The latest from NFL games around the league on the fifth Sunday of the season (all times EDT):
1:10 p.m.
Bills wide receiver Marcus Easley just saved Bishop Sankey and the Tennessee Titans from an ugly mistake to open their game.
Sankey muffed the kickoff, and the Titans were lucky that Craig Stevens recovered the ball at the Tennessee 2 — even though a couple of Bills thought they recovered the ball.
Still, what could have been a big play to open the game for Rex Ryan’s Bills turned into just the latest Buffalo bungle on a penalty call, because an official threw a flag to call Easley for being offside on the kickoff.
That forced another kick, and the Titans started their first drive at their own 23 rather than the 2.
— Teresa M. Walker reporting from Nashville, Tenn.
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9:15 a.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas is expected to make his season debut at Tampa Bay.
The team says Thomas is “likely” to play against the Buccaneers (1-3) on Sunday.
Thomas practiced this week without a cast for the first time since breaking his right hand in the preseason opener Aug. 14. He had surgery Sept. 2.
Thomas caught 108 passes and 24 touchdowns the last two years in Denver. He signed a five-year, $46 million contract with Jacksonville in free agency in March.
The Jaguars (1-3) expect Thomas, when fully healthy, to be a significant part of the passing game. They need a proven playmaker to help take some pressure off second-year receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns.
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