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#nfl-injuries

The injury occurred late in the second quarter on a second-and-3 pass from quarterback Jacoby Brissett to Jones in the back of the end zone. The pass was incomplete, but Jones didn't go down at first. A few seconds after the pass, Jones raised his foot awkwardly and then looked behind him down at his left foot. He left the game and then was carted to the locker room.

Miami's starting quarterback, though, has no game status designation and is expected to start against the Falcons. Tagovailoa is trying to rebound from back-to-back three-interception games, the second instance while throwing for just 100 yards in an ugly 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns. Atlanta is already going to its backup quarterback Sunday, albeit a very experienced and well-paid one, in Kirk Cousins. Falcons starter Michael Penix is expected to be inactive with his knee injury.

Dalton is happy in his role as Bryce Young's backup at Carolina, which is above .500 (4-3) for the first time this late in the season since 2019. The soon-to-be 38-year-old is ready for an opportunity to start, which appears likely Sunday against the Buffalo Bills ( 1 p.m. ET, Fox), as Young is dealing with a sprained ankle suffered in the third quarter of Sunday's 13-6 win at the New York Jets.

The seventh Sunday of the NFL season featured one of the greatest fourth-quarter comebacks in league history, with the Denver Broncos somehow catching the New York Giants. Broncos QB Bo Nix scored 39.96 PPR points, nearly all of them in the final stanza. Also on Sunday, Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor tallied another three touchdowns, and a pair of Philadelphia Eagles WRs combined for 304 receiving yards, three touchdowns and 61.4 PPR points.

The Indianapolis Colts have placed their top cornerback Charvarius Ward on injured reserve, sidelining him for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers and at least the next three contests. Ward sustained his second concussion of the season after a violent collision with tight end Drew Ogletree during pregame warmups for the Colts' Week 6 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Ward was down for a sustained period before regaining his faculties and being helped off the field.

"When Fred got hurt, we just gave each other a look and honestly just spoke just by looking at each other," Bethune said this week.

"I've never had any sort of growth that ever occurred in easy times," McVay said. "You don't want it to go down like that, but man, we're going to learn a lot about ourselves and the people that we're around - and I think we're going to like what we see. That wouldn't exist otherwise if maybe we found a way to pull those games out."

The Los Angeles Chargers have placed rookie running back Omarion Hampton on injured reserve, sidelining the first-round pick for at least four games. Hampton sustained an ankle injury as the Chargers suffered a 27-10 home loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, a result that dropped them to 3-2. Head coach Jim Harbaugh announced Hampton would go to IR on Monday.

They brought me here to play as a backup, and that's my job, Jones said. Brock's the starter of this team, and right now he's dealing with something. For him to go out there last week and play when you know he probably wasn't at full health, I'm just trying to get some wins for him so it helps us down the line.

The song was appropriate because one of Detroit's top defenders -- starting defensive tackle Alim McNeill -- had returned to the practice field for the first time since tearing the ACL in his right knee in December. "(The song) was very good. I didn't expect it to happen but that was a good little touch. I liked that," McNeill said.

"It's just a football game. That's just the best way to describe it," Dart said. "Obviously, this experience was a special one, being my first one and I'm just grateful to have the guys around me that I had."