Harry Douglas made the most of his long-awaited opportunity to be more than a complement to the star receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White in the Falcons" offense, catching seven passes for a career-best 149 yards and a score in a win over the Buccaneers. Douglas, a fifth-year receiver who has never reached 500 receiving yards or had more than one touchdown catch in a season, flourished as Matt Ryan's No. 1 target with Jones (foot) out for the season and White (hamstring and ankle) inactive for the first time in his nine-year career. "I'm the type of person that I never shy away from it," Douglas said. Julio went down. Roddy wasn't playing. I wanted the challenge. Andy Dalton threw several highlight-worthy passes, but for a second straight game, Mike Nugent provided the difference for the Bengals. Nugent, who lifted Cincinnati with an overtime kick at Buffalo last weekend, hit a 54-yard field goal Sunday as time expired to give the Bengals a win at Detroit. The Bears" Devin Hester had not reached the end zone on a return in nearly two years, but his 81-yard touchdown on a second-quarter Redskins punt gave him his 19th career return for a score, tying him with Deion Sanders for the N.F.L. record. The touchdown was Hester's 13th on a punt return, extending his own record in that category. He has also returned five kickoffs and one missed field goal for scores. Rams Coach Jeff Fisher said quarterback Sam Bradford, who hurt his left knee, would have a magnetic resonance imaging test Sunday night. ... Cornerback Leon Hall left the Bengals" game in the first quarter with an Achilles" tendon injury. "It seems pretty significant," Coach Marvin Lewis said. ... Buccaneers running back Doug Martin, who injured his shoulder, said that X-rays looked fine but that he was not sure if he would play Thursday. ... Running back Arian Foster hurt his hamstring in the first quarter of the Texans" game. His backup, Ben Tate, briefly sat out after he took a blow to his shoulder and ribs, and linebacker Brian Cushing left in the third quarter with what appeared to be a left knee injury. Vikings (1-4) at Giants (0-6) Line: Giants by 4 Matchup of the Week Vikings running back Adrian Peterson vs. Giants middle linebacker Jon Beason Peterson likes to run up the middle, and Beason, a newly acquired Giants linebacker, was a run-stopping machine in the middle of the field during his Pro Bowl prime, from 2008 to 2010. The Giants hope Beason can continue to turn back the clock; he had 11 solo tackles against Chicago on Oct. 10 in his debut as a Giants starter. But Peterson, who is averaging 4.7 yards a carry, is not just any running back. Beason said Peterson could play linebacker if he wanted to. Number to Watch That is the Giants" average rushing yardage in their six games this season. Nothing about the Giants" offense, including Eli Manning's interception rate, will improve until the team starts running the ball effectively. A viable running game is essential to setting up the play-action fakes that open up the rest of the passing offense. The Giants" established running backs are hurting, so watch for the rookie Michael Cox to have his first N.F.L. carries. Quotation of the Week He's the guy; we're going to win again with Eli. Giants Coach TOM COUGHLIN, dismissing a question about whether he had considered benching Eli Manning. The Prediction Minnesota has something the Giants want: a victory. Both teams are dealing with a quarterback crisis. The Giants hope that Eli Manning can keep this season from devolving beyond merely miserable. Against the depleted - and, frankly, awful - Vikings secondary, Manning should have a revival game and will be in position to hook up with Victor Cruz for multiple touchdown passes. Minnesota looked woeful at home in a 35-10 thrashing against the Carolina Panthers - the game was not as close as the score indicates, if that is even possible - and will be starting its third quarterback in four games. PICK: Giants