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September 25, 2018
Mark Inabinett, The Birmingham News
Fitzmagic wasn't quite as potent on Monday night as it had been in the first two games of the NFL's 2018 season, and that left four players with Alabama football roots on the losing team in the final game of Week 3.
Tampa Bay quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick became the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 400 yards in three consecutive games. But he had three interceptions to go with his three touchdown passes, and Pittsburgh's Bud Dupree returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown in the Steelers' 30-27 victory.
The four players from Alabama high schools and colleges in the game all started for Tampa Bay -- middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (Oxford), running back Peyton Barber (Auburn), cornerback Carlton Davis (Auburn) and tight end O.J. Howard (Autauga Academy, Alabama).
