The Associated Press

DENVER - Denver Broncos linebacker Ian Gold will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Gold was injured in the first quarter of Denver's 17-14 win Sunday against Pittsburgh while covering a punt. Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said Gold will have surgery after the swelling goes down, probably in a week or two.

"It's really tough," Shanahan said Monday. "Any time you lose not only a great player, but a great leader and a great person, it's always tough."

Gold was second on the team in tackles with 166 last season and he entered Sunday's game with 39, second to Al Wilson's 48. He also has two interceptions this year, including one for a 12-yard TD in the opener against Cincinnati.

COLTS: Tony Dungy was upset with his team after a 23-20 overtime loss. On Monday, he was just as disappointed with the officials.

A day after losing for the first time this season, Dungy expressed his displeasure with two calls in Sunday's game, notably an interception that was reversed because of a replay challenge.

"I had a conversation with the officiating department this morning," he said. "They told me that they don't have any other tapes than what we saw yesterday, and there is no evidence that the play should have been overturned. To overturn that is clearly wrong."

EAGLES: Coach Andy Reid reaffirmed that Donovan McNabb is his starting quarterback.

"There is nobody who wants to win more than Donovan McNabb. I don't worry about that at all," Reid said Monday. "He's going to keep firing and he's going to be fine."

JAGUARS: Quarterback Mark Brunell had surgery Monday to alleviate swelling from his left elbow, and won't be able to return to practice for at least a couple of weeks.

BILLS: Receiver Eric Moulds could return to practice this week after missing the Bills' 30-3 loss to the New York Jets with a strained groin. Moulds didn't practice all last week but said Monday that he feels "a lot better."

VIKINGS: Quarterback Daunte Culpepper, after missing two games with broken bones in his back, will return to the starting lineup this weekend when the Vikings host Denver.

REDSKINS: Tight end Robert Royal has a broken bone in his right hip and will miss at least six weeks. Running back Trung Canidate and cornerback Fred Smoot also could miss next week's game at Buffalo. Canidate has a severe ankle sprain, while Smoot sprained his collarbone in Sunday's 35-13 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

CARRUTH: Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth and three men convicted of conspiring to kill Carruth's girlfriend should be ordered to pay about $5.8 million in damages to her estate, a lawyer for the girlfriend's mother told a judge Monday.

The request came during a hearing in Saundra Adams' wrongful death lawsuit against the men.

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