The latest from NFL games around the league on the ninth Sunday of the season (all times EST):
1:50 p.m.
New York Jets kicker Nick Folk has an injured right quadriceps and is being replaced on kickoffs and field goals by punter Ryan Quigley.
Folk was injured in pregame warmups at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Quigley kicked both extra points β with Folk holding β on the Jets’ first two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The team announced that Folk will not be available for field goals or kickoffs.
Quigley told The Associated Press last year that both he and Folk practice each other’s jobs throughout the season. But not having Folk might have come into play on a fourth-and-3 for the Jets from the Jaguars 25, when New York went for it rather than try for a field goal. Eric Decker caught a 15-yard pass, setting up Chris Ivory’s 1-yard touchdown run that put the Jets up 14-3 with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter.
β Dennis Waszak reporting from East Rutherford, New Jersey
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1:45 p.m.
Cam Newton scored on a leaping 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give the Carolina Panthers a 10-7 lead over the Green Bay Packers.
Newton’s rushing TD was the 38th of his career, moving him into a tie with Kordell Stewart for second-most all-time among quarterbacks.
Only Steve Young, with 43, has more touchdowns rushing than Newton.
Young accomplished that feat in 15 NFL seasons; Newton is in his fifth year with Carolina.
β Steve Reed reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina
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1:40 p.m.
Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi has made his NFL debut, taking a second-quarter hand-off up the middle for 4 yards against the Buffalo Bills.
Ajayi was activated Saturday after spending the first eight weeks of the season on the reserve injured-designated for return list because of a chest injury.
The London native was drafted in the fifth round in 2015 out of Boise State.
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1:23 p.m.
Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman fumbled after a catch-and-run in the first quarter against Washington, becoming the first player for New England to lose a fumble at Gillette Stadium since Dec. 8, 2013. Last season, the Patriots became only the third team in the past 25 years not to lose a fumble at home. That statistic was highlighted during the “Deflategate” scandal. The Patriots lost only two fumbles in the first seven games, one by Tom Brady and the other by Dion Lewis, both at Buffalo in Week 2. They hadn’t had any turnovers at home this season before Edelman fumbled. Later in the first quarter, Brady threw an interception against the Redskins.
The Patriots and Redskins turned the ball over on consecutive plays. After cornerback Will Blackmon recovered Edelman’s fumble, Kirk Cousins threw a pass to receiver Pierre Garcon. The ball hit his hands, popped in the air and was picked by Logan Ryan.
New England went 84 yards in 13 plays on the opening possession and then recovered an onside kick.
β Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts
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12:45 p.m.
New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is going through offensive drills and handing off with his gloved left hand, which has a torn thumb ligament.
Fitzpatrick was injured last week at Oakland during the Jets’ first offensive possession and replaced by backup Geno Smith. The veteran quarterback will eventually need surgery to repair the thumb, but could wait until after the season β as long as he can handle the pain with it.
During pregame warmups Sunday, Fitzpatrick looked comfortable and not hindered while wearing a protective glove on his left hand. The concern was whether he might be able to hand off cleanly, but he was confident during the week it wouldn’t be an issue and that appeared to be the case about 45 minutes before the game against Jacksonville.
βDennis Waszak reporting from East Rutherford, New Jersey
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12:29 p.m.
The St. Louis Rams are missing some key members of their stout defense at Minnesota, including two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn.
Quinn, who has a knee injury, was listed as questionable to play the Vikings. His five sacks in seven games are tied for 13th in the NFL. Making matters worse for the Rams, who are fifth in the league in yards allowed per game and sixth in points allowed per game, is the continued absence of defensive end Chris Long, who is out for the third straight game with a knee injury. Starting safety T.J. McDonald is also inactive for the first time this season with a foot injury.
Not the best timing against Adrian Peterson and the Vikings. Peterson, who’s third in the NFL with 633 yards rushing this year, has 350 yards and three touchdowns on 59 carries (5.9 yards per attempt) in three career games against the Rams.
βDave Campbell reporting from Minneapolis
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