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AROUND THE SHIELD — The season of Dalton Schultz continued on Monday night.
Schultz caught a season-high seven passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 31-14 win over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card round.
With the performance, the Bingham High alum who played collegiately at Stanford became the first tight end in Cowbooys history to score two receiving touchdowns in a playoff game.
Dak Prescott threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns in the win, but his tight end was a main target all night. No other pass catcher caught more than five passes, and Schultz was targeted eight times.
"That's a great reflection of his and Dak's relationship. Dalton goes to quarterback meetings. Talk about two guys on the same page," Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy told Dallas media after the game. "You look at all the great quarterbacks in their careers, there's probably a damn good tight end they play with for a long time, too. I think you're seeing that connection grow."
Dalton Schultz is the first TE in @dallascowboys history w/ 2 rec TD in a playoff game pic.twitter.com/HYd2cV0xJZ
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) January 17, 2023
Schultz is one of 15 players who played high school or college football in the Beehive State to advance to this weekend's divisional round, one of eight on an active roster, and one of three active-roster players who played high school football in Utah.
Here's a look at the 15 Locals in the NFL attached to the eight remaining playoff teams.
Saturday, Jan. 21
AFC: Jacksonville at Kansas City
- Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. MST
- TV/Streaming: NBC/Peacock
Jaguars (9-9)
- Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
- Nick Ford, OC, Utah (practice squad)
Chiefs (14-3)
- No locals on the active roster, but coached by former BYU offensive lineman and graduate assistant Andy Reid
- Zayne Anderson, S, BYU/Stansbury (PS)
- Matt Bushman, TE, BYU (PS)
- Marcus Kemp, WR, Layton (PS)
NFC: New York at Philadelphia
- Kickoff: 6:15 p.m. MST
- TV/Streaming: FOX, FOX Deportes
Giants (10-7-1)
- Terrell Burgess, S, Utah (PS)
Eagles (14-3)
- WR/RS Britain Covey, Utah/Timpview
- Noah Togiai, TE, Hunter (PS)
Sunday, Jan. 22
AFC: Cincinnati at Buffalo
- Kickoff: 1 p.m. MST
- TV/Streaming: CBS, Paramount+
Bengals (13-4)
- Jalen Davis, CB, Utah State
- Jay Tufele, DT, Bingham
Bills (14-3)
- Taron Johnson, CB, Weber State
NFC: Dallas at San Francisco
- Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. MST
- TV/Streaming: FOX, FOX Deportes
Cowboys (13-5)
- Dalton Schultz, TE, Bingham
- Simi Fehoko, WR, Brighton (injured reserve)
49ers (14-4)
- Fred Warner, LB, BYU
- Mitch Wishnowsky, P, Utah
