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Brett Favre's ribs appear to be just fine. He took plenty of hits and even delivered one. Adrian Peterson scored on the game's first play, Favre played three quarters despite saying he might have an injured rib, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the Houston Texans 17-10 in a preseason game Monday night.

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Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has sprained his left ankle against the Vikings. Schaub appeared to hurt his ankle when he get tangled up at the line on a touchdown run by Steve Slaton with about four minutes left in the first half Monday night. He got his ankle taped and returned for the last series [...]

Vikings quarterback Brett Favre says he might have a cracked rib, although it didn't prevent him from starting against the Texans. Favre told ESPN before Monday night's game at Houston that he hasn't received an official diagnosis but that taking a deep breath caused him some discomfort. He also doesn't plan to wear any kind [...]

Kevin Kolb is getting a start at quarterback in the Eagles' final preseason game. On his weekly radio show Monday evening, Eagles coach Andy Reid said Kolb will start Thursday's game against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands and Michael Vick will play in the first half. Vick will start the second half at [...]

Kevin Kolb is getting a start at quarterback in the Eagles' final preseason game. On his weekly radio show Monday evening, Eagles coach Andy Reid said Kolb will start Thursday's game against the New York Jets at the Meadowlands and Michael Vick will play in the first half. Vick will start the second half at [...]

The battered Broncos are running out of time and players alike. With just a short week left in their preseason, the Broncos are scrambling to fix a turnover-prone, mistake-filled and injury-riddled offense that's nowhere near ready for the regular season. "Time is running out," quarterback Kyle Orton said.
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Vikings quarterback Brett Favre says he might have a cracked rib. Favre told ESPN before Monday night's game at Houston that he hasn't received an official diagnosis but that taking a deep breath caused him some discomfort. He also doesn't plan to wear any kind of special padding, saying "the damage is done." Favre's agent [...]

Brodie Croyle kept getting hurt and Tyler Thigpen seemed ill-suited for an NFL offense, so the Kansas City Chiefs traded for Matt Cassel and gave him a guaranteed $28 million contract before the first snap. Now Cassel is hurt, Croyle is healthy and Thigpen is probably still ill-suited. But either he or Croyle could start [...]

For one day, there was no question that Matt Stafford was the Detroit Lions' first-string quarterback. Injuries to both Daunte Culpepper (foot) and Drew Stanton (knee) meant Stafford was Detroit's only healthy quarterback at Monday's practice. "It was fun — it was like being back in college," said Stafford, who took every snap for Detroit [...]

Carson Palmer threw some passes to Cincinnati Bengals teammates during practice, an indication he could play in the final preseason game. Palmer threw to receivers during the first 30 minutes of practice Monday, the first time he's done that in nearly three weeks. The quarterback dropped back after taking snaps and moved around without problem [...]