Following a five-week injury absence, Jonah Coleman celebrated his return to NFL active duty as a rookie running back by rushing for 54 yards for the Denver Broncos.

On national tight-ends day, Drew Sample caught a 16-yard touchdown pass, the sixth score of his eight-year career, for the Cincinnati Bengals.

And Michael Penix Jr. absolutely picked apart the San Francisco 49ers secondary by throwing 3 touchdown passes for the Atlanta Falcons for the third time in his career in a 29-20 victory at home.

Such were the highlighted performances by former University of Washington football players on Sunday across the pro football landscape.

Dealing with an ankle injury, the 5-foot-8, 220-pound Coleman ran the ball more times than any other Denver running back as the Broncos beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-16 on the road. He had a long gainer of 15 yards.…