Impact: "It's a tough decision for us because you're at a tough period in the season," head coach Gary Kubiak said. "If a player's going to miss a week or two, that's one thing. But if you're looking at three or four weeks, now you start to make different decisions on players at this point in the season because you don't have that many weeks left." Ryan Moats will now serve as the primary backup to starter Steve Slaton, although both backs are nursing injuries of their own. As for Green, another disappointing season in Houston has ended, while he may be deemed expendable this winter.