NFL Injury Report
BY Associated Press
Monday, November 12, 2012
11/12/12 at 3:37 AM
Michael Vick and Alex Smith were knocked out of their games when each sustained a concussion in the first half, leaving the Eagles and 49ers unsure of their quarterbacks' status for next week's games.
Vick was hit by Cowboys linebacker Ernie Sims on an incomplete pass and was slow to get up early in the second quarter of Philadelphia's 38-23 loss to Dallas. Vick headed for the locker room. The game was tied 7-7.
Smith scrambled and started to slide before turning his back late, and Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar barreled into his neck area with 1:10 left in the first quarter of a 24-24 tie. Smith briefly grabbed his facemask and grimaced but stayed in the game, throwing a touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree in the second quarter.
Colin Kaepernick replaced Smith on San Francisco's next possession. The 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick, who was 7-for-8 for 72 yards and the touchdown, started every game for the 49ers last season.
Tampa Bay linebacker Quincy Black was hospitalized for observation of a neck injury. He was carted off during the third quarter of the 34-24 victory over San Diego.
Black was injured tackling running back Ryan Mathews for a 1-yard loss, remaining on the ground with less than 4 minutes left. The Bucs did not release specifics.
Trainers worked over Black for several minutes before immobilizing his neck and back on a stretcher.
"We think he's going to be OK, but he's got to work through some things," coach Greg Schiano said.
Schiano was the head coach at Rutgers when former Scarlet Knights player Eric LeGrand broke two vertebrae and suffered a serious spinal cord injury in October 2010 during a kickoff return against Army. He said thoughts of the paralyzed defensive lineman went through his mind.
"I thought about it immediately. When a guy goes down and he's still," Schiano said before stopping abruptly. "The good thing was Quincy immediately moved his right arm, so that was a relief."
Several players on both teams kneeled and prayed.
Buccaneers cornerback Eric Wright left the game in the first half with an ankle injury and did not return.
Giants receiver Domenik Hixon suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter of New York's 31-13 loss to Cincinnati and didn't return. The Giants initially thought he might return. There was no indication of the severity.
Lions cornerback Chris Houston said he'll "be OK" after leaving Detroit's 34-24 loss to Minnesota in the fourth quarter on a cart. He hurt his ankle and said a Vikings lineman intentionally landed with both knees on his lower leg. The Lions also lost defensive end Cliff Avril in the third quarter to a concussion.
Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil left Denver's 36-14 win over Carolina midway through the second quarter with a left shoulder injury. Dumervil, who has six sacks this season, had two tackles and a forced fumble before he was replaced by Robert Ayers.
