Palmer Is Questionable After Sprain

Carson Palmer sustained no serious damage to his left knee Sunday, but the Cincinnati Bengal quarterback was still on crutches and wearing a bulky brace Monday.

Tests on Palmer’s sprained knee showed no tear to his anterior cruciate ligament. Coach Marvin Lewis didn’t rule out the possibility of Palmer’s playing Sunday against Buffalo.

Lewis put off the final decision on Palmer’s availability until midweek, listing him as questionable for now.

“Let’s wait and see what happens,” Lewis said.

If Palmer’s sprained knee isn’t better, Jon Kitna will make his first start of the season. Kitna took over for Palmer during the third quarter of a 35-28 loss in New England and looked rusty on his first series of the season.

Palmer twisted the knee when he was tackled by New England’s Richard Seymour.

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Cleveland quarterback Jeff Garcia will sit out the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament, another blow to the Browns, who have lost seven games in a row.

Garcia is the eighth starter and 17th player overall to be placed on the injured reserve list by the Browns (3-10). He was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday’s 37-7 loss to Buffalo.

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Indianapolis Colt tight end Dallas Clark has a strained biceps, but Coach Tony Dungy didn’t say whether the injury would keep Clark out of this week’s game against Baltimore.

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Chicago Bear linebacker Brian Urlacher is to have an MRI exam on his left hamstring this week, and his status for the final three games is unknown.

Urlacher sustained his third leg injury of the season in Sunday’s 22-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Seattle defensive end Grant Wistrom has ligament damage in his left knee and will sit out up to six weeks, though he could be available if the Seahawks reach the playoffs.