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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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Top Bama players in the NFL from Week 10

The Alabama Crimson Tide was well represented during week 10 of the NFL regular season as many former Crimson Tide players had big moments for their teams, some of which clinched the win. Let’s start with the offense. There were 5 players who had …

The Alabama Crimson Tide was well represented during week 10 of the NFL regular season as many former Crimson Tide players had big moments for their teams, some of which clinched the win.

Let’s start with the offense. There were 5 players who had big games this weekend,

  1. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

Derrick Henry had a big game on Sunday as the Tennessee Titans beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-32 at home. Henry finished the game with 23 carries, for 188 yards, and 2 TDs.

2. Josh Jacobs, RB, Oakland Raiders

Jacobs has had a stellar rookie season for the Raiders. Not only has he broken franchise rookie records, but he has also had several game winning moments, including a go-ahead touchdown on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Chargers that put the Raiders on top over the Chargers 26-24. Jacobs finished the game with  16 carries for 71 yards and 1 TD. He also had 3 catches for 30 yards.

3. Amari Cooper, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Cooper, who has continued to dominate in the NFL had another stellar game on Sunday. Even though the Cowboys lost 28-24 against the Vikings, Cooper finished the game with 11 catches for 147 yards and 1 TD.

4. OJ Howard, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Howard, who has continued to help the Buccaneers’ offense, had an impressive performance on Sunday as the Bucs beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-27. Howard finished the game with 4 carries for 47 yards, and 1 TD.

5. Mark Ingram, RB, Baltimore Ravens

On Sunday, the Ravens put on a show on the road as they beat the Cincinnati Bengals 49-13. Ingram had 9 carries for 34 yards and a TD.

Now, let’s go over the Top 5 defensive players for the Crimson Tide in the NFL in week 10.

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