In four games since returning from an NFL suspension, New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram had totaled 181 yards on 50 carries. In the Saints' 51-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Ingram broke loose with 104 yards on 13 rushing attempts and 58 yards and a touchdown on three receptions.
Ingram had four 100-yard rushing performances in a span of six games last season, but Sunday's output was his first 100-yard game since Nov. 19, when he had 134 against the Washington Redskins. Ingram now has 14 100-yard rushing games in his NFL career.
Ingram's touchdown came on a 28-yard catch-and-run with 13:33 left in the second quarter and the game tied at 7-7. Ingram's score started a run of 44 straight points for the Saints as they steamrolled Cincinnati for their eighth consecutive victory.
The touchdown reception was the fifth of Ingram's career. The other four came during the 2016 season.
Ingram among the 34 former Alabama players who got on the field during the 10th Sunday of the NFL’s 2018 season.
Former Alabama players who started on Sunday included:
· Right offensive tackle Andre Smith (Huffman) of the Arizona Cardinals in a 26-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
· Wide receivers Julio Jones (Foley) and Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons in a 28-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Jones caught seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. Jones' 45th 100-yard receiving game of his career tied him with Randy Moss for the most such games in a player's first eight seasons and put him past 10,000 in the 104th game of his career, making him the fastest to reach that milestone in NFL history. His sixth 100-yard receiving game of 2018 put him past 1,000 for the season, making him the first receiver to reach that total in 2018. Jones scored on a 1-yard pass with 5:04 left in the first half as Atlanta took a 10-7 lead. Ridley caught three passes for 37 yards, had a 3-yard run and picked up a fumble by quarterback Matt Ryan and ran 9 yards with it.
· Wide receiver Robert Foster and cornerback Levi Wallace of the Buffalo Bills in a 41-10 victory over the New York Jets. The two rookies made the first starts of their NFL careers. In Wallace's case, the game was his NFL debut. Foster turned in the Bills' first 100-yard receiving game of 2018 with three receptions for 105 yards. Wallace made a tackle and broke up a pass.
· Safety Eddie Jackson of the Chicago Bears made six tackles and broke up a pass in a 34-22 victory over the Detroit Lions.
· Left cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick (Gadsden City) of the Bengals made five tackles against the Saints before leaving the game in the second quarter with a concussion.
· Wide receiver Amari Cooper of the Dallas Cowboys caught six passes for 75 yards in a 27-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
· Defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson of the Lions made a tackle for loss against the Bears. He appeared to suffer an ankle injury during the game.
· Center Ryan Kelly of the Indianapolis Colts helmed an offensive line that kept quarterback Andrew Luck from being sacked for the fourth straight game in a 29-26 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
· Nose tackle Marcell Dareus (Huffman) of the Jaguars against the Colts.
· Left inside linebacker Reggie Ragland (Bob Jones) of the Chiefs made a team-leading six tackles against the Cardinals.
· Defensive end Damion Square of the Los Angeles Chargers made three tackles in a 20-6 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
· Inside linebacker Mark Barron (St. Paul's) of the Los Angeles Rams made six tackles in a 36-31 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
· Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick of the Miami Dolphins made two tackles and broke up a pass in a 31-12 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
· Linebacker Dont'a Hightower of the New England Patriots made four tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, in a 34-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
· Left guard James Carpenter of the Jets against the Bills.
· Left defensive tackle Jarran Reed of the Seahawks made a tackle behind the line of scrimmage against the Rams.
· Tight end O.J. Howard (Autauga Academy) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers caught a 15-yard pass in a 16-3 loss to the Washington Redskins.
· Running back Derrick Henry of the Titans ran for 58 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries against the Patriots. Henry had his highest rushing output of the season and the second two-TD game of his career. Henry scored on a 1-yard run with 1:09 left in the first half as Tennessee took a 24-10 lead and took a direct snap 10 yards to the end zone with 7:13 left in the game for the final touchdown.
· Defensive end Jonathan Allen, strong safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and nose tackle Da'Ron Payne (Shades Valley) of the Redskins against the Buccaneers. Clinton-Dix made eight tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble, Allen had three tackles and a quarterback hit and Payne recorded two tackles and a quarterback hit.
Other former Alabama players seeing action on Sunday included:
· Lions defensive end Da'Shawn Hand recorded the third sack of his rookie season against the Bears.
· Packers cornerback Tony Brown and punter JK Scott against the Dolphins. Brown had two tackles and broke up a pass with the defense and made a tackle on special teams, too. Scott had a 37-yard punt that was downed at the Miami 7-yard line. Scott also had a punt blocked, and in his other time in punt formation, the Packers executed a successful fake.
· Jaguars safety Ronnie Harrison and running back T.J. Yeldon (Daphne) against the Colts. Yeldon ran for 12 yards on three carries and caught five passes for 51 yards. Harrison broke up a pass.
· Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake ran for 27 yards on eight carries and caught two passes for 11 yards against the Packers. Drake missed a portion of the game with a shoulder injury before returning.
· Eagles guard Chance Warmack against the Cowboys.
· Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High) made two tackles and a quarterback hit against the Patriots.
· Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Anderson (Daphne) and inside linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton (Carver-Montgomery) against the Buccaneers. Anderson made a tackle on defense, another on special teams and caused a fumble.
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Seahawks guard D.J. Fluker (Foley) and Titans fullback Jalston Fowler (Vigor) were designated as inactive.
Raiders quarterback AJ McCarron (St. Paul's) 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.