Cincinnati Bengals 10/30/2007 8:26 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports Bengals WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh stood behind his embattled coach Monday, saying he has Marvin Lewis' back. Lewis is under fire for the club's 2-5 start and the hot seat got hotter with his controversial call to go for a field goal instead of a first down â and potential touchdown â in the Bengals' 24-13 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. "When things were going bad (in 2002), Marvin was the savior when he came in (2003), so he turns it around and things were going good," Houshmandzadeh said. "Now that things aren't going the way everybody expects them to, you want to say, 'Oh, get rid of him.' Why is that? "When everything is going good, you love him. So you've got to take the bitter with the sweet, the good with the bad and just roll with the punches. We're just not winning games. It's not his fault. Guys can say, 'I don't like the plays being called.' But you've still got to run 'em. If you don't like 'em, then do the best you can possibly do and make it work."Read more
Dallas Cowboys 10/29/2007 9:41 PMAP reports QB Tony Romo didn't have to wait until the offseason to get his big payday from the Dallas Cowboys after all. Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67 million deal that will be announced Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because the contract has not been announced.Read more
St. Louis Rams 10/29/2007 9:39 PMAP reports St. Louis Rams starting OG Richie Incognito will likely miss the rest of the season with a right kneecap injury sustained in Sunday's loss to the Browns. Coach Scott Linehan also said Monday that RB Steven Jackson, sidelined by back spasms in the first half after a strong start, has a bulging disk. But he said the injury is treatable and was optimistic Jackson could be back in the lineup without missing a game after the Rams' bye this weekend.Read more
New York Jets 10/29/2007 9:37 PMAP reports QB Chad Pennington's tenure as the New York Jets' starting quarterback is over. Jets head coach Eric Mangini announced Monday he's going with QB Kellen Clemens as his starter for Sunday's game against Washington. It's a move fans and media have been suggesting for weeks as the Jets have struggled to a 1-7 start.Read more
