johnson (Weber State)

Johnson is continuing a great start to his rookie campaign with the Buffalo Bills.