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Packers: Brett Favre sprained his right hand in Sunday's victory over Dallas and the hand progressively got worse. Favre tried to fend off unblocked tackle La'Roi Glover midway through the first half and his hand hit Glover's chest. But he still completed 23-of-29 passes for 258 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, and said the hand hurt worse as the game went on -- mostly on snaps, not throws. His practice work will be limited this week, offensive coordinator Tom Rossley said. Favre has started 215 straight games, including playoffs, an ongoing NFL record. He missed much of a loss to the Giants on Oct. 3 with a head injury, but started eight days later against Tennessee.
Titans: Steve McNair bruised his sternum for the third time in five weeks Sunday against Minnesota. The latest hit didn't send him to a hospital like the first one did on Sept. 26, but he spent three quarters on the sideline in enough pain he could take only shallow breaths. Coach Jeff Fisher said Monday a CT scan showed a hematoma on McNair's sternum and that the quarterback still was quite sore. Whether McNair rests Sunday when the Titans play host to the Cincinnati Bengals is uncertain. Fisher listed McNair as questionable the week the quarterback spent two nights in a hospital, then deactivated him before a loss at San Diego. The Titans have their bye Nov. 7, which would offer McNair a chance to rest. "We've discussed it," Fisher said. "We'll consider it, but we'll see how he is. When he was a little sore last week, we held him out of practice. He came back and was fine. He's going to have to work through this." Defensive end Carlos Hall hurt his right knee and might need surgery to clean the joint for the second time in three seasons. Running back Chris Brown had an MRI on his left foot Monday for turf toe that might keep him out of practice this week.
Ravens: Left tackle Jonathan Ogden probably will miss Sunday's game against the Eagles with a pulled left hamstring. Ogden had to be helped off the field during the fourth quarter of the Ravens' victory over Buffalo. The seven-time Pro Bowler was limping Monday in the team complex, and a crutch rested against his cubicle in the locker room. Coach Brian Billick indicated Baltimore was preparing to play without Ogden, running back Jamal Lewis and tight end Todd Heap. "For us to be without three Pro Bowlers, that's the biggest challenge for this team right now," Billick said. Lewis will miss the game while serving the finale of a two-game suspension for violating the NFL substance abuse policy. Heap has been sidelined since Sept. 19 with a sprained ankle. The line will be fortified by the return of Mike Flynn, who will see his first action after spending the past two months rehabilitating a shoulder injury. Billick said Flynn will back up Casey Rabach at center and play at guard.
Rams: A lot of things went wrong in Sunday's loss to Miami and at the top of the list was special teams. Coach Mike Martz, who is slow to criticize his players, didn't mince words. "Special teams-wise, we did a very poor job," he said. "We're starting to put starters on special teams. We have some guys here because that's part of their role and we feel like we've got to compensate for those guys. And that's not good." The Dolphins had a 63-yard kickoff return and a 20-yard punt return to set up 10 points, and were successful on a fake punt.
Panthers: DeShaun Foster won't play again this season and the running back needs surgery on his broken collarbone. Foster was expected to miss six to 10 weeks after he was injured in an Oct. 10 loss to Denver. Foster, who missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury before becoming a backup to Stephen Davis last year, was placed on injured reserve. The Panthers are critically short at running back. Davis missed his fourth game of the season Sunday with a knee injury and No. 3 back Rod Smart is also out with a knee problem. Fullback Brad Hoover started Sunday against San Diego, running for 99 yards on a career-high tying 24 carries.
Buccaneers: Mike Alstott will be sidelined at least a month after spraining his right knee during Tampa Bay's victory over Chicago. Alstott, who missed most of last season after neck surgery, hurt his medial collateral ligament late in the third quarter when he was tackled for a 4-yard loss by Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer and landed awkwardly beneath a pile. "It's frustrating," Alstott said. "But you have to look positive at the issue that maybe I'll only miss two games and I'll be back the fourth week because we have a bye this week. That's my frame of mind. I'm still hungry to play."
Cowboys: Receiver Terry Glenn will be out at least two weeks because of a sprained right foot. Coach Bill Parcells said the injury won't require surgery but is "pretty severe." Glenn aggravated his foot in the first quarter of Sunday's loss at Green Bay. He had just one catch for 6 yards and has 24 for 400 yards this season. Receiver Quincy Morgan, acquired in a trade from Cleveland for Antonio Bryant last week, strained his hamstring. Parcells said Morgan is day to day.
Seahawks: Outside linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski sustained a high right ankle sprain against Arizona and is doubtful for Sunday's game with Carolina. Coach Mike Holmgren said results of an MRI exam Monday weren't immediately known. No timeline was definite, but Holmgren said the fifth-year pro is "probably going to miss a few weeks." The linebacking corps has been depleted after injuries to starting outside linebackers Anthony Simmons (shoulder) and Chad Brown (broken leg). Seattle gets a boost when Brown returns this week. Defensive end Grant Wistrom (left knee fracture) is out 4-to-6 weeks.
Source: Associated Press