The Houston Texans dropped to 0-2 for the 2023 NFL season on Sunday, when they lost to the Indianapolis Colts 31-20. But the silver lining for the Texans was provided by rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, who threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns in his second NFL game.

Stroud threw touchdown passes to former Clay-Chalkville High School star Nico Collins and Tank Dell, who began his college career at Alabama A&M.

Collins enjoyed the best game of his NFL career, and Dell’s touchdown was his first in the league.

Collins caught seven passes for 146 yards and one touchdown. Collins had receptions that gained 32, 28, 25, 24 and 20 yards as he recorded his first 100-yard game and set a single-game career high for receptions.

Collins scored on an 8-yard reception as Houston cut Indianapolis’ lead to 14-7 with 3:14 left in the first quarter.

A third-round rookie, Dell caught seven passes for 72 yards and returned a kickoff 13 yards.

In his second NFL game, Dell scored on a 23-yard connection with Stroud for the game’s final touchdown with 9:48 to play.

Collins and Dell were among the 33 players from Alabama high schools and colleges (excluding Alabama and Auburn) who got on the field on the second Sunday of the NFL’s 104th season.

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Two other former state players were involved in the Indianapolis-Houston game:

· Texans offensive tackle Tytus Howard (Monroe County, Alabama State) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play. Howard must miss at least the first four games of the season.

· Texans safety Jimmie Ward (Davidson) was designated as a game-day inactive. Ward has missed Houston’s first two games because of a hip injury.

In the other Sunday games:

Atlanta Falcons 25, Green Bay Packers 24

· Falcons inside linebacker Tae Davis (Oxford) made one tackle on special teams.

· Packers wide receiver Grant DuBose (Park Crossing) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Packers offensive tackle Kadeem Telfort (UAB) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Buffalo Bills 38, Las Vegas Raiders 10

· Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah (Homewood) caught a 5-yard pass and made a tackle after an interception.

· Jakorian Bennett (McGill-Toolen) started at cornerback for the Raiders. Bennett made nine tackles in his second NFL game before leaving with a knee injury.

· Bills cornerback Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) did not record any stats.

Baltimore Ravens 27, Cincinnati Bengals 24

· Ravens guard Tyrell Doss (Aliceville) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bengals cornerback Allan George (Andalusia) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) made his four attempts by connecting on a 27-yard field goal as Cincinnati tied the score at 10-10 with 3:01 left in the first half and hitting three extra points.

· Ravens linebacker Jeremiah Moon (Hoover) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) started at nose tackle for the Ravens. Pierce made two tackles.

· Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made five tackles.

Seattle Seahawks 37, Detroit Lions 31 (OT)

· Seahawks cornerback Mike Jackson (Spain Park) did not record any stats.

· Lions defensive tackle Brodric Martin (Northridge, North Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive.

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Jacksonville Jaguars 9

· Josh Allen (Abbeville) started at weakside linebacker for the Jaguars. Allen made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.

· Jaguars offensive lineman Chandler Brewer (Florence) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chiefs defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr. (Murphy) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Chiefs quarterback Chris Oladokun (Samford) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chiefs running back La’Mical Perine (Theodore) was designated as a game-day inactive. Perine is on the practice squad, but he was elevated to active status on Saturday with running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire missing some practice with an illness. But Edwards-Helaire was able to play on Sunday.

· Chiefs tight end Gerrit Prince (UAB) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross (Central-Phenix City) did not record any stats.

· Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney (Blount) had five receptions for 35 yards and a 3-yard run. After the game, Kansas City coach Andy Reid said Toney was dealing with a knee injury.

· Chiefs wide receiver Montrell Washington (Samford) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Darious Williams (UAB) started at cornerback for the Jaguars. Williams made five tackles, recorded one tackle for loss, broke up a pass and forced a fumble. Jacksonville recovered the fumble on the Kansas City 37-yard line in the second quarter, but the Jaguars fumbled the football back to the Chiefs on the next play.

· Jaguars center Darryl Williams (Bessemer City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Chicago Bears 17

· Bears defensive tackle Travis Bell (Jeff Davis) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bears fullback Khari Blasingame (Buckhorn) did not record any stats.

· Buccaneers cornerback Keenan Isaac (Midfield, Alabama State) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Buccaneers wide receiver Cephus Johnson III (Davidson, South Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bears wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. (Saraland) had a rushing attempt that lost 3 yards.

· Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City) started at wide receiver for the Bears. Mooney did not record any stats before leaving the game with a knee injury.

Tennessee Titans 27, Los Angeles Chargers 24 (OT)

· Titans defensive tackle Shakel Brown (Troy) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Gerald Everett (UAB/South Alabama) started at tight end for the Chargers. Everett caught three passes for 47 yards, including a 29-yarder.

· Chargers safety AJ Finley (St. Paul’s Episcopal) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Titans cornerback Eric Garror (McGill-Toolen) did not record any stats in his NFL debut. The rookie is on the Tennessee practice squad and was elevated to make him eligible to play on Sunday.

· Titans linebacker Monty Rice (James Clemens) made one tackle on special teams.

· Chargers defensive lineman Nick Williams (Minor, Samford) made two tackles.

New York Giants 31, Arizona Cardinals 28

· Giants cornerback Cor’Dale Flott (Saraland) dressed for the game but did not play.

· Cardinals cornerback Christian Matthew (Samford) did not record any stats.

· Giants safety Bobby McCain (Oxford) did not record any stats.

· Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) started at defensive tackle for the Giants.

· Cardinals cornerback Starling Thomas V (Ramsay, UAB) was designated as a game-day inactive.

San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 23

· Forty-Niners cornerback Darrell Luter Jr. (South Alabama) is on reserve/physically unable to perform and not eligible to play. Luter must miss at least the first four games of the season.

Dallas Cowboys 30, New York Jets 10

· Jets defensive end Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal) made one tackle for loss and registered one quarterback hit.

· Jalen Tolbert (McGill-Toolen, South Alabama) started at wide receiver for the Cowboys. Tolbert had three receptions for 18 yards.

· Quincy Williams (Wenonah) started at linebacker for the Jets. Williams made seven tackles – all solo – before leaving the game with a knee injury.

· Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams (Lee-Montgomery) did not record any stats.

Washington Commanders 35, Denver Broncos 33

· Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) did not record any stats.

· Commanders offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Broncos cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks) did not record any stats.

Miami Dolphins 24, New England Patriots 17

· Patriots center Jake Andrews (Stanhope Elmore, Troy) did not record any stats.

· Patriots cornerback Malik Cunningham (Park Crossing) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (Columbia) is on reserve/physically unable to perform and not eligible to play. Flowers must miss at least the first four games of the season.

· Tyreek Hill (West Alabama) started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Hill caught five passes for 40 yards and one touchdown. Hill scored on a 2-yard toss from Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as the Dolphins took a 17-3 lead with 11 seconds left in the first half.

· Marcus Jones (Enterprise, Troy) started at left cornerback for the Patriots. Jones made four tackles before he left the game with a shoulder injury.

· Patriots punter Corliss Waitman (South Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Week 2 started on Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 34-28.

Week 2 concludes on Monday, when the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers square off at 6:15 p.m. CDT at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers play at 7:15 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. ESPN will televise the Saints-Panthers game, and NBC will televise the Browns-Steelers game.

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