1.   Downs will have surgery Monday or Tuesday to repair a torn lateral collateral ligament.

2.   Reich was pressed into duty when Jim Kelly went down against Minnesota last week with what the team called a stretched lateral collateral ligament in his left knee.

3.   Sigler underwent surgery on Monday to repair a torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.

4.   The All-Star center has a fractured bone, a partial tear of the lateral collateral ligament and a torn capsule.

5.   The tests revealed a hyperextended knee, with damage including a torn capsule, a broken bone and a partial tear to the lateral collateral ligament.

6.   Then they cut the knee open and repaired his lateral collateral ligament and reattached his calf and hamstring muscles.

7.   Williams is out with a strained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.

8.   Moore has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Rhinehart a torn MCL and lateral collateral ligament in his right knee.

9.   Schilchegger tore the lateral ligaments of his left knee, and his ACL ligaments could also be damaged, team officials said.

10.   With his left ski failing to pop off during the tumble, Pretot injured the lateral ligament in his left ankle.