Injured Houston Texans receiver Harry Williams will have surgery today to repair a neck vertebra he fractured in a preseason game Friday night.

Williams, 26, was hurt early in the Texans' 23-22 loss to the host Dallas Cowboys when he collided with teammate Nick Ferguson while covering a kick return.

Williams was taken off the field on a stretcher and an ambulance took him to Presbyterian Hospital. Team doctor Walter Lowe said early yesterday that Williams had regained feeling in his extremities and most of his normal neurological function.

Later in the day, Houston coach Gary Kubiak said Williams' condition hadn't changed and that family members had joined him in Dallas and that the Texans would update Williams' condition today.

"He's in good spirits," Kubiak said.

Offensive line coach Joe Bugel worked a preseason game last night at Carolina, two days after his daughter died from a rare form of bone cancer. A team spokesperson said a private funeral was held for Holly Bugel Friday in Arizona. Joe Bugel flew on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's private plane.

Coach Jim Zorn said football has served as a welcome outlet for Bugel. His daughter, who was 36, was diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

Quarterback Brady Quinn was lackluster in his first NFL start and depleted Cleveland was roughed up for the second time in a week. Quinn was 14 of 24 for 106 yards as the host Detroit Lions won, 26-6. Quinn did not have a score, turnover or a pass longer than 16 yards, playing in place of Derek Anderson.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers went from pathetic one week to just about perfect the next. Brett Favre's replacement bounced back from a bad game to complete 18 of 22 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 27-24 win at Denver Friday night.