On Sept. 19, 2021, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Marlon Davidson recorded his first NFL sack when he took down Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.

On Sunday, Davidson got his second NFL sack. Davidson got to quarterback Case Keenum on Houston’s first snap in overtime, but the Texans came back to defeat the Tennessee Titans 19-16 as time ran out in the extra period.

In the more than two-year gap between the sacks, Davidson played in 10 games.

Alabama’s Class 5A Lineman of the Year in 2015 for Greenville High School, Davidson was an All-SEC selection at Auburn before joining Atlanta in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

In two seasons with the Falcons, Davidson played in 19 games, started one and missed 21 as injuries and COVID-19 kept him off the field. He totaled 29 tackles, with one sack, one tackle for loss and one interception returned for a touchdown before Atlanta released him from injured reserve on Oct. 25, 2022.

Davidson returned this year as he went through the offseason program, training camp and preseason with San Francisco before starting the season on the 49ers’ practice squad. San Francisco released Davidson on Oct. 4, and the Titans signed him for their practice squad on Oct. 25 — exactly one year after his release by Atlanta..

With the Tennessee defensive line dealing with an outbreak of injuries, including to Pro Bowler Jeffery Simmons, the Titans have elevated Davidson from the practice squad to make him eligible to play in the past two games.

Davidson had one tackle in Tennessee’s 28-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night in his first regular-season appearance since Jan. 9, 2022.

Davidson had two tackles for the Titans on Sunday.

Davidson was among the 15 former Auburn players who got on the field on the 15th Sunday of the NFL’s 104th season.

Three other former Auburn players were involved in the Houston-Tennessee game:

· Roger McCreary (Williamson) started at cornerback for the Titans. McCreary made seven tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and broke up a pass.

· Titans quarterback Malik Willis was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Texans offensive tackle Kilian Zierer is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

In the other Sunday games:

Carolina Panthers 9, Atlanta Falcons 7

· Derrick Brown started at defensive end for the Panthers. Brown made five tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

· Panthers outside linebacker Eku Leota was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Panthers linebacker Chandler Wooten is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34, Green Bay Packers 20

· K.J. Britt (Oxford) started at inside linebacker for the Buccaneers. Britt made six tackles and recorded one tackle for loss.

· Packers kicker Anders Carlson made all his attempts – connecting on field goals of 36 and 33 yards and hitting two extra points.

· Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis was designated as a game-day inactive. A groin injury kept Davis out of the lineup.

· Jamel Dean started at cornerback for the Buccaneers. Dean made three tackles in his return from a three-game injury absence.

· Rudy Ford (New Hope) started at safety for the Packers. Ford made eight tackles and broke up one pass. Ford has six games in his NFL career with at least eight tackles, and four of them have occurred this season.

· Packers defensive lineman Colby Wooden made one tackle.

Miami Dolphins 30, New York Jets 0

· Dolphins defensive tackle Byron Cowart is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jets defensive end Carl Lawson was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Dolphins wide receiver Anthony Schwartz is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made three tackles.

· Jets tight end C.J. Uzomah is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

New Orleans Saints 24, New York Giants 6

· Darius Slayton started at wide receiver for the Giants. Slayton had four receptions for 63 yards. Slayton turned in New York’s biggest gainer of the game with a 33-yard reception on a fourth-and-10 snap in the fourth quarter.

Kansas City Chiefs 27, New England Patriots 17

· Jonathan Jones started at left cornerback for the Patriots. Jones made two tackles and broke up one pass.

· Chiefs offensive tackle Prince Tega Wanogho (Edgewood Academy) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

San Francisco 49ers 45, Arizona Cardinals 29

· Cardinals inside linebacker Owen Pappoe registered the first quarterback hit of his career.

Buffalo Bills 31, Dallas Cowboys 10

· Cowboys cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville) did not record any stats.

Baltimore Ravens 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 7

· Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby had one rushing attempt that lost 2 yards.

· Jaguars defensive tackle Angelo Blackson was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Ravens guard Tashawn Manning is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery) made one tackle on defense and one tackle on special teams.

· Jaguars wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Week 15 started on Thursday night, when the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 63-21, and continued on Saturday, when the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 in overtime, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-13 and the Detroit Lions defeated the Denver Broncos 42-17.

Week 15 concludes on Monday, when the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Lumen Field in Seattle. 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.