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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Panthers offensive line has been devastated by injuries this season, the latest coming with centers Ryan Kalil and Gino Gradkowski being placed on injured reserve Tuesday.With left tackle Michael Oher out for the year with a concussion and backup right tackle Daryl Williams nursing an injury, the Panthers may have even more problems protecting franchise quarterback Cam Newton on Sunday at Seattle.Kalil, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, missed three of the past four games before the Panthers placed him on injured reserve with a shoulder issue. It likely forces undrafted rookie Tyler Larsen to start at center against the Seahawks top-ranked defense.(Kalils) one of the best players at his position in the NFL. He might be the best center, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. So when you lose that caliber of player, you dont just lose the physical play, you lose the leadership and the smarts and all that.Panthers coach Ron Rivera said its going to be up to Larsen to help patch together a makeshift offensive line in noisy CenturyLink Field, where Carolina played the past two seasons, including the playoffs in 2014.Hes done a nice job for us, hes handled it very well, Rivera said. Im pretty excited about him getting his opportunity. ... I think were going to be fine.Larsen was signed as an undrafted free agent from Utah State, and has appeared in only three NFL games. He was released from Carolina on Oct. 8 before being brought back to the practice squad. The Panthers promoted him to the active roster Nov. 4.The Seahawks (7-3-1) have the NFLs top-ranked scoring defense, allowing 17 points a game. Theyll be looking for revenge after the Panthers ended their season in the 2015 divisional round playoff with a 31-24 decision in Charlotte.The Panthers elected to stay in the Bay Area this week to practice at San Jose State and cut down on travel time with consecutive games on the West Coast. Theyll prepare for Seattle on the same practice field they used before their loss in Super Bowl 50 to the Denver Broncos at nearby Levis Stadium.Carolina is coming off a defeat to the surging Raiders, 35-32, in a back-and-fourth game in Oakland. The Panthers took a 32-24 lead in the fourth quarter after falling behind 24-7 in the first half. But Oakland scored 10 points inside the final five minutes, dealing the Panthers (4-7) their fourth loss in five road games.Its been an unexpectedly turbulent season for Carolina after Newton was honored as the 2015 MVP following a 14-0 start.The teams regression can be traced to the slew of injuries along the offensive line. Only one player, left guard Andrew Norwell, is playing the same position where he began the season. Carolina credited good health for playing a role during the successful run to the Super Bowl. It hasnt lasted in 2016.Its a trickledown effect. It affects everything, tight end Greg Olsen said. Thats the nature of football. . . Last year was an anomaly with being relatively healthy throughout the season. It happens throughout the league. Its just sometimes the luck of the draw.Williams didnt practice Wednesday while he continued to sport a walking boot on his left foot after suffering an ankle injury late in the second quarter against the Raiders. If Williams cant play, the Panthers will likely have right guard Trai Turner play right tackle, where he hasnt started since high school.Game notes LB Luke Kuechly (concussion), WR Kelvin Benjamin (shoulder), S Kurt Coleman (concussion), DL Ryan Delaire (knee) did not practice Wednesday. ... 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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott keep winning for the Dallas Cowboys, even with Kirk Cousins setting records for the Washington Redskins.Prescott accounted for two touchdowns , Elliott ran for a pair of scores and the Cowboys extended their franchise regular-season record with a 10th straight victory, beating the Redskins 31-26 on Thursday.Prescott tied Don Merediths club quarterback record from 50 years ago with his fifth rushing TD and the NFL-leading Cowboys (10-1) won despite 449 yards passing and three touchdowns from Cousins, the first Redskins quarterback with two 400-yard games in a season.You know youre talking to someone who knows how hard this is to win 10 games in a row, and I do, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said. I know how were getting it done, and were getting done by hard work and Daks a great example.The Redskins (6-4-1) got swept by their NFC East rival, and the defending division champions fell 3 1/2 games behind Dallas with five games left. It was their seventh loss in eight tries on Thanksgiving against Cowboys, who had never won more than eight straight in the regular season.Weve been in third place for a while, so we have to understand where we are what its going to take to get an opportunity to come back here in the future, Washington coach Jay Gruden said. The last five games of the year are critical.Elliott, the NFL rushing leader, had the fourth score on five straight second-half touchdown drives between the two teams with a 1-yard run for a 31-19 lead midway through the fourth quarter. The 21-year-old had 97 yards to give him 1,199 for the season.After getting 43 yards on the first Dallas possession, Elliott had just 13 yards before a 21-yarder to start Dallas last TD drive. It was the second straight week he finished with 97 yards after some difficulty in the first half.Over time, you keep running the football, youre going to wear them down, Dallas coach Jason Garrett said. He made some big runs late that were critical. It really broke their back.The Cowboys had an eight-game streak with at least 400 yards snapped, finishing with 353. But Dallas answered with touchdowns each time the Redskins got within a score on Cousins passes of 5 yards to Jordan Reed and 67 yards to DeSean Jackson , who had 118 yards receiving.After Cousins second scoring toss to Reed, an 8-yarder with 1:53 remaining, Dustin Hopkins onside kick went out of bounds. The Cowboys ran out thee clock.ddddddddddddThe way Dallas was able to come back and put points on the board in those situations is part of the reason why they are such a good football team, said Cousins , who was 41 of 53 and finished 8 yards shy of his career high.As an offense, whenever we got the football, it was pretty much the same. Move the football, put points on the board, make good decisions and manage it well.Cousins took the Washington career lead with his third 400-yard game and became the first Redskins quarterback with consecutive 350-yard games since Jay Schroeder in 1986. He had 375 last week against Green Bay.Reed had 10 catches for 95 yards after missing most of the first half when he injured his left shoulder leaping for a pass over his head in the end zone.Prescott was 17 of 24 for a season-low 195 yards and one touchdown, a toe-tapper to Terrance Williams . He had eight carries for 39 yards, including a career-long 18-yarder. Dez Bryant led Dallas with 72 yards on five catches.BACK TO THE PACKUndrafted rookie running back Robert Kelley of the Redskins was held to 37 yards on 14 carries a week after getting a career-high 137 yards with three touchdowns against the Packers. He was averaging more than 100 yards per game the previous three.SUN FIELDThe late-afternoon sun shining through the glass doors on the west side of the stadium was an issue in the opener when Dallas tight end Jason Witten admitted that the glare contributed to a pass he dropped in the New York Giants 20-19 win.Cousins had to battle it during a second-quarter drive that ended in the second of Dustin Hopkins two missed field goals: a 55-yarder.Prescott threw away from the sun to Williams for the touchdown on the subsequent possession, and the glare wasnt a factor after that.UP NEXTRedskins: Washington gets the 10-day break before the second of three straight road games in Arizona on Dec. 4. The trip ends with another crucial NFC East game at Philadelphia on Dec. 11.Cowboys: Itll be a regular seven-day week with a visit to Minnesota next Thursday. Then Dallas gets the longer break before a Dec. 11 visit to the New York Giants that is likely to be a battle of the top two teams in the division.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '