TEXANS
O'Brien: No video
HOUSTON -- Coach Bill O'Brien said Monday that he wouldn't have let Tom Savage re-enter Sunday's game after an alarming hit that gave him a concussion and left the quarterback's hands shaking if he had seen the video of the hit.
Savage was injured with about nine minutes remaining in the second quarter of Houston's 26-16 loss to San Francisco when he was driven to the ground on a hit by Elvis Dumervil.
Replays showed Savage looking dazed after his head hit the ground with both of his arms shaking and lifted upward.
He was taken to the medical tent where he stayed for less than three minutes before returning to the bench and going back in for the next series.
Savage threw two incompletions on that drive, and Houston's team doctor approached him after he returned to the sideline at the end of that possession.
He was then evaluated again and taken to the locker room after it was determined he did have a concussion.
"There's no video on the sideline. All there are are tablets," O'Brien said. "There's no video, there's nothing like that. With benefit of seeing the video ... [and] the care for the player, I would've never let that player back in the game, and I don't believe that [trainer] Geoff Kaplan would've allowed that player back in the game. I don't have benefit of the video. I did not see anything."
Also on Monday an NFL spokesman said the league is looking into whether concussion protocol was properly followed after Savage was injured.
PACKERS
Doctor has Rodgers say
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers Coach Mike McCarthy was cautious. His players seemed hopeful.
Green Bay (7-6) might get quarterback Aaron Rodgers back soon from a collarbone injury.
But the final decision rests with the team doctor, with the help of other experts, on whether the two-time NFL MVP is healthy enough to return for the Packers' game this weekend against Carolina.
McCarthy said there was no timeline for when medical staff will decide on whether to clear Rodgers after the quarterback had tests and scans on his surgically repaired collarbone Monday.
McCarthy said "this is a medical decision and team doctor [Pat] McKenzie is obviously in touch with a number of different medical experts and they're evaluating the information."
Rodgers is eligible to be activated for Sunday, which would be eight weeks after going on injured reserve after his injury Oct. 15 at Minnesota. The two-time NFL MVP returned to practice Dec. 2 on what McCarthy called a "trial return." Rodgers ran the scout team last week.
JETS
McCown out for year
NEW YORK -- The best season of Josh McCown's career has come to a painful end.
The New York Jets quarterback will miss the team's final three games with a broken left hand that will require surgery.
Jets Coach Todd Bowles announced Bryce Petty will start in McCown's place for New York at New Orleans on Sunday. Petty, a fourth-rounder out of Baylor in 2015, started four games for the Jets last season.
Second-year quarterback Christian Hackenberg remains behind Petty on the depth chart. Bowles said "it's possible" the Jets could bring in another quarterback this week as insurance.
McCown was injured when he was hit by Denver's Shane Ray in the third quarter of New York's 23-0 loss Sunday. An X-ray revealed the 38-year-old McCown's hand was broken, and additional tests Monday revealed the severity of the injury.
He set career highs with 18 touchdowns and 2,926 yards passing.
TITANS
Coach: Mariota OK
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Coach Mike Mularkey said he doesn't think quarterback Marcus Mariota's sprained left knee or left tackle Taylor Lewan's sore back should keep either out of the Titans' game with San Francisco on Sunday.
Mularkey said Monday he anticipates both could practice Wednesday.
Mariota was hurt when he started to slide too late and was hit. The quarterback didn't miss a snap and finished the game. Lewan went out of the game in the second quarter after having back spasms, but Mularkey said it is a short-term issue.
SEAHAWKS
Suspensions avoided
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks will not face any suspensions for the melee that broke out at the conclusion of Sunday's loss to Jacksonville.
The league still is reviewing the fracas that broke out in the closing moments of Jacksonville's 30-24 victory for potential discipline, but suspensions have been ruled out.
Michael Bennett, Sheldon Richardson and Quinton Jefferson were all flagged for personal fouls. Jefferson and Richardson were both ejected.
Jefferson attempted to climb into the stands after fans threw what appeared to be bottles at him as he was leaving the field. He was pulled back by team staff members.
The Jaguars issued a statement Monday that they were reviewing video and were conducting interviews with spectators and security staff in the area to identify those involved. The Jaguars said they had identified four individuals throwing five objects, and those involved may lose the right to purchase future tickets or have their season tickets revoked.
Sports on 12/12/2017