11/11/2026 12:00:00 PM | Football
Former Alabama players made an impact in Week 9 of the NFL season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The National Football League concluded Week 9 of the regular season Monday evening. Below is a look at how former Alabama players performed on the gridiron last week.
Former Crimson Tide defenders had a standout week, led by Green Bay's Xavier McKinney. The safety recorded his second multi-interception game of the season to go along with four tackles and two pass deflections in the Packers' 45-27 win over New England. McKinney now sits at five picks on the campaign to tie for the league lead. Elsewhere in the secondary, Jets' safety Minkah Fitzpatrick totaled eight takedowns in New York's 35-12 loss at Kansas City, marking his third straight week with eight-plus stops.
In the trenches, Dallas tackle Quinnen Williams posted a season-high seven stops for a second consecutive game in the Cowboys' 27-23 win at Indianapolis. Three of Williams' stops went for loss, with the lineman also forcing a fumble and adding a quarterback hurry. Patriots' defensive lineman Christian Barmore recorded four tackles, a sack and one quarterback pressure in New England's loss.
On the edge, Texans' linebacker Will Anderson Jr. registered two quarterback hurries and a pair of sacks on his only two tackles in Houston's 44-22 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Anderson Jr. now sits atop the NFL leaderboard with 9.5 sacks on the year.
Vikings' linebacker Dallas Turner put up a productive performance on Monday Night Football, tying his season-high with five tackles, highlighted by his seventh sack of the season. Turner also added a pass deflection and a quarterback hurry in Minnesota's 23-6 loss to Buffalo. In the same game, placekicker Will Reichard scored all six points for the Vikings, converting from 43 yards and 53 yards on his two field goal tries.
Offensively, Lions tailback Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 74 yards and a score on 20 carries in Detroit's 19-9 win over the Miami Dolphins. Gibbs' 11 total touchdowns tie him for first in the NFL in that category.Â
Carolina quarterback Bryce Young totaled three touchdown passes for the third time this season, adding 276 yards on 28-of-39 passing in the Panthers' 26-21 loss to the Broncos. Young also scrambled for a season-long 13 yards on his only carry of the game. Fellow Panther John Metchie III snagged a pair of receptions from Young, totaling 40 yards on the day.
