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Latest news from Week 4 in the NFL (every hour in EDT):
4:18 p.m.
The Josh Rosen era began in the desert.
The rookie quarterback began his first game for the Arizona Cardinals against the Seattle Seahawks. Rosen played 11 games against Sam Bradford last week against Chicago, scoring an interception in the 16-14 loss.
The freshman, Steve Wilks, has named Rosen the starter this week. Rosen, the tenth pick in this year's draft, missed his first two assists and was sacked in the first game of Arizona.
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15:30.
The Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers each have wide receivers being assessed for head injuries.
Wide Bills Kelvin Benjamin left the game in the third quarter after absorbing a Ha Ha Clinton-Dix blow that led to an interception for Packers safety.
Geronimo Allison, of the Packers, left later in the quarter after being hit hard by the Bills defense.
Green Bay has a 19-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
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3:05 p.m.
Patriots forward Rob Gronkowski injured his ankle in the locker room.
Gronkowski left the Patriots game with the Dolphins in the third quarter and left the field limping in favor of his right leg.
Moments before the injury, Gronkowski scored his fourth catch of the day, the 491st of his career. He scored a franchise record for taking a tight end, overtaking Ben Coates.
The Patriots lead the Dolphins 31-0.
– Kyle Hightower, reportage at Foxborough, Mass.
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15h
Jameis Winston replaced Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback for Tampa Bay.
Winston came into play to start the second half with the Buccaneers following the 38-3 Bears and was quickly intercepted by Danny Trevathan.
Khalil Mack seemed to turn the ball over when he released the pass.
Winston joined the team after a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal driving policy. His punishment stemmed from the league's investigation into a charge that the winner of the 2013 Heisman Trophy had been looking for a Uber female driver at an Arizona race in March 2016.
Fitzpatrick was 9 of 18 for 126 yards and was fired twice.
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2:57 p.m.
The Bengals' tight back, Tyler Eifert, was sidelined after getting injured on the right leg early in the third quarter in Atlanta.
Eifert grabbed a 2-yard pass and was tackled by De'Vondre Campbell and was also touched by Jack Crawford as he collapsed on the turf.
Eifert, third receiver of the Bengals this season, immediately had back pain. The medical staff stabilized his leg and lifted it onto the cart.
His teammates came to offer encouragement and Eifert seemed moved when he left the field.
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2:46 p.m.
Khalil Mack, of the Bears, suffered a striptease in the first half against Tampa Bay.
That made him the first player with a sack and a forced fumble in four straight games since Robert Mathis in 2005.
A two-time All-Pro, Mack was traded to the Bears by Oakland on September 1st.
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2:45 p.m.
The Jacksonville Jaguars eliminated two starters for the rest of the day against the New York Jets, including running back Leonard Fournette.
Fournette left the match with a squeeze in his right thigh in the second quarter. He returned for some games, but was ruled out at halftime.
Fournette missed the previous two games with the same injury, which caused her setback.
Center Brandon Linder was also ruled out at the break with a back injury.
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2:44 p.m.
Buffalo Bills have a bad day at Lambeau Field.
Mason Crosby scored a 52-yard goal at the end of the first half to give the Green Bay Packers a 16-0 lead.
The Bills look nothing like the team that beat the Vikings 27 to 6 on the road last week in Minnesota. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen is 5 of 19 out of 58 for 58 yards and an interception late in the first half. He made an unfortunate pass under pressure outside the pocket that had been held in the end zone by rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander.
The Packers defense contained Allen, who set the fastest time last week for blocking Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr in the opening round.
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2:42 p.m.
Mitchell Trubisky of Chicago made five touchdowns in the first period, helping the Bears take a 38-3 lead over Tampa Bay.
The only NFL player to have the most points in a single half was Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay, with six goals against Chicago in the first two quarters of a win at Lambeau Field on November 9, 2014.
Sid Luckman holds the Bears record for TD passes in a game with seven against the New York Giants in 1943.
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2:40 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri scored a 42-yard goal 2 seconds from the end of the first half to beat the NFL career record.
The 23-year-old has 566 goals – one more than Morten Andersen, Hall of Fame member. And he achieved the feat on his own pitch, a short drive from the place where Andersen played football.
After the kick, Vinatieri briefly celebrated with the holder Rigoberto Sanchez, the snapper Luke Rhodes and the rest of the striking unit. But it was the extent of the celebration for Vinatieri, 45, who is the oldest active player in the league.
He moved within 31 points of his career record of 2 544 points.
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14:30.
Chicago Bears defensive forward Akiem Hicks was sent off from Tampa Bay for pushing an official.
Hicks was fighting with a Buccaneer player when he pushed the official. The incident occurred on the other side of the field after Eddie Jackson intercepted a pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick at the end of the first period.
In addition, linebacker Sam Acho of the Bears left the game with a puncture injury. Acho was injured in the first half.
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2:05 p.m.
Aaron Rodgers launched his first interception of the year. It was a pass over center deviated by linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, who ended up being high and slightly behind the tight rear Jimmy Graham.
Rodgers is 7 of 11 for 98 yards with a score. Security Jordan Poyer withdrew the ball for the interception. The Bills, however, were unable to take advantage of Rodgers' rare turnover and were forced to ambush. It was the fourth tripling of Buffalo out of five. Green Bay leads 13-0 halfway through the second quarter.
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14h
An unnamed Stadium Safety Officer was removed from the field on a stretcher at the end of the first quarter in the Texans-Colts game.
The team officials said that he had been taken to the hospital with injuries that did not put his life in danger. Colts spokesman Matt Conti said no other updates would be given because of the privacy rules.
The security officer was injured when a player hit him on a platform. It came about at the same time, the Colts T.Y receiver. After getting back on the sideline, Hilton received a resounding ovation after what the Colts described as a chest injury.
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1:45 p.m.
Jimmy Graham, the tight winger of Green Bay Packers, has his first official Lambeau jump.
Graham picked up a 3-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers with 5:15 left in the first quarter, although Mason Crosby missed the extra point to keep the score at 6-0.
Graham was fouled a few weeks ago by a penalty. He joined the Packers during the off season as a free agent.
Rodgers is moving a little better in his third game since his left knee injury. He is 5 out of 7 for 72 yards.
For the Bills, Micah Hyde's safety is questionable coming back with a groin injury. Hyde returns to Lambeau Field for the first time since leaving the Packers as a free agent after the 2016 season.
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1:40 p.m.
Tom Brady of the Patriots launched his third interception of the season. It was a third deep pass to the center that had been cornered by Dolphins cornerback Bobby McCain 1:36 into the first quarter.
Brady did not launch his third interception last season until the 11th week against Miami.
The Patriots lead 3-0 at the end of the first quarter.
– Kyle Hightower, reportage at Foxborough, Mass.
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1:30 p.m.
Titan linebacker Wesley Woodyard suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter against Philadelphia and it is questionable to return.
Woodyard is the Titans' first tackler this season. The 11-year-old veteran was injured by placing Zach Ertz at the end of a 17-yard reception in the opening round of the Philadelphia match.
Woodyard walked alone to the sideline and was evaluated in the tent behind the bench.
Jayon Brown replaced Woodyard and pressured Carson Wentz to not qualify for the third try, forcing a punt.
– Teresa M. Walker from Nashville, Tennessee
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1:15 p.m.
Receiver Indianapolis Colts T.Y. Hilton headed straight for the locker room after getting heavily injured in the shoulder after running after a 40-yard run against Houston.
It was unclear what Hilton's injury was and there was no immediate announcement.
The Pro Bowler's big game four times helped Indy get his first score, a 4-yard pass against TM between Luck and Zach Pascal. Luck extended his series of consecutive games with a TD pass at 27, placing Peyton Manning tied for the second-longest total in franchise history.
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1:05 p.m.
Frank Gore's running back Dolphins became the eighth running back in the history of the NFL to appear in 200 NFL games.
Gore won the first quarter of the game against Miami with the Patriots.
With 14,124 rushing yards, Gore was fourth in the NFL, behind Emmitt Smith (18,335), Walter Payton (16,726) and Barry Sanders (15,269).
– Kyle Hightower, report from Foxborough, Mass.
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13h
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain alongside Ryan Fitzpatrick as starting quarterback against Jameis Winston.
Fitzpatrick made his debut against the Chicago Bears on Sunday after Winston joined the team after a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal driving policy.
Fitzpatrick had 1230 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is the first player in NFL history to exceed 400 yards in three consecutive games.
The discipline against Winston stems from the league's investigation into a charge that the winner of the 2013 Heisman Trophy caught a Uber female driver in an Arizona race in March 2016.
Defensive tackle Vita Vea, the No. 12 pick in the overall draft this year, is active for the first time after being sidelined by a calf injury.
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13h
Dolphin receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson both knelt during the national anthem before their team's game against the Patriots and defensive end Robert Quinn.
All three have held similar demonstrations during the anthem before the other matches of their team this season.
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