IN BRIEF
IRVING, Texas — Dallas coach Jason Garrett said on Monday that Tony Romo hasn't been ruled out for a winner-take-all finale against Philadelphia after injuring his back against Washington.
Garrett said Romo will get treatment and be evaluated daily, and that the Cowboys were looking to add a third quarterback behind backup Kyle Orton.
Romo injured his back in Sunday's 24-23 win over Washington, which set up the Cowboys' third straight regular-season finale with the NFC East title on the line. The 33-year-old Romo lost the previous two against the New York Giants and Redskins, and another one in 2008 against the Eagles.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy isn't sure if quarterback Aaron Rodgers will start the team's winner-take-all NFC North matchup with the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.McCarthy did say that the team wants to make a decision on Rodgers' availability “sooner than later.”Rodgers, who has not played since fracturing his left collarbone against the Bears at Lambeau Field on Nov. 4, has missed the past seven games.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos strongside linebacker Von Miller is done for the year after tests revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which he injured in the first quarter of Denver's 37-13 win at Houston over the weekend.“It's definitely going to be a blow,” executive vice president John Elway said on his weekly podcast on the team's website.The Broncos (12-3) can wrap up the AFC's top seed with a win at Oakland (4-11) on Sunday.The injury ended a rough third season for Miller, who started the season by serving a six-game drug suspension.
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn's Gus Malzahn was honored as The Associated Press national coach of the year for transforming an Auburn team that had just gone through the program's worst season in decades into Southeastern Conference champions.The second-ranked Tigers are playing for the national championship against No. 1 Florida State on Jan. 6.
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State University quarterback Joe Southwick said he was unfairly dismissed from the Hawaii Bowl, arguing he was falsely accused of urinating from a hotel balcony.Southwick, a senior who was sent home Friday by interim head coach Bob Gregory shortly after the team arrived in Hawaii, took a polygraph test after arriving in Boise in his bid to prove his innocence.