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IRVING, Texas The Dallas Cowboys lost Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo for about a month, but they could lose Pro Bowl punter Mat McBriar for the season.
Also, rookie running back Felix Jones will be out two to four weeks with a left hamstring injury.
McBriar suffered a main fracture and two hairline fractures to his right foot when his punt was blocked in overtime in Sunday's loss to Arizona. Jack Bectha, his agent, said McBriar could be put on injured reserve or miss six to eight weeks.
Romo broke his right pinkie finger on the first play of overtime. If the timetable is correct, Romo, who will not require surgery, will miss three games. Dallas has a bye Nov.9.
In his absence, the Cowboys will turn to Brad Johnson, who at 40 will be the oldest starting quarterback in the NFL this season.
Monday's game
BROWNS 35, GIANTS 14: Led by receiver Braylon Edwards, Cleveland ended New York's 11-game road winning streak with a win against the reigning Super Bowl champions.
Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson, whose job was in serious jeopardy just a few weeks ago, threw one of his two touchdown passes to Edwards, cornerback Eric Wright intercepted Eli Manning and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown and the Browns (2-3) finally looked worthy of a prime-time TV slot.
Anderson finished 18-for-29 for 310 yards, Edwards caught five passes for a career-high 154 yards and Jamal Lewis scored on a 4-yard run for the Browns, who won a Monday night game for the first time since 1993 and handed the Giants (4-1) their first loss, leaving the Tennessee Titans as the NFL's only unbeaten team.
Manning was picked off three times and the Giants, so dominant through their first four games, were roughed up by a Browns team running out of time to make good on lofty expectations.
ELSEWHERE
BUFFALO: Quarterback Trent Edwards was back at work a week after being knocked out in a loss to Arizona. He said he expects to play Sunday.
CHICAGO: Offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf was suspended four games for violating NFL policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.
CINCINNATI: Quarterback Carson Palmer will miss at least one more game with a sore passing elbow.
INDIANAPOLIS: One surgery wasn't enough to fix Peyton Manning's left knee. Coach Tony Dungy confirmed that after nearly two months of deflecting questions, Manning was operated on a second time before returning to the field in late August.
JACKSONVILLE: Offensive tackle Richard Collier, who was severely wounded in an attack in September, has been released from a Jacksonville hospital. Officials say he will continue recovering at an undisclosed location because the person who shot him is still at large. Collier had 14 gunshot wounds and his left leg was amputated. He is paralyzed from the waist down.
Receiver Mike Walker was in a hospital with an infection in his right knee and could miss a few games.
A judge in Fayetteville, Ark., accepted Jaguars receiver Matt Jones into a drug treatment program that could erase a felony cocaine charge against the former Arkansas star.
SAN FRANCISCO: Fullback Zak Keasey is out for the season after tearing his biceps tendon Sunday.
TAMPA BAY: Fullback Byron Storer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee covering a kickoff return Sunday's against Carolina and will have season-ending surgery.
WASHINGTON: Former Seahawk Shaun Alexander will visit today and is expected to sign with the Redskins if he passes a physical examination.
The Redskins will audition punters today in search of a replacement for rookie Durant Brooks.
