Mountaineers in the Pros
David Sills Plays Key Role in Falcons’ TNF Win
WVU product David Sills played a key role in the Atlanta Falcons come-from-behind 29-28 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.
Helping Atlanta play the role of spoiler, Sills caught six passes for 78 yards, averaging 13.0 yards per catch. He even made some big receptions late in the fourth quarter, none bigger than a 21-yarder on fourth down to keep the Falcons’ comeback effort alive.
People wrote David Sills off.
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— Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) December 12, 2025
Sills’ performance stands as his top game of the season, with previous highs of just catching two passes and recording 16 yards. He now has 14 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns on the year.
Sills, who last played in the NFL in 2023 before this season, scored his first NFL touchdown in November.
Sills spent the 2021 and 2022 season in New York, making 13 receptions in 15 games played across two seasons.
Prior to his NFL career, Sills played three seasons for the Mountaineers in 2015 and 2017-18, totaling 132 receptions for 2,097 yards and 35 touchdowns. He started his football career as a quarterback and was once a top recruit of then USC head coach Lane Kiffin.
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