More Coach Heartache For St Louis Rams

Joe Vitt, interim head coach of the Rams while Mike Martz recovers from a heart ailment, underwent a heart procedure of his own Monday. Vitt had an angioplasty but was expected to speak at his regular Monday afternoon news conference.

"He's doing fine," Lewis said. "...it was just a routine procedure. It had been prescheduled. It was not as a result of any issues over the last two or three weeks."

Vitt told players about the procedure after Sunday's 24-21 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Wilma Forces Game Time Change

To accommodate South Florida in preparing for the approach of Hurricane Wilma, the Miami Dolphins' home game against Kansas City has now been scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. ET. The game was originally to be played on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Get on the game at Gameday Sportsbook

Patriots May Get Bruschi Back...

New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi may be able to come back sooner than expected from the stroke that he suffered in the off-season. His teammates will be surely be glad to have him back.

"Anybody we can get back to this football team at this point would help us, regardless of who it is," Mike Vrabel said on Friday. "Whoever we can have back, we'll take back."

Bruschi had originally planned to take a year off to recover from the stroke that sent him to the emergency room just days after the Pro Bowl. But he would be allowed to start practicing on Monday - reports say that he does indeed want to return to the game this season and help a defense that has been dessimated by injuries.

Jurevicius' Sign

Seattle receiver Joe Jurevicius had to endure a heart rending moment in Sunday's win against St. Louis. The team bus passed by the hospital where his son, Michael Williams, died of a neurodegenerative disease two years ago. Hours later, Jurevicius had a career-best nine passes for 137 yards. After his touchdown reception, he wrote an "M" in the grass in honor of his late son.

Jaguars Outlast Bengals

Jacksonville beat Cincinatti 23-20 on Sunday.

The Bengals 4-0 for the first time since 1988 — the franchise's last Super Bowl season — had entered the game as one of the last two undefeated teams in the league.

But the Jaguars (3-2) took advantage of good field position early on and had two key stops in the fourth quarter that left their rivals, Indianapolis, as the lone unbeaten team.

Jags cornerback Rashean Mathis said. "This was huge...there's a big difference between 3-2 and 2-3. It means a great deal."

Sportsbook - NFL SCHEDULE WEEK 5

Sunday, Oct.9
Tennessee at Houston 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore at Detroit 1:00 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans at Green Bay 1:00 p.m.
Seattle at St. Louis 1:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo 1:00 p.m.
New England at Atlanta 1:00 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas 4:15 p.m.
Indianapolis at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Carolina at Arizona 4:15 p.m.
Washington at Denver 4:15 p.m.
Cincinnati at Jacksonville 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10
Pittsburgh at San Diego 9:00 p.m.

NFL Scores - Sunday

Dallas 13 vs. Oakland 19
Minnesota 10 vs. Atlanta 30
San Francisco 14 vs. Arizona 31
Buffalo 7 vs. New Orleans 19
Detroit 13 vs. Tampa Bay 17
Indianapolis 31 vs. Tennessee 10
San Diego 41 vs. New England 17
Seattle 17 vs. Washington 20
N.Y. Jets 3 vs. Baltimore 13
Philadelphia 37 vs. Kansas City 31
St. Louis 24 vs. N.Y. Giants 44
Denver 20 vs. Jacksonville 7
Houston 10 vs. Cincinnati 16