Tag: Bama in the NFL

Josh Jacobs rushes past 1,000 rushing yards mark in rookie NFL season

Josh Jacobs became the first ever rookie for the Raiders to rush for over 1000 yards.

Although the Oakland Raiders lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 40-9 on Sunday afternoon, Raiders’ rookie running back made history for Oakland.

Jacobs, who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, became the first ever rookie for the Raiders to rush for over 1000 yards.

Jacobs is the 21st player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards over his first 12 career games. As if that’s not impressive enough, he’s also currently ranked fifth in the NFL in yards after contact with 715 (YAC) through 12 weeks.

Jacobs is also in the running for the NFL Rookie of the Year Award, and let’s just say, he’s certainly more than deserving.

Titans’ RB Derrick Henry shows out against Colts

On Sunday, Titans’ running back Derrick Henry put on a show as he rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown off of 26 carries. 

On Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, Titans’ running back Derrick Henry put on a show as he rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown off of 26 carries as the Titans beat the Colts 31-17.

Henry, who is arguably one of the most underestimated running backs in the league, has now had two straight 1000+ yards rushing seasons, and has 13 touchdowns so far this season.

Henry has also joined Pro Bowl Hall of Famers Jim Brown, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, and Adrian Peterson as being the only 5 runnings backs in NFL history to rush for over 145 yards in three consecutive games.

Henry, who was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft has become a dominate part of the Titans offense.

Cowboys’ Amari Cooper suffers knee injury in matchup against Bills

Dallas Cowboys’ receiver Amari Cooper suffered a knee injury against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.

Dallas Cowboys’ receiver Amari Cooper suffered a knee injury against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.

Cooper, who has been Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott’s biggest target, will undergo an X-ray on Friday to .

Cooper, who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in 2018. So far this season, he has 886 receiving yards and 7 TDs.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you up to date with the very latest on Amari Cooper’s status.

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Alabama Football: Week 12 “NFL Freaks Of The Week”

The “NFL Freaks of the Week” is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account

The “NFL Freaks of the Week” is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account, that lets fans vote for an NFL offensive and defensive freak of the week from the previous week’s matchups. 

Last week, Calvin Ridley and Jarran Reed were the Freaks of the week.

Let’s see who the fans voted for this week! 

Offensively, these were the three candidates twitter got to vote on:

Derrick Henry | 19 rushes, 159 yds, 2 TDs, 1 catch 16 yds

Calvin Ridley | 6 catches, 85 yds, TD, 1 yd rush

Mark Ingram | 15 rushes, 111 yds, TD, 1 catch, 7 yds, TD

WINNER: Derrick Henry with 82% of the votes

And defensively, these were the four candidates that Twitter got to vote on:

Landon Collins | 10 tackles

Ryan Anderson | 6 tackles, 1 sack

Shaun Dion Hamilton | 6 tackles, 1 sack

Mark Barron | 6 tackles, 1 sack

WINNER: Landon Collins with 72% of the votes 

 

Which week 12 “freak” were you most impressed with?

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Ravens’ Mark Ingram shows out on Monday night against Rams

Ingram finished the game with 15 carries for 111 yards and a TD, as well as having a 7 yd TD reception. 

During Monday night’s 45-6 beatdown of the Los Angeles Rams, Mark Ingram put on a show for the Baltimore Ravens.

Ingram finished the game with 15 carries for 111 yards and a TD, as well as having a 7 yd TD reception.

Ingram, who spent 8 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, joined the Ravens in March of 2019, and has become a big part of the offense’s success.

So far this season, Ingram has over 770 yards rushing and 9 TDs.

LOOK: Twitter reacts to Amari Cooper’s performance vs. Patriots

Amari Cooper’s career was revitalized after being traded from the Oakland Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys for a first-round draft pick. Cooper’s production has also helped the Dallas team a large amount as they finally have a receiving threat to …

Amari Cooper’s career was revitalized after being traded from the Oakland Raiders to the Dallas Cowboys for a first-round draft pick.

Cooper’s production has also helped the Dallas team a large amount as they finally have a receiving threat to complement their dangerous ground game, headlined by Ezekiel Elliott.

In the Cowboys’ most recent matchup against the New England Patriots, Cooper was held without a catch for all four quarters… and twitter didn’t let him forget about it.

Here are some examples of what NFL fans had to say about it:

Nick, I think he knows.

There’s no need to yell, Skip. We are right here.

Sean Da Don thought he’d get creative by giving Cooper’s performance an anthem – Locked Up by Akon.

The man responsible had no remorse when talking about Cooper’s catch-less outing.

A visual representation of Cooper getting “locked up” by Gilmore.

Raheel came from the top rope on this one.

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Derrick Henry keeps Titans in playoff hunt

The Tennessee Titans were able to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars at home with a final score of 20-42, but it wasn’t without a little help from their star running back, Derrick Henry. The former Heisman winner absolutely dominated the Jaguars …

The Tennessee Titans were able to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars at home with a final score of 20-42, but it wasn’t without a little help from their star running back, Derrick Henry.

The former Heisman winner absolutely dominated the Jaguars defense on the ground off of 19 carries which produced 159 yards and two touchdowns.

His numbers were not the only aspect of his performance in the contest that was impressive, he managed to score both of his touchdowns within 16 seconds of each other.

Yes, 16 seconds.

The Alabama product’s first touchdown was an incredible display of strength and speed, as he ran 74 yards into the end zone while constantly having to push off defenders attempting to tackle him.

Then, on the very next drive early in the second half, Henry was able to punch himself into the end zone for another touchdown to give Tennessee a comfortable lead with plenty of time left to do more damage.

This win over Jacksonville improves the Titans record to 6-5, which places them into second place in the AFC South.

After having a rough start to the season, the decision to stick with Ryan Tannehill over Marcus Mariota has seemingly paid off.

As long as Tannehill keeps up his high level of production and Henry continues his reign of terror on opposing defensive lines, they just might be able to sneak into the playoffs with a Wildcard spot.

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Alabama Football: Week 11 “NFL Freaks Of The Week”

NFL Freaks of the Week is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account

The “NFL Freaks of the Week” is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account, that lets fans vote for an NFL offensive and defensive freak of the week from the previous week’s matchups. 

Last week, Derrick Henry and Minkah Fitzpatrick were the Freaks of the week.

Let’s see who the fans voted for this week! 

Offensively, these were the four candidates twitter got to vote on:

Irv Smith | 3 catches, 20 yds, TD

Bo Scarbrough | 14 rushes, 55 yds, TD

Calvin Ridley | 8 catches, 143 yds, TD

Mark Ingram | 13 rushes, 48 yds, 3 catches, 37 yds, 2 TDs

WINNER: Calvin Ridley with 53% of the votes

And defensively, these were the four candidates that Twitter got to vote on:

Daron Payne | 5 tackles, PBU

Eddie Jackson | 6 tackles, forced fumble

Jarran Reed | 4 tackles, 1.5 sacks, PBU, forced fumble

HaHa Clinton-Dix | 7 tackles, fumble recovery

WINNER: Jarran Reed with 47% of the votes 

Which week 11 “freak” were you most impressed with?

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Alabama Football: Week 10 “NFL Freaks Of The Week”

NFL Freaks of the Week is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account

The “NFL Freaks of the Week” is a weekly poll on the Alabama football twitter account, that lets fans vote for an NFL offensive and defensive freak of the week from the previous week’s matchups. 

Last week, Josh Jacobs and Minkah Fitzpatrick were the Freaks of the week.

Let’s see who the fans voted for this week! 

Offensively, these were the four candidates twitter got to vote on:

Amari Cooper | 11 catches, 147 yds, TD

Josh Jacobs | 16 rushes, 71 yds, TD, 3 catches, 30 yds

O.J. Howard | 4 catches, 47 yds, TD

Derrick Henry | 23 rushes, 188 yds, 2 TDs

WINNER: Derrick Henry with 71% of the votes

And defensively, these were the four candidates that Twitter got to vote on:

Mark Barron | 10 tackles, PBU

Dalvin Tomlinson | 9 tackles, sack

Rashaan Evans | 7 tackles, 1 sack, FR for TD (53 yds)

Minkah Fitzpatrick | 4 tackles, 2 PBU, INT, FR for TD (43 yds)

WINNER: Minkah Fitzpatrick with 82% of the votes

Which week 10 “freak” were you most impressed with?

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Is Kenyan Drake taking over for Cardinals?

Less than two weeks after being traded from Miami to Arizona, Kenyan Drake is already making waves. Trade: Arizona has reached agreement in principle to trade a conditional 2020 draft pick to Miami for RB Kenyan Drake, league sources tell ESPN. – …

Less than two weeks after being traded from Miami to Arizona, Kenyan Drake is already making waves.

In his first week with the Cardinals, Drake took 15 carries for 110 yards and a lone touchdown. An impressive first outing with his new team.

His Arizona debut came at the right time for him, as David Johnson, their solid back for the last few seasons was inactive.

Johnson has been battling injuries, he spent all of 2018 on the sidelines after sustaining a knee injury.

Drake’s second week with the team was a true test, Johnson was back on the field, so it was a true test to see where he would fit into the mix with the incumbent starter.

In the Cardinals’ contest against the Buccaneers, Drake took over as the lead back.

The Alabama product had 10 carries to Johnson five, along with 35 yards to Johnson’s two.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury weighed in on Drake’s success with the team.

“We just felt like with Drake, needed to get something going and kept him rolling,” Kingsbury said. “The last couple weeks, practice, games [he] has brought a little pop to the run game, the pass game, and we felt like he was the guy to try and close the game out with.”

There’s still a relatively small sample size when it comes to what he’s capable of with Arizona, but with plenty of time left in the regular season, he will have the ability to show the Dolphins front office what they are missing out on.

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