NFL report

Jaguars lose game, top rookie

Jacksonville rookie offensive tackle Luke Joeckel will miss the rest of the season because of a broken right ankle.

The No. 2 overall draft pick in April was injured in the first quarter of a 34-20 loss to the Rams on Sunday.

He was taken off the field on a cart.

Joeckel got his leg rolled up by Rams defensive tackle Kendall Langford at the end of a 1-yard carry by Maurice Jones-Drew.

“I saw it happen and it’s unfortunate,” said quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who also left the game with an injury. “It wasn’t pretty.”

Gabbert, playing in his hometown, strained his left hamstring in the third quarter. He was 9 of 19 for 181 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions before leaving.

Jaguars tight end Allen Reisner left the game in the third quarter with a sprained knee.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick left the game against the New York Giants with a left hamstring injury.

Vick grabbed his left hamstring while gaining 13 yards on a running play in the second quarter. He finished that series and began the Eagles’ next possession, but left after one incomplete pass.

Nick Foles replaced Vick and led Philadelphia to a 36-21 victory.

Giants running back David Wilson left after the final play of the first period with a neck injury and did not return.

Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews left the Packers’ 22-9 victory over Detroit after the third quarter with a thumb injury. Matthews sacked Matthew Stafford on the last play of the quarter on a third-and-9 at the 34 to push the Lions out of fieldgoal range. He jogged to the locker room with a trainer and did not return.

Special mention Matt Prater, Broncos,kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired, helping keep Denver unbeaten with a 51-48 victory over Dallas.

Alex Henery, Eagles, kicked a career-high five field goals in Philadelphia’s 36-21 victory over the New York Giants.

Mason Crosby, Packers, tied a team record by kicking five field goals in Green Bay’s 22-9 win over Detroit.

Delano Howell, Colts, scored on a 61-yard return of a blocked field goal in Indianapolis’ 34-28 win over Seattle.

Mr. Versatility

Green Bay’s Randall Cobb had a career-long 67-yard run in the Packers’ 22-9 victory over Detroit, joining Hall of Famer Gale Sayers as the only NFL players with runs and receptions of 60-plus yards, a 100-yard kickoff return and an 80-yard punt return in their first three seasons.

Quotable “It just takes a snowflake to start an avalanche.”

St. Louis safety Matt Giordano, who had an 82-yard interception return for a TD that helped the Rams stop a three-game skid with a 34-20 victory against the

Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Sports, Pages 18 on 10/07/2013

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