The Latest: Cowboys get running game going vs. Falcons
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The Latest from NFL stadiums around the country on the third Sunday of the season (all times EDT):
1:20 p.m.
The Dallas running game is finally moving without DeMarco Murray.
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On the day Murray was inactive in Philadelphia with a hamstring injury, Joseph Randle had runs of 28 and 37 yards - the latter for a touchdown - on the Cowboys' first series against Atlanta. Those were the only two plays on an 80-yard drive that included a 15-yard facemask penalty against Falcons cornerback Robert Alford.
The Cowboys struggled with a 3.4-yard-per-carry average in the first two weeks without Murray, last year's NFL rushing champion.
- Schuyler Dixon reporting from Dallas
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1:05 p.m.
The Steelers-Rams game is being after a corner of the field caught fire.
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Yes, that is correct.
A corner of the field in caught fire during the Rams pre-game pyrotechnics show while introducing the starters.
The fire was quickly put out but both teams have left the field as crews cleaning things up, including removing fire extinguisher residue.
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- R.B. Fallstrom reporting from St. Louis
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12:35 p.m.
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The McCown brothers are both starting on the same day for the first time since 2007.
And Josh and Luke McCown are hoping for a different outcome this time: Each quarterback lost their respective games eight years ago.
This is the sixth time the McCowns - Luke is 36, two years older than his younger sibling - have started on the same day. Only once have they both won on that day.
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Peyton and Eli Manning are the only other brother combination to pull off the feat.
Josh McCown is starting for Cleveland after returning from a concussion sustained on the season's opening drive. Luke McCown gets the nod for New Orleans with Drew Brees out rehabbing a shoulder injury.
- Tom Withers reporting from Cleveland
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12:15 p.m.
DeMarco Murray is a no-go for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The star running back was inactive for the Eagles' game against the New York Jets on Sunday with a strained hamstring. Murray, who had been listed as questionable, has struggled through two games with just 11 yards on 21 carries.
Ryan Mathews will start in Murray's place. Mathews has 4 yards on four carries in limited action.
Jets wide receiver Eric Decker is also inactive with a sprained left knee. Rookie Devin Smith, the team's second-round draft pick out of Ohio State, is making his NFL debut as Decker's replacement. Smith broke a few ribs and punctured a lung while making a catch early in training camp.
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Quarterback Geno Smith is also active for the first time this season after having his jaw broken by a punch from then-teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali on Aug. 11.
- Dennis Waszak reporting from East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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