The Latest: KC kicker Santos has 5 field goals
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
Oct 4, 2015 2:27 PM CDT
New York Giants cornerback Jayron Hosley, left, and defensive end Damontre Moore react after a play during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)   (Associated Press)

The latest from NFL games around the league on the fourth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):

3:25 p.m.

Kansas City's Cairo Santos has tied the club record with his fifth field goal. He's connected from 22, 40, 51, 24 and 40 yards. It's the ninth time a Chiefs kicker has made five in a game. The Bengals lead 21-15 late in the third quarter.

— Joe Kay reporting from Cincinnati

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3:15 p.m.

Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford limped off the field in the third quarter after one of his offensive linemen appeared to roll over his lower right leg on a third-down incompletion.

Bradford is getting his right ankle taped by a trainer on the sideline.

Team officials say he'll return to the game.

— Howard Fendrich reporting from Landover, Maryland

3:05 p.m.

Devonta Freeman is sure taking advantage of his chance to start for the Atlanta Falcons.

With rookie Tevin Coleman sidelined by a rib injury for the second straight game, Freeman has emerged as a key weapon in the Atlanta offense. He rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns in last week's victory at Dallas, and he has three touchdowns so far Sunday against the Houston Texas.

Freeman broke off a 16-yard run for the Falcons' first TD, and tacked on a 23-yarder in the opening minute of the second quarter. He had a 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

Freeman has 70 rushing yards midway through the third quarter, plus five catches for 81 receiving yards.

The unbeaten Falcons are seeking only the fourth 4-0 start in franchise history.

— Paul Newberry reporting from Atlanta

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2:32 p.m.

Kansas City's Sean Smith is back from his three-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, and he's having a tough time of it against the Bengals. The Chiefs' top cornerback is guarding A.J. Green, who has six catches for 78 yards in the first half. Green is coming off a 10-catch, 227-yard game at Baltimore.

No surprise that the Bengals lead 14-12 at halftime. They've outscored opponents 66-18 in the first half of games this season and haven't allowed a touchdown.

— Joe Kay reporting from Cincinnati

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2:30 p.m.

The Redskins' defense is pitching a shutout so far against the Philadelphia Eagles — the first time since 1997 that Washington held opponents scoreless in the first half of consecutive home games.

Eagles kicker Caleb Sturgis missed a 33-yard field goal try on the last play of the first half, leaving the Redskins ahead 13-0.

Philadelphia's offense came in struggling, and Sunday has been no different so far. The Eagles' first three possessions each ended with a punt, the fourth ended with a fumble, and the fifth — after a 45-yard punt return by Darren Sproles — ended with Sturgis' miss.

Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford is 5 for 10 for 74 yards. He's been sacked three times.

In Washington's previous home game, a 24-10 victory over St. Louis in Week 2, the Redskins led 17-0 at halftime.

— Howard Fendrich reporting from Landover, Maryland

2 p.m.

With three catches for 24 yards in the first quarter against Buffalo, Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. set the NFL record for most yards receiving through his first 16 games.

Beckham reached 1,598 yards receiving thanks to an 8-yard catch with 6:39 left in the first quarter. That's 5 more yards than the previous record set by Houston's Bill Groman over the 1960-61 seasons.

For the Bills, starting left tackle Cordy Glenn was escorted to the locker room after hurting his left ankle. His return is considered questionable. Buffalo is already missing starting left guard John Miller (groin).

— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York

1:45 p.m.

We have a DeMarco Murray sighting.

The Philadelphia Eagles running back weaved his way to a 30-yard gain on his first carry Sunday against the Washington Redskins — by far his longest run of the season.

Murray, who led the NFL in rushing for the Cowboys last season then signed as a free agent with the Eagles, entered this game with a grand total of 11 yards on 21 carries this season in two games. His best effort had been worth all of 9 yards.

He missed last week's game with a hamstring injury.

— Howard Fendrich reporting from Landover, Maryland

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1:40 p.m.

A 54-yard field goal in the first quarter Sunday against the Jaguars gave Colts' kicker Adam Vinatieri a leg up in the record books.

With the field goal, Vinatieri moved up in both the NFL and Colts record books. Vinatieri passed John Carney for sole possession of fourth place in NFL history in field goals made. It also put him ahead of Mike Vanderjagt for most points scored in Colts history. Vinatieri currently has 997 points.

One more field goal on Sunday will make him the first player in NFL history to score 1,000 points with two teams. He is one of two players in the NFL to score 800 or more points with two different teams.

— Corey Elliot reporting from Indianapolis

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1:25 p.m.

Top overall draft pick Jameis Winston is off to a tough start, losing a fumble on Tampa Bay's second play against Carolina and having his first pass intercepted and returned for a touchdown.

The fumble — on a snap in the rain — set up a field goal. Josh Norman's interception and 46-yard return up the left sideline gave the Panthers a 10-0 lead.

— Fred Goodall reporting from Tampa Bay, Florida

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1:20 p.m.

New York Giants left tackle Ereck Flowers aggravated an ankle injury on the opening drive and his return is questionable.

Flowers was limited in practice this week and was listed as questionable on Friday. Justin Pugh shifted from left guard to play left tackle, while John Jerry entered the game to fill Pugh's spot.

— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York

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1:15 p.m.

Chicago Bears center Will Montgomery has hobbled off the field with a left ankle injury on the team's first drive against Oakland.

Montgomery was blocking on a running play when teammate Charles Leno Jr. dove into the back of his leg.

The Bears say Montgomery will miss the rest of the game.

Matt Slauson slid over to center from left guard, and the Bears went on to score on a 7-yard touchdown reception by wide receiver Eddie Royal.

— Jay Cohen in Chicago

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12:40 p.m.

Jets starting strong safety Calvin Pryor left the game against Miami in the fourth quarter.

He suffered an apparent knee injury after colliding with a receiver.

The Jets gave no immediate indication if he would return. He was replaced by Dion Bailey, who was recently picked up on waivers from the Seattle Seahawks.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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12:15 p.m.

There's plenty of focus on Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor as Buffalo (2-1) prepares to host the New York Giants (1-2).

Taylor has so far played up to the confidence head coach Rex Ryan had in naming him the Bills starter to open the season. After spending his first four NFL seasons backing up Joe Flacco in Baltimore, Taylor has shown few signs of jitters. After struggling through the first half of a 40-32 loss to New England two weeks ago, Taylor has combined to go 32 of 43 for five TDs, one interception and a touchdown rushing over the past six quarters.

He now has a chance to get Buffalo off to a winning record through four weeks for just the third time since 2000.

The Bills will be minus two key starters: RB LeSean McCoy (hamstring) and WR Sammy Watkins (calf).

— John Wawrow reporting from Orchard Park, New York

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12 p.m.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler gets the start against Oakland after he missed a 26-0 loss at Seattle last weekend with a hamstring injury.

Cutler got hurt in the first half of a 48-23 loss to Arizona on Sept. 20, and Jimmy Clausen threw for just 63 yards against the Seahawks. With sacks included, the Bears finished with 48 net yards passing, the second time since 1990 they finished with fewer than 50 net yards through the air.

Cutler will be without one of his favorite targets in wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who is out for the third straight week with a hamstring injury.

For Oakland, safety Charles Woodson is active after he was listed as questionable with a shoulder injury.

— Jay Cohen in Chicago

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11:40 a.m.

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is inactive and will miss his first NFL game because of a right shoulder injury.

Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will make his first start since 2012 on Sunday.

The injury forced Luck into limited action at practice this week. The move also makes sense because Indianapolis can give Luck a few more days of rest before visiting Houston on Thursday.

Despite taking more hits than any quarterback in the league over the past three seasons, according to STATS, Luck never wound up on the bench because of an injury. He started 57 consecutive games including the playoffs and has led the Colts to three straight 11-win seasons, three straight playoff appearances and back-to-back division titles.

— Mike Marot reporting from Indianapolis

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11:35 a.m.

The Dolphins say the team's top cornerback, Brent Grimes, will miss the rest of the game with a knee injury sustained in the first quarter. Grimes came up limping after failing to make a tackle on Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who scampered for 22 yards on the third-down play.

Dolphins backup linebacker Chris McCain also was out with a hip injury, but his return was listed as probable.

Outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins returned to the game after leaving with stinger symptoms after a hit to one of his shoulders.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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11:20 a.m.

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 172 yards and a touchdown to give the New York Jets a 20-7 lead over the Miami Dolphins at halftime at Wembley Stadium.

Fitzpatrick hit Eric Decker from 10 yards out with 37 seconds to go in the first half for New York's second touchdown. The first came on the team's first series, when Fitzpatrick threw to Brandon Marshall for 58 yards on the first play and Chris Ivory ran it in two plays later from the 3.

Nick Folk converted both extra points and added a pair of field goals.

The Dolphins got their only score with a little help from New York's secondary.

Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw deep to Jarvis Landry in the second quarter, and Darrelle Revis was called for pass interference, giving the Dolphins 36 yards.

On the next play, Tannehill threw to Jordan Cameron, but Marcus Gilchrist was whistled for another pass interference. That gave Miami another 22 yards.

Tannehill found Jake Stoneburner on the next play for 8 yards and a touchdown to make the score 13-7 midway through the second quarter.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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10:20 a.m.

Dolphins starting cornerback Brent Grimes has left the game in the first quarter Sunday in London with a right knee injury. He is questionable to return.

Grimes came up limping after whiffing on an attempted tackle of Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who scampered for 22 yards on the third-down play. Earlier, Grimes gave up a 58-yard yard completion to Marshall on the Jets' first play on offense.

Grimes tried to run on the knee with trainers on the sideline, grimacing in pain. He stayed on the sideline with his helmet off.

The Dolphins defense soon took another loss as starting outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins was taken out with stinger symptoms after a hit to one of his shoulders. He was listed as questionable to return.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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10:10 a.m.

New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick racked up 100 yards passing pretty quickly, needing only four throws in less than 10 minutes of play.

Fitzpatrick threw deep to Brandon Marshall on New York's first play from scrimmage, connecting for a 58-yard gain. The Jets quickly took a 7-0 lead two plays later.

On the second possession, Fitzpatrick threw to Marshall for nine more yards, and then another for 22. The Jets quarterback went over the 100 mark when he threw to Bilal Powell for 12 yards, making him 4-for-4 for 101 yards. Marshall had 89 of those yards.

The Jets settled for a field goal to take a 10-0 lead.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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9:45 a.m.

The Dolphins brought out the big guns for the coin toss.

Miami quarterback greats Bob Griese and Dan Marino were the honorary captains for the game against the New York Jets on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. They didn't help, though.

The Jets won the toss and decided to kick off to start the 12th regular-season NFL game at Wembley Stadium, the home England's national soccer team and recent host venue of two Rugby World Cup matches.

For the Jets, Curtis Martin and Wayne Chrebet were honorary captains.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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9:30 a.m.

London has hosted 11 previous NFL games since 2007, but a matchup Sunday between the AFC East's New York Jets and Miami Dolphins is the first game involving divisional foes to be held on British soil. So the atmosphere in Wembley Stadium featured a heightened sense of rivalry.

The boo birds rang out loudly when the Jets took the field for pregame warmups as the crowd — many donning the aqua blue jerseys of the Dolphins — sought to get behind the official "home" team. Londoners young and old wore the jerseys of their favorites, with Ryan Tannehill and Dan Marino often appearing side by side in the stands.

Miami also appeared to bring South Beach weather with them as fans in the north stand bathed in unseasonal, almost blinding sunshine. Visiting Americans could be overheard joking that they'd take a fine tan home with them.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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