EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins will miss at least the next four games after the Los Angeles Chargers placed the running back on injured reserve Saturday.
The team also placed safety Alohi Gilman on injured reserve and signed safety Tony Jefferson to the active roster.
Dobbins sprained the MCL in his left knee late in the first half of the Chargers’ 30-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.
Dobbins is fourth in the AFC in rushing with 766 yards and averages 4.8 yards per carry, third highest among AFC running backs with at least 100 carries. He has been considered among the candidates for AP Comeback Player of the Year after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in last season’s opener.
Gus Edwards will be counted on to be the lead back in Dobbins' absence. Edwards missed four games during the middle of the season because of an ankle injury and has 25 carries for 93 yards in three games since returning to the lineup.
The Chargers are 7-4 and hold the sixth seed in the AFC going into Sunday's game at NFC South leader Atlanta (6-5). Los Angeles is at Kansas City (10-1) in a prime-time game on Dec. 8, hosts Tampa Bay (5-6) on Dec. 15 and Denver (7-5) on Dec. 19.
Gilman suffered a hamstring injury in the loss to the Ravens. He has 47 tackles, which is fifth on the team, along with one sack.
Los Angeles also elevated cornerback Dicaprio Bootle and linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste from the practice squad for Sunday’s game.
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Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins (27) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Malik Harrison (40) during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
NEW YORK (AP) — Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday.
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who got their first win since a 4-3 victory at Vancouver on Nov. 19. Adam Fox had two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves.
With Montreal’s Kirby Dach serving a four-minute, high-sticking penalty, Kaako got his fourth goal of the season.
The Canadiens trailed 3-1 after two periods. But Cole Caufield scored his 14th goal 4:16 into the third and Nick Suzuki tied it at 14:07.
Trocheck tipped the puck past Montreal goaltender Sam Montembeault at 19:56 to put New York ahead after Panarin and Montreal’s Mike Matheson scored earlier in the first.
Panarin put the Rangers ahead at 9:02, scoring on a 5-on-3 for New York’s first power-play goal since Nov. 12 at home against Winnipeg.
Matheson tied it at 11:47.
Montembault made 24 saves for Montreal.
Canadiens: dropped to 3-7-1 on the road.
Rangers: Forwards Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil returned to the lineup. Kreider missed three games with an upper-body injury while Chytil was out for seven after colliding with teammate K’Andre Miller on Nov. 14. Reilly Smith and Jonny Brodzinski were scratched.
Seeking an early spark, New York captain Jacob Trouba fought Montreal’s Josh Anderson 1:58 into the contest. It appeared to give the Rangers a collective jolt that was missing in recent games.
The Rangers are 11-1-0 when scoring first. It was the 1,700th home win in franchise history.
The Canadiens visit the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The Rangers host the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
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New York Rangers center Adam Edstrom (84) passes the puck around Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) shoots in front of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette looks on in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson (17) fights New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson (17) fights New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson, left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
