PAGING DR. WELBY, DR. MARCUS WELBY

New York Jet defensive end Hugh Douglas sustained an ankle injury against Miami. Coach Rich Kotite indicated it was likely that Douglas’ ankle had been broken. Jet safety Gary Jones sustained a concussion and did not return to the game. . . . The Chicago Bears lost fullback Raymont Harris for two months because of a sprained knee ligament suffered against Minnesota. Defensive back Donnell Woolford left the game in the third quarter because of a strained tendon in his left knee and will undergo an MRI test today. Fullback Tony Carter pulled his left hamstring. Defensive end Alonzo Spellman dislocated his middle left finger late in the fourth quarter and had to leave the game. . . . Raven defensive end Rick Lyle was taken off the field on a cart in the fourth quarter. His left leg was placed in an air cast, and his injury was described as a broken left fibula. . . . Giant defensive tackle Ray Agnew left the game with Washington because of a dislocated elbow in the second quarter and did not return. . . . Seahawk starting defensive end Antonio Edwards suffered kneecap and groin injuries. . . . Jacksonville defensive end Jeff Lageman sprained his left knee in the second quarter against Oakland and did not return to the game.

UH OH, JOE, BETTER PACK YOUR BAGS

Miami’s Joe Nedney pushed a 37-yard field goal try wide left, his third straight miss dating back to last week, and an extra point wide right. It was the first missed extra point kick by a Dolphin since 1992. Both of Nedney’s misses came off the dirt of the baseball infield at Miami. “I saw that Joe was struggling off the dirt in pregame warmups,” Dolphin Coach Jimmy Johnson said. “But he’s going to be fine. I am 100% behind Nedney.”

‘BUT COACH, THE BALL HAD COOTIES ON IT’

Raven punter Greg Montgomery was involved in a bizarre third-quarter play against Baltimore. Montgomery batted down a high snap as he was attempting to punt from deep in Raven territory, picked up the bouncing ball and then with a couple of Houston players closing in, threw it out of the end zone behind him from about the two-yard line for a Houston safety.

After seeing the toss, which traveled a good five yards before plummeting like a sack of cement to the ground, the nickname “T-Rex” came to mind, since their forearms serve no apparent purpose either.

THIS DANCE DOES NOT USE A MIDDLE FINGER

Raider fans, not known for their trendiness, manners, etiquette, fashion sense or hygiene, booed loudly when everyone’s favorite dance craze, the Macarena, was played over the public address system during halftime.

Apparently, in Oakland, Macarena is Spanish for “Man, what were we thinking when we wanted this team to come back?”

THIS WEEK’S TRIVIA UPDATE

In parts of Saudi Arabia, ravens are eaten as a cure for a stomach ache.

In the British Isles, ravens are eaten as a cure for blindness.

Ironically, in Baltimore, Ravens cause stomach aches and make fans wish they couldn’t see.

Just another example of nature’s synergy.

OK, WAKE ME AROUND 2001

New York Jet Coach Rich Kotite lost for the 23rd time in his 26 games, prompting this reaction:

“I do believe that the longer we are together, the better we will get,” he said. “I know that with the guys we have, we can get better.”

BUT WHAT HAS HE DONE FOR US LATELY?

When Jimmy Johnson took over in Miami, he fired 24 of Don Shula’s players and added 24 of his own. Three games into the season, he’s 3-0 and has outscored the opposition, 98-47.

However, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue named Sunday “Don Shula Day.” Festivities included a gala black-tie dinner hosted by Dolphin owner Wayne Huizenga.

A video greeting from Shula’s son, Dave, coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, was shown.

It’s just as well Dave wasn’t there, if he had, he would have been stuck at the kiddie table and lost control of the children.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Chris Boniol was taking all the blame for the Cowboys’ loss to the injury-plagued Colts on Sunday. His teammates, however, were grabbing it right back.

There was plenty of blame to go around for the Colts’ 25-24 victory that knocked the reigning NFL champions’ record to 1-2.

“We had some opportunities and we didn’t take advantage of them,” quarterback Troy Aikman said. “We didn’t make plays when we had to.”

Trailing, 22-21, Boniol gave Dallas the lead back with his 52-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.

Then, after a defensive stand forced an Indianapolis punt, Boniol got his first chance to give the Cowboys some breathing room. His 40-yard attempt hit the left upright.

On the Colts’ next possession, Indianapolis kicker Cary Blanchard made Dallas pay for that miss by making his fourth field goal of the day, a 43-yarder that made the score 25-24 with 51 seconds left.

Then came Boniol’s chance for redemption, a 57-yard attempt with six seconds to go.

“I said, ‘OK, I’m going to get another chance,’ ” he said.

But Boniol’s kick went 56 1/2 yards, banging off the crossbar.

Boniol spent more time lamenting the missed 40-yarder.

“It just goes to show that sometimes it’s not the last field goal that wins it,” he said.

But, as Coach Barry Switzer pointed out, the Cowboys wouldn’t have needed Boniol at all if not for sloppy tackling and sluggish offense throughout the game.

“No one phase won the game and no one phase lost the game,” Switzer said. “We win and lose as a team.”

NEXT FOR KARIM: BRUCE SELDON

The Miami-New York Jet game marked the first professional matchup between rookies Keyshawn Johnson and Karim Abdul-Jabbar, who played together in high school and roomed together while Miami’s Abdul-Jabbar was at UCLA and Johnson was in junior college. The winner? Abdul-Jabbar.

Johnson finished with six receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown.

Abdul-Jabbar scored two touchdowns and ran for 124 yards, the second time in three games that he exceeded the 100-yard mark.

More importantly, his team won. Which is sort of the object of the game.

--Compiled by HOUSTON MITCHELL