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"There's no rhyme or reason to it right now. If there was, I'd let you know," Munchak said. "We're just trying to get something fixed that hasn't been as productive as we'd like, and we're not doing anything different ... We don't feel any different about Chris Johnson. All of the above. Nothing's changing. Our philosophy hasn't changed."
Notes: Munchak said he expects TE Craig Stevens (ribs) to practice Wednesday after being deactivated against the Colts to help put his injury behind him. ... LB Colin McCarthy (hamstring) also might practice after missing two games. ... Safety Chris Hope (left forearm) is the only Titan not expected to be available for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
There was plenty of blame to go around after the Dallas Cowboys' 34-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but coach Jason Garrett refused to point fingers at anyone, including defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, the next day.
Ryan told The Dallas Morning News after Sunday night's game that the loss was "all on me." But Garrett said Monday that the Cowboys' performance wasn't the fault of only one person.
"We need to do our jobs better to not have games like that," Garrett said.
The screening of the Eagles game tape merely underscored to players and coaches that the Cowboys simply were overwhelmed by a division rival coming off a bye week that badly needed a victory to climb back into the NFC East race.
"I don't think they did anything on offense or defense that surprised us," Garrett said. "We've seen a lot of the stuff they've done and were prepared for it. Unfortunately, we didn't execute as well as we needed to."
The Cowboys also are dealing with injuries to linebacker Sean Lee (left wrist), punter Mat McBriar (left foot) and cornerback Mike Jenkins (right hamstring).
Jenkins told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he will likely sit out at least three weeks. Lee is unsure whether he'll play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks but will wear a cast if he does. McBriar is scheduled to see a specialist.
Bill Polian plans to keep Peyton Manning on the Colts' active roster all season, even if it means he'll only be back to practice.
While the Colts' vice chairman isn't completely ruling out a late cameo appearance by the four-time NFL MVP this season, he hopes Manning will be able to throw at the team's complex before the season ends.
"I think it's important for him to feel like, 'Hey I'm back, I can do the things that are necessary to say I can play like I want to,' " Polian said Monday night on his weekly radio show. "The bottom line is he needs to feel good about being back and doing the things he wants to do."

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And this weekend should be a good barometer: It's the first time Buffalo's gone up there as a contender.
"Our view on this weekend is that it's an NFL game, and we want all of them to be incredibly successful," he said. "That we have two teams that are off to good starts has excited the fans, and that's reflected in the acceleration of ticket sales. The excitement in the press is heightened, and we're seeing the things we wanted to see early on. Toronto is a great market."
How soon it, or London, becomes an NFL market remains to be seen. (NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell told me in London last week that, "We're going to play multiple games over here, and if that's successful, there is a possibility of a franchise here. … Eventually you want to see if we can sell it by focusing on maybe one or two or two or three teams, so we can get to the point where we could have a franchise here."
For as much as we all made about the arrival of Mike Holmgren in Cleveland and the gradual implementation of the West Coast offense -- his mentor Bill Walsh's offense -- the commitment early in the tenure of Browns president Mike Holmgren has been on the other side of the ball.
As Tony Grossi of the Cleveland Plain Dealer noted the other day, Holmgren and GM Tom Heckert have had four top-40 picks in their first two drafts. And all of them have been spent on defense. Last year, corner Joe Haden and safety T.J. Ward came on board. This year, it was defensive tackle Phil Taylor and defensive end Jabaal Sheard.
Seems to be working. The Browns rank fourth in total defense -- interestingly enough, behind AFC North rivals Baltimore, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh -- and it's in no small part due to Heckert and Holmgren's Core 4.
"They're really hard-working guys," Browns defensive coordinator Dick Jauron, who was charged with leading Cleveland's switch from Rob Ryan's 3-4 to his own 4-3. "They continue to play hard, and we've got a long ways to go, we can better, but they're learning. In this game, everyone's good enough to beat you. You gotta be really sound, tough and talented, and get lucky at times. A number of those things occurred on Sunday."
That led to a near shutout -- the Browns beat the Seahawks 6-3 -- and Cleveland's other two wins also came with the defense holding the opposition under 20 points.
But where this story really started was in camp. One of the more startling things I encountered on the trail this summer was seeing Taylor and Sheard running with the first team very early in the summer.

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