NFL ROUNDUP | News and notes

Colts: Tight end Dallas Clark hobbled in Monday on crutches, running back James Mungro was in a walking boot and guard Steve Sciullo struggled to turn. Clark has a fractured fibula and a further examination Monday revealed ligament damage. He is scheduled for surgery today and might not play again this season.
Rams: For the first time in several weeks there isn't a quarterback controversy. Marc Bulger was efficient in Sunday's victory over Minnesota. Bulger was 15-for-20 for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception on a long ball that set up a Vikings touchdown, a call for which coach Mike Martz took the blame.
Texans: David Carr intends to start Sunday at Jacksonville. Tony Banks broke his right hand in Sunday's 17-13 win over Atlanta and is out for the season. Rookie Dave Ragone, a left-hander who has not yet played a game, slides into the No. 2 slot. Veteran backup Mike Quinn, who is 2-of-3 in his six-year career and has not thrown an NFL pass since 1998, was activated from the practice squad to become the third quarterback.
Bills: Drew Bledsoe's status is uncertain although the quarterback is not experiencing any serious effects from a helmet-to-helmet hit. Coach Gregg Williams said Bledsoe was feeling better Monday, a day after he briefly lost consciousness and was pulled in the third quarter of Buffalo's 24-7 win over the New York Giants. Williams said Bledsoe was scheduled to work out today to determine whether he can practice this week. The Bills play the Jets on Sunday.
Panthers: Rookie tight end Mike Seidman will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. The Panthers hope Seidman, a third-round draft pick out of UCLA, develops into a suitable replacement for former Pro Bowler Wesley Walls, who was released last winter. In limited opportunities, he had just five catches for 35 yards this season.
Jaguars: Mark Brunell will remain the third quarterback, making it likely that he has taken his last snap with the team he has led since its expansion season. Brunell had led Jacksonville since he beat out Steve Beuerlein in the sixth week of the Jaguars' expansion season in 1995, but was replaced by Byron Leftwich earlier this season. Brunell led the Jaguars to the playoffs four times in the team's first five years. He has been sidelined since sustaining an elbow injury against Indianapolis in the third week of the season and has been inactive since Sept. 28. He had elbow surgery on Oct. 13 and is now ready to play.
Giants: Cornerback Will Allen could be sidelined for the rest of the season with a sprained foot. Allen was hurt in the second half of the Giants' 24-7 loss Sunday to Buffalo. His was one of three serious injuries in the Giants' fourth consecutive defeat. Guard Wayne Lucier and tight end Marcellus Rivers, who has been starting for the injured Jeremy Shockey, sprained knees Sunday. Lucier is expected to be sidelined three to four weeks and Rivers two to three weeks.
49ers: The worst outing of quarterback Jeff Garcia's five-year career with the 49ers won't cost him his starting job this week. Garcia threw four interceptions for the first time in his career during a 44-6 loss at Baltimore. The 49ers (5-7) are 3-6 with Garcia as their starter, having gone 2-1 under Tim Rattay when Garcia was out last month with a sprained ankle.
Raiders: Bill Callahan tried to massage his message Monday after the coach called his Oakland Raiders the "dumbest team in America." "I totally respect our players and always have," Callahan said a day after Oakland's 22-8 loss to the Denver Broncos. "My problem is not with our players, it's the way we play. As you look at the way we are in crunch-time situations, we're in field-position situations that we just give away field position. We give away drives. We give away the opportunity to get off the field or continue drives. They've been killers in every respect. Again, let me reiterate it's our play. It's not our players."
Lions: In recent weeks, Charles Rogers was starting to fear the worst about his rookie season. Monday, he officially got the bad news. The receiver, who broke his collarbone in practice on Oct. 7, will go on injured reserve this week, ending his year. Rogers was the second overall pick in this year's draft. In five games before the injury, Rogers caught 22 passes for 243 yards. Even after sitting out nearly two months, he still leads the team in touchdowns with three.
-- wire reports