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On Monday, Bryant caught nine passes for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns, including an outstanding one-handed TD grab with 2:29 left.

Impacts: Bryant, who has been one of the NFL's great comeback stories this season, has caught 66 passes for 936 yards. Three of his five TDs this year have come in his last two games.

Lewis was placed on injured reserve Monday due to a pectoral injury.

Impacts: Lewis started four games this season, but none since mid-October. He has 21 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Nkang was placed on injured reserve Monday.

Impacts: Nkang began the season on the physically unable to perform list because of a wrist injury. He had seven special teams tackles and a forced fumble in seven games this season. He also set a franchise record with 30 special teams tackles as a rookie last year.

Nkang was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Impacts: Nkang began the season on the physically unable to perform list because of a wrist injury. He had seven special teams tackles and a forced fumble in seven games this season. He also set a franchise record with 30 special teams tackles as a rookie last year.

Bridges was deactivated for Monday's game against Tampa Bay, a day after he was arrested for the second time in 14 months.

Impacts: Bridges was arrested late Sunday night and charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and battery and one count of communicating threats in connection with a disturbance a night earlier at a Charlotte restaurant. He was released less than an hour later on $2,500 bond. Bridges has served as a backup at both tackle and guard. He started four games earlier this season because of injuries on the offensive line.

Romo, coming off successive 300-yard games, went 19-of-36 for 210 yards and three interceptions on Sunday in Pittsburgh, throwing a crucial pick with less than two minutes left that was returned for a touchdown in the Steelers' 20-13 win.

Impacts: Romo seemed to be affected by the cold weather in Pittsburgh, and many of his throws were sailing high, a sign that his broken pinkie finger may still be an issue. He and his receivers never looked on the same page, and it won't get any easier the next two weeks as Dallas faced the New York Giants and Baltimore.

Choice ran for 88 yards in his first NFL start, the most against Pittsburgh all season, and had 166 total yards Sunday, but the Cowboys blew a 10-point fourth quarter lead and lost 20-13.

Impacts: Choice looked solid in his first start, and could have had even better numbers if he hadn't slipped continuously on the cold Heinz Field turf. If Marion Barber remains out for any period of time, Choice is a great option.

Bell came in and helped the Broncos snap a three-game losing skid at home by rumbling for 52 yards on 11 carries in Denver's 24-17 win over the Chiefs on Sunday. He had a crucial 28-yard run on Denver's game-winning, 95-yard touchdown drive.

Impacts: Bell, who was hawking cell phones and wireless plans at a kiosk at the Aurora Mall last month, is now the Broncos' No. 1 running back after rookie Peyton Hillis suffered a season-ending injury.

Cutler completed 32 of 40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, both of them to Brandon Marshall, and the Broncos rallied back to beat Kansas City 24-17 on Sunday.

Impacts: Cutler's last three home starts had been losses - two to struggling opponents - but he turned it around against the Chiefs. His 23 touchdown passes are fourth in the NFL, though he's also thrown 14 interceptions - tied for third-most in the league.

Branch caught four passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday in the Seahawks' 24-21 loss to New England.

Impacts: This was Branch's first two-touchdown receiving game since he caught two in a 30-28 win over St. Louis on Oct. 15, 2006.

Thomas carried 16 times for 102 yards and a touchdown and caught a seven-yard touchdown passin the Saints' 29-25 win on Sunday.

Impacts: Thomas has six touchdowns - four rushing - in his last four games.

White caught 10 passes for a career-high 164 yards in a 29-25 loss to the Saints on Sunday.

Impacts: White has seven 100-yard receiving games this season and 14 in his four-year NFL career.

Walter made six receptions for 146 yards and the first score of Houston's 24-21 win over Green Bay on Sunday.

Impacts: It was the first 100-yard game of the season for Walter, who has a career-high 851 yards and eight touchdowns.

Manning was 26-of-32 for 277 yards and three touchdowns without throwing an interception in a 35-3 win over Cincinnati on Sunday.

Impacts: His passer rating of 134.0 was his best during the current six-game winning streak and just a shade lower than his season-best 134.6 in a 31-3 win over Baltimore. Manning passed Drew Bledsoe for seventh place on the NFL's career list for yards passing. Manning has 44,851. Bledsoe had 44,611.

Peterson ran for 102 yards in Minnesota's 20-16 win over Detroit on Sunday.

Impacts: Peterson had his eighth 100-yard rushing game, tying Robert Smith's single-season record.

The Titans came up just short Sunday of having Johnson and LenDale White double up by rushing for 100 yards or more for a second consecutive game.

Impacts: Johnson totaled 136 yards rushing on 19 attempts for his fourth 100-yard rushing game this season, while fellow back LenDale White came up just short with 99 yards on 24 carries in a 28-9 win over Cleveland. 49. Johnson now has joined Earl Campbell and Eddie George as the only rookies in franchise history with 1,000 yards in their first year.

Morten Andersen, the NFL's career-leading scorer, is retiring because of knee problems.

Impacts: The 48-year-old Dane, who scored 2,437 points during his 25-year career, played for the Atlanta Falcons the past two seasons but wasn't able to get a contract this year. Andersen said Monday he has given up his search and his NFL career.

Samuels left Sunday's game with a triceps injury and didn't return.

Impacts: Justin Geisinger came in as a replacement.

Ross injured an ankle in the first half and didn't return to the Giants' 20-14 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

Impacts: Losing Ross for any significant time would be a big loss to the Giants. He's started every game in the secondary and play consistently well throughout the season.

The Jaguars lost Porter to a groin injury in the fourth quarter of their 23-10 loss in Chicago on Sunday.

Impacts: Porter has been a disappointment in his first season in Jacksonville, catching only 10 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown.

The Jaguars lost backup Nkang to a shoulder injury in the second quarter of their 23-10 loss at Chicago on Sunday.

Impacts: Nkang primarily plays on special teams, and hasn't contributed at all to the Jaguars' struggling defense.

Hillis left Denver's game against Kansas City late in the first half Sunday after straining his right hamstring.

Impacts: Hillis was hurt when he went up high for a pass from Jay Cutler and was hit by two defenders as he came down with the 11-yard reception at the Chiefs 34. He walked gingerly off the field after staying down a minute.

Bruschi limped off the field early in the second quarter with a left knee injury after getting hit by a teammate while trying to tackle Seattle's Maurice Morris on a 4-yard run. Bruschi was in pain and a Seahawks trainer rushed to his side before New England medical personnel could get across the field.

Impacts: After a few minutes on his back, Bruschi got up on his own and walked slowly off the field with a noticeable limp. He walked to the locker room a few minutes later.

Curtis left Sunday's game against the Giants with a concussion in the second quarter.

Impacts: Curtis was sidelined earlier in the season after undergoing surgery on a sports hernia during the preseason.

Andrews was inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants. The two-time Pro Bowl guard has not played since sustaining the injury in Week 2 against the Cowboys.

Impacts: Andrews is expected to return soon from a back injury that's kept him out for most of the season.