The already slumping Dallas Cowboys now must survive a few games without two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo, who has a broken finger on his throwing hand.

There was indeed something wrong when Romo badly missed on his last two pass attempts to Terrell Owens in a 30-24 overtime loss at Arizona Sunday, the Cowboys' second defeat in three games. Romo broke his right pinkie on the first play of overtime.

Brad Johnson, the 40-year-old backup whose previous start was in 2006 for Minnesota, takes over Sunday when Dallas plays at St. Louis.

The Cowboys lost Sunday when Arizona blocked a punt and recovered it for a game-ending touchdown -- a play that also cost Dallas its punter, Mat McBriar. McBriar was carted off the field, and an MRI yesterday showed he has a broken foot. He could be out two months.

The Seahawks will be without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck for at least one more game because a months-old bulging disk in his back is causing problems with his knee. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback will not play Sunday when the Seahawks (1-4) are at Tampa Bay (4-2). If backup Seneca Wallace can practice this week after missing last week with a calf injury, he will start. If not, No. 3 quarterback Charlie Frye will start.

Offensive tackle Richard Collier, paralyzed from the waist down after a shooting in September, has been released from the hospital. He will continue his recovery at an undisclosed location because the person who shot him remains at large. Collier had 14 gunshot wounds to his back, left groin, left leg and right buttock. A bullet severed his spinal cord, causing the paralysis, and his left leg had to be amputated because of blood clots. ... A judge accepted wide receiver Matt Jones into a drug treatment program that could erase a felony cocaine charge against the former Arkansas star. He must participate in NFL-sponsored substance-abuse counseling and random drug testing through the end of the football season, then return to Fayetteville to complete the intervention program.

Offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf was suspended for four games for violating the league's policy on anabolic steroids. He is eligible to return to practice Nov. 17.

John Madden will miss calling an NFL game this weekend after working 476 in a row. Madden, who travels by bus because of a fear of flying, will take a break to spend time with his family. Cris Collinsworth will fill in for Madden.