Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell had 47 receptions for 709 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie when he went down with a broken leg in the 11th game of the 2023 season.

In his first action of the NFL preseason on Friday night, Dell re-established his connection with quarterback C.J. Stroud by capping Houston’s second series with a 34-yard touchdown reception before the former Alabama A&M wide receiver and the QB took the rest of the game off.

The Texans went on to a 20-12 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The NFL preseason schedule included two other games on Friday night:

· Philadelphia kicker Jake Elliott hit the right upright on a 50-yard field-goal attempt with 16 seconds to play in a tie game, then connected from 49 yards out on the final snap to lift the Eagles to a 16-13 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Between the kicks, the Ravens lost a fumble at their 32-yard line on a sack.

· Miami stopped Atlanta on fourth-down snaps at the Dolphins 2- and 6-yard lines on the Falcons’ final two possessions to hold on for a 20-13 victory.

Thirty-seven players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during Friday night’s three games:

Miami Dolphins 20, Atlanta Falcons 13

· Lester Cotton (Central-Tuscaloosa, Alabama) started at right guard for the Dolphins.

· Jack Driscoll (Auburn) started at center for the Dolphins. In his four previous seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Driscoll had played tackle and guard.

· Da’Shawn Hand (Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Dolphins. Hand did not record any stats.

· DeMarcco Hellams (Alabama) started at safety for the Falcons. Hellams sustained a leg injury on the second snap on the field for the Atlanta defense and was transported to the locker room.

· Falcons wide receiver OJ Hiliare (Alabama A&M) had a 16-yard reception. Hiliare caught a pass from quarterback Nathan Rourke on a fourth-and-goal snap at the Miami 6-yard line with 1:04 to play, but was ruled out of bounds on the field, which was upheld by video review.

· Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (West Alabama) did not play.

· Falcons running back Jase McClellan (Alabama) ran for 30 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 13 passes in his pro debut. McClellan joined Atlanta in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on April 27.

· Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City) did not play.

· Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) started at cornerback for the Dolphins. Neal made two tackles on defense and two tackles on special teams. Neal forced a fumble on Atlanta’s second series, which he recovered at the 50-yard line. The takeaway set up a field goal for the first points of the game.

· Dolphins wide receiver Anthony Schwartz (Auburn) did not play.

· Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama) did not play.

· Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (Alabama) did not play.

Houston Texans 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 12

· Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams (Auburn) recorded a second-quarter sack of Houston quarterback Davis Mills. In his seven-year NFL career, Adams has 1.5 regular-season sacks, all in 2018.

· Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama) did not play.

· Steelers cornerback Anthony Averett (Alabama) made two tackles and broke up one pass.

· Nico Collins (Clay-Chalkville) started at wide receiver for the Texans. Collins did not record any stats.

· Texans wide receiver Tank Dell (Alabama A&M) caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback C.J. Stroud to cap Houston’s second series with 6:17 left in the first quarter and returned a punt 22 yards.

· Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama) did not play.

· Texans linebacker Christian Harris (Alabama) did not play.

· Texans defensive tackle Marcus Harris (Park Crossing, Auburn) recorded one tackle.

· Najee Harris (Alabama) started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 9 yards on three carries and caught a 16-yard pass.

· Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard (Monroe County, Alabama State) did not play.

· Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter (American Christian) did not play.

· Texans wide receiver John Metchie III (Alabama) had a 7-yard reception.

· Steelers linebacker Jeremiah Moon (Hoover) made five tackles on defense, recorded one sack and registered one tackle on special teams.

· Steelers linebacker Tyler Murray (Troy) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Steelers running back La’Mical Perine (Theodore) ran for 10 yards on four carries.

· George Pickens (Hoover) started at wide receiver for the Steelers. Pickens had two receptions for 25 yards.

· Henry To’oTo’o (Alabama) started at linebacker for the Texans. To’oTo’o did not record any stats.

· Jimmie Ward (Davidson) started at safety for the Texans. Ward did not record any stats.

· Steelers wide receiver Quez Watkins (Athens) muffed a punt that Houston recovered at the Pittsburgh 30-yard line to set up a second-quarter touchdown as the Texans took a 14-0 lead.

· Texans offensive tackle Kilian Zierer (Auburn) did not record any stats.

Philadelphia Eagles 16, Baltimore Ravens 13

· Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal, Alabama) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Armour-Davis made two tackles.

· Reed Blankenship (West Limestone) started at safety for the Eagles. Blankenship made one tackle.

· Eagles defensive back James Bradberry (Pleasant Grove, Samford) did not record any stats.

· Malik Cunningham (Park Crossing) started at wide receiver for the Ravens. Cunningham did not record any stats.

· Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (Alabama) did not play.

· Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt (Alabama) did not record any stats.

· Ravens guard TyKeem Doss (Aliceville) did not record any stats.

· Ravens running back Derrick Henry (Alabama) did not play.

· Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal) started at defensive end for the Eagles. Huff did not record any stats.

· Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Alabama) did not play.

· Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (Alabama) did not play.

· Eddie Jackson (Alabama) started at free safety for the Ravens. Jackson made three tackles.

· Eagles cornerback Josh Jobe (Alabama) made three tackles.

· Eagles outside linebacker Terrell Lewis (Alabama) did not record any stats.

· Ravens guard Tashawn Manning (Auburn) did not record any stats.

· Ravens cornerback Christian Matthew (Samford) made three tackles.

· Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) did not play.

· Eagles cornerback Eli Ricks (Alabama) made one tackle.

· Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (Alabama) did not play.

· Eagles offensive lineman Tyler Steen (Alabama) did not record any stats.

· Eagles tight end C.J. Uzomah (Auburn) had a 3-yard reception.

· Eagles wide receiver Austin Watkins (UAB) had a 5-yard reception.

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