the fourteenth 100-yard game of Murray's career

With a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter, DeMarco Murray became the first runner in NFL history to open a season with seven consecutive 100-yard games.

Previously, Hall of Famer Jim Brown opened the 1958 season with six consecutive 100-yard games for the Cleveland Browns.

Murray came into Sunday's game against the New York Giants on track to more than 2,000 meters and 424 carries, which would be a record for a season.

However, given his injury history, the Cowboys have spoken to limit some of their workload. He missed 11 games in his first three seasons in the ankle, knee and foot injuries. He appeared to hurt his right ankle in a 21-yard gain late in the second quarter and did not appear in the final series of the first half Cowboys.

Murray leads the NFL in rushing, and trying to become the first cowboy to lead the league in rushing since Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, who had 1,773 yards in 1995, Smith had 812 yards in the first seven games season.

Eagles' win over Giants

McCoy recaptured vintage 2013 form, making sharp cuts and slipping tacklers in tight spaces while averaging roughly 7.0 yards per carry. By the start of the fourth quarter, McCoy had 144 yards from scrimmage compared to 136 for the entire Giants offense. There's nothing wrong with his game.

Whatever fight was left in the Giants, down 20-0 in the third quarter, seemed to fade when Victor Cruz went down with a torn patellar tendon while attempting to catch a fourth-down touchdown pass. Cruz immediately realized that his season was over and broke down in tears on the golf cart to the locker room. With backup slot receiver Jerrel Jernigan also done for the season, Preston Parker is likely to take over in the slot, with Odell Beckham and Rueben Randle on the outside.

Darren Sproles was forced from the game late in the third quarter with a knee injury of his own. Per sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, Sproles was unhappy with the results when the Eagles' staff tested the stability of his left knee. He walked to the locker room, never to return.

Despite a pair of interceptions that extended his NFL turnover lead, Nick Foles clearly outplayed the opposing quarterback for the first time this season. He can thank his beleaguered offensive line for taking only one hit all night.

Whereas the Eagles' blocking was significantly improved, the Giants' offensive line lost the battle in the trenches. Connor Barwin and Vinny Curry combined for five sacks, as right tackle Justin Pugh had a particularly rough evening. By the second half, Eli Manning's footwork was noticeably affected by the pressure.

Riding a three-game winning streak with rookie Odell Beckham giving the offense a lift and Jason Pierre-Paul leading a frisky defense, the Giants entered the game with reason to believe they were rounding into the NFC East's best team. After the Cowboys' upset victory in Seattle and the Giants' blowout defeat in Philadelphia, they now have the look of an outfit that will hover around the .500 mark all season. The loss of Manning's favorite receiver could be a difference-maker.

Georgia Todd Gurley suspended indefinitely

Georgia running back Todd Gurley suspended from competition indefinitely, according to a press release from UGA.

The decision stems from an ongoing investigation into an alleged violation of NCAA rules, UGA said.

"Obviously I'm very disappointed," coach Mark Richt UGA. "The important thing for our team is to turn our attention to the preparation of Missouri."

Georgia plays at Missouri on Saturday at noon.

In five games this season, Gurley, regarded by many as one of the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy, gained 773 yards on 94 carries, averaging 8.2 yards per carry and has eight rushing touchdowns.

Gurley is third best receiver for the Bulldogs with 11 catches, and last week against Vanderbilt completed a 50-yard pass.

Chiefs end four-game losing streak

  Charles returned from injury to score three touchdowns Monday night, Brady was intercepted twice by the opportunist leaders, and Kansas City beat New England 41-14 in hand, Bill Belichick, one of his worst loss as coach of the Patriots.

Charles victory last week in Miami missed with a sprained ankle, rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. The Pro Bowl running back also caught two touchdown passes short of Alex Smith, who had 248 yards and three touchdowns in a sustained performance before a raucous crowd.

The Chiefs (2-2) ended a four-game skid at Arrowhead Stadium since last season with the delivery of the Patriots (2-2) their worst loss since losing to San Diego 41-17 in 2005.

Along with throwing two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, Brady was strip-sacked by Tamba Hali to step up a field goal. Brady finished 14 of 23 for 159 yards.

The Chiefs forced the Patriots to air by stuffing Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley. And when Brady dropped back, his front seven ran roughshod over their suspect offensive line.

Hardly helped the Patriots offense, which was trying to operate on the same night Chiefs fans were trying to retrieve the record for the highest place of outdoor sports. The record was set in the first half, when Guinness World Records recorded a noise level of 142.2 decibels - breaking the mark of 137.6 that fans of the Seattle Seahawks had since last season.

The crowd included several members of the Kansas City Royals, who made the trek across the parking Kauffman Stadium to see the match on the bench. The Royals play their first playoff game since 1985 against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.

Knile Davis finished with 107 yards rushing for Kansas City. Tight end Travis Kelce had eight catches for 93 yards and a touchdown.

Charles gave the Chiefs an early lead with his first-quarter touchdown drop, and then the lead with a TD catch for 5 yards in the second quarter widened.

Cairo Santos added a field goal from 22 yards just before halftime for a 17-0 lead.

The field goal came after the Chiefs were rescued by a defensive penalty. They were arrested a short pass play with 8 seconds left, but the penalty gave them a second chance.

Kansas City had 303 yards of offense in the first half, the most against any Belichick-coached team.

Charles scored his third touchdown of the game early in the second half, taking a short pass in the flat and stumble into the end zone. He appeared to grab his hamstring in the road and met with the coaches as he left the field. After a brief trip to the locker room, Charles recorded a few more carries before his night was done.

At that time, the game was pretty much done, too.

Brady threw a touchdown pass of 44 yards in the third quarter to Brandon LaFell, who slipped the reach of cornerback Marcus Cooper to reach the end zone. But he was intercepted by Husain Abdullah later in the middle, and Abdullah returned the interception 39 yards for a touchdown.

Cowboys big win over Saints

After years serving as the face of mediocrity in the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys may be ready to take on a new identity this season: Surprise playoff contender.

Tony Romo threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns and DeMarco Murray ran for 149 yards and two scores in a 38-17 win over the visiting New Orleans Saints on Sunday night. The Cowboys (3-1) have won three straight to move into a tie with the Philadelphia Eagles atop the NFC East at the season's quarter pole.

The Cowboys set the tone early. Romo -- dodging defenders and looking a lot more like the guy we remember pre-back surgery -- moved the Cowboys down the field on the opening possession, capped by a 6-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Williams. The 12-play, 80-yard drive chewed up over seven minutes of the clock. Controlling time of possession was a theme of the night for the Cowboys.

Romo played mistake-free football and Williams added a second touchdown reception, but Dallas' biggest offensive star remains Murray. The running back -- comfortably ahead in the NFL rushing race -- went over 100 yards for the fourth consecutive game. Murray's second touchdown was the backbreaker, a 28-yard burst that put Dallas up 31-3 in the third quarter.

Credit also goes to a Dallas defense the football world considered radioactively putrid entering the season. The Saints couldn't get anything going against Rod Marinelli's unit until the fourth quarter. That allowed the Cowboys to build a lead at the expense of Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, who we imagine didn't have the Big D homecoming he'd envisioned.

After the Cowboys had built a four touchdown lead, NBC cameras captured a shot of Jerry Jones in his box, grinning ear to ear. His good mood was understandable. Nobody took the Cowboys seriously back in August. As we reach October, they've got our attention.

Vikings get win but Teddy Bridgewater injures ankle

The rookie quarterback was carted to the locker room with a sprained left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 41-28 victory against the Atlanta Falcons.

Bridgewater, who appeared to suffer the injury on a fourth-quarter scramble attempt, was diagnosed with a sprain after X-rays on the ankle were negative. He returned to the Vikings' sideline shortly later and was not wearing a cast.

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Bridgewater will undergo an MRI but also claimed that he assumes the rookie will play in Thursday night's game against Green Bay.

Third-string quarterback Christian Ponder -- who was only active for the first time this year after Matt Cassel broke his foot last week against New Orleans -- finished Sunday's game in place of Bridgewater.

Before the injury, Bridgewater completed 19 of 30 passes for 317 yards, also running for a touchdown as the Vikings piled up more than 500 yards of offense and took a 38-28 lead.

Ponder, who lost the starting job this season after being taken 12th overall in the 2011 draft, could become the third Vikings quarterback to start a game in the first five weeks of the season if Bridgewater isn't able to play Thursday night.

3 TD passes by Rivers Chargers Carry Over Jaguars 33-14

   Rivers threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns, two to Eddie Royal, and the San Diego Chargers returned a scare early Bortles and winless Jacksonville Jaguars for a 33-14 victory Sunday.

Royal had 47 catches and score 43 yards, his second straight two touchdowns. The Chargers (3-1) extended their winning streak to three.

Happening because the Chargers running game is nonexistent due to injuries to Ryan Mathews and Danny Woodhead, Rivers had his second three-touchdown game of the season. He went 29 of 39.

Royal had five catches for 105 yards. Keenan Allen had 10 to 135, both career highs, and Malcom Floyd had a touchdown reception of 24 yards.

Bortles made ​​his first start for the Jaguars (0-4) and played well, especially in the first half. He threw a touchdown pass, was intercepted twice and twice took the lead in Jacksonville in the first half.

It was the fifth straight game the Jaguars lost by double digits dating from the end of last season. They have been outscored 152-58 this season.

Although the Chargers looked out of sync at times, Rivers helped keep it together.

After Toby Gerhart gave Jacksonville a 7-3 advantage on a 1-yard run early in the second quarter - the first TD rushing Jaguars from November 24 - that Rivers and the Chargers took just five plays to answer. Rivers noted linebacker Geno Hayes covering Royal, who got wide open for a 47-yard reception to put San Diego up 10-7.

Bortles then took advantage of an error in coverage when he completed a pass of 44 yards to Allen Hurns, who made a catch falling into the Chargers 2 Bortles Nic Jacobs found the end zone on the next play.

Two drives later, Royal found a seam in coverage on third and 10 from the 43, hauled in Rivers pass and outran the coverage to put the Chargers ahead 17-14 a minute before halftime.

The Jaguars again Bortles at halftime in a blowout loss to Indianapolis last week. It was the fifth Jaguars QB to start a game during his rookie season. The five lost their first opening.

The third overall pick in the draft May Bortles was 29 of 37 for 253 yards against San Diego. He was intercepted by Brandon Flowers in the third quarter at the Jacksonville 40, creating field goal by Nick Novak 34 yards for a 27-14 advantage.

Larry Donnell has three touchdowns, Giants Rout Redskins 45-14

"You set your goals high," Donnell said. "I didn't expect it to come so quick, but it has."

He has become Manning's top receiver, the perfect target in the team's new dink-and-dunk offense. The second-year tight end out of Grambling State caught twisting grabs of 5, 6 and 6 yards, touchdowns so similar he had trouble differentiating them in his mind.

"They all tie into each other," he said. "Every time I think about one, I just smile from ear to ear, man. It's just a great feeling. ... When we're down there, you make eyes with Eli, you know he's about to throw it."

After struggling in his first two games running new offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo's West Coast playbook, Manning has led the Giants (2-2) to consecutive victories.

Manning is supposed to complete 70 percent of his passes in this offense, and he surpassed that mark against the Redskins, going 28 for 39 — including three simple open-field drops — for 300 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. Manning also ran for a 1-yard score, as did Andre Williams, and the Giants forced six turnovers.

"That was the whole thing, to be able to leave here tonight and be 2-2 and 1-0 in the division. That was huge," New York coach Tom Coughlin said. "It's exciting to be in the hunt, and by being able to come out of here with a win, hopefully we have a chance to be."

Donnell — it's pronounced "don-EHL", not "DON-ehl" — beat a trio of defenders for his hat trick of touchdowns: linebacker Perry Riley, safety Brandon Meriweather and rookie cornerback Baushad Breeland. They barely knew what hit them.

"He's better than what we thought," Meriweather said. "And by the time we made that adjustment, he was three touchdowns in."

Donnell finished with seven catches for 54 yards. He had only one career touchdown catch entering the game, but he now leads the Giants this season in TD catches (4) and overall receptions (25). Daniel Fells had a 2-yard scoring catch in the third quarter, which means tight ends have snagged seven of Manning's nine TD passes this season.

New York's Victor Cruz added six catches for 108 yards, his second consecutive 100-yard game.

Morris Claiborne back with the Cowboys

   One day after his hasty departure from the team's training facilities, degraded Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne regretted, but said he felt like he had to leave to keep the situation from getting worse.

Claiborne left on Tuesday after being informed that Orlando Scandrick return to the starting lineup for the game on Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints. Claiborne practice and tour skipped team meetings.

"I did not go to any effort of the imagination of them tell me that Orlando was back," Claiborne, who attended the meetings and practiced Wednesday. "That was not why I went. The reason I went was how they could get something for me and the way it was presented to me. Felt in a place where I had to just leave the then installation.

"I'm pretty sure everyone has been in that got in that where they had to leave. They had to withdraw from what was happening at the time. I was ready for whatever fines or anything that come with that. I I felt like I was, who knows what would happen? felt like the best for me was to get out. "

Claiborne, who declined to elaborate on how his decision was filed, the facility returned to Valley Ranch to meet with coach Jason Garrett on Tuesday night. Claiborne apologized to his teammates before the meeting Wednesday morning.

Garrett said Claiborne would be disciplined internally but will face the saints. Claiborne said it has not yet been informed of the disciplinary action.

"I think he understands that he made ​​a mistake," Garrett said. "The guys are competitors. When they hear the news that does not go your way, different types react differently. He obviously knew he did not react the right way, and had the opportunity to kind of regroup. He came by yesterday night and we went to her, and headed straight to it. It is back in this morning and ready to go to work. "

Claiborne has consistently struggled since the Cowboys he was selected sixth in the 2012 draft, pack your two best options for up to eight points for him. He had a particularly poor performance in Sunday's win against the St. Louis Rams despite making a interception to seal the victory jump, allowing five catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and be called by a defensive holding penalty.

After the game, Claiborne admitted that "stunk it up." However, he still believes he deserves to start.

"I'm not going to sit here and say, 'No, I do not deserve to start,' because I know I deserve to start," he said. "But that's not what the coaches said. At the end of the day, the kids have the final decision on what to do, and that's what it is."

Coaches Scandrick Claiborne originally promoted after the 2013 season opener Scandrick, seventh-year veteran who has been primarily a nickel corner throughout his career, he responded by having his best season.

Warm yoga, Steven Hauschka

One of two top-10 spots devoted to Seattle's win against Denver. We've all seen the usual kicker warmup routine -- endlessly booting balls into a net on the sideline.

The Seahawks Steven Hauschka things took a more "What the hell are you doing?" direction at the start of overtime on Sunday.

Peyton Manning: overtime rules put a premium on coin toss

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning led his team to a stunning comeback in Seattle on Sunday, tying a game at the last minute after he appeared to be lost. Then Manning made ​​a mistake that cost his team the game: He called tails.

After the Broncos lost the coin toss overtime, Manning could do nothing but stand on the sidelines and watch as Russell Wilson led the Seahawks in the field to a touchdown in the victory. After finishing the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass and pass two-point conversion, Manning never touched the ball in overtime.

As Manning said after this draw loomed large.

"A premium on the coin toss Turns," Manning said. "I called the queues at the beginning of the game, and I went with him again in OT. It was heads, and proved to be an important call. But that's the way it is. And you want to leave this, leave it for become so. "

For years, the NFL overtime sudden death was true with the first team to score winning. The new rules make the launch of the slightly less important currency as a team can not win with a field goal on the first possession. But the coin toss is still important. Some fans prefer the format of the university, where teams alternate possessions from the 25-yard line, but winning the toss subjects in college, too, since it is advantageous to win the lottery, play defense and then know on the ensuing possession when play Reasons a field goal or a touchdown if necessary. A rule of overtime auction where the teams will "bid" on a yard line to start the overtime, could eliminate the coin toss, but has never really caught on.

Eagles' Jason Peters, Redskins' Chris Baker ejected after melee

During the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 37-34 win over the Redskins, a brawl erupted following an apparent interception by Washington. During the Breeland INT return (which was later overturned because the ball hit the ground), Chris Baker blindsided Nick Foles with a massive hit. Foles appeared to be hurt, and the Eagles came to his defense, as tackle Jason Peters went after Baker.

The tussle spilled onto the sideline, and took a while for officials to get under control. Eventually, both teams were directed to go to their respective benches, and Baker and Peters were both ejected. Baker for unnecessary roughness, and Peters for unsportsmanlike conduct.

After the game, Baker said he wasn't trying to be malicious.

"If I can prevent someone from making a tackle, I'm going to do what I can to help my team," he said.

Foles didn't miss a play and was fine following the long interruption in the action.

Devin Hester breaks NFL record for return touchdowns as Falcons obliterate Buccaneers

During his first season with the Falcons, Devin Hester has shown that he can do a thing or two on offense.  But he also still has the skills that could eventually put him in Canton.

With a 62-yard punt return that hit paydirt, Hester broke a tie with Deion Sanders at 19 career touchdown returns.  Hester now has the record all to himself with 20.  He paid tribute to Sanders with an extended high step into the end zone, drawing a flag for taunting in the process.

Hester also has added a 20-yard touchdown run as part of Atlanta’s 35-0 first-half lead.

And while it’s easier to criticize the Bears both for letting Hester go and for never finding a way to unleash his broken-field skills on offense, keep in mind that every team has a crack at Hester on the open market.  The Falcons made the move to get him, and he could end up being a major difference maker as Atlanta tries to get back to the postseason.

Buccaneers RB Doug Martin unlikely to play against Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin will not play against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. He did not play in Week 2 due to a knee injury suffered in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers. Bobby Rainey will get the start and is expected to see a featured workload.

Even with the injury taken out of the equation, Rainey has been outplaying Martin. Rainey was fantastic in Week 2 with 174 yards from scrimmage on 25 touches while Martin had just nine rushing yards on nine carries before his injury in Week 1.

The Falcons defense has been one of the worst in the league. It is the only team in the NFL without a sack, ranks 26th in the NFL for rushing yards allowed, and it is giving up over 200 yards from scrimmage per game to running backs. Rainey should be extremely busy as the Bucs try to establish the run to keep Matt Ryan off the field.

Fantasy impact: Martin's fantasy value continues to take huge hits after things looked promising in the preseason. Even when he comes back, he'll likely lose some carries to Rainey. If you have Rainey on your roster, he should be in your lineup.

Rolando McClain rely Cowboys to meet potential

McClain is intelligent and can be insightful to be interviewed, but he prefers not to talk to the press, and not just to avoid being fined by the NFL. Linebacker 25-year-old twice-retired is not a rah-rah guy in his field, which "leads to their pads," as Dallas Cowboys defensive end Jeremy Mincey put.

McClain is definitely not the type of person who is going to make small talk nonsense. That's what made the brief conversation McClain began in training camp one day so memorable for the defensive captain Barry Church.

"He came up to me and was like, 'I love you all. Guys make this game fun for me again,'" recalled after McClain starred Church Dallas 26-10 victory Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. "Once he said that, I knew he was back to his old ways, like the way it was back in Alabama. Just a love for the game and love to win. Need that kind of guy around us. Just what we need in our defense and I'm glad you're here. "

Man, do the Cowboys never need that kind of player, that kind of talent on defense. The agreement to acquire rights safe McClain of the Baltimore Ravens - and recruit his retirement - was rooted in despair after a defense that ranked last in the league last season lost plays middle linebacker Sean Lee to a knee season-ending injury in May.

McClain was a miserable failure for the Oakland Raiders, who the eighth overall pick in the 2010 draft but was released less than three years and countless headaches later. It never entered the field in Baltimore, and many figured it was a lost cause if Bama teammate Ozzie Newsome man, general manager of the Ravens, McClain could not get on the right track.

"I was in a bad way," said McClain, who has been arrested three times since entering the NFL and is appealing a jail sentence of 18 days derived from a 2013 incident in his Alabama hometown. "I do not deserve to play football, so to speak. I was not all the way in the game. You will not be the best if it does not focus at work, so I had to take time to do what was important, get myself right, and I got that right.

"Now I'm in a great organization, I have some great teammates, and happy to play football."

Finally, it appears as if McClain has a legitimate chance to harness the potential that led to Alabama coach Nick Saban tell people that the NFL physical specimen 260 pounds 6-foot-4 with a nasty streak, the natural instincts and excellent Xs and Os mind was one of the best players he had ever coached.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett recalled Saban, the head of Garrett broke when training in Miami, raving about McClain during a trip Garrett Alabama pro day. He called Saban when the Cowboys first considers McClain as an option and was told it was worth taking a shot on a talented player with a troubled past who was really trying to get his life together.

McClain, the father of two children, reoriented his life around faith and family. He eliminated the negative influences, giving you the opportunity to take advantage of their gifts football, which he has done with the music of his team with 22 tackles (coaches per film), a sack and a spectacular interception in two games a defense that is exceeding expectations-basement low.

There have been bumps in the road for McClain during his brief time with the Cowboys. Training camp was especially difficult for him after a layoff of 20 months. A handful of practices because of their appearance in court in Alabama and health problems associated with under-conditioning was lost.

But McClain, who resigned two NFL teams, the Cowboys convinced that they could count on him.

"[We] try to give you the opportunity to come and show you can be a football player," Garrett said. "Creating the right environment for him to do that, and really emphasize take it day by day, play by play. Just focus on this task here, and I think over time, has been shown to be a reliable player for us. "

By their actions speak much louder than words, McClain has definitely shown his talent.

NFL Domestic Violence: How to arrests of Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and compare with other players around the country?

wo weeks of the 2014 NFL season, the league is more popular than ever, but the product on the field has taken a back seat to recent controversies some of the best players in professional football. Domestic violence charges filed against Ray Rice and other NFL players have become national news.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been criticized for failing to deliver appropriate punishments, and the league has been accused of not caring about women as a seemingly inordinate number of players have been arrested for domestic violence.

Does the NFL have a disproportionate problem of domestic violence? While the media attention surrounding the recent incidents may give that impression, the league has not experienced an excessive amount of domestic violence arrests.

"There is no evidence that I am aware that athletes are more prone to domestic violence than any other group of people in American society," Evan Stark, forensic social worker and professor emeritus at Rutgers University, told International Business Times. "I think it is a myth because there is much focus on athletes. There is so much publicity."

Stark, who has a doctorate in sociology and works in criminal cases involving domestic violence, said the level of abuse in the NFL and other professional sports is not greater than that of similar age groups in the general population. The statistics of the database US NFL Today Arrests support his claim.

Six NFL players have been arrested on charges of domestic violence since the start of the 2013 season, including Peterson's recent arrest for child abuse. Dating back to 2000, the unemployment rate of domestic violence in the NFL is significantly lower than the national average.

Based on the approximately 2,560 players on NFL teams in training camp and the regular season, Benjamin Morris FiveThirtyEight reports that the unemployment rate in the league of domestic violence is only 55.4 percent the national average. Of the 1,696 players that are currently on the list of the NFL, 0.7 percent had been arrested for domestic violence in the past nine years, for NBC News.

Generally, NFL players are arrested much less frequently than the general population, with an unemployment rate in the league reaching only 13 percent of the national average for men between the ages of 25 and 29 Looking specific crimes, however, domestic violence rates are closer to the national average than anything else.

After domestic violence, weapons offenses and nonviolent sex-crime are closer to the national average. NFL players are arrested for these crimes at a rate of 45.2 percent and 38.2 percent of the national average, respectively, compared with 55.4 percent of the national rate of arrest for domestic violence.

Some believe that the violent nature of football can contribute to domestic violence in the NFL. Former Pro Bowl linebacker and current CBS Sports analyst, Bart Scott said Sunday of "The NFL Today" playing football may have contributed to his anger issues.

"This off-season - has pulled me two years - I went and looked for specialists in mental health so that I could learn to manage my anger issues and things like that," Scott said. "What happens is that we tell everyone how light it, but no one teaches us how to turn it off."

Recent scandals have left NFL fans and members of the media for answers. Rice, who attended Rutgers University in 2005-2007, had a reputation around campus as being very "shy and gentle," said Stark. But many would find hard to believe after seeing the video of the former Super Bowl winner punched his wife (then girlfriend) in a hotel elevator.

Rice has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL, while Adrian Peterson has been deactivated by the Minnesota Vikings for an indefinite period of time. Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers, who is currently appealing his conviction for assaulting a woman, was deactivated in Week 2 and could face an impending league suspension.

The Bears also added defensive tackle Roy Philo to the practice squad

A third-year veteran, Frey spent the 2013 season, leading the team nickel corner. But he struggled throughout the season due to a broken hand and could not force a single turnover. Frey started six games, producing 62 tackles and two pass breakups in addition to generating five quarterback pressures.

Frey spent his rookie season (2012) and the first two weeks of this season on the practice squad. It is not known if the Bears plan to make the starter Frey Nickel confrontation Monday night against the New York Jets, and it is likely that the club continues to explore options in the position.

Due to the injury of Tillman, the Bears rookie Kyle Fuller moved into the starting lineup to play alongside Tim Jennings. Still, the club are looking for a proven player taking snaps of the slot corner position, such as bears spend about 50 percent of the runtime packages substitution.

Ross, meanwhile, spent most of last season on the practice squads of the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs after the first signed him as a free agent undrafted Arizona State.

Ross played in 26 games in the state of Arizona with 14 starts and caught 55 passes for 864 yards and seven touchdowns, while also contributing as a return man (779 yards and two touchdowns).

Bears Defense Rally win over 49ers

That was the point halftime speech of Marc Trestman Sunday night undoubtedly what to say at the right time for a team the Chicago Bears against the ropes.

For much of the first half, the Bears seemed to be willing to play the role of useful idiots back home as the San Francisco 49ers staged its first regular-season game in sparkling Levi Stadium - complete with a who's who ROLL 49ers DE legends.

The Bears had a punt blocked on their first possession to set up a quick touchdown. They collected two 49ers gifts and did not produce a single point. They rummaged waste another possession that left in punt zone. Shortstop. Fast annotation.

It was 17-0, with a waiting mini-concert Snoop Dogg in the wings.

Trestman said, "We have our own way."

However, the bears were actually OK.

Bears 28, 49ers 20

A party does not make a season - unless it's the way Chicago finished last season, blowing the division title with a defeat last minute to Green Bay - but the Bears stopped Stadium Levi with a gut check one 28-20 victory that could go a long way toward erasing the bitter taste left from a merger of a season-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Time will tell for sure, but maybe the Bears have discovered the art of seizing opportunities.

Jamaal Charles suffers ankle injury

  Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles and safety Eric Berry both suffered ankle injuries in the first half of Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos, and none of the star players return.

Charles stopped on a run up the middle early in the first quarter and then limped to the bench. He was examined by the medical staff as Chiefs Knile Davis replaced him in the backfield.

Kansas City Charles was trying to get more involved in the offense this week after giving it just seven carries against Tennessee. Charles rushed for 1,287 yards last season, which was the third most in the NFL.

Berry looked on the bench for the medical staff at the end of the second quarter, before taking his ankle tape and headed for the locker room. He was replaced by Ron Parker.

The Chiefs lost three starters for the season with injuries in the game last week. Linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito each broken Achilles tendon, while offensive lineman Jeff Allen injured elbow.

Adrian Peterson accused of child injury charge

Adrian Peterson, star running back for the Minnesota Vikings, has been accused in a case of injury to children in Montgomery County, Texas.

Rusty Hardin, attorney for Peterson, 29, confirmed the accusation in a statement, said the case stems from discipline your child - whipping him with a tree branch. Peterson has cooperated with police in the case and testified before a grand jury for several hours, Hardin said.

"Adrian is a loving father who used his trial as a parent to discipline their child," Hardin said, adding that Peterson had experienced such discipline as a child himself in East Texas said. "Adrian has never hidden what happened."

He added: "It is important to remember that Adrian never wanted to hurt her son and deeply regrets the unintentional injury.

Until Friday, Peterson has not been arrested, according to a statement from the office of the sheriff of Montgomery County provided to Fox 26 in Houston. The sheriff's office said a grand jury on September 11 had "true billed" - essentially a charge - Peterson on injury to a child charge.

"A warrant was issued and entered Adrian Peterson for that office," said the sheriff's office without releasing further details about the investigation leading to the indictment.

Messages with the office of District Attorney of Montgomery County, which filed the case before the grand jury, was not immediately returned.

Peterson practices of training camp on August 20 and 21 so the team called personal reasons was lost. He did not play in any preseason game. In the season opener last Sunday, Peterson rushed for 75 yards on 21 carries in a 34-6 victory at St. Louis, a performance that drew mediocre.

On Friday, Peterson practiced before news of the charges broke down and did not seem bothered, laughing and joking with his teammates. The day before, Peterson took part in warm up but did not play in the main part of the practice; Vikings coach Mike Zimmer called a "Veterans Day."

Peterson, a selection of Pro Bowl six times, has rushed for 10,190 yards and 86 touchdowns in eight seasons. He also caught 208 passes for 1,715 yards and five touchdowns. He is a two time N.F.L. running champion who set the record for league single-game 296 yards as a rookie in 2007 his 2,097 yards rushing in 2012, the year he won the MVP award in the league, ranks second in the NFL story of Eric Dickerson in 1984 has 2,105 Vikings career records for rushing yards (10,190) and touchdowns (86).

But Peterson's personal life has made several tragedies and interactions with the police.

Since age 7, Peterson observed a drunk driver strike and kill his brother Brian, then 9, riding a bicycle. Peterson's father, Nelson, spent nearly seven years in prison for laundering drug money from the sale of crack cocaine.

A half brother of Peterson, Chris Paris, was shot dead in Houston the night before Peterson attended the NFL combine in 2007.

In July 2012, Peterson was charged with resisting arrest outside a nightclub in Houston, not far from his offseason home. Peterson and Hardin disputed the police version of events for Houston, and a grand jury declined to charge him.

And last October, Tyrese Ruffin, a child of 2 years old, Peterson knew nothing until a few months before he was killed in Sioux Falls, SD Joseph Robert Patterson, the groom's mother Ruffin, awaiting trial for murder the month next.

Bill Belichick: No regrets in Cordarrelle Patterson deal

When the New England Patriots travel to Minnesota this weekend, they will have to find a way to stop an explosive game creator who helped the Vikings to acquire in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Around the NFL No. 1 candidate to "make the leap" this season, Cordarrelle Patterson became the first wide receiver to generate a touchdown run of at least 35 yards in three consecutive games when gashed the Rams for 102 yards rushing in the season opener.

Coach Bill Belichick was asked Wednesday if he repented on trade in the opportunity to select Patterson at No. 29 two years ago, generally in exchange for four draft picks.

"We made the decision based on what we felt was best for our team," Belichick said, via The Star Tribune. "That's what we always do. We felt then that would be best for our team, and that's what we did."

The Patriots finished with a candidate of their own in starting linebacker Jamie Collins (No. 52 overall), cornerback Logan Ryan (No. 83 overall), wide receiver Josh Boyce (No. 102 overall) and a seventh changed round by veteran running back LeGarrette Blount.

As Patterson is already fighting Percy Harvin, Julio Jones, Demaryius Thomas and Antonio Brown as the most dangerous open field runner in the NFL, one wonders if the Patriots would have called you if they had maintained their first-round pick in 2013.

"I do not know. We do not cling to it," Belichick said. "There were a lot of good players at that time. Felt that we got one with the player who picked plus other selections we have received in the backward movement."

The Patriots lost out on the opportunity to land his first vertical threat unlike decisions since Randy Moss was making plays outside the numbers half a decade ago. Belichick is responsible for ensuring that you do not remember Patterson regret Sunday.

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Cowboys Justin Durant sidelined 3-4 weeks with groin injury

The Dallas Cowboys are facing life without weakside linebacker Justin Durant for the next three to four weeks due to a groin injury, a source said Wednesday.

Durant was injured in the second half of the Week 1 loss to the Cowboys to the San Francisco 49ers. After the game, Durant said that would be fine. Dallas coaches credited with 12 tackles, and the statistics of the NFL gave him eight.

Without Durant, middle linebacker responsibility Rolando McClain should increase. In passing situations against the 49ers, Durant moved to middle linebacker, and McClain was off the court. After Durant's injury, McClain remained in the field.

McClain led the Cowboys with 12 tackles (although statistics NFL gave eight) and also had a quarterback pressure.

In addition, Bruce Carter Cowboys can move the position of weakside linebacker Kyle Wilber and use on the strong side.

Durant was the quarterback of defense against San Francisco, but that job could fall to McClain, who joined the Cowboys in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens in July.

Evan Mathis put IR-retirement

The team announced that Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis was placed on injured reserve-designated to return list with a sprained MCL. Philadelphia also tweeted right tackle Allen Barbre has been lost for the year with an ankle injury. Barbre was replacing the suspended Johnson Lane.

Losing Mathis is especially overwhelming. A starter of 16 games last season, the 32-year-old veteran is a centerpiece of Philly sports line and a staple in up-tempo attack of Chip Kelly.

Paper thin up front, the Eagles on Tuesday signed former Pro Bowl guard Wade Smith. At 33, Smith has moved into the center, but was fixed at left guard in the past four seasons in Houston following stops with the Chiefs, Jets and Dolphins.

After seeing his choppy game last season, is not a good sign that Smith was sent packing by both Texans and Seahawks in the last six months. The Eagles, however, are in no position to get picky.

Arizona Corridor Andre Ellington probable Against Chargers

That was the story of the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals a year ago, and both teams began this season believing it will be even better.

Only one of them will start the season with success, as found in the second half of Monday night's NFL doubleheader.

"We can win everything," said safety Eric Weddle Chargers. "We've added some pieces that needed both offensively and defensively, we got our guys back on special teams. We're another year in the system. Nothing is impossible if everyone is doing the right thing and preparing the right way, playing together and play fast. "

The Cardinals feel they are much better after a year under the system of coach Bruce Arians'.

Comparing this year's offense for which began last season, Arians said, "would be like taking an eighth grader and put it in first grade. '"

That's particularly true quarterback Carson Palmer, in his 12th season in the NFL, second with Arizona.

"This is the greatest comfort I have had in a long time into a season," he said, "and I think that's one of the things I'm so excited to be comfortable and not have a lot of unknowns., I think this whole locker room feels that way. "

There was a big difference in the seasons of teams last year: The Chargers went 9-7 and made ​​the playoffs, the Cardinals were 10-6 and did not. Arizona was the victim of playing in the NFC West.

"We know we have the toughest division in football, and we love that," the Pro Bowl eight times receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. "We love competition and we like our chances against guys in our division."

Here are some things to know about Monday night mourning:

INJURIES: Arizona Andre Ellington is likely out of the game as reports say Friday the cay Fantasy sleeper could miss an extended period of time with a injry foot. He will undergo an MRI to see how much time, if any, will be lost. Chargers definitely not adjust and move the box as much.

Chargers receiver Keenan Allen number one is expected to play, but has been ill ribs. Allen goes against Patrick Peterson all game.

ON THE RUN: Both teams want to get their running game going to facilitate skills big plays, action game.

"We took our shots," Palmer said. "Many of them come from our play-action game. Those are not there if you are not running the football."

The Chargers have three strong runners in Ryan Mathews, Danny Woodhead and newcomer Donald Brown.

With Ellington out, that would leave Jonathan Dwyer, Stepfan Taylor and Robert Hughes to carry the load.

DIFFERENT DEFENSE: The Cardinals have a handful of new starters on a defense that ranks first against the run and sixth overall last season. The big question is in the middle. Inside linebackers Karlos Dansby and Daryl Washington are gone - Dansby in free agency, Washington to suspension. Defensive tackle Darnell Dockett fell on the camp with a knee injury this season.

Veteran Larry Foote and sophomore linebacker Kevin Minter are the replacement. Frostee Rucker, who saw plenty of playing time last season, moves up to begin to address.

NEW CAR, SAME SYSTEM: As last year's offensive coordinator, Ken Whisenhunt has a lot of credit for a quarterback Philip Rivers revival. Whisenhunt is now the head coach at Tennessee, and Frank Reich moves up from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator.