Alabama NFL roundup: Jahmyr Gibbs goes 1 game longer than Derrick Henry

Entering Sunday’s NFL games, Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry had recorded six consecutive games with an average of 5.0 yards per rushing attempt. For players with at least 10 carries in each game, their streaks were tied for the longest in the NFL’s AFC/NFC era.

Henry ran for 106 yards on Sunday, but it was Gibbs who became the first player with seven consecutive games with a yards-per-carry average of 5.0 or better.

In the Lions’ 24-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Gibbs ran for 65 yards on 11 carries – an average of 5.9 yards per carry — and had an 11-yard reception in the rain at Lambeau Field.

Gibbs scored on a 15-yard run as Detroit took a 24-3 lead with 9:32 left in the third quarter.

The touchdown extended Gibbs’ streak of scoring against NFC North rivals to five games as the Lions raised their record to 7-1 while dropping the Packers to 6-3.

Henry ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries – an average of 4.6 yards per carry that ended his streak — and had a 27-yard reception.

Henry opened the scoring with a 7-yard run with 2:18 left in the first quarter that made him the 10th player in NFL history with 100 touchdown runs in regular-season play.

Henry also scored on a 6-yard run with 9:36 remaining in the third quarter.

In between the touchdowns, Henry went past 1,000

rushing yards for the season. Nine games into the 2024 campaign, Henry has 1,052 yards and 11 touchdowns on 168 rushing attempts.

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris in 1972 was the first player in the AFC/NFC era with six games in a row with a 5.0-yards-per-carry average. He was followed by the Buffalo Bills’ O.J. Simpson in 1973, Tennessee Titans’ Chris Johnson in 2009 and Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson in 2012 before Gibbs and Henry accomplished the feat this season.

Gibbs and Henry were among the 45 former Alabama players who got on the field on the ninth Sunday of the NFL’s 105th season.

Five other former Alabama players were involved in the Detroit-Green Bay game:

· Terrion Arnold started at cornerback for the Lions. Arnold made five tackles.

· Brian Branch started at safety for the Lions. Branch made two tackles before being ejected from the game in the third quarter for a helmet-to-helmet hit on a Green Bay receiver.

· Josh Jacobs started at running back for the Packers. Jacobs ran for 95 yards on 13 carries and had two receptions for 13 yards.

· Xavier McKinney started at safety for the Packers. McKinney made five tackles on defense and one tackle on special teams.

· Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was serving the second game of a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances.

Seven other former Alabama players were involved in the Denver-Baltimore game:

· Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal) was designated as a game-day inactive. A knee injury kept Armour-Davis off the field.

· Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Playing with a knee injury, Humphrey had one tackle and broke up one pass.

· Ravens safety Eddie Jackson was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders is on the physically-unable-to-perform list and not eligible to play.

· Patrick Surtain II started at cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made two tackles.

· Broncos cornerback Levi Wallace did not record any stats.

In the other Sunday games:

Atlanta Falcons 27, Dallas Cowboys 21

· Trevon Diggs started at cornerback for the Cowboys despite a calf injury. Diggs made three tackles and broke up two passes.

· Falcons inside linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High) did not record any stats in his 2024 season debut.

· Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Falcons running back Jase McClellan was designated as a game-day inactive.

Buffalo Bills 30, Miami Dolphins 27

· Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper was designated as a game-day inactive. A wrist injury kept Cooper out of the lineup.

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

· Bills safety Kareem Jackson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Da’Shawn Hand started at defensive tackle for the Dolphins. Hand made three tackles, recorded one tackle for loss, registered one quarterback hit and broke up one pass.

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

· Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 25-of-28 passes for 231 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and ran two times for 3 yards. Tagovailoa threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to running back De’Von Achane as Miami took a 10-3 lead with 3:20 left in the first half and a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle as the Dolphins tied the game at 27-27 with 1:38 to play.

· Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had two receptions for minus-4 yards and one touchdown. He scored on a 7-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as Miami tied the game at 27-27 with 1:38 to play. After Buffalo kicked a 61-yard field goal with five seconds to play, the Dolphins tried to run a trick play on the final snap, with running back De’Von Achane lateralling the football to Waddle after catching a short pass, and the play ended up taking 23 yards off Waddle’s receiving total.

Carolina Panthers 23, New Orleans Saints 22

· Saints cornerback Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley) was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury kept McKinstry off the field.

· Panthers defensive end LaBryan Ray (James Clemens) reached a career high with five tackles.

· A’Shawn Robinson started at defensive end for the Panthers. Robinson made six tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

· Bryce Young started at quarterback for the Panthers. Young completed 16-of-26 passes for 171 yards with one touchdown and one interception and ran four times for 9 yards. Young threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Xavier Legette as Carolina took a 7-6 lead with 9:59 left in the first half.

Cincinnati Bengals 41, Las Vegas Raiders 24

· Jordan Battle made five tackles on defense, registered a quarterback hit, broke up a pass and had one tackle on special teams.

· Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton was designated as a game-day inactive.

Los Angeles Chargers 27, Cleveland Browns 10

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

· Browns cornerback Tony Brown is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Browns guard Javion Cohen (Central-Phenix City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chargers defensive tackle Justin Eboigbe was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Browns running back Jerome Ford had two carries for 5 yards and a 2-yard reception.

· Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Browns. Jeudy had seven receptions for 73 yards.

· Browns tight end Cameron Latu is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chargers offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chargers punter JK Scott averaged 47.1 yards on seven punts, with a 40.1-yard net. Scott had a 43-yard punt for a fair catch at the Cleveland 9-yard line, a 48-yarder returned 5 yards to the Cleveland 44, a 53-yarder returned 4 yards to the Cleveland 46, a 34-yarder out of bounds at the Cleveland 47, a 51-yarder returned 10 yards to the Cleveland 43, a 46-yarder returned 19 yards to the Cleveland 37 and a 55-yarder returned 11 yards to the Cleveland 22.

· Dalvin Tomlinson started at defensive tackle for the Browns. Tomlinson made three tackles, recorded 1.5 sacks, had two tackles for loss and registered three quarterback hits. Tomlinson had the second game of his career with more than one sack and the third with three quarterback hits.

· Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. did not record any stats. The game was the first of Wills’ 60 with Cleveland that he did not start at left tackle. Wills was returning from a knee injury that sidelined him last week.

Washington Commanders 27, New York Giants 22

· Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis made two tackles before leaving the game to be evaluated for a concussion.

· Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal did not record any stats.

· Daron Payne (Shades Valley) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Payne made three tackles.

· Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa) was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury kept Robinson out of the lineup.

Tennessee Titans 20, New England Patriots 17 (OT)

· Patriots wide receiver Javon Baker did not record any stats.

· Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is on the non-football illness list and not eligible to play.

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

· J.C. Latham started at left offensive tackle for the Titans.

· Calvin Ridley started at wide receiver for the Titans. Ridley had five receptions for 73 yards.

Arizona Cardinals 29, Chicago Bears 9

· Cardinals offensive tackle Jonah Williams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Mack Wilson (Carver-Montgomery) started at inside linebacker for the Cardinals. Wilson made two tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

Philadelphia Eagles 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 23

· Landon Dickerson started at left guard for the Eagles.

· Jalen Hurts started at quarterback for the Eagles. Hurts completed 18-of-24 passes for 230 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and ran for 67 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Hurts threw touchdown passes of 20 yards to running back Saquon Barkley with 10:22 left in the first quarter and 25 yards to wide receiver DeVonta Smith with 7:43 remaining in the game. Hurts scored on an 18-yard run with 9:25 left in the third quarter.

· Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones dressed for the game but did not play.

· Eagles cornerback Eli Ricks made one tackle on special teams.

· Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· DeVonta Smith started at wide receiver for the Eagles. Smith had four receptions and 87 yards. He scored on a 25-yard catch with 7:43 left to play.

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

· Eagles defensive tackle Byron Young is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

Los Angeles Rams 26, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)

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

· Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe made four tackles and broke up one pass. Seattle elevated Jobe from its practice squad to make him eligible to play.

· Jarran Reed started at defensive end for the Seahawks. Reed made two tackles and registered two quarterback hits.

Minnesota Vikings 21, Indianapolis Colts 13

· Colts defensive tackle Raekwon Davis made one tackle.

· Colts safety Ronnie Harrison did not record any stats.

· Ryan Kelly started at center for the Colts.

· Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Vikings. Robinson started even though he joined Minnesota in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars last week and didn’t practice with the Vikings for the first time until Thursday.

· Vikings kicker Will Reichard (Hoover) made three extra points, but he was wide right on a 53-yard field-goal attempt and hit the right upright on a 31-yard field-goal attempts. Reichard had made all 14 of his field-goal attempts and 20 extra-point tries during his rookie season before Sunday night’s game. Reichard continued to kick even though he was dealing with a quadriceps injury on his kicking leg against Indianapolis.

· Vikings outside linebacker Dallas Turner made two tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

Week 9 started on Thursday night, when the New York Jets defeated the Houston Texans 21-13.

Week 9 concludes on Monday, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. 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.