Texans' Killings is injured

Houston Texans defensive tackle Cedric Killings left the field on a stretcher and was taken to a hospital Sunday after a headfirst collision with Indianapolis Colts receiver Roy Hall.

The Texans said Killings suffered a neck injury but had feeling in his extremities.

The injury occurred on a kickoff return when the 6-foot-3, 310-pound Killings hit Hall on a block as Jerome Mathis was running back a second-quarter kick during the 30-24 loss. Hall and Killings went down together and Hall walked slowly off the field with trainers helping him.

Colts coach Tony Dungy said Hall suffered a shoulder injury.

Killings lay motionless as trainers attended to him and a stretcher was wheeled onto the field.

Houston coach Gary Kubiak said Killings had a deep cut under his right eye. He was moving his arms and legs and speaking as he was being treated on the field, Kubiak said.

"Initially, he made a couple of comments that he couldn't feel down low," Kubiak said. "As he laid there and talked to us, he did move everything."

The sight of a motionless player is a frightening one this season after Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett suffered a life-threatening spinal cord injury in the opener. Doctors initially feared Everett would remain paralyzed, but now they're optimistic he will walk again.

Early in the second quarter Sunday, Houston running back Ahman Green left with a left knee sprain. Green caught a short pass and was tackled after a 9-yard gain by Colts safety Bob Sanders.

Houston rookie Jacoby Jones left in the third quarter after separating his left shoulder on a 74-yard punt return. Jones is the Texans' leading kick returner and started for the first time Sunday in place of Andre Johnson, who injured his left knee last week. Houston center Steve McKinney left with a sprained knee in the fourth quarter.

Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman sprained his left knee on the first play of the Bills' 38-7 loss to the Patriots. Coach Dick Jauron said he expects Losman to miss a couple of weeks.

Losman stayed in for two more plays after a roughing-the-passer penalty against Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork. His day ended 65 seconds into the game when Ellis Hobbs sacked him and stripped the ball.

Losman returned to the bench, threw some warmup passes and offered to return, but Trent Edwards finished up.