The Sports Xchange

New York Giants running back Rashad Jennings said that he was ordered not to score a touchdown on two late running plays during the club’s 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

The Giants held a three-point lead and had the ball inside the Dallas 5-yard line with under two minutes remaining when Jennings was instructed not to cross the goal-line. New York settled for a field goal and the Cowboys responded with a game-winning touchdown drive.

Jennings said he was told not to score in the huddle by quarterback Eli Manning.

Head coach Tom Coughlin said Monday that an order for Jennings not to score did not come from the sideline.

Manning later admitted that he told Jennings not to score if he got close to the goal line, to run more time off the clock.

“I thought they had one timeout left (they actually had two) and they might let us score to get the ball back,” Manning said on a conference call Monday. “So I told Rashad, ‘Go down at the 1-inch line and don’t score.'”

–Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson is expected to miss three to four weeks with the strained hamstring he suffered Sunday.

–The NFL suspended Redskins cornerback Chris Culliver one game for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

Culliver’s suspension without pay begins immediately.

–The Redskins released kicker Kai Forbath and signed kicker Dustin Hopkins to replace him, the team announced.

The Redskins also waived linebacker Houston Bates and signed defensive end Frank Kearse.

–Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien refused to name his starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, and said he will not make any announcement about the starter this week.

Brian Hoyer, the starter in the opener, was replaced by Ryan Mallett during Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

O’Brien said he already knows who the starting quarterback will be but wants to keep it a secret as long as possible.

–Johnny Manziel is being prepared to start for the Cleveland Browns this Sunday as the status of injured Josh McCown remains uncertain.

McCown suffered a concussion in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets and was replaced by Manziel.

–The Arizona Cardinals are expected to be without starting running back Andre Ellington for a couple of weeks after he damaged the PCL in his right knee in Sunday’s season opener.

–Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is day-to-day with a bruised knee.

The Colts are planning to be without their No. 1 receiver for their Week 2 Monday night game against the New York Jets.

–Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is likely to sit out Sunday’s game with a bruised thumb.

The Raiders were planning as if Matt McGloin would be the starter. The Raiders planned to reach out to recently released No. 3 quarterback Christian Ponder, ESPN reported.

–The NFL won’t discipline Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after he appeared to kick off the helmet of Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris.

There was contact between the players, but “Suh’s action was not deemed a kick,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.

–The Dolphins released running back LaMike James, who fumbled a kickoff return in the season opener against the Washington Redskins.

The Dolphins also announced that running back Jonas Gray has been cut from the 53-man roster.

–Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is expected to be fined but avoid a suspension after ripping the helmet off of Oakland Raiders rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper.

–New York Jets rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was released from the hospital, where he was kept overnight for monitoring after a head injury in Sunday’s regular-season opener.

–The Jets received positive news on cornerback Antonio Cromartie, whose MRI exam did not reveal torn knee ligaments as the team initially feared. He has not been ruled out for the Jets’ Week 2 game against the Indianapolis Colts.

— San Diego Chargers right guard D.J. Fluker could miss 4-6 weeks with an ankle injury suffered Sunday in a victory over the Detroit Lions.

— New Orleans Saints safety Rafael Bush reportedly suffered a torn pectoral muscle in the season opener and the team re-signed Kenny Phillips to take his spot.

–The Dallas Cowboys are valued at $4 billion, making them the most valuable sports franchise in the world for the first time since 2007.

The NFL continues to be the world’s most lucrative sports league, according to Forbes’ 18th annual NFL Team Valuations list.

–Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will have surgery on Tuesday on his broken foot, which is expected to keep him sidelined four to six weeks.

—Linebacker Sam Acho, who had been cut by the Chicago Bears on Saturday, was signed by the Bears on Monday. The Bears also placed defensive lineman Cornelius Washington on Injured Reserve.