The Latest: Andrew Luck inactive, will miss first NFL game

The Associated Press
The Associated Press

The latest from NFL games around the league on the fourth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):

11:40 a.m.

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is inactive and will miss his first NFL game because of a right shoulder injury.

Backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will make his first start since 2012 on Sunday.

The injury forced Luck into limited action at practice this week. The move also makes sense because Indianapolis can give Luck a few more days of rest before visiting Houston on Thursday.

Despite taking more hits than any quarterback in the league over the past three seasons, according to STATS, Luck never wound up on the bench because of an injury. He started 57 consecutive games including the playoffs and has led the Colts to three straight 11-win seasons, three straight playoff appearances and back-to-back division titles.

— Mike Marot reporting from Indianapolis

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11:35 a.m.

The Dolphins say the team’s top cornerback, Brent Grimes, will miss the rest of the game with a knee injury sustained in the first quarter. Grimes came up limping after failing to make a tackle on Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who scampered for 22 yards on the third-down play.

Dolphins backup linebacker Chris McCain also was out with a hip injury, but his return was listed as probable.

Outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins returned to the game after leaving with stinger symptoms after a hit to one of his shoulders.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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11:20 a.m.

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 172 yards and a touchdown to give the New York Jets a 20-7 lead over the Miami Dolphins at halftime at Wembley Stadium.

Fitzpatrick hit Eric Decker from 10 yards out with 37 seconds to go in the first half for New York’s second touchdown. The first came on the team’s first series, when Fitzpatrick threw to Brandon Marshall for 58 yards on the first play and Chris Ivory ran it in two plays later from the 3.

Nick Folk converted both extra points and added a pair of field goals.

The Dolphins got their only score with a little help from New York’s secondary.

Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw deep to Jarvis Landry in the second quarter, and Darrelle Revis was called for pass interference, giving the Dolphins 36 yards.

On the next play, Tannehill threw to Jordan Cameron, but Marcus Gilchrist was whistled for another pass interference. That gave Miami another 22 yards.

Tannehill found Jake Stoneburner on the next play for 8 yards and a touchdown to make the score 13-7 midway through the second quarter.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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10:20 a.m.

Dolphins starting cornerback Brent Grimes has left the game in the first quarter Sunday in London with a right knee injury. He is questionable to return.

Grimes came up limping after whiffing on an attempted tackle of Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who scampered for 22 yards on the third-down play. Earlier, Grimes gave up a 58-yard yard completion to Marshall on the Jets’ first play on offense.

Grimes tried to run on the knee with trainers on the sideline, grimacing in pain. He stayed on the sideline with his helmet off.

The Dolphins defense soon took another loss as starting outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins was taken out with stinger symptoms after a hit to one of his shoulders. He was listed as questionable to return.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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10:10 a.m.

New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick racked up 100 yards passing pretty quickly, needing only four throws in less than 10 minutes of play.

Fitzpatrick threw deep to Brandon Marshall on New York’s first play from scrimmage, connecting for a 58-yard gain. The Jets quickly took a 7-0 lead two plays later.

On the second possession, Fitzpatrick threw to Marshall for nine more yards, and then another for 22. The Jets quarterback went over the 100 mark when he threw to Bilal Powell for 12 yards, making him 4-for-4 for 101 yards. Marshall had 89 of those yards.

The Jets settled for a field goal to take a 10-0 lead.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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9:45 a.m.

The Dolphins brought out the big guns for the coin toss.

Miami quarterback greats Bob Griese and Dan Marino were the honorary captains for the game against the New York Jets on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. They didn’t help, though.

The Jets won the toss and decided to kick off to start the 12th regular-season NFL game at Wembley Stadium, the home England’s national soccer team and recent host venue of two Rugby World Cup matches.

For the Jets, Curtis Martin and Wayne Chrebet were honorary captains.

— Chris Lehourites reporting from London

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9:30 a.m.

London has hosted 11 previous NFL games since 2007, but a matchup Sunday between the AFC East’s New York Jets and Miami Dolphins is the first game involving divisional foes to be held on British soil. So the atmosphere in Wembley Stadium featured a heightened sense of rivalry.

The boo birds rang out loudly when the Jets took the field for pregame warmups as the crowd — many donning the aqua blue jerseys of the Dolphins — sought to get behind the official “home” team. Londoners young and old wore the jerseys of their favorites, with Ryan Tannehill and Dan Marino often appearing side by side in the stands.

Miami also appeared to bring South Beach weather with them as fans in the north stand bathed in unseasonal, almost blinding sunshine. Visiting Americans could be overheard joking that they’d take a fine tan home with them.

— Shawn Pogatchnik reporting from London

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