Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff dialed up another long-distance connection with wide receiver Jameson Williams on Sunday, and it sent the former Alabama All-American to a career game.

Williamson had four receptions for 124 yards and one touchdown and a 2-yard game on a rushing attempt in the Lions’ 52-6 rout of the Jacksonville Jagaurs.

Williams caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Goff as Detroit took a 35-6 lead with 12:55 left in the third quarter.

Williams became the third player in the NFL’s AFC/NFC era to have each of his first seven touchdown receptions cover at least 30 yards. Williams’ other TD receptions have covered 32, 37, 41, 45, 52 and 70 yards.

The two players who preceded Williams in achieving the feat were the New England Patriots’ Stanley Morgan in 1977-78 and Kansas City Chiefs’ J.J. Birden in 1990-92.

Williams posted the second 100-yard receiving game of his career. He had five receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown in a 26-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8.

Williams was among the 42 former Alabama players who got on the field on the 11th Sunday of the NFL’s 105th season.

Five other former Alabama players were involved in the Jacksonville-Detroit game:

• Terrion Arnold started at cornerback for the Lions. Arnold made two tackles.
• Brian Branch started at safety for the Lions. Branch made seven tackles.
• Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 69 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries and had a 54-yard reception. Gibbs scored on a 1-yard run as Detroit took a 21-3 lead with 12:26 left in the first half. Gibbs surpassed 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the 2024 season during the game. With a 23-yard run in the second quarter, Gibbs became the first Lions player to have a rushing attempt that gained at least 15 yards in nine consecutive games since Barry Sanders in 1998.

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• Mac Jones started at quarterback for the Jaguars. Jones completed 17-of-29 passes for 138 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.

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• Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

In the other Sunday games:

Green Bay Packers 20, Chicago Bears 19

• Josh Jacobs started at running back for the Packers. Jacobs ran for 76 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and caught four passes for 58 yards. Jacobs scored the 50th rushing touchdown of his NFL career on a 7-yard run as Green Bay took a 14-13 lead with 6:34 left in the third quarter.

• Xavier McKinney started at safety for the Packers. McKinney shared the team lead with nine tackles.

Miami Dolphins 34, Las Vegas Raiders 19

• Dolphins guard Lester Cotton (Central-Tuscaloosa) did not record any stats.
• Dolphins defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand did not record any stats.
• Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 28-of-36 passes for 288 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Tagovailoa threw touchdowns passes of 1 yard with 6:47 left in the first quarter and 57 yards with 3:19 left in the game to tight end Jonnu Smith and 8 yards to wide receiver Tyreek Hill with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter.

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• Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had two receptions for 37 yards.

Los Angeles Rams 28, New England Patriots 22

• Patriots wide receiver Javon Baker had kickoff returns of 46 and 16 yards.
• Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore made three tackles in his 2024 debut. Barmore was hospitalized in July because of blood clots, and he did not practice with his teammates this season until Thursday.
• Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville) started at outside linebacker for the Patriots. Jennings made two tackles and registered one quarterback hit.

New Orleans Saints 35, Cleveland Browns 14

• Browns cornerback Tony Brown is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Browns guard Javion Cohen (Central-Phenix City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Browns running back Jerome Ford gained 10 yards on five rushing attempts and returned two kickoffs for 37 yards.
• Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Browns. Jeudy had six receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown. Jeudy posted the second-highest single-game receiving total in his career as he scored on an 89-yard pass from quarterback Jameis Winston with 1:52 left in the first quarter.

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• Browns tight end Cameron Latu is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley) started at right cornerback for Saints. McKinstry made three tackles as he returned from a two-game injury absence.
• Dalvin Tomlinson started at defensive tackle for the Browns. Tomlinson made two tackles.
• Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was designated as a game-day inactive.

Indianapolis Colts 28, New York Jets 27

• Colts defensive end Raekwon Davis made two tackles.
• Colts safety Ronnie Harrison did not record any stats.
• Colts center Ryan Kelly is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (Theodore) was designated as a game-day inactive. A neck injury sidelined Mosley for the fourth game in a row.
• Quinnen Williams (Wenonah) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made a season-high seven tackles, recorded one sack, had two tackles for loss and registered three quarterback hits.

Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Baltimore Ravens 16

• Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal) did not record any stats.
• Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Minkah Fitzpatrick started at free safety for the Steelers. Fitzpatrick made seven tackles.
• Najee Harris started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 63 yards on 18 carries and caught four passes for 30 yards.
• Derrick Henry started at running back for the Ravens. Henry ran for 65 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Henry scored on a 1-yard run as Baltimore took a 7-6 lead with 1:16 left in the first half. Henry became the fourth player in the NFL’s Super Bowl era to score a touchdown in each of his first 11 games in a season, joining O.J. Simpson in 1975, Jerry Rice in 1987 and John Riggins in 1983 in achieving that feat. Henry also lost a fumble on the second snap of the game.

• Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made three tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and intercepted one pass. Humphrey picked off Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson in the end zone with the Steelers leading 15-10 with 9:23 to play.

• Ravens safety Eddie Jackson was designated as a game-day inactive. Baltimore said Jackson’s absence was not injury-related.

Minnesota Vikings 23, Tennessee Titans 13

• J.C. Latham started at left offensive tackle for the Titans.
• Calvin Ridley started at wide receiver for the Titans. Ridley had four receptions for 58 yards.
• Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Vikings.
• Vikings kicker Will Reichard (Hoover) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Vikings outside linebacker Dallas Turner did not record any stats.

Denver Broncos 38, Atlanta Falcons 6

• Falcons inside linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High) did not record any stats.
• Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
• Falcons running back Jase McClellan ran for 15 yards on eight carries.
• Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders is on the physically-unable-to-perform list and not eligible to play.
• Patrick Surtain II started at left cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made one tackle and broke up one pass.
• Broncos cornerback Levi Wallace made one tackle.

Seattle Seahawks 20, San Francisco 49ers 17

• Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe made one tackle.
• Jarran Reed started at defensive end for the Seahawks. Reed made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.

Buffalo Bills 30, Kansas City Chiefs 21

• Amari Cooper started at wide receiver for the Bills. Cooper returned from a two-game absence because of a wrist injury to catch two passes for 55 yards.
• Bills safety Kareem Jackson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers in on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Chiefs tight end Irv Smith Jr. is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Los Angeles Chargers 34, Cincinnati Bengals 27

• Bengals safety Jordan Battle made two tackles.
• Bradley Bozeman (Handley) started at center for the Chargers.
• Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton had an 8-yard reception and a 36-yard kickoff return.
• Chargers defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe did not record any stats.
• Chargers offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
• Chargers punter JK Scott averaged 46.7 yards on six punts, with a 41.0-yard net. Scott had a 53-yard punt returned 7 yards to the Cincinnati 36-yard line, a 58-yarder returned 17 yards to the Cincinnati 26, a 32-yarder out of bounds at the 50, a 39-yarder for a fair catch at the Cincinnati 14, a 55-yarder returned 10 yards to the Cincinnati 21 and a 43-yarder for a fair catch at the Cincinnati 16.

Week 11 started on Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 26-18.

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Week 11 concludes on Monday, when the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

Friday brought the biggest collective night of the college basketball season with a series of early-season, non-conference matchups across the slate — and one conference notching a pair of top-10 victories: the Big Ten. 

If you’re a non-conference team in the regular season, don’t even bother playing Purdue. That has been true since December 2020. The Boilermakers have put together a historic winning streak with 39 consecutive victories in the regular season against out-of-conference opponents after their 87-78 victory over an Alabama team that received six first-place votes in the AP poll last week. It’s not as if this 39-game win streak hasn’t been tested either, with nine of those wins coming over top-10 opponents.

While everybody was wondering in the preseason how Purdue would handle life without Zach Edey, coach Matt Painter said that junior Trey Kaufman-Renn was poised to have a great year. Those words became reality in Friday’s signature win with the 6-foot-9 big man delivering 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. With how much of a constant the backcourt of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer are — with Smith posting 17 points and 10 assists and Loyer totaling 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting — that third piece emerging was the question mark with Purdue, and it was answered.

For Purdue to score 87 points and also limit a potent Crimson Tide backcourt to 9-of-29 shooting from beyond the arc was impressive. On the flip side, coach Nate Oats is clearly still trying to figure things out with his Alabama team, with Mark Sears (5 for 15 from the floor) and Cliff Omoruyi (2 for 5) struggling in the defeat.

Elsewhere, Wisconsin put up an unforgettable 103-88 win over 9th-ranked Arizona on a night when the Badgers were honoring their 2014 and 2015 Final Four teams.

There’s plenty to unpack with this result. First and foremost, it shows the depth of the Big Ten and why the conference can very well get a double-digit number of NCAA Tournament bids, because when the program that was projected to finish 12th in the league in the preseason polls beats a top-10 team, it’s an eye-opening and profile-boosting win. 

Missouri transfer and sixth-year senior John Tonje put up a historic performance with a career-high 41 points, two shy of the Badgers’ single-game record. Tonje drilled four of Wisconsin’s 12 triples and shot 21 for 22 from the free-throw line in a game that was heavy with whistles and had a combined 87 free throws taken. It wasn’t always pretty, but for the Badgers to score 103 points, get double-figure performances from returnees Max Klesmit and John Blackwell and finish off Arizona (in spite of the fact that it tied the game after a slow start) certainly is a needle-moving result for coach Greg Gard. He currently has an offense that sits at No. 18 in KenPom efficiency. Wisconsin is in my Top 25 because of this.

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As for another big takeaway from the weekend, a Big East team went on the road and beat a Big Ten squad on Friday night in dramatic fashion, as top-15 Marquette went into College Park and held off Maryland, 78-74. 

Golden Eagles senior star Kam Jones continues to show he’s as good as any player in the country right now, with the 6-foot-5 guard going off for 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor, marking his third performance in the first four games of at least 24 in the scoring column. At one point in the second half, Jones went on his own personal 12-2 run over the Terps, who fought back in the final two minutes and showed their potential for this season but fell just short. Jones’ classmate Stevie Mitchell continued to display why he’s the ultimate Shaka Smart player, doing the dirty work and finishing the game with Marquette’s final eight points.

With that, here’s my updated Top 25. 

1. Kansas Jayhawks (4-0)

The Jayhawks started the week by grinding out a victory over Michigan State in a game that Hunter Dickinson dominated, but backcourt questions arose despite the win. That said, they’re 4-0 with wins over North Carolina and MSU, with AJ Storr breaking out for a 16-point showing in 19 minutes in a 78-57 win over Oakland on Saturday night. Is there a clear-cut top team in the nation? No, but Kansas is at the top with enough of a body of work and Dickinson, who’s as good as any offensive player in the country.

2. UConn Huskies (3-0)

The Huskies are 36-1 in their past 37 games against non-conference competition after a 90-49 win over Le Moyne on Wednesday. Preseason All-American Alex Karaban continued his strong start to the season with 17 points in the victory. UConn plays its final tune-up before the Maui Invitational when the back-to-back reigning national champions host East Texas A&M on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET on FS1 and the FOX Sports app).

3. Gonzaga Bulldogs (3-0)

The Zags moved to 3-0 on the season with a 113-54 win over UMass Lowell on Friday behind 21 points from Arkansas transfer Khalif Battle. They have a big road game against San Diego State at Viejas Arena on Monday night.

4. Auburn Tigers (3-0)

Johni Broome is one of the best players in America, but I don’t think he gets enough national love for just how great of a big man he is. He had 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in Wednesday’s 79-56 win over Kent State. 

5. Houston Cougars (2-1)

Even though the Cougars fell just short to Auburn last weekend, I still love coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad enough to keep them in my top five. Seven players scored at least eight points in Wednesday’s 91-45 win over Louisiana. We get a better gauge for the Cougars when they meet Alabama at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas next week. 

6. Purdue Boilermakers (4-0)

Freshman guard C.J. Cox appears to be an X-factor on the perimeter, going 7 for 10 from 3-point range in his past two games and combining for 23 points. That’s exactly the type of supplemental scoring the Boilermakers need around Smith, Loyer and Kaufman-Renn. Purdue has its first major road test of the year at Marquette on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET on FS1 and the FOX Sports app). 

7. Iowa State Cyclones (2-0)

The Cyclones, who return the majority of their pieces from a Sweet 16 and Big 12 Tournament championship team last year, are off to a 2-0 start after an 82-53 win over Kansas City last Monday. Senior guard Curtis Jones came off the bench and shot 7 for 11 from the floor for 20 points. We’ll get a better measuring stick for coach T.J. Otzelberger’s team when they meet Auburn in Round 1 of the Maui Invitational.

8. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1)

The Crimson Tide are far from hitting their stride offensively, shooting just over 30% from 3-point land thus far and not fully meshing yet. Give Nate Oats some time. Remember: Last year’s team was 6-5 and ended up in the Final Four. Up next: The Tide take on Illinois — a team that’s just outside my Top 25 rankings — on Wednesday. Tomislav Ivisic, who’s coming off a 20-point performance in a win over Oakland this past week, will meet Omoruyi in that clash. 

9. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-1)

The Tar Heels followed up an impressive performance in a loss at Kansas with a 107-55 win over American. Elliott Cadeau is a totally different player in his second season for the Tar Heels, as the UNC point guard delivered 18 points, eight assists and four steals (and just one turnover) in the victory. Having him and RJ Davis together in the backcourt makes for one scary duo for the rest of the ACC. We’ll see UNC get tested more next week at the Maui Invitational.

10. Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)

The Volunteers posted a 2-0 week with Charlotte transfer Igor Milicic posting 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a 92-57 win over Montana on Wednesday. He then followed that up with a 23-point, nine-rebound outing in a 103-67 victory over Austin Peay on Sunday. It would appear coach Rick Barnes and his staff nailed it in the transfer portal once again after doing so last year with Dalton Knecht. 

11. Creighton Bluejays (4-0)

12. Kentucky Wildcats (3-0)

13. Duke Blue Devils (3-1)

14. Marquette Golden Eagles (4-0)

15. Baylor Bears (2-1)

16. Xavier Musketeers (4-0)

17. Arizona Wildcats (2-1)

18. Indiana Hoosiers (3-0)

19. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0)

20. St. John’s Red Storm (4-0)

21. Florida Gators (4-0)

22. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0)

23. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1)

24. Wisconsin Badgers (4-0)

25. Texas A&M Aggies (3-1)

John Fanta is a national college basketball broadcaster and writer for FOX Sports. He covers the sport in a variety of capacities, from calling games on FS1 to serving as lead host on the BIG EAST Digital Network to providing commentary on The Field of 68 Media Network. Follow him at @John_Fanta.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide dominated its inferior competition on Saturday, defeating Mercer 52-7 in the second-to-last home game of the year. The result was never in doubt but was the performance enough to move up in the polls?

The Crimson Tide entered the week ranked No. 9 in both the Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll. No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 BYU both took losses this week, creating room for Alabama to move up.

The Crimson Tide moved up to No. 7 in the Coaches Poll, the AP Top 25 Poll will be released later on Sunday.

Sunday’s rankings serve as conversation starters, however, the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday night. These are the only rankings that will determine who gets in the 12-team CFP.

(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Oregon, 55, 11-0, 1375
2. Ohio State, 9-1, 1316
3. Texas, 9-1, 1263
4. Penn State, 9-1, 1158
5. Indiana, 10-0, 1109
6. Notre Dame, 9-1, 1096
7. Alabama, 8-2, 996
8. Georgia, 8-2, 993
9. Ole Miss, 8-2, 984
10. Miami (FL), 9-1, 847
11. Tennessee, 8-2, 823
12. SM, 9-1, 744
13. Boise State, 9-1, 714
14. Texas A&M, 8-2, 646
15. BYU, 9-1, 633
16. Clemson, 8-2, 569
17. Army, 9-0, 509
18. Colorado, 8-2, 464
19. South Carolina, 7-3, 379
20. Tulane, 9-2, 280
21. Iowa State, 8-2, 268
22. Arizona State, 8-2, 251
23. UNLV, 8-2, 93
24. Memphis, 9-2, 77
25. Kansas State, 7-3, 67

Others Receiving Votes:

Washington State 65, Illinois 56, Missouri 44, Syracuse 18, James Madison 11, Duke 9, Pittsburgh 7, Louisiana 5, Louisville 2, Vanderbilt 1, Sam Houston 1, LSU 1, Colorado State 1.

This story will be updated with the AP Top 25 Poll when it’s released.