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Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen went down late in the first half of Sunday's NFC South game against the Atlanta Falcons holding his knee after an incompletion in the end zone.

Initial tests did not reveal damage to Olsen's ACL.

Also, running back Jonathan Stewart suffered a foot injury late in the first half, and kicker Graham Gano was being tested for a possible concussion.

Stewart rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the first half.

Reports on Olsen say he should be fine. Stewart was questionable to return but with a big lead there wasn't a good chance the Panthers were going to bring either player back. The Panthers have now clinched a first round bye which means there isn't a big need to rush guys like Olsen and Stewart back on the field over the next few weeks. It's a situation to monitor for fantasy owners as all that's left for the Panthers is clinching home field advantage.

Giants WR Kris Adams fractured his leg in the third quarter of Saturday's game.

Redskins released kicker Neil Rackers.

Graham Gano seems to be a favorite for the job, but there is still time to bring in another kicker.

Immediately after the Washington Redskins’ preseason victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, coach Mike Shanahan said quarterback John Beck “did a good job.” But for the most part, the coach remained tight-lipped on what he thought of Beck’s first live audition for the Redskins’ starting quarterback job.

Two days later, after reviewing film of Beck’s 14-for-17, 140-yard performance, Shanahan praised the quarterback for his execution and decision making.

“I was pleased with John’s play after looking at the film,” Shanahan said of Beck, who spread the ball around to 10 different pass-catchers while pacing the Redskins on drives of 80, 45, 74 and 84 yards.

Beck didn’t throw a touchdown pass, and only one of the drives led to a touchdown (a 1-yard run by Tim Hightower). The others resulted in Graham Gano field goals. Beck was sacked three times. But Shanahan said he didn’t find fault in Beck’s decision to hold onto the ball those three plays.

The Washington Redskins have cut auditioning veteran kicker Shayne Graham two days after he missed a pair of field goals in Friday night’s preseason opener.

Graham was trying to unseat Graham Gano, who struggled last season but made all three field goal attempts on Friday.

Graham, the third most accurate kicker in league history, had struggled in practice last week and couldn’t redeem himself Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear if the Redskins would bring in another kicker to compete with Gano.

You don't want Washington's kicker under any circumstances.

Redskins K Graham Gano (ribs Probable) took full practice reps Friday and is Probable for week 15.

Redskins K Graham Gano (ribs) took full practice reps Thursday.

The Cowboys haven’t started a season 0-2 since 2001, when they used Quincy Carter one week and Anthony Wright in the second game. The Bears were 2-6 on the road last season, one in which the defense allowed 29 TD passes and watched opposing quarterbacks complete 64.2 percent of their attempts — both marks the worst in franchise history.

The Bears have gone 167 rushing attempts without a touchdown, the longest such streak in the NFL. Remember, Martz wasn’t the Bears’ first choice as offensive coordinator. Cutler and coach Lovie Smith wanted Jeremy Bates, who had been Cutler’s coach in Denver. But Bates went with Pete Carroll to Seattle and then San Diego offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski turned the job down. Plus, the Packers didn’t allow Tom Clements to interview for the position.