Ankle sprain puts Owens on sideline
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens could miss at least one game with a sprained ankle.
Owens, who entered the weekend leading the NFL with 14 TD receptions, was forced out of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys early in the third quarter.
“There’s a pretty good chance he won’t be out there,” coach Andy Reid said after the Eagles’ 12-7 win over the Cowboys. “The positive is, it’s not broken. The negative is, it did swell up.”
The Eagles play next Monday night at St. Louis and finish the season on Jan. 2 at home against Cincinnati. Philadelphia, which already has clinched home field throughout the playoffs, will have its first playoff game on Jan. 15 or 16.
Owens, who had two receptions for 24 yards on Sunday, will have an MRI today.
Owens grabbed his right ankle when he was dragged down by Roy Williams on a 20-yard reception to open the third quarter. He hobbled around on the sideline, then needed help to make it into the locker room for X-rays.
McGahee gives Bills a scare
Running back Willis McGahee twisted his surgically rebuilt left knee on a catch in the second quarter and sat out the fourth quarter of the Buffalo’s win over Cincinnati.
McGahee has been a big part of the Bills’ turnaround, piling up six 100-yard games in nine starts. Buffalo has gone 8-1 since he became the starter and moved into playoff contention.
McGahee returned to start the second half, carrying five times before the Bills decided not to take any chances.
Colts to get new stadium
The Colts and the city of Indianapolis have agreed on a deal to build an 63,000-seat stadium with a 30-year lease.
The deal also would allow the city to expand the Indiana Convention Center, bringing the cost of the project to about $800 million.
The stadium, to be located about a block south of the RCA Dome, is scheduled to open by fall 2008 and include a retractable roof.
Fans get seats on field
On a frigid day at Soldier Field in Chicago, four football fans had a front-row view of the action.
With the temperature at 9 degrees and the wind chill at 10 below zero, four fans occupied special on-field seats. They sat 10 yards off the 15-yard line in the southeast corner of the stadium as the Bears took on the Houston Texans.
The seats are part of an NFL pilot program to test the possibility of adding these seats permanently across the league.
The seats were enclosed in a cube and included a pair of TVs and blankets. Three of the seats were heated.