By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
The Houston Texans are heading back to New England, where their season began to unravel.
One Pennsylvania team down, one to go for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The top two running backs were gone. So were two offensive linemen. Safety Troy Polamalu was sitting on the bench along with all those other injured Steelers.
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes and Ray Rice ran 7 yards for a score to give the Baltimore Ravens a 34-13 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals after three quarters Monday night.
Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who was selected in the first round by the Bengals, is expected to miss up to six weeks after fracturing a bone in his knee during a workout earlier this month.
Capsules for the 32 NFL teams as they begin the 2010 season, in predicted order of finish:
Pacman Jones was a celebrated first-round draft choice whose career was sidetracked for violating the NFL's personal code of conduct.
"It's going to be tough to sleep," Bengals cornerback Leon Hall said. "At the end of the day, we've lost three in a row and we're in a tough spot."
Sunday Night Football: Banged-up Steelers top Bengals, 24-17 →
