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Tuesday morning one-liners

Cliff Avril, Colin Kaepernick

Seattle Seahawks’ Cliff Avril, left, forces a fumble by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Seattle. The Seahawks recovered the ball on the play. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Rookie LB Kiko Alonso is the only Bills defender to play every snap through two games.

The Dolphins want to get DE Dion Jordan more involved.

RB Stevan Ridley is taking responsibility for getting the Patriots offense in gear.

Jets coach Rex Ryan is preparing to face longtime assistant and current Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine.

Said Ravens DT Arthur Jones of his return to the field after an irregular heartbeat, “It’s a blessing. Two weeks ago, I didn’t think I was going to be on this earth, and here I am, back on the field performing again. You just don’t take nothing in life for granted.”

Bengals T Andrew Whitworth was emotional on Monday night after returning from a knee injury.

Pass protection has been lacking for the Browns.

The Steelers were unhappy about a tripping call on T Marcus Gilbert in Monday night’s loss.

The Texans aren’t expected to replace K Randy Bullock.

Colts QB Andrew Luck said a costly illegal shift penalty in Sunday’s loss was probably correct.

CB Alan Ball earned praise from the Jaguars for playing through pain against the Raiders.

The Titans offense is getting penalized too often.

Broncos S Duke Ihenacho doesn’t think he’ll miss a game after injuring his ankle.

Coaching the Chiefs has brought out a different side of Andy Reid than the Eagles are familiar with.

The Raiders defense is preparing for life without S Tyvon Branch.

Sunday’s win gave some validation to the Chargers offense.

Returning to action left Cowboys DE Anthony Spencer’s knee feeling pretty sore.

Giants DE Justin Tuck would prefer people not bring up 2007 as a way of downplaying the team’s 0-2 start.

S Earl Wolff is making his way to the Eagles starting lineup.

The Redskins defense needs to figure out a way to slow down fast-paced offenses.

Bears DE Julius Peppers was fighting through illness on Sunday.

The Lions want TE Brandon Pettigrew to do a better job of catching balls in traffic.

Packers CB Davon House has earned more playing time in nickel packages.

T Matt Kalil had a stronger outing than he did in the Vikings opener.

Former Falcons OL Scott Adams died at the age of 46.

An argument against the Panthers making a coaching change right now.

Saints coach Sean Payton took the blame for an unsuccessful fourth-and-goal attempt after the Saints accepted a penalty and wiped out a made field goal.

The Buccaneers are 0-2, but the team’s linebackers aren’t a big reason for the two losses.

Throwing and catching a pass in the same game leaves Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson in a class of his own among defensive players.

The Rams did well in the no-huddle offense on Sunday, but coach Jeff Fisher would prefer not to see it.

QB Colin Kaepernick earned praise from 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh for his play in Sunday’s loss.

Seahawks defensive ends Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett made their presence felt against the 49ers.