Davie, Fla. ? After losing for the third time in four games, Miami coach Dave Wannstedt gets a chance to convince his boss the Dolphins can turn around their season.

Wannstedt said Monday that team owner Wayne Huizenga asked to meet with him this week.

“He’s probably disappointed, but I think he’s got confidence that we can get this turned around and going in the right direction,” Wannstedt said.

Huizenga might want to know how a team with so much talent on defense and the NFL’s leading rusher a year ago looked so helpless in a 31-7 loss Sunday at Tennessee, which dropped the Dolphins to 5-4.

Ricky Williams, who led the NFL with 1,853 yards rushing last season, has gone six consecutive weeks without a 100-yard game. The Dolphins had five turnovers Sunday.

Rams

St. Louis — Marc Bulger has a firm grip on the St. Louis Rams’ quarterback job, no matter how awful he’s looked lately.

In the last two games, Bulger has one touchdown pass and four interceptions. He misfired throughout Sunday’s 33-22 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, managing a career-worst 110 yards passing as the Rams leaned heavily on a defense that produced seven turnovers.

It got to the point where coach Mike Martz considered inserting deposed starter Kurt Warner, the two-time MVP. But Martz isn’t ready for a controversy yet.

Bulger is 12-3 during his brief tenure as the starter; Warner was 13-2 in his first 15 starts.

But lately, Bulger has seemed to hit a wall. Against the Ravens he was consistently off the mark, throwing ahead, behind or above his targets.

“There’s no excuse for how I played,” Bulger said. “I knew where I wanted to go with the ball on some of the throws, but just wasn’t putting it where I wanted to.”

Seahawks

Kirkland, Wash. — Defensive tackle Norman Hand, acquired over the summer to bolster Seattle’s run defense, will have season-ending surgery on the torn biceps tendon on his right arm. Hand, who joined the Seahawks (6-3) in an April trade, was hurt Nov. 1 during a 23-16 win over Pittsburgh. He had a similar injury on his left arm earlier in his career.

Raiders

Alameda, Calif. — Rick Mirer is likely to start again Sunday when the Raiders play the Minnesota Vikings. Injured starter Rich Gannon, the 2002 NFL MVP, still hasn’t thrown a pass in practice since tearing the labrum in his throwing shoulder Oct. 20 against Kansas City, and coach Bill Callahan isn’t sure when Gannon will be ready.

Panthers

Charlotte, N.C. — Stephen Davis, the NFC’s leading rusher, still is bothered by a sprained ankle and his status is unknown for Carolina’s game against Washington. Davis, who has 992 yards rushing this season, missed the Panthers’ 27-24 victory over Tampa Bay because of the injury.

Davis has made little secret of his animosity toward the Redskins after they released him over the winter. He felt he was cast off because coach Steve Spurrier didn’t think Davis fit into his passing-dominated offense.

Bills

Orchard Park, N.Y. — Bills receiver Eric Moulds still is bothered by a groin injury and expects to play hurt the rest of the season.

“I’m basically about 80 percent,” Moulds said Monday, a day after he managed just five catches for 32 yards in Buffalo’s 10-6 loss at Dallas.

The game was Moulds’ second after he missed two straight because of a slight groin tear. Moulds said he was having difficulty running deep routes and could feel soreness when tackled, which has led him to sliding more after he makes a catch.

Patriots

Foxboro, Mass. — The Patriots are hoping some of their players on a long injury list can make it back onto the field soon.

Defensive lineman Ted Washington and linebacker Ted Johnson could practice this week in preparation for Sunday night’s game against Dallas (7-2). Johnson broke his foot in Week 1 and hasn’t been back. Washington broke his leg in Week 3 and has been out since.

The Patriots (7-2) have been one of the most battered teams in the NFL, posting a double-digit injury report for five straight weeks. Still, they’ve won five games in a row.

Cardinals

Tempe, Ariz. — Arizona center Pete Kendall was examined Monday at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix after receiving a neck stinger in a 28-15 defeat at Pittsburgh. Safety Adrian Wilson hurt his right hand in the game.

Results of Kendall’s tests were not immediately available, but coach Dave McGinnis was optimistic: “I think he’s going to be OK, but it is an issue.”

Broncos

Denver — Broncos kicker Jason Elam sat out practice Monday to rest his strained groin and won’t know if he can play this week until after testing it with some kicks Wednesday.

Elam was injured while taking practice kicks on the sideline Nov. 3 against New England. He missed a 44-yard field goal in the first quarter but pulled up on a 43-yarder that he made in the second quarter.

Giants

East Rutherford, N.J. — Jeremy Shockey probably won’t be around to help the New York Giants mount a late-season playoff run.

The Pro Bowl tight end is likely out for the season after spraining a knee in Sunday’s 27-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Shockey will not need surgery, but recovery time is six to eight weeks, coach Jim Fassel said Monday. An MRI showed a partial tear of Shockey’s posterior cruciate ligament.

Shockey, who set a team record for tight ends with 74 catches as a rookie, had 48 catches this season for 535 yards and two touchdowns. He had three catches for 46 yards against the Falcons.