Tomlin expects Jones to start for Steelers

Landry Jones had his first regular-season NFL action last week.

Now, it looks as if he will make his first start this week for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that his team will prepare for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs at Kansas City as if Jones will be the starting quarterback.

Starter Ben Roethlisberger has been out since spraining his left knee Sept. 27 in a win over the Rams at St. Louis. Backup Mike Vick suffered a strained right hamstring in Sunday’s 25-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

“I think it’s prudent and appropriate right now to operate under the assumption that Landry is our quarterback this week,” Tomlin said. “He is the guy that’s healthy.”

The Steelers (4-2) have gone 2-1 without Roethlisberger. Vick has struggled, completing 40 of 66 passes for 371 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

Jackson crashes Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson was uninjured when his car crashed outside the team’s facility in Renton, Wash.

The crash happened Tuesday afternoon, about 48 hours before the Seahawks face San Francisco. Jackson was taken back to the team’s facility and reported no injuries.

Renton police say there was no evidence Jackson was drag racing. Photos of his Chevrolet Corvette with New York license plates were seen on social media.

A stop sign and street signs were knocked over in the wreck.

No Bryant decision Dez Bryant’s status will be evaluated all week as the Dallas Cowboys decide whether the star receiver can return six weeks after breaking his right foot in the season opener.

Coach Jason Garrett said there was no “Magna Carta” of checkpoints the team was following to determine whether Bryant would return against the New York Giants on Sunday. He broke his foot in a win over New York.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said there was no “set line of demarcation on this or anything.”

The Cowboys have lost three straight games without quarterback Tony Romo and Bryant.

Etc. Giants tight end Daniel Fells has been released from a New Jersey hospital after being treated for nearly three weeks for MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that kills thousands a year. ... The New York Jets promoted wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins to the active roster from the practice squad. The move comes a day after wide receiver Quincy Enunwa was suspended four games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy in an incident last year.