ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger will be sidelined three to six weeks because of a fractured left leg suffered in Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
But the team said it would not place Bulger on injured reserve.
The 32-year-old Bulger underwent two MRIs Monday, one on his groin and hamstring and a second for what the team believed was a swollen knee.
He's also expected to be tested for concussion-related symptoms Tuesday after a physcially demanding loss to Arizona. Coach Steve Spagnuolo described Bulger as "pretty banged up."
Bulger has completed 56.7 percent of his passes for five touchdowns and six interceptions for the Rams (1-9).
Backup Kyle Boller will make his third start of the year Sunday against the Seahawks.
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Titans win on MNF:
HOUSTON - Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 in Monday NIght Football. The Titans have won four straight games after on 0-6 start.
The Texans (5-5) had a chance to tie it, but Kris Brown's 49-yard attempt with 1 second remaining was wide left. It was his second miss of the game and the second straight game he's missed a chance to send the Texans into overtime.
The Titans (4-6) haven't lost since Vince Young took over at quarterback. He is 2-0 as a starter in his hometown of Houston after running for the winning touchdown in overtime in his last start as a rookie in 2006.
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NFL and union approve about half team neurologists.
WASHINGTON - The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the 32 teams so far as part of a new program. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an e-mail to the AP that there is no deadline for implementing the new setup across the league.
The NFL said Sunday it is requiring teams to find outside experts in neurology to aid their medical staffs when players get concussions.
Also:
- Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has undergone tests but the team has yet to update his condition or status for Sunday's game at Baltimore. Roethlisberger left Sunday's game in Kansas City with a possible concussion after taking a knee to the head.
- Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford may miss Thursday's game against Green Bay because of what coach Jim Schwartz is calling an "extremely sore" non-throwing shoulder. Stafford suffered a separated left shoulder on the next to last play of Sunday's game, but was able to c ome back after a time out and throw the game-winning TD pass in a 38-37 win over Cleveland.
- Browns coach Eric Mangini is questioning whether the Detroit Lions faked injuries to slow down Cleveland's no-huddle offense. A day after the Browns 38-37 defeat, Mangini noted the Lions had several players leave the field injured, only to return. When asked if he was accusing the Lions and coach Jim Schwartz of faking injuries, Mangini said, "I'm just saying there were a lot of them."
- Green Bay cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgeries after being injured during the second half of Sunday's win over San Francisco. With a Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit looming, coach Mike McCarthy says staff members are considering their options at each position.
- Redskins running back Ladell Betts and guard Chad Rinehart have been placed on season-ending injured reserve. Both players were subbing for injured players when they too got hurt during Sunday's loss to Dallas. Coach Jim Zorn says Betts has damage to both the ACL and MCL in the left knee. Rinehart had surgery to repair a broken leg.
- Bills starting right guard Eric Wood is recovering after surgery to repair a broken left leg that was so severly damaged CBS elected against showing replays of the hit. Interim coach Perry Fewell says the operation to repair two broken boneswas performed in Jacksonville on Sunday night, hours after Wood was hurt in an 18-15 loss to the Jaguars.
