Bradford ‘better,’ may play Sunday

quarterback

said his left knee is “feeling better” this week, raising the possibility he’ll return from injury after only a one-game absence and play Sunday against the Bucanneers.

Bradford took limited turns last week. After going through warmups against the Steelers, Bradford was ruled out. took over for Bradford. The Vikings lost 26-9. Vikings

Dolphins

Timmons up in air: coach said he’ll decide later if he will let linebacker

rejoin the team.

Timmons was suspended indefinitely after he went AWOL Saturday, the day before the Dolphins’ season-opening victory over the Chargers.

“Every situation’s different, and I would say that you can be forgiven if the right steps are taken,” Gase said.

The Dolphins suspended Timmons on Tuesday, when they also acquired linebacker

from the Saints for a 2018 fifthround draft pick.

Lewis Bengals: Coach told Bengals players that more changes are coming if they continue to lose, and the next job lost could be theirs.

The Bengals fired offensive coordinator

a few hours after their 13-9 loss to the Texans on Thursday night.

The Bengals (0-2) are the first team since the 1939 Eagles to open a season with a pair of home games and fail to score a touchdown. They have scored an NFL-low nine points.

warns

The previous team to score so few points in a pair of season-opening home games was the 1949 Packers.

Extra points: The Ravens posted, then quickly removed, a post on Twitter and Instagram depicting the wearing face paint of the team logo. The Ravens are playing their first game in London on Sunday, so the team marked the occasion with the post that showed the queen peering through a Raven-like mask . ...

was reelected executive director of the players’ union in a special committee vote. ... Patriots LB

(knee) and WR (concussion/knee) were limited in their return to practice. TE (groin) didn’t practice. ... The Titans placed LB on IR and off ... The signed WR the practice squad . Lions signed DE and released DE

to make room for Johnson on the roster . ... The banged-up Packers are starting practice this week with about a dozen players on the injury report. WRs

and along with DL

were among the notable Packers who left last week’s 34-23 loss to the Falcons with injuries.