Irish in the NFL: Matthias Farley Shines in Loss

It was a bit of a quiet week for former Notre Dame players in the NFL.

Week 5 of NFL play came and went without a whole lot of high-profile action from former Notre Dame players.

Here’s how your favorite former Irish got their names in the box scores.

Matthias Farley, S, Colts

Farley had six tackles, two passes defended and even picked off Tom Brady in the 38-24 loss to the Patriots. He’ll probably keep that ball.

Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Packers

St. Brown caught three passes for 89 yards in a 31-23 losing effort against the Lions.

Golden Tate, WR, Lions

Tate caught five passes for 42 yards against the Packers.

Theo Riddick, RB, Lions

Riddick had a quiet day. He had only three yards on three carries and caught two balls for 20 yards.

Stephon Tuitt, DL, Steelers

Tuitt had two tackles in the 41-17 win over the Falcons.

Isaac Rochell, DL, Chargers

Rochell had a tackle and a sack in L.A.’s 26-10 win over the Raiders.

Kyle Rudolph, TE, Vikings

Rudolph caught five passes for 41 yards in Minnesota’s 23-21 win over the Eagles.

Harrison Smith, S, Vikings

Smith logged four tackles and one defended pass against Philadelphia.

Josh Adams, RB, Eagles

Adams carried the ball just once and lost a yard against the Vikings. He could see more run in the coming weeks with Jay Ajayi out for the season.

Jaylon Smith, LB, Cowboys

Smith had a solid game, getting in on 12 total tackles, registering one sack and defending a pass in a 19-16 overtime loss to the Texans.

Will Fuller, WR, Texans

Fuller had a quiet night gainst Dallas, catching just two passes for 15 yards.