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Dwight Freeney (abdomen) did not travel to Houston Texans and will not play against the Texans. It’s a little surprising because Freeney has been playing hurt for awhile now and the Colts never seemed too concerned about this injury. Freeney, who is currently No. 4 in the NFL with 9 1/2 sacks, will be missed when the Colts try to slow down Houston’s high powered offense on Sunday.

Elsewhere around the NFL:

Pittsburg: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (concussion) is out for Sunday night’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. FOX’s Jay Glazer reported that Big Ben was suffering from exercise-induced headaches and the team decided to hold him out. Dennis Dixon, a 2008 fifth-round pick out of Oregon, will get the start because normal No. 2 QB Charlie Batch (wrist) is also out.

Pittsburg: RB Willie Parker is listed as probable for week 12 with a hip injury. He’s nothing more than Rashard Mendenhall’s backup at this point.

New Orleans: Saints WR Lance Moore sat out New Orleans Saints practice Friday and is likely to miss his fourth straight game this weekend.

Minnesota: Vikings WR Bernard Berrian was back at full practice for the Vikings on Friday. Berrian is listed as probable with a hamstring injury, but he should start against the Bears this weekend.

Atlanta: Falcons RB Michael Turner (ankle) is expected to play Sunday, sources tell NFL.com’s Steve Wyche. Wyche is a reliable source as he used to cover the Atlanta Falcons for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Turner will still test his ankle sprain in warmups, but Wyche says there were enough positive signs in practice that the Falcons consider him probable to play.

Indianapolis: Dwight Freeney (abdomen) did not travel to Houston and will not play against the Texans.
It’s a little surprising because Freeney has been playing hurt for awhile now and the Colts never seemed too concerned about this injury. Freeney, who is currently No. 4 in the NFL with 9 1/2 sacks, will be missed when the Colts try to slow down Houston’s high powered offense on Sunday.

Carolina: Panthers WR Steve Smith was added to the injury report Saturday as “questionable” due to a rib injury. This is the first we’ve heard of any problems with Smith and anytime a player is added to the injury report on Saturday it’s a concern.

New England: Patriots RB Sammy Morris was limited in Patriots practice Friday. He’ll be a game-time decision for Monday night against the Saints with a knee injury. With as well as Laurence Maroney is running the ball these days, Morris is nothing more than a handcuff at this point.