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John Metchie III Scores First NFL Touchdown: Roll Call, November 11, 2024

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Nov 10, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III (8) makes a reception as Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson (21) defends during the first quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Nov 10, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver John Metchie III (8) makes a reception as Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson (21) defends during the first quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Former Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III has found the end zone for the first time in an NFL uniform. The Crimson Tide product missed the entire duration of his rookie campaign in 2022 after a leukemia diagnosis. He returned to the field last season.

On Sunday night, he caught his first pro touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half of Houston's home loss against the Detroit Lions. Metchie has overcome a lot since entering the NFL, and also ended his college career on the shelf because of a knee injury which turned out to be a pivotal blow to the 2021 Crimson Tide's national title hopes.

Today's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Crimson Tide Results:

  • Women's basketball: defeated Troy 94-71 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  • Volleyball: lost to No. 22 Florida 3-0 in Gainesville, Fla.
  • Men's tennis: Roan Jones won the ITA South Sectionals singles title, clinching a spot in the NCAA Singles Championships.

Did You Notice?

  • The No. 24 Alabama women's basketball team (3-0) is riding plenty of monentum, and defeated in-state foe Troy by 23 points on Monday. It was a milestone win, marking head coach Kristy Curry's 200th victory as at the helm of the Crimson Tide program. Curry is in her 12th season.
  • Former Alabama linebacker Henry To'oTo'o had one of the Texans' five interceptions of Jared Goff in Sunday night's loss to the Lions.
  • The Alabama football team's flight attendants were recognized by head coach Kalen DeBoer as this week's "Rare Tide" recepients.
  • Alabama Heisman winner and No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young has won back-to-back games for the first time in his young NFL career with the Carolina Panthers' 20-17 overtime win over the New York Giants in Germany. Young had 126 passing yards and a touhchdown with another 30 yards on the ground.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

  • November 11, 1892: Alabama played its first football game. E.B. Beaumont's team defeated a squad comprised of Birmingham High School students 56-0.
  • November 11, 1990: Derrick Thomas set an NFL record with seven sacks, which still stands, during Kansas City’s 17-16 loss to Seattle.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"We did a good job of staying together, being one and staying cool and calm. We did enough."— Jalen Hurts after his 26-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith in the final seconds of a 31-24 victory at Mississippi State on this date in 2017.

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Will Miller is a senior at the University of Alabama. He has experience covering a wide array of Crimson Tide sports, including football, baseball, basketball, gymnastics and soccer. He joined BamaCentral in the spring of 2023 and is also a freelance UFC interviewer. 

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