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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill caught seven passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns and had a 20-yard run in a 26-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Hill’s two touchdowns not only helped the Chiefs improve to an AFC-best 9-1 for the 2018 season, they also gave the former West Alabama standout an excuse to climb into the stands to celebrate twice.
Hill caught a 37-yard pass for the first points of the game just 56 seconds into the contest. He also scored on a 14-yard pass with 5:31 left in the first half as Kansas City expanded a six-point lead.
Hill has scored 30 touchdowns during his NFL career, and 20 of them have covered at least 30 yards.
A 1,000-yard receiver last year, Hill has 55 receptions for 891 yards and nine touchdowns this season.
Hill was among the 27 former Alabama high school and college players (that didn’t play for Alabama or Auburn) who got on the field on the 10th Sunday of the NFL’s 2018 season.
Other former state players who started on Sunday included:
· Running back Jordan Howard (Gardendale, UAB) of the Chicago Bears had 21 yards on 11 rushing attempts and caught an 11-yard pass in a 34-22 victory over the Detroit Lions.
· Right defensive end Michael Johnson (Dallas County) of the Cincinnati Bengals made one tackle in a 51-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
· Right offensive tackle Chris Hubbard (UAB) of the Cleveland Browns in a 28-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
· Wide receiver Chester Rogers (Lee-Huntsville) of the Indianapolis Colts had a 6-yard punt return and rushing attempt that lost 4 yards in a 29-26 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
· Defensive tackle Darius Philon (Vigor) and quarterback Philip Rivers (Athens) of the Los Angeles Chargers in a 20-6 victory over the Oakland Raiders. Rivers completed 18-of-26 passes for 223 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Rivers’ TD tosses included a 66-yarder. Philon shared a sack as the Chargers posted their sixth consecutive victory.
· Cornerback Bobby McCain (Oxford) of the Miami Dolphins made six tackles in a 31-12 loss to the Green Bay Packers. McCain left the game with a head injury.
· Left defensive end Trey Flowers (Columbia) of the New England Patriots made four tackles in a 34-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
· Running back Isaiah Crowell (Alabama State) of the New York Jets had 19 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and two receptions for 18 yards in a 41-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
· Center Rodney Hudson (B.C. Rain) of the Raiders against the Chargers.
· Wide receiver Jordan Matthews (Madison Academy) of the Philadelphia Eagles caught three passes for 40 yards and made a tackle after a turnover in a 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
· Cornerback Malcolm Butler (West Alabama) and center Ben Jones (Bibb County) of the Titans against the Patriots. Butler made four tackles against this former team.
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Other former state players seeing action Sunday included:
· Cardinals wide receiver J.J. Nelson (Midfield, UAB) lost 10 yards on a run against the Chiefs.
· Falcons running back Ito Smith (McGill-Toolen) ran for 11 yards on four carries and caught four passes for 15 yards against the Browns.
· Bills linebacker Deon Lacey (Hueytown, West Alabama) and safety Siran Neal (Eufaula, Jacksonville State) against the Jets. Lacey made two tackles on defense and one on special teams.
· Bengals wide receiver Cody Core (Auburn High) caught two passes for 17 yards against the Saints.
· Lions defensive end Eric Lee (Daphne) against the Bears.
· Chiefs cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks) returned two kickoffs for 22 yards against the Cardinals.
· Los Angeles Rams tight end Gerald Everett (UAB/South Alabama) caught two passes for 15 yards and a touchdown in a 36-31 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Everett’s first TD of the 2018 season came on a 10-yard catch with 6:41 left in the first quarter for the Rams’ first points of the game.
· Saints defensive end Taylor Stallworth (Murphy) against the Bengals.
· Jets defensive tackle Steve McLendon (Carroll-Ozark, Troy) made two tackles against the Bills.
· Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) and wide receiver Seth Roberts (West Alabama) against the Chargers. Roberts caught three passes for 39 yards. Morrow posted three tackles, had quarterback hit and broke up a pass.
· Titans safety Brynden Trawick (Troy) made a special-teams tackle against the Patriots.
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Bears defensive tackle Nick Williams (Minor, Samford), Chargers defensive end Chris Landrum (Sweet Water, Jacksonville State) and offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville), Rams cornerback Darious Williams (UAB), Seahawks cornerback Kalan Reed (Briarwood Christian) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City) were designated as inactive.
Cardinals offensive tackle Korey Cunningham (Montevallo), Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (Hueytown) was active, but didn’t play.
The 10th week of the 2018 NFL season concludes when the New York Giants visit the San Francisco 49ers at 7:15 p.m. CDT Monday. ESPN will televise the game.
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
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