FSH: THE SUNDAY NIGHT NFL REPORT

November 3rd, 2008 11:07am PST


[The Monday morning edition]
Week 9...
NFL Injury News

• The Bronco's linebacker DJ Williams suffered a strained knee ligament in the team's Week 9 game against Miami and is expected to miss no fewer than three weeks. No further information available.
• The Titan's linebacker Keith Bulluck suffered a rib injury on Sunday against the Packers, but it is not considered to be serious. He is not expected to miss time, although he "is a little sore."
• The Bears quarterback Kyle Orton suffered a high ankle sprain in the team's Week 9 win over the Lions. He is expected to miss up to 4 weeks.
• The Broncos running back Michael Pittman re-aggravated a neck stinger and will undergo an MRI on Monday. His status for Week 10 is unknown.
• The Vikings defensive lineman Jared Allen suffered a partially separated right shoulder on Sunday, but was able to continue playing. No further information is available at this time.
• The Chiefs running back Kolby Smith suffered torn ligaments in his knee on Sunday in the team's Week 9 loss to Tampa Bay. Smith is expected to miss the rest of the season.
• The Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky suffered an injured thumb in the team's Week 9 loss to the Bears. No specifics were given about the injury and no further information is available.
• The Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham suffered a knee injury on Sunday according to head coach Jon Gruden. The severity of the injury is not know at this time.
• The Texans quarterback Matt Schaub suffered a knee sprain on Sunday in the team's Week 9 loss to the Vikings. Schaub is expected to undergo an MRI on Monday.
• The Buccaneers tight end Alex Smith suffered a knee injury on Sunday against the Chiefs. The severity of the injury is not known.

Sunday's Game Notes:

• The Giants established themselves as the class of the NFC East on Sunday by easily dispatching the Cowboys 35-14. The G-men from New York had the look of Champions gaining a total of 200 yards on the ground, which included 2 rushing touchdowns. The Cowboys on the other hand looked dismal with continued poor play at the quarterback position. The Cowboy's starter, QB Brad Johnson only completed 5 passes and threw 2 interceptions, as compared to the Giants QB Eli Manning who was an effective 16 of 27 for 147 with 3 touchdown passes. While the Cowboys will spend the next week trying to rebound and regroup from this pummeling, the Giants will prepare for their next divisional showdown, next Sunday Night against the Eagles.
• It was another disappointing performance on Sunday for the Bronco's defense. Last Sunday's blowout loss to the Patriots was tough to swallow, but this past Sunday's defeat to the Dolphin's may have been a bigger loss. Not only did the defense get burned by QB Chad Pennington for 280 yards, but they may have lost its' best player (LB-DJ Williams) for several weeks to injury. The win moved Miami back into the playoff picture, while the Broncos appear to be heading in the wrong direction losing 4 of its' last 5 games.
  

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