As New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram ran 50 yards for a touchdown with 1:33 left in Sunday's game against the New York Jets, he went past 1,000 rushing yards for the 2017 season, putting the attention on his success as a ball-carrier.

But Ingram finished the Saints' 31-19 victory with more receiving yards than rushing yards. Ingram ran for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and caught five passes for 77 yards.

Ingram recorded his second-highest single-game receiving yardage of his career (behind a 98-yard game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 13, 2015), and his 54-yard catch-and-run in the first quarter against the Jets was the second-longest reception of his career, behind a 59-yarder in the game against Arizona.

Ingram's five receptions lifted his total for the season to a career-high 51, and with 375 receiving yards, he's 29 short of his single-season best.

With 1,045 rushing yards, Ingram has 2 more than he had in 2016, his first 1,000-yard rushing season. His two touchdown runs gave him 11 for 2017, also a career-high.

"Starting off my career, it's something I always wanted to do," Ingram said. "I just got to thank the Lord for this opportunity, putting me on this platform. My teammates, my coaches, anybody who has ever blocked for me -- receivers, fullbacks, tight ends -- there are a lot of hands that go into having two seasons like that. So I'm very appreciative of all my teammates, my coaches, and God is good."

With Ingram's two TDs on Sunday, he and Alvin Kamara became the third pair of running-back teammates to have at least 1,200 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns apiece in the same season, and they're the first to do so since 1988.

The victory lifted the Saints' record to 10-4 with two games remaining in the regular season. They're tied with Carolina atop the NFC South standings, but New Orleans swept the season series against the Panthers.

Ingram was among the 24 former Alabama players who got on the field during the 15th Sunday of the NFL's 2017 season.

Other former Alabama players who started on Sunday included:

Right cornerback Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) and middle linebacker C.J. Mosley (Theodore) of the Baltimore Ravens. Mosley made six tackles, broke up three passes and forced a fumble and Humphrey made one tackle and broke up a pass in a 27-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Mosley caused a fumble after a reception in the second quarter, which Baltimore recovered at the Cleveland 45-yard line. The Ravens turned the turnover into a touchdown.

Right offensive tackle Andre Smith (Huffman) of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix of the Green Bay Packers made five tackles in a 31-24 loss to the Panthers.

Right cornerback Kareem Jackson and wide receiver DeAndrew White of the Houston Texans. Jackson had four tackles and broke up a pass in a 45-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. White made his first NFL start, but was thrown to only once and didn't have a reception in the game.

Left offensive tackle Cam Robinson of the Jaguars.

Inside linebacker Mark Barron (St. Paul's) of the Los Angeles left a 42-7 victory over the Seattle Seahawks early because of a knee injury.

Running back Kenyan Drake of the Miami Dolphins ran for 78 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and caught six passes for 35 yards in a 24-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Drake had run for 234 yards in the previous two games and had five carries for 53 yards at the end of the first quarter against Buffalo. After Drake scored on a 1-yard run with 7:57 left in the fourth quarter, the Miami offense called a pass play for its final 16 snaps of the game.

Strong safety Landon Collins and right defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson of the New York Giants. Tomlinson made three tackles and Collins had one in a 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Collins was listed as doubtful on the Giants' injury report after suffering a sprained ankle last week, and he left Sunday's game after re-injuring his ankle.

Left guard James Carpenter of the Jets.

Left guard Chance Warmack of the Eagles.

Middle linebacker Reuben Foster (Auburn High) of the San Francisco 49ers made eight tackles and a quarterback hit in a 25-23 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

Left defensive tackle Jarran Reed of the Seahawks made five tackles against the Rams.

Left guard Arie Kouandjio of the Washington Redskins made a tackle for the third straight game in a 20-15 victory over the Cardinals even though he's an offensive lineman. Sunday's tackle came when he pushed Tramon Williams out of bounds after the Cardinals cornerback had recovered a fumble.

Other former Alabama players seeing action on Sunday included:

Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron (St. Paul's) completed 3-of-6 passes for 19 yards with no touchdown and no interceptions in a 34-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Packers defensive tackle Quinton Dial (Clay-Chalkville).

Jaguars defensive tackle Marcell Dareus (Huffman) and running back T.J. Yeldon (Daphne). Dareus made two tackles and Yeldon gained 27 yards on seven carries and caught four passes for 25 yards against the Texans.

Jets wide receiver ArDarius Stewart (Fultondale).

Titans running back Derrick Henry gained 19 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for 9 yards against the 49ers.

Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Anderson (Daphne) made three tackles against the Cardinals. He suffered a knee injury covering a punt.

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Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy was active on Sunday, but did not play against the Rams.

Ravens outside linebacker Tim Williams, Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick (Gadsden City) and Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper were designated as inactive on Sunday.

On Saturday, Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson had a team-leading eight tackles and recovered a fumble in a 20-10 loss to the Detroit Lions.

On Monday night, the Atlanta Falcons visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 7:30 CST. ESPN will televise the game.

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