Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone announced Monday that Kyle Orton will be the team’s starting quarterback for this week’s game against the Detroit Lions.

Orton replaces EJ Manual, the Bills’ first-round pick in 2013 who has started 14 NFL games.

“Obviously as the head coach you’ve got to evaluate everything and at the end of the day you’ve got to make the right decisions with your mind and when you’re able to see things and with your heart,” said Marrone.

Manuel was 21-for-44 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the 23-17 loss to Houston on Sunday that dropped the Bills’ record to 2-2 after their second straight loss.

After spending last season as a backup in Dallas, Orton signed with Buffalo in August. The Bills gave him a $3 million signing bonus, and he will make about $5 million this season.

–Indianapolis Colts safety LaRon Landry on was suspended without pay for the next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

Landry will be eligible to return to the Colts’ active roster on Oct. 27 following the team’s Oct. 26 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Earlier in the day, the Colts cut Da’Rick Rogers after finding out the wide receiver had been arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

The Colts also signed safety Dewey McDonald to the active roster after cutting Rogers.

— Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said he was “hopeful” quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will be healed enough before Thursday’s NFC North matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Bridgewater left Sunday’s smashing debut against the Atlanta Falcons with an ankle injury that sidelined him for the final 10 offensive snaps of the victory.

The Vikings signed Chandler Harnish to the practice squad Monday as an insurance policy.

—Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne has a torn patellar tendon in his left knee and is out for the remainder of the season.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Claiborne will have surgery in a few days.

–Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said X-rays on quarterback Derek Carr’s ankle were negative. He was announced as having a knee/ankle injury, but Carr said afterward he essentially had injuries to both legs.

It’s unclear whether Carr will be sidelined for the Raiders’ next game.

—The Washington Redskins signed cornerback Richard Crawford and safety Jamarca Sanford.

Crawford appeared in 10 games for the Redskins in 2012, recording an interception and a fumble recovery. Crawford, 24, spent the 2013 season on the injured reserve list. He was waived by the Redskins on Aug. 29.