The Latest: 2 more Green Bay players out with leg injuries
Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo (9) fumbles the football against Philadelphia Eagles' Fletcher Cox (91) and Jordan Hicks (58) during the...
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Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo (9) fumbles the football against Philadelphia
Eagles' Fletcher Cox (91) and Jordan Hicks (58) during the second half
of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP
Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Latest from NFL stadiums around the country on the second Sunday of the season (all times EDT):
9:34 p.m.
Two more Green Bay players have been carted to the locker room.
Starting receiver Davante Adams left the game after a 13-yard gain on third-and-6 with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Trainers appeared to be looking at Adams' left ankle. His return was questionable.
About 2 minutes later, backup defensive lineman Josh Boyd returned to the locker room on a cart. Boyd appeared to have hurt his right leg.
Green Bay was already without starting running back Eddie Lacy, whose return was questionable after leaving in the first quarter with a right ankle injury.
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9:09 p.m.
Eddie Lacy was taken on a cart to Green Bay's locker room with about 3 minutes left in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. His return is questionable with a right ankle injury.
Lacy went to the sideline about 4 minutes into the game after a 1-yard gain on third-and-1 at the Seattle 24. He was tackled by K.J. Wright.
Lacy had his right ankle and foot taped outside the shoe. He got his helmet to get ready to go in for the next series before returning to the trainer's table, where his ankle was completely re-taped. He tested the ankle for several minutes before being taken back to the locker room.
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6:30 p.m.
Tony Romo has a broken left collarbone and is out of the game for the Dallas Cowboys.
Romo was sacked and his left shoulder was slammed into the turf late in the third quarter. X-rays on the shoulder revealed the broken collarbone. He was down for several minutes before he sat up and eventually walked off the field.
The Cowboys took no chances and sent Romo straight to the locker room. Philadelphia's Jordan Hicks sacked and stripped Romo of the ball.
The Eagles took over trailing 13-0. Brandon Weeden replaced Romo.
— Dan Gelston reporting from Philadelphia.
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5:42 p.m.
The linebacker Philadelphia got in a trade for career leading rusher LeSean McCoy is out for the game with a knee injury.
Kiko Alonso, acquired from Buffalo, left the game in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys. Alonso was hurt in the second quarter and headed to the locker room with a left knee injury.
That could be a big problem for the Eagles. Alonso missed all of last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
— Dan Gelston reporting from Philadelphia.
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5:32 p.m.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota received treatment on his left ankle following Sunday's 28-14 loss at Cleveland. Mariota doesn't believe he'll miss any time. The Titans had to alter their game plan in the second half because the rookie was gimpy.
"I was incredibly impressed with how he handled himself," Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "The man's a fighter. He showed a lot of poise, he showed a lot of character in that second half. Obviously his ankle was bothering him a little bit and he still made a lot of plays."
— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland
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3:23 p.m.
The Buffalo Bills honored former general manager Bill Polian by presenting him his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring at halftime against the New England Patriots.
Polian, who was inducted into the hall in August, was the GM and architect of the Jim Kelly-led Bills teams that made four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s only to lose them all. He was with the Bills from 1984-92. During the ceremony, he was joined by the Bills' Hall of Fame players he drafted: Kelly, running back Thurman Thomas, defensive end Bruce Smith and receiver Andre Reed.
—John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York
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3:13 p.m.
Houston Texans right tackle Jeff Adams has been carted off the field in the second quarter Sunday after trainers put an air cast on the right leg.
Adams was locked up in a block with Carolina Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy when his leg gave out and he fell to the ground in obvious pain. Teammates immediately yelled for the trainers and took a knee around him.
—Steve Reed reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina
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3:12 p.m.
Philip Rivers' 10-yard touchdown pass pulled San Diego within a point of Cincinnati and moved him ahead of Dan Fouts for the franchise record with 255 career touchdowns.
Fouts is at Paul Brown Stadium as the TV analyst. Rivers is now 15th all-time in NFL history.
— Joe Kay reporting in Cincinnati
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3:04 p.m.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has left Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals because of a hamstring injury.
Cutler walked to the locker room after Tony Jefferson returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown late in the first half.
Cutler was stiff-armed and landed on his right shoulder. The Bears said he injured his hamstring.
Jimmy Clausen finished the half and started the third quarter for Chicago.
— Andrew Seligman reporting from Chicago
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2:49 p.m.
The New York Giants' secondary has taken another hit.
Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was knocked out against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion, further depleting the Giants' secondary plagued by injuries.
— Barry Wilner reporting from East Rutherford, N.J.
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2:29 p.m.
The NFL wanted to make things more interesting after touchdowns. The Pittsburgh Steelers are cooperating.
Pittsburgh opted to go for 2 after scoring their first two touchdowns against San Francisco, and converted both times.
After Roethlisberger hit Heath Miller for a 2-yard score, the offense stayed on the field. Roethlisberger then found a wide-open Antonio Brown to put the Steelers up 8-0.
The Steelers went for 2 again after second TD after lining up to kick only to have the 49ers penalized for a neutral-zone infraction that pushed the ball to the 1. Roethlisberger connected with Miller for a 2-point pass that put Pittsburgh up 16-3
After a third touchdown, the Steelers actually attempted a kick, but Josh Scobee hit the left upright. Scobee got another chance to kick and made the extra point to give the Steelers a 29-3 late in the first half against the 49ers.
— Will Graves reporting from Pittsburgh
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2:02 p.m.
After a "perfect" pro debut, Marcus Mariota's second NFL game has been anything but for Tennessee's rookie quarterback.
He has been harassed by Cleveland's defense, and ended the first quarter by being sacked. Mariota tried to scramble, slipped and was hammered by Browns linebacker Paul Kruger and John Hughes, who knocked off the QB's helmet, a shoe and caused a fumble that was recovered by Cleveland.
Mariota was 3 of 6 for 31 yards in the first quarter. Last week, he went 13 of 16 and recorded a perfect 158.3 passer's rating.
— Tom Withers, reporting from Cleveland.
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1:45 p.m.
Carolina Panthers veteran wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was carted to the locker room with a right ankle injury in the first quarter against the Houston Texans.
The team is listing his return as questionable. Cotchery was struggling to put weight in his ankle on the sideline. Cotchery accounted for Carolina's only offensive touchdown in last week's 20-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Panthers did add an extra wide receiver, Kevin Norwood, to their active roster.
— Steve Reed reporting in Charlotte, North Carolina
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1:43 p.m.
Philip Rivers' streak of consecutive completions ends at 22, two shy of Donovan McNabb's NFL record.
The San Diego quarterback completed his first two throws at
Cincinnati before missing the mark on a high throw with a third-down
pass to Stevie Johnson.
Rivers' 22 straight is a Chargers record and ties for third-longest in NFL history. Peyton Manning completed 23 straight. Joe Montana, Mark Brunell, David Carr and Matt Ryan had also streaks of 22 completions.
— Joe Kay reporting from Cincinnati
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1:33 p.m.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has moved past Dan Marino for third all-time in completions with a short pass to Brandin Cooks early in New Orleans' game against Tampa Bay.
It was Brees' 4,968th completion and he's had several since. He trails only Brett Favre (6,300) and Peyton Manning (5,977).
— Brett Martel reporting from New Orleans
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1:23 p.m.
What a start! Arizona's David Johnson set a club record by returning the opening kickoff 108 yards against the Chicago Bears. Johnson burst through the middle and turned up the left side untouched, quickly silencing the crowd at Soldier Field. The longest kickoff return by a Cardinals player before that was a 106-yarder by Roy Green against Dallas on Oct. 21, 1979. It was also the longest by a Bears opponent.
— Andrew Seligman reporting from Chicago
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1:14 p.m.
Call him Johnny Lightning.
Johnny Manziel threw a 60-yard touchdown on his first pass Sunday, hooking up with wide receiver Travis Benjamin. Manziel faked a hand-off and hit a streaking Benjamin, who got behind Titans cornerback Coty Sensabaugh, who was starting in place of Jason McCourty.
Manziel is making his third NFL start, taking over for Josh McCown, who sustained a concussion last week. Manziel came off the bench last week and threw one TD but had three turnovers.
— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland.
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12:10 p.m.
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was inactive, just like last week, but the difference is that he was coming off a concussion for the opener, while he's healthy enough to play against the Rams.
He lost his starting job to Kirk Cousins during the preseason; now he is down to No. 3 on the depth chart, behind backup Colt McCoy.
Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley, coming off left knee surgery, practiced this week and was thought to have a chance to make his NFL debut on Sunday, but he was inactive.
—Howard Fendrich reporting from Washington
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11:55 a.m.
Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will make his Cleveland Browns debut against the Titans.
Bowe, who missed last week's game with a hamstring injury, should be one of the top targets for Johnny Manziel.
Cleveland signed Bowe, formerly in Kansas City, to a 2-year, $12.5 million contract — $9 million guaranteed — in the offseason.
—Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland
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11:50 a.m.
Bills running back LeSean McCoy will play against the New England Patriots despite aggravating an injury to left hamstring in practice this week.
McCoy had been listed as questionable. He's been bothered by the injury and missed the Bills final three preseason games after being hurt during a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 18. McCoy complained of being rusty after managing just 41 yards on 17 carries in Buffalo's 27-14 season-opening win over Indianapolis last week. He also had three catches for 46 yards.
The Bills still managed a combined 147 yards rushing against Indianapolis — Buffalo's best total since gaining 193 at Chicago in last year's season opener.
— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York
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9:34 p.m.
Two more Green Bay players have been carted to the locker room.
Starting receiver Davante Adams left the game after a 13-yard gain on third-and-6 with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Trainers appeared to be looking at Adams' left ankle. His return was questionable.
About 2 minutes later, backup defensive lineman Josh Boyd returned to the locker room on a cart. Boyd appeared to have hurt his right leg.
Green Bay was already without starting running back Eddie Lacy, whose return was questionable after leaving in the first quarter with a right ankle injury.
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9:09 p.m.
Eddie Lacy was taken on a cart to Green Bay's locker room with about 3 minutes left in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks. His return is questionable with a right ankle injury.
Lacy went to the sideline about 4 minutes into the game after a 1-yard gain on third-and-1 at the Seattle 24. He was tackled by K.J. Wright.
Lacy had his right ankle and foot taped outside the shoe. He got his helmet to get ready to go in for the next series before returning to the trainer's table, where his ankle was completely re-taped. He tested the ankle for several minutes before being taken back to the locker room.
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6:30 p.m.
Tony Romo has a broken left collarbone and is out of the game for the Dallas Cowboys.
Romo was sacked and his left shoulder was slammed into the turf late in the third quarter. X-rays on the shoulder revealed the broken collarbone. He was down for several minutes before he sat up and eventually walked off the field.
The Cowboys took no chances and sent Romo straight to the locker room. Philadelphia's Jordan Hicks sacked and stripped Romo of the ball.
The Eagles took over trailing 13-0. Brandon Weeden replaced Romo.
— Dan Gelston reporting from Philadelphia.
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5:42 p.m.
The linebacker Philadelphia got in a trade for career leading rusher LeSean McCoy is out for the game with a knee injury.
Kiko Alonso, acquired from Buffalo, left the game in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys. Alonso was hurt in the second quarter and headed to the locker room with a left knee injury.
That could be a big problem for the Eagles. Alonso missed all of last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
— Dan Gelston reporting from Philadelphia.
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5:32 p.m.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota received treatment on his left ankle following Sunday's 28-14 loss at Cleveland. Mariota doesn't believe he'll miss any time. The Titans had to alter their game plan in the second half because the rookie was gimpy.
"I was incredibly impressed with how he handled himself," Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "The man's a fighter. He showed a lot of poise, he showed a lot of character in that second half. Obviously his ankle was bothering him a little bit and he still made a lot of plays."
— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland
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3:23 p.m.
The Buffalo Bills honored former general manager Bill Polian by presenting him his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring at halftime against the New England Patriots.
Polian, who was inducted into the hall in August, was the GM and architect of the Jim Kelly-led Bills teams that made four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s only to lose them all. He was with the Bills from 1984-92. During the ceremony, he was joined by the Bills' Hall of Fame players he drafted: Kelly, running back Thurman Thomas, defensive end Bruce Smith and receiver Andre Reed.
—John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York
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3:13 p.m.
Houston Texans right tackle Jeff Adams has been carted off the field in the second quarter Sunday after trainers put an air cast on the right leg.
Adams was locked up in a block with Carolina Panthers defensive end Kony Ealy when his leg gave out and he fell to the ground in obvious pain. Teammates immediately yelled for the trainers and took a knee around him.
—Steve Reed reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina
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3:12 p.m.
Philip Rivers' 10-yard touchdown pass pulled San Diego within a point of Cincinnati and moved him ahead of Dan Fouts for the franchise record with 255 career touchdowns.
Fouts is at Paul Brown Stadium as the TV analyst. Rivers is now 15th all-time in NFL history.
— Joe Kay reporting in Cincinnati
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3:04 p.m.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has left Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals because of a hamstring injury.
Cutler walked to the locker room after Tony Jefferson returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown late in the first half.
Cutler was stiff-armed and landed on his right shoulder. The Bears said he injured his hamstring.
Jimmy Clausen finished the half and started the third quarter for Chicago.
— Andrew Seligman reporting from Chicago
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2:49 p.m.
The New York Giants' secondary has taken another hit.
Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was knocked out against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion, further depleting the Giants' secondary plagued by injuries.
— Barry Wilner reporting from East Rutherford, N.J.
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2:29 p.m.
The NFL wanted to make things more interesting after touchdowns. The Pittsburgh Steelers are cooperating.
Pittsburgh opted to go for 2 after scoring their first two touchdowns against San Francisco, and converted both times.
After Roethlisberger hit Heath Miller for a 2-yard score, the offense stayed on the field. Roethlisberger then found a wide-open Antonio Brown to put the Steelers up 8-0.
The Steelers went for 2 again after second TD after lining up to kick only to have the 49ers penalized for a neutral-zone infraction that pushed the ball to the 1. Roethlisberger connected with Miller for a 2-point pass that put Pittsburgh up 16-3
After a third touchdown, the Steelers actually attempted a kick, but Josh Scobee hit the left upright. Scobee got another chance to kick and made the extra point to give the Steelers a 29-3 late in the first half against the 49ers.
— Will Graves reporting from Pittsburgh
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2:02 p.m.
After a "perfect" pro debut, Marcus Mariota's second NFL game has been anything but for Tennessee's rookie quarterback.
He has been harassed by Cleveland's defense, and ended the first quarter by being sacked. Mariota tried to scramble, slipped and was hammered by Browns linebacker Paul Kruger and John Hughes, who knocked off the QB's helmet, a shoe and caused a fumble that was recovered by Cleveland.
Mariota was 3 of 6 for 31 yards in the first quarter. Last week, he went 13 of 16 and recorded a perfect 158.3 passer's rating.
— Tom Withers, reporting from Cleveland.
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1:45 p.m.
Carolina Panthers veteran wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was carted to the locker room with a right ankle injury in the first quarter against the Houston Texans.
The team is listing his return as questionable. Cotchery was struggling to put weight in his ankle on the sideline. Cotchery accounted for Carolina's only offensive touchdown in last week's 20-9 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Panthers did add an extra wide receiver, Kevin Norwood, to their active roster.
— Steve Reed reporting in Charlotte, North Carolina
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1:43 p.m.
Philip Rivers' streak of consecutive completions ends at 22, two shy of Donovan McNabb's NFL record.
Rivers' 22 straight is a Chargers record and ties for third-longest in NFL history. Peyton Manning completed 23 straight. Joe Montana, Mark Brunell, David Carr and Matt Ryan had also streaks of 22 completions.
— Joe Kay reporting from Cincinnati
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1:33 p.m.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has moved past Dan Marino for third all-time in completions with a short pass to Brandin Cooks early in New Orleans' game against Tampa Bay.
It was Brees' 4,968th completion and he's had several since. He trails only Brett Favre (6,300) and Peyton Manning (5,977).
— Brett Martel reporting from New Orleans
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1:23 p.m.
What a start! Arizona's David Johnson set a club record by returning the opening kickoff 108 yards against the Chicago Bears. Johnson burst through the middle and turned up the left side untouched, quickly silencing the crowd at Soldier Field. The longest kickoff return by a Cardinals player before that was a 106-yarder by Roy Green against Dallas on Oct. 21, 1979. It was also the longest by a Bears opponent.
— Andrew Seligman reporting from Chicago
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1:14 p.m.
Call him Johnny Lightning.
Johnny Manziel threw a 60-yard touchdown on his first pass Sunday, hooking up with wide receiver Travis Benjamin. Manziel faked a hand-off and hit a streaking Benjamin, who got behind Titans cornerback Coty Sensabaugh, who was starting in place of Jason McCourty.
Manziel is making his third NFL start, taking over for Josh McCown, who sustained a concussion last week. Manziel came off the bench last week and threw one TD but had three turnovers.
— Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland.
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12:10 p.m.
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was inactive, just like last week, but the difference is that he was coming off a concussion for the opener, while he's healthy enough to play against the Rams.
He lost his starting job to Kirk Cousins during the preseason; now he is down to No. 3 on the depth chart, behind backup Colt McCoy.
Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley, coming off left knee surgery, practiced this week and was thought to have a chance to make his NFL debut on Sunday, but he was inactive.
—Howard Fendrich reporting from Washington
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11:55 a.m.
Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will make his Cleveland Browns debut against the Titans.
Bowe, who missed last week's game with a hamstring injury, should be one of the top targets for Johnny Manziel.
Cleveland signed Bowe, formerly in Kansas City, to a 2-year, $12.5 million contract — $9 million guaranteed — in the offseason.
—Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland
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11:50 a.m.
Bills running back LeSean McCoy will play against the New England Patriots despite aggravating an injury to left hamstring in practice this week.
McCoy had been listed as questionable. He's been bothered by the injury and missed the Bills final three preseason games after being hurt during a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 18. McCoy complained of being rusty after managing just 41 yards on 17 carries in Buffalo's 27-14 season-opening win over Indianapolis last week. He also had three catches for 46 yards.
The Bills still managed a combined 147 yards rushing against Indianapolis — Buffalo's best total since gaining 193 at Chicago in last year's season opener.
— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York
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