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The Colts have waived running back Zurlon Tipton, Colts.com reports. Tipton was inactive in Week 1 and became expendable after the signing of Dion Lewis.

The Cardinals signed running back Chris Rainey and corner Teddy Williams to the practice squad. The team released receiver Kevin Cone from the squad and put running back Dominique Williams (knee) on the squad's injured list.

Cardinals running back Andre Ellington said his foot injury didn't really bother him in Monday's win over the Chargers. "I felt great, I didn't feel the injury too much," Ellington said. "I was jacked up for the game. I had a lot of adrenaline."

Ellington is wearing a protective boot and isn't expected to practice Wednesday. But he appears likely to play Week 2 at the Giants.

Cardinals running back Andre Ellington is wearing a protective boot on his injured left foot Tuesday, and he likely won't practice Wednesday, reports Fox Sports. His status for Week 2 at the Giants won't be clarified until later in the week.

Ellington told the team's website he's trying to get his foot "calmed down" after receiving 18 touches against the Chargers. He said he plans to practice at some point this week.

Buccaneers coach Lovie Smith suggested in a radio interview that he preferred using running back Bobby Rainey in the fourth quarter Week 1 even though Doug Martin was "ready to go" after sustaining a "minor" knee injury.

"Doug did go down with a little minor injury there, so we had to make a change, and from there he was able to come back and he was ready to go," Smith said on WDAE-AM 620. "Bobby had come and had given us a little bit of life, and as I've mentioned we want to play more than one running back throughout. So it was just a perfect time to keep both of them involved."

Martin ran nine times for 9 yards in the loss to Carolina. After the injury he did not get a handoff, though he was targeted once. He said after the game that he needs to "wait and see" how severe his injury is.

Chargers running back Donald Brown, who averaged 5.3 yards per carry with the Colts last year, had a dismal debut with San Diego on Monday night at Arizona. Brown received just two carries and they went for minus-2 yards. He was not targeted in the passing game.

Brown plays the Seahawks in Week 2.

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer spread the ball around in the Week 1 win over the Chargers. Tight end John Carlson made a 20-yard catch, and tight end Rob Housler had a 16-yard reception on three targets.

Running back Robert Hughes caught a 7-yard pass. Wideout Jaron Brown had a 6-yard catch.

Chargers running back Ryan Mathews, who ended last season with four touchdowns in his final six games, found the end zone Week 1 at Arizona on a nifty 20-yard run in the third quarter. That was the highlight for Mathews as the swarming Cardinals limited him to 60 total yards.

Mathews carried 12 times for 40 yards (3.3 ypc) and caught both his targets for 20 yards. He'll face the Seahawks in Week 2.

Cardinals running back Andre Ellington said his left foot was "more sore than in pain" following Monday's win over the Chargers. Ellington, who was iffy entering the game, didn't seem too limited by the injury.

He ran 13 times for 53 yards (4.1 ypc) and caught all five of his targets for 27 yards. Ellington showed his trademark burst on an 18-yard jaunt in the fourth quarter. The low point came when Ellington lost a first-quarter fumble.

He has a short week to get ready for Sunday's game at the Giants.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged that he benched running back Bernard Pierce because of his second-quarter fumble Week 1. Pierce did not get back in the game.

"We're not too enamored with fumbles," Harbaugh told the team's website. "It's not what we're looking for from our running backs."

Pierce finished with 14 yards on six carries as his replacement, Justin Forsett, shined. Harbaugh did not say who would start Thursday against Pittsburgh, though he said both backs would play a lot and rookie Lorenzo Taliaferro would mix in too.