By PAUL SCHWARTZ

CB Aaron Ross left in the second quarter to have X-rays taken of his ankle and did not return.

He was replaced by Kevin Dockery. “Just a little knick-knack,” said Ross, who had trouble putting on his left shoe.

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RB Brandon Jacobs was tripped up on a five-yard run midway through the third quarter and limped off after once again tweaking his left knee. He did not return.

“Didn’t cause any more damage to it, just a little pain,” Jacobs said. “It wasn’t frightening because I knew what it was, I do it almost every game, that time I just did it real good.”

Jacobs said he could have come back into the game. “Could have, but why?” he said. “We couldn’t get anything going and we didn’t play as good as we’re supposed to play.”

Jacobs had 52 yards to give him 1,002 for the season.