Alabama NFL roundup: C.J. Mosley keeps climbing

New York Jets middle linebacker C.J. Mosley has a trend going in the 2023 NFL season.

In the Jets’ season-opener, Mosley made seven tackles. In the second game, he recorded nine tackles. In the third game, his tackle total reached 10. And in the fourth game, Mosley had 11 tackles.

On the fifth Sunday of the NFL’s 2023 season, Mosley kept climbing with 13 tackles in New York’s 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos.

The former Theodore High School star also had two tackles for loss and one pass breakup in the game.

Since tackles for loss and passes defended became official statistics in 1999, only one other Jets player has recorded a game with at least 13 tackles, two tackles for loss and one pass breakup – and it happened last week.

Outside linebacker Quincy Williams, a former Wenonah High School standout, put up the numbers for New York on Oct. 1, but the Jets lost that game to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20.

On Sunday, New York ended a three-game losing streak as Mosley made six of his tackles in the fourth quarter to reach his 13th game with at least 13 tackles in his NFL career.

Mosley was among the 47 former Alabama players who got on the field on the fifth Sunday of the NFL’s 104th season.

Five other former Alabama players were involved in the New York-Denver game:

· Kareem Jackson started at safety for the Broncos. Jackson tied for the team lead with 10 tackles.

· Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Broncos. Jeudy had six receptions for 50 yards.

· Broncos inside linebacker Drew Sanders did not record any stats.

· Patrick Surtain II started at cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made five tackles and intercepted one pass. Surtain got his first interception of the 2023 season and seventh of his career when he picked off New York quarterback Zach Wilson at the Denver 3-yard line with 2:14 left to play and the Broncos trailing 24-21.

· Quinnen Williams (Wenonah) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made one tackle.

In the other Sunday games:

Jacksonville Jaguars 25, Buffalo Bills 20

· Bills running back Damien Harris ran for 13 yards on three carries.

· Calvin Ridley started at wide receiver for the Jaguars. Ridley had seven receptions for 122 yards. Ridley’s 13th 100-yard game included a 32-yard reception with 3:09 left on Jacksonville’s final touchdown drive.

· Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for Jaguars. Robinson made his 2023 debut in the London game after serving a four-game NFL suspension for violating the league’s rules on performance-enhancing substances.

· Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Atlanta Falcons 21, Houston Texans 19

· Will Anderson Jr. started at defensive end for the Texans. Anderson made six tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and registered one quarterback hit.

· Texans linebacker Christian Harris was designated as a game-day inactive. Harris missed the game because of a concussion.

· Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams made one tackle on special teams.

· Texans wide receiver John Metchie III had two receptions for 20 yards.

· Henry To’oTo’o started at strongside linebacker for the Texans. To’oTo’o led Houston with 12 tackles.

Detroit Lions 42, Carolina Panthers 24

· Bradley Bozeman (Handley) started at center for the Panthers.

· Lions defensive back Brian Branch was designated as a game-day inactive. An ankle injury sidelined Branch.

· Panthers guard Deonte Brown (Austin) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs made two tackles.

· Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury sidelined Gibbs.

· Panthers defensive tackle LaBryan Ray (James Clemens) made one tackle.

· Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams had two receptions for 2 yards in his 2023 debut. Williams missed the first four games of the season while serving a suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling rules.

· Bryce Young started at quarterback for the Panthers. Young completed 25-of-41 passes for 247 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Young also had a 4-yard run. In his fourth NFL game, Young reached a career high for passing yards and threw one more TD pass than he had in his first three contests. Young’s touchdowns came on a 1-yard pass to tight end Tommy Tremble with 12:48 left in the first half, an 18-yard pass to wide receiver DJ Chark with 11:52 left in the game and a 1-yard pass to wide receiver Adam Thielen with 1:55 remaining.

Indianapolis Colts 23, Tennessee Titans 16

· Colts cornerback Tony Brown did not record any stats.

· Titans defensive back Shyheim Carter is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Colts safety Ronnie Harrison is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Derrick Henry started at running back for the Titans. Henry ran for 43 yards on 13 carries and caught three passes for 19 yards. He also had an incomplete pass. Henry threw a shot-put touchdown pass as a wildcat tailback last week. Sunday’s pass came off a pitchout at the Indianapolis 13-yard line and was caught by wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins just out of the back of the end zone.

· Ryan Kelly started at center for the Colts. Kelly had missed the previous two games because of a concussion.

Miami Dolphins 31, New York Giants 16

· Dolphins guard Lester Cotton (Central-Tuscaloosa) did not record any stats.

· Raekwon Davis started at nose tackle for the Dolphins. Davis made three tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

· Dolphins defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand registered a quarterback hit.

· Giants center J.C. Hassenauer is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Xavier McKinney started at free safety for the Giants. McKinney made eight tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble. New York recovered the fumble forced by McKinney at the Giants 38-yard line.

· Evan Neal started at right offensive tackle for the Giants.

· Giants cornerback Aaron Robinson is on reserve/physically unable to play.

· Giants defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson did not record any stats.

· Giants wide receiver Cam Sims is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 22-of-30 passes for 308 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and ran for 6 yards on two carries. In his 10th 300-yard game, Tagovailoa had touchdown passes of 2 yards to wide receiver Jayle Waddle with 7:09 left in the first quarter for the first points of the game and 69 yards to wide receiver Tyreek Hill with 14:06 left in the third quarter as Miami took a 24-10 lead.

· Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had five receptions for 35 yards and one touchdown. Waddle scored the game’s first points on a 2-yard toss from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

New Orleans Saints 34, New England Patriots 0

· Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore made three tackles.

· Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville) started at linebacker for the Patriots. Jennings made five tackles.

· Mac Jones started at quarterback for the Patriots. Jones completed 12-of-22 passes for 110 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions before leaving the game after the third quarter.

· Patriots linebacker Mack Wilson (Carver-Montgomery) made three tackles.

Pittsburgh Steelers 17, Baltimore Ravens 10

· Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Ravens running back Kenyan Drake did not record any stats. Baltimore elevated Drake from its practice squad to make him eligible to play.

· Minkah Fitzpatrick started at free safety for the Steelers. Fitzpatrick tied for the team lead with nine tackles.

· Najee Harris started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 37 yards on 14 carries and caught a 3-yard pass.

· Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made four tackles in his return to the field. He missed the first four games of the season after having foot surgery in August.

· Levi Wallace started at right cornerback for the Steelers. Wallace made three tackles and broke up a pass.

Cincinnati Bengals 34, Arizona Cardinals 20

· Bengals safety Jordan Battle made two tackles, registered a quarterback hit and broke up two passes. The quarterback hit and the pass breakups were the first of the rookie’s career.

· Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron (St. Paul’s Episcopal) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Irv Smith Jr. started at tight end for the Bengals. Smith did not record any stats but the returned to the lineup after missing the previous two games because of a hamstring injury.

· Jonah Williams started at right offensive tackle for the Bengals.

Philadelphia Eagles 23, Los Angeles Rams 14

· Landon Dickerson started at left guard for the Eagles.

· Rams tight end Miller Forristall is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jalen Hurts started at quarterback for the Eagles. Hurts completed 25-of-38 passes for 303 yards with one touchdown and one interception and ran for 72 yards and one touchdown on 15 carries. Hurts opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Goedert with 8:37 left in the first quarter and scored a TD on a 1-yard run on the final snap of the first half as Philadelphia took a 17-14 lead. With his fifth game with at least 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards, Hurts is tied for third in NFL history with Russell Wilson behind the eight games of Steve Young and the seven of Josh Allen.

· Eagles cornerback Josh Jobe did not record any stats.

· Eagles cornerback Eli Ricks made two tackles.

· DeVonta Smith started at wide receiver for the Eagles. Smith had a 6-yard reception. Smith has had only one game in his career with fewer receiving yards – his first one, when he didn’t catch a pass.

· Eagles offensive lineman Tyler Steen made his NFL debut in the game.

San Francisco 49ers 42, Dallas Cowboys 10

· Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Forty-Niners tight end Cameron Latu is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

Week 5 started on Thursday night, when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Commanders 40-20.

Week 5 concludes on Monday, when the Green Bay Packers and Las Vegas Raiders square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.