Orlando Sentinel

Chiefs go to 4-0 after winning FG

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drilled a 43-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in his first career game, atoning for an earlier miss and helping the Chiefs to a 29-20 victory over the visiting Redskins on Monday night.

Signed off the Panthers practice squad earlier in the week, Butker missed a 46yarder in the first half before hitting three attempts in the second. The first tied the score at 17, the next was good for the lead and the last made the Chiefs (4-0) the league’s only undefeated team.

The Chiefs put an exclamatio­n point on the win when linebacker

picked up a fumble as the Redskins (3-2) were trying to keep the game alive and returned it for a game-ending touchdown.

Cook out for season: Vikings coach confirmed running back tore the ACL in his left knee during Sunday’s 14-7 loss to the Lions, putting an end to a promising rookie season.

Cook, a second-round pick out of Florida State, had 74 carries for 354 yards with two touchdowns in three-plus games. Zimmer said

would assume the role of primary ball carrier. that

Raiders lose Carr: The Raiders will be without quarterbac­k for two to six weeks after he broke a bone in his back during a 16-10 loss to the Broncos on Sunday.

Carr left the game late in the third quarter after a sack. He was hit by defensive end and was going down when defensive end flew in and wrapped a padded arm between his helmet and shoulder pads.

Broken thumbs down: Bills starting receiver

and starting linebacker

are out indefinite­ly because of broken thumbs for a team already lacking experience­d depth. Coach

said the two will require surgery. They both were hurt during a 23-17 victory Sunday in Atlanta.

The Bills were already thin on receivers after

was traded to the Rams in August and retired.

Carson fractures leg: Rookie starting running back fractured his left leg when he was pinned in a pile during the fourth quarter of the Seahawks’ 46-18 victory over the Colts on Sunday night.

Coach said Monday that the fracture was discovered just below Carson’s knee.

In addition, Carroll said offensive lineman

was released from the hospital after suffering a bruised sternum.

The Bears rookie QB

in their Monday night game next week against the Vikings . ... The Cardinals will have to move forward without one of their best defensive players after LB

tore the ACL in his right knee, ending his season . ... The Associated Press reported that Colts C

will miss the rest of the season with a torn quad in his leg . ... Lions LB will miss multiple games with a sprained MCL.

Extra points: plan to start

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