State NFL roundup: Tyreek Hill ringing up big stats

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is making the rare game commonplace in the 2022 NFL season.

In the Dolphins’ 24-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Hill caught 12 passes for 177 yards.

The former West Alabama standout has three games with at least 10 receptions and at least 150 receiving yards in the first six weeks of the 2022 campaign, which equals the number of such games recorded by all the other players in the NFL this season. No other player in the history of the Miami franchise has had more than one 10-catch/150-yard game in his career.

Hill became the ninth player to have three 10-catch, 150-yard games in one season, and with eight career games meeting those standards, Hill ranks sixth in NFL history – two behind record-holders Antonio Brown, Andre Johnson and Julio Jones.

Hill had 11 receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns n a 42-38 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 18 and 10 receptions for 160 yards in a 27-15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 29.

Hill has caught passes from three quarterbacks during his three 10/150 games this season. Tua Tagovailoa was the passer against the Ravens. Against the Bengals, Tagovailoa left with a concussion, and Teddy Bridgewater finished the game. On Sunday, with Tagovailoa and Bridgewater having begun the week in the NFL concussion protocol, rookie Skylar Thompson started against the Vikings. But he sustained a thumb injury in the second quarter, and Bridgewater finished the game.

Hill was among the 27 players from Alabama high schools and colleges (excluding Alabama and Auburn) who got on the field on the sixth Sunday of the NFL’s 103rd season.

Three other former state players were involved in the Minnesota-Miami game:

· Dolphins linebacker Trey Flowers (Columbia) registered a quarterback hit before leaving the game because of a foot injury.

· Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (Spain Park) dressed for the game but did not play.

· Za’Darius Smith (Greenville) started at outside linebacker for the Vikings. Smith made four tackles, recorded two sacks, had two tackles for loss and registered four quarterback hits. With 5.5 sacks in 2022, Smith reached 50 sacks for his career on Sunday.

In the other Sunday games:

Atlanta Falcons 28, San Francisco 49ers 14

· Forty-Niners tight end Jordan Matthews (Madison Academy) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Forty-Niners safety Jimmie Ward (Davidson) was designated as a game-day inactive. Ward did not practice last week because of a hand injury.

New England Patriots 38, Cleveland Browns 15

· Browns offensive tackle Chris Hubbard (UAB) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (Enterprise, Troy) broke up a pass and returned three punts for 35 yards and two kickoffs for 39 yards.

· Browns wide receiver Chester Rogers (Lee-Huntsville) returned five kickoffs for a career-high 106 yards and two punts for 7 yards. Rogers muffed a punt that New England recovered at the Cleveland 19-yard line with 4:32 to play, and the Patriots scored a touchdown on the next play for a 31-15 lead.

· Alex Wright (Elba, UAB) started at defensive end for the Browns. Wright made two tackles.

New York Jets 27, Green Bay Packers 10

· Kwon Alexander (Oxford) started at linebacker for the Jets. Alexander made one tackle and broke up one pass.

· Jets defensive end Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal) registered two quarterback hits.

· Quincy Williams (Wenonah) started at linebacker for the Jets. Williams returned after missing two games because of an ankle injury to make a team-high 14 tackles. The total was one off Williams’ game high, which was established on Nov. 21 against the Miami Dolphins.

Indianapolis Colts 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 27

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

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

· Jaguars defensive end/outside linebacker Jordan Smith (UAB) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars cornerback Darious Williams (UAB) made two tackles.

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

Cincinnati Bengals 30, New Orleans Saints 26

· Saints wide receiver Kawaan Baker (South Alabama) is on reserve/suspended by the commissioner and is not eligible to play.

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

· Saints running back Jordan Howard (Gardendale, UAB) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) connected from 52 yards on his only field-goal attempt and made his three extra-point kicks. McPherson’s field goal came with 3:42 to play and cut New Orleans’ lead to 26-24. McPherson has made four field goals of at least 50 yards this season.

· Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (Hueytown) dressed for the game but did not play. Winston started New Orleans’ first three games in 2022, but he had missed the past two because of back and ankle injuries. Winston backed up Andy Dalton on Sunday after being a limited participant in practice last week.

New York Giants 24, Baltimore Ravens 20

· Giants cornerback Cordale Flott (Saraland) was designated as a game-day inactive. A calf injury sidelined Flott for the third game in a row.

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

· Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney (Blount) was designated as a game-day inactive. A hamstring injury sidelined Toney for the fourth game in a row.

· Nick Williams (Minor, Samford) started at defensive tackle for the Giants.

Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18

· Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) started at defensive tackle for the Buccaneers. Nunez-Roches made two tackles.

· George Pickens (Hoover) started at wide receiver for the Steelers. Pickens caught three passes for 27 yards.

· Steelers outside linebacker Malik Reed (Dothan) made five tackles and broke up a pass.

· Steelers offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) played but did not record any stats.

· Buccaneers safety Nolan Turner (Vestavia Hills) played but did not record any stats in his NFL debut. Turner was elevated from the practice squad to play.

Los Angeles Rams 24, Carolina Panthers 10

· Rams offensive lineman Chandler Brewer (Florence) played but did not record any stats. Los Angeles elevated Brewer from its practice squad to make him eligible, and he appeared in an NFL regular-season game for the first time since Dec. 29, 2019.

· Panthers cornerback Tae Hayes (Decatur) made one tackle in his 2022 debut. Carolina elevated Hayes from its practice squad to make him eligible to play.

Seattle Seahawks 19, Arizona Cardinals 9

· Cardinals center Rodney Hudson (B.C. Rain) was designated as a game-day inactive. Hudson missed a second straight game because of a knee injury.

· Mike Jackson (Spain Park) started at left cornerback for the Seahawks. Jackson made five tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, and registered another tackle on special teams.

· Cardinals cornerback Christian Matthew (Samford) made one tackle.

· Cardinals offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons (Selma) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Buffalo Bills 24, Kansas City Chiefs 20

· Bills cornerback Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) made one tackle on defense and one on special teams.

· Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross (Central-Phenix City) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Chiefs defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth (Murphy) was designated a game-day inactive.

Philadelphia Eagles 26, Dallas Cowboys 17

· Eagles safety Reed Blankenship (West Limestone) was designated as a game-day inactive.

· James Bradberry (Pleasant Grove, Samford) started at cornerback for the Eagles. Bradberry made three tackles and broke up four passes. One of the breakups came in the end zone, and another pass deflected by Bradberry was intercepted by Philadelphia.

· Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert (McGill-Toolen, South Alabama) played but did not record any stats.

· Eagles wide receiver Quez Watkins (Athens) was targeted once but did not have a reception. He had one rushing attempt that lost 3 yards.

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

Week 6 started on Thursday night, when the Washington Commanders defeated the Chicago Bears 12-7.

Week 6 concludes on Monday, when the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Lumen Field in Seattle. ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise the game.

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