Sanchez injured as Jets beat Giants in overtime EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Rookie Geno Smith may end up being the Jets" No. 1 quarterback by default. After shaky performance in his first NFL start, Smith might have backed into the starting job Saturday night when Mark Sanchez hurt his right shoulder late in the fourth quarter in a 24-21 overtime win over the Giants. Jets coach Rex Ryan refused to disclose the nature of Sanchez's injury after the annual game for the bragging rights of New York. Sanchez (5 of 6 for 72 yards and a fumble) lay on the turf for about a minute after being hit by defensive tackle Marvin Austin seconds after completing a 23-yard pass to Mohamed Massaquoi. The Jets" starter since 2009, Sanchez tried to throw a practice pass on the sideline, but he shook his head after making one short toss - possibly a shake-off that gives Smith (16 of 32 for 199 and three interceptions) the starting job. Sanchez had an X-ray of the shoulder and will have an MRI on Sunday. He left the stadium right after the game and was not available for comment, but his clothes remained hanging in his locker. "We're going to compete all the way through," Ryan said when asked whether Smith was his No. 1 at this point. From Day 1 I said we will make the announcement on the starting quarterback when we think it's the appropriate time ... Billy Cundiff won the game with a 32-yard field goal with 8:04 left in overtime. His first attempt from 40 yards missed, but Giants coach Tom Coughlin had called time out. The Jets ran two plays and Cundiff was good the second time. It's the only time the rivals will meet this year unless they qualify for the cold-weather Super Bowl here in February. The way the Jets and Giants played, it's highly unlikely. The story was the Jets" quarterbacks. Smith struggled, and then Sanchez got hurt, putting his status is suddenly in question two weeks before the season opener. The only guy who looked good for the Jets was Matt Simms. The quarterback situation has been the No. 1 question mark for Ryan's team since training camp opened. If Smith is the guy, he didn't look ready for prime time on Saturday. "As long as Rex and the committee are evaluating us, I think I have a shot," said Smith, who stepped out of the end zone in the fourth quarter and gave the Giants a safety. As I stated, I don't think one game, one practice or one day will tell you the type of quarterback I am. Simms, the son of former Giants quarterback Phil Simms, looked good in mop-up action. He was 6 of 10 for 120 yards, hooking up with Ryan Spadola on a 70-yard pass play to set up the winning field goal. The Jets blew a chance to end the game earlier in overtime when Nick Folk was wide right on a 39-yarder shortly after Da'Rel Scott lost a fumble. Smith showed his potential when he threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Ben Obomanu on the Jets" second possession, and led a 57-yard drive against the Giants" backups in the third quarter that gave the Jets a lead. Bilal Powell capped that drive with a 2-yard run. David Wilson provided the highlight for the Giants. The second-year running back took a handoff from Eli Manning (8 of 20 for 83 yards) on the Giants" first possession and used a block by Hakeem Nicks to sprint 84 yards down the left sideline. "That's what he gives this team, the opportunity to hit some big plays," said Manning, who was 8 of 20 for 83 yards. He's an explosive back with a lot of speed, and when he gets an opening he can make things happen. After Sanchez was hurt, Simms took over. Following a short punt by Steve Weatherford that gave the Jets the ball at the Giants 37, Simms threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Spadola for a 21-18 lead. Curtis Painter played the second half and OT in a bid to replace David Carr as Manning's backup. He led a 10-play, 64-yard drive that tied the game on Josh's Brown's fourth field goal, a 40-yarder with 37 seconds to play. Brown's other field goals covered 40, 33 and 50 yards. First-half interceptions by Prince Amukamara and Stevie Brown on a play in which he sprained his left knee gave the Giants the ball inside Jets territory. Brown hit a 40-yarder after Brown's pick, but the offence never looked cohesive. "It's something we'll work on, see what's holding us back, what adjustment we need to make," Manning said. The Giants" best drive came late in the half. Manning sandwiched passes of 20 yards to Jerrel Jernigan and 34 to Nicks around a 23-yard pass interference penalty against Kyle Wilson to get a first-and-goal at the Jets 4. Three plays netted 2 yards and Manning's fourth-down pass to Nicks was broken up by Dawan Landy. ARLINGTON, Texas - Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys" first-team offence finally got into the end zone, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 24-18 on Saturday night. After completing 13 of 18 passes for 137 yards, with TD passes to Dez Bryant and Miles Austin for a 14-7 halftime lead, Romo was done for the Cowboys (2-2). Cincinnati (2-1) got its first touchdown on Brandon Tate's 75-yard punt return. That came when Cowboys punter Chris Jones had to re-kick after hitting the large video boards hanging over the field. Romo played five series, matching what the first-teamers had in the Cowboys" last two preseason games, when they managed only a field goal and had two fumbles. Andy Dalton was 12 of 16 for 113 yards. Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green had three catches for 42 yards after missing the first two preseason games with a bruised left knee. DENVER - Rookie linebacker Alec Ogletree ruined Ronnie Hillman's night with a strip-and-score takeaway and kept Peyton Manning from turning all those passes into points with a big interception. Yet St. Louis lost. Ogletree ripped the ball from Hillman's arms, scooped it up and trotted 13 yards for the score one week after Hillman's fumble at the goal line was returned 106 yards for a touchdown in Seattle. Manning completed 25 of 34 passes for 234 yards in one half for Denver (2-1), but Ogletree's pickoff just before halftime set up Greg Zuerlein's 58-yarder field goal that gave the Rams (0-3) a 20-10 lead at the break. Ogletree also had a half-dozen tackles and two pass breakups in his breakout preseason performance. LANDOVER, Md. - Washington's Rex Grossman threw for 171 yards, and Buffalo's Kevin Kolb left with concussion-like symptoms in the Redskins" victory. Grossman got the start for the Redskins (3-0) because Robert Griffin III hasn't been cleared for games following reconstructive knee surgery, and second-stringer Kirk Cousins has a sprained right foot. Grossman completed 11 of 21 passes with one touchdown. Kolb started for Buffalo (2-1) after first-round pick EJ Manuel hurt his left knee in the Bills" previous game. But Kolb was kneed in the back of the helmet after a scramble in the first quarter, leaving undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel as Buffalo's only healthy quarterback. Tuel completed 10 of 17 passes for 63 yards. INDIANAPOLIS - Andrew Luck threw two scoring passes, and Indianapolis" defence did not allow a touchdown for the second straight week as the Colts beat Cleveland. The Colts (2-1) scored on the opening series of both halves before Luck and most of the starters exited early in the third quarter. Luck finished 16 of 25 for 164 yards with one interception. Cleveland (2-1) managed only four first downs and lined up for only three plays in Indianapolis territory against Colts starters. Four days after being named the starter, quarterback Brandon Weeden went 12 of 25 for 105 yards. Trent Richardson ran seven times for 31 yards. PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger and Kansas City's Alex Smith fought to a first-half draw and the Chiefs beat the Steelers in overtime. Roethlisberger was 13 of 19 for 166 yards and a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Dwyer as the Steelers (0-3) shook off two lethargic performances with easily their best 30 minutes of the preseason. Smith struggled early but led Kansas City to a pair of scoring drives late in the first half and finished 17 of 24 for 158 yards and a touchdown. Kansas City's Jamaal Charles ran seven times for 10 yards in his first game after spraining his right foot earlier this month. Kansas City (1-2) won it on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Chase Daniel to Rico Richardson on the first possession of overtime. GLENDALE, Ariz. - Ryan Mathews rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown in a half of play and San Diego beat mistake-prone Arizona for its first preseason victory under new coach Mike McCoy. The Chargers (1-2) blocked a punt, blocked a field goal and returned a fumble for a touchdown. The Cardinals (2-1) lost several players due to injury, including left guard Jonathan Cooper, the team's first-round pick who put no weight on his left ankle as he was helped off the field in the third quarter. Arizona's Rashard Mendenhall carried six times for 47 yards before leaving with an ankle injury. Philip Rivers completed 10 of 18 passes for 71 yards with an interception. Arizona's Carson Palmer was 12 of 23 for 122 yards and a TD. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Bryce Brown and Chris Polk ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Philadelphia rallied to beat Jacksonville. Nick Foles, who lost the starting job to Michael Vick earlier in the week, completed 10 of 11 passes for 112 yards in the second half for the Eagles (2-1). Vick completed 15 of 23 passes for 184 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. He found Riley Cooper for a 9-yard score in the second quarter. Vick's best work came under pressure, when he kept several plays alive and scrambled for 53 yards. Jacksonville's Chad Henne, who lost the starting job to Blaine Gabbert earlier in the week but got the start because Gabbert has a broken thumb, completed 11 of 18 passes for 106 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. The Jaguars are 0-3. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Miami's first-team offence scored its only TD just before halftime on its 17th play inside the Tampa Bay 20, but the Buccaneers scored with 1:03 left in the game to win. Miami's starters netted 180 yards playing the entire first half, their most extensive outing in four exhibition games. Ryan Tannehill went 17 for 27 for 150 yards and a 4-yard score to Brandon Gibson with 10 seconds left in the half for a 13-10 lead. The score could have been lopsided in the Dolphins" favour, but Gibson and Brian Hartline dropped potential touchdown passes, and twice they settled for short field goals. Miami fell to 1-3 with one exhibition game left. The Buccaneers improved to 1-2, but their first-team offence sputtered again. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jake Locker threw for 133 yards and a touchdown, and Tennessee sacked Matt Ryan five times. Locker got both his first TD and the first turnover this preseason for the Titans (1-2). The third-year quarterback also posted his best game yet as he completed 11 of 13 passes and finished with a 134.9 passer rating before leaving after a series in the third quarter. Ryan had Tony Gonzalez back after the veteran tight end reported to the Falcons this week. But a Tennessee defence without four starters got to Ryan repeatedly, including three times on third downs. Julio Jones was thrown at eight times with Roddy White resting an injured ankle, and dropped a couple while also drawing an offensive pass interference penalty. Jeremy Shelley hit three of four field goals for Atlanta (0-3).