Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was taken to a hospital for X-rays and a CT scan after injuring his ribs on a hard hit late in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers yesterday.

The X-rays were negative while the CT scan was inconclusive, said Seattle coach Jim Mora, and Hasselbeck rejoined his teammates for the 2-hour flight home shortly after the 23-10 loss to the 49ers.

"It is a rib bruise at this point," Mora said. "He's doing much better. ... We believe at this point, and it's very preliminary, that he's going to be OK."

Hasselbeck went down for several minutes with 26 seconds left before halftime when 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis stuck him in the back as the QB was trying to dive for the end zone and was stopped at the 1-yard line.

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WESTBROOK INJURED

Philadelphia lost running back Brian Westbrook when he sprained his right ankle against New Orleans. He hopes he'll be able to play next week.

Westbrook had his ankle taped in the third quarter. He had 52 yards rushing on 13 attempts.

He had surgery to remove scar tissue and bone fragments from his right ankle in June.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was taken to a hospital for X-rays and a CT scan after injuring his ribs on a hard hit late in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers yesterday.Bills: Buffalo right tackle Brad Butler and tight end Derek Schouman were carted off the field with knee injuries against Tampa Bay.

Butler did not return after hurting his right knee late in the first half. Schouman was carted off the field after twisting his right knee while being tackled after a 6-yard catch with a minute left in the third quarter.

Falcons: Jerious Norwood, Atlanta's No. 2 running back, left the game against Carolina with a head injury.

Norwood was hurt in the first quarter, apparently when taking a hard hit at the end of a 6-yard run.

Defensive tackle Peria Jerry, the Falcons' No. 1 draft pick, also went down with an apparent left knee injury in the fourth quarter.

Rams: St. Louis right tackle Jason Smith, the No. 2 overall pick, left in the second quarter against Washington with a knee injury and did not return.

Coach Steve Spagnuolo said Smith will undergo an MRI; the coach gave no estimate as to how long Smith could be out.

Giants: New York defensive end Justin Tuck left the game against Dallas in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.

Tuck went to the dressing room to get X-rays and it was announced he wasn't returning to the game.

Redskins: Washington right guard Randy Thomas could be done for the season with a right triceps injury.

Washington linebacker Rocky McIntosh said via Twitter that Thomas was lost for the season with a torn triceps.

Packers: Green Bay left tackle Chad Clifton was taken off on a cart for X-rays after injuring his right ankle on a running play in the third quarter against Cincinnati.

HAWAI'I PLAYERS IN NFL

Chicago safety Al Afalava (Kahuku High) had 4 solo tackles in a victory over Pittsburgh.

Detroit linebacker Jordon Dizon (Waimea High) had 1 solo tackle in a loss to Minnesota.

Atlanta's Jason Elam (University of Hawai'i) was 4 for 4 on PATs in a win over Carolina. He didn't attempt a field goal.

Cleveland linebacker Kaluka Maiava (Baldwin High) had 1 solo tackle in a loss to Denver.

Dallas' Mat McBriar (UH) had 4 punts for an average of 48.8 with a long of 59. He also had 1 solo tackle.

Tennessee cornerback Ryan Mouton (UH) had 1 solo tackle and returned 4 punts for an average of 6.2 yards with a long of 15. Mouton also fumbled twice, but recovered both.

San Francisco defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga (UH) had 1 solo and 1 assisted tackle in a victory over Seattle.

San Francisco linebacker Jeff Ulbrich (UH) had 1 assisted tackle in a victory over Seattle.