Alabama NFL roundup: Jameson Williams produces early

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was supposed to be completing an NFL suspension on Sunday. Instead, he caught a 45-yard touchdown pass in the Lions’ 20-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

The NFL imposed a six-game suspension on Williams on April 21 for violating the league’s gambling policy. The Lions announced Williams had been suspended for betting on non-NFL games at an NFL facility, which is against league policy.

But while Williams was serving his suspension, the NFL had a policy change that made the penalty for the wide receiver’s infraction two games instead of six. Because Williams already had served four games, the NFL suspended his suspension and allowed him to return to the Lions two games early.

In last week’s 42-24 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Williams had two receptions for 2 yards. Against Tampa Bay on Sunday, Williams again had two receptions, but they gained 53 yards.

Williams caught a long throw from quarterback Jared Goff for a 45-yard touchdown reception as Detroit took a 17-6 lead with 3:19 left in the third quarter.

Williams was among the 50 former Alabama players who got on the field on the sixth Sunday of the NFL’s 104th season.

Three other former Alabama players were involved in the Detroit-Tampa Bay game:

· Lions defensive back Brian Branch was designated as a game-day inactive. An ankle injury kept Branch off the field for a second straight game.

· Lions defensive tackle Isaiah Buggs made one tackle and broke up a pass. On Tampa Bay’s second possession of the game, Buggs batted a pass by quarterback Baker Mayfield into the air, and Detroit got an interception that set up the Lions at the Buccaneers 12-yard line and led to a field goal for the game’s first points.

· Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury kept Gibbs off the field for a second straight game.

In the other Sunday games:

Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 16

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

· Titans defensive back Shyheim Carter made two tackles.

· Ravens running back Kenyan Drake is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Derrick Henry started at running back for the Titans. Henry ran for 97 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries and caught two passes for 16 yards. Henry scored Tennessee’s only touchdown on a 15-yard run as the Titans cut Baltimore’s lead to 18-13 with 8:24 left in the third quarter. Henry had taken a direct snap and run 63 yards to the Ravens 9-yard line earlier in the period to set up a field goal.

· Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made three tackles.

Washington Commanders 24, Atlanta Falcons 16

· Jonathan Allen started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Allen made six tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

· Commanders running back Derrick Gore is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams made one tackle.

· Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

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

· Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa) started at running back for the Commanders. Robinson ran for 31 yards on 10 carries and caught two passes for 25 yards and one touchdown. Robinson turned a screen pass into a 24-yard touchdown as Washington took a 24-10 lead with 12:03 left in the third quarter.

Minnesota Vikings 19, Chicago Bears 13

· Eddie Jackson started at safety for the Bears. Jackson made one tackle. After missing the previous three games because of a foot injury, Jackson had a setback in the first half and left the game.

Cincinnati Bengals 17, Seattle Seahawks 13

· Bengals safety Jordan Battle made two tackles.

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

· Jarran Reed started at nose tackle for the Seahawks. Reed made three tackles and recorded one sack. Reed has three sacks this season.

· Irv Smith Jr. started at tight end for the Bengals. Smith had a 5-yard reception.

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

Cleveland Browns 19, San Francisco 49ers 17

· Amari Cooper started at wide receiver for the Browns. Cooper had four receptions for 108 yards, including a 58-yarder. Cooper’s second 100-yard game of the 2023 season also was the 32nd of his career.

· Browns running back Jerome Ford ran for 84 yards on 17 carries and caught two passes for 7 yards.

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

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

· Dalvin Tomlinson started at defensive tackle for the Browns. Tomlinson made one tackle.

· Jedrick Wills Jr. started at left offensive tackle for the Browns.

Houston Texans 20, New Orleans Saints 13

· Will Anderson Jr. started at defensive end for the Texans. Anderson made four tackles and registered two quarterback hits.

· Texans linebacker Christian Harris made three tackles after missing the previous game because of a concussion.

· Texans wide receiver John Metchie III did not record any stats.

· Henry To’oTo’o started at strongside linebacker for the Texas. To’oTo’o made six tackles.

Jacksonville Jaguars 37, Indianapolis Colts 20

· Colts cornerback Tony Brown was designated as a game-day inactive.

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

· Ryan Kelly started at center for the Colts.

· Calvin Ridley started at wide receiver for the Jaguars. Ridley had four receptions for 30 yards and a rushing attempt that lost 4 yards.

· Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Jaguars.

Miami Dolphins 42, Carolina Panthers 21

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

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

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

· Dolphins defensive tackle Raekwon Davis made two tackles.

· Dolphins defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand made one tackle.

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

· Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 21-of-31 passes for 262 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. All the TD passes came in the second quarter as Miami rallied from a 14-0 deficit to a seven-point halftime lead. Tagovailoa had TD passes of 3 yards to running back Raheem Mostert, 4 yards to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and 41 yards to wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

· Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had seven receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown. Waddle scored on a 4-yard pass as Miami tied the game at 14-14 with seven minutes left in the first half.

· Bryce Young started at quarterback for the Panthers. Young completed 23-of-38 passes for 217 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Young threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Adam Thielen as Carolina took a 14-0 lead with six seconds left in the first quarter.

Las Vegas Raiders 21, New England Patriots 17

· Christian Barmore started at defensive tackle for the Patriots. Barmore made five tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and broke up two passes. Barmore tied his career high for tackles.

· Josh Jacobs started at running back for the Raiders. Jacobs ran for 77 yards on 25 carries and caught two passes for 16 yards.

· Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville) started at linebacker for the Patriots. Jennings made six tackles and recorded one tackle for loss. Jennings tied his career high for tackles.

· Mac Jones started at quarterback for the Patriots. Jones completed 24-of-33 passes for 200 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

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

· Raiders defensive tackle Byron Young made one tackle.

Los Angeles Rams 26, Arizona Cardinals 9

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

New York Jets 20, Philadelphia Eagles 14

· Landon Dickerson started at left guard for the Eagles.

· Jalen Hurts started at cornerback for the Eagles. Hurts completed 28-of-45 passes for 280 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions and ran for 47 yards and one touchdown on eight carries. Hurts scored on a 3-yard run with 3:04 left in the first quarter and threw a 9-yard TD pass to running back D’Andre Swift with 5:32 remaining in the first half as Philadelphia went in front 14-3.

· Josh Jobe started at cornerback for the Jets. Jobe made three tackles and broke up two passes.

· C.J. Mosley (Theodore) started at linebacker for the Jets. Mosley made nine tackles, broke up a pass and forced a fumble. New York recovered the fumble at its 49-yard line with 1:40 left in the first half, and the turnover led to a field goal on the final snap of the first half.

· Eagles cornerback Eli Ricks made one tackle but sustained a knee injury in the game.

· DeVonta Smith started at wide receiver for the Eagles. Smith had five receptions for 44 yards.

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

· Quinnen Williams (Wenonah) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made two tackles and caught a deflected pass for the first interception of his NFL career.

Buffalo Bills 14, New York Giants 9

· Bills running back Damien Harris had one carry for 1 yard. Harris got hurt on the play and was taken off the field by ambulance to an area hospital for tests. Buffalo announced Harris had sustained a neck injury but had movement in his extremities.

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

· Xavier McKinney started at safety for the Giants. McKinney made six tackles.

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

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

· Giants defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson made one tackle.

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

Week 6 started on Thursday night, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 19-8.

Week 6 concludes on Monday, when the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at SoFi Stadum in Inglewood, California. 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.