DeMarco Murray had just fumbled seven times in 756 touches before the season, which is once every 108 touches.

But Murray is fumbling once every 46.4 touches this season as he leads the NFL in the category.

Murray's physical and relentless style has put him at risk of fumbling.

As Emmitt Smith tweeted moments after the fumble against Washington, "Know when the journey is over!!!" 

"Somehow, someway we have to communicate it better, drill it better and show it better," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "In DeMarco's case, this is probably the third or fourth one, where it's the end of the down, he's staying up and making yards and the third or fourth guy comes in rips it out. 

"Understanding where he is in the play and getting down is important for him -- and he does that a lot. When you carry the football as much he does, he has that circumstance happen 25 times a game. He makes a heck of a play, we're down to the 5-yard line and ball comes out. Obviously that can't happen." 

Percy Harvin is excited for a fresh start with the New York Jets after being traded by the Seattle Seahawks in controversial fashion.

"Whatever they say happened in the Seahawks' locker room, it's all in the past," Harvin said.

Harvin will have a clean slate with the Jets, Rex Ryan said.

"I really put it all behind me once I got here," Harvin said. "What people are saying right now, it doesn't mean much to me. My teammates have embraced me, my brothers here, so I'm looking more forward. I'm looking forward to my time here as a New York Jet."

Harvin has primarily been used in the slot or as a gadget receiver, but he said he would like to do more and he believes he has the speed and route-running ability to be an outside receiver.

"I'm looking to take my game to the next level," Harvin said.

The Indianapolis Colts are averaging an NFL-best 31.5 points per game and lead the league in total yards per game (444), passing yards per game (328.7) and time of possession (36:28).

Pep Hamilton insists he's created the offense for Andrew Luck that he intended to when he was hired by the Colts as offensive coordinator.

"This is what we envisioned from the standpoint of having the personnel that allows us to do a lot of different things," Hamilton said this week, per The Indianapolis Star. "It puts pressure on the defense to decide who they want to try and take away. We feel like we present a conflict to our opponents because we have so many guys on the field at any given time that can make a play for us."

The Seattle Seahawks admitted they need to get the ball to Marshawn Lynch with more frequency.

Lynch rushed just 10 times against the Dallas Cowboys, running for 61 yards.

Darrell Bevell’s heard the criticism and he agrees with it, as long as the complaint isn’t that Lynch is on your fantasy team.

“The fantasy owners … I’m not a fantasy owner. I don’t care about anyone’s [fantasy] points. But I do care about us winning the game. And Marshawn is a huge key for us winning the game. And we do — and I — have to do a better job of giving him the ball,” Bevell said, via the Tacoma News-Tribune.

Washington will start Robert Griffin III at quarterback whenever he's ready to return to game action.

Kirk Cousins has been inconsistent in his starts for Washington since Griffin dislocated his ankle.

“Once they say he’s healthy and he practices with us and we feel like he’s ready to go mentally and we have a good game plan for him, then he’ll be the starter,” Jay Gruden said. “But I don’t know when that will be yet. It’s hard for me to project. It could be one week, two weeks. It could be five weeks.”

Griffin returned to practice on Wednesday, and although he was limited to individual drills, it was his first significant step toward returning from the dislocated left ankle he suffered in Week 2.

The New England Patriots will need to make some roster moves following the season-ending injuries to Jerod Mayo and Stevan Ridley.

“I think it’s something we are just going to have to evaluate here in [the] next day or two,” Belichick said at a news conference Tuesday. “I will talk with Nick Caserio and our coaching staff and Nick’s staff and we will just have to try to figure it all out here. It’s a real short week. So, I’ll have to take all of those things into consideration and try to figure out what would do, if we would make one, who would it be and so forth. Haven’t decided that yet and we will see how it goes here.” 

Belichick explained the roster-building process and how to look at depth at positions. 

“I would say, in general, that when you put the roster together you try to create as much depth as you can on the roster,” Belichick said. “But I think as you look at every team in the league, there are certain spots on each team where you have a little less depth than others, and if anything happens at those positions, you have fewer people to work with. 

“And if you have situations at a position where you have more depth -- still challenging -- but you have more people to work with. Just a question of either how you want to handle a team in terms of numbers or the quality of players in terms of the strength of the players you put on your final roster. 

“When you start, you are going to be thinner at some positions than at others, then you just have to wait to see how the season plays out to see how that materializes because there’s really no good way to forecast even though we’ve looked at it every year and continue to look at it.” 

The Dallas Cowboys' investment in their offensive line and running the football with DeMarco Murray has taken the weight off Tony Romo to carry the team.

Romo is not putting up gaudy numbers but stretched out over 16 games he is on pace for 4,026 yards passing, 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He is also on pace for his best completion percentage (68.6 percent currently) over a full season.

"I think the best thing that we've done as an organization is we've very purposefully tried to take the burden off our quarterback," Jason Garrett said. "At different times in Tony's career, he's had a lot of burden on him -- we haven't played great defense, we haven't been great on the offensive line, we haven't run the ball very well -- and all of a sudden the way we're going to move the ball and the way we're going to score points is by throwing it. We've made a very conscious effort as an organization to say, 'OK, let's get better on defense. Let's get better up front. Let's spread this burden around.' The best teams in this league, the best teams in any sport, have a burden that is spread around. It's rare that one guy can carry a team. It's really important for everyone to understand that they have a role, and the more that we can spread the responsibilities around throughout your football team, the better you're going to be as a team." 

DeMarco Murray has carried the ball 159 times over the first six games, 43 more than other running back in the NFL.

Murray's 159 rushes to begin the season are more than even the busiest six-game start during the career of Emmitt Smith, who had 150 carries in 1999 at the age of 30.

Murray ran the ball six times in the first quarter at the Seattle Seahawks, followed by eight in the second quarter, six in the third quarter and nine in the fourth.

The Cleveland Browns improved to 3-2 with a convincing 31-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“Even our fans don’t know quite how to react,” Mike Pettine said Sunday night from Cleveland. “It’s uncharted territory for them, and for us. But they were great for us today. When we walked on the field before the game, there was a buzz we all noticed, an anticipation. The place was rocking. Just like I said to the team last night about the crowd and how it can help us: ‘We control the volume in the stadium, based on how we play.’ ”

Brian Hoyer had 217 yards with one touchdowns and no interceptions.

“Brian is the best example of a guy who’s confident because of his preparation,” said Pettine. “He learned in the Tom Brady school of preparation. [Hoyer was a New England backup from 2009 to ’11.] I doubt there’s a better person to learn from. He knows everything about his opponent. Plus, he has a much better arm than people give him credit for. I have seen it since I got here—he can make all the throws.

“For Johnny (Manziel), I think it’s the best thing for his career. He can see how a pro prepares and executes an NFL game plan. Nobody’s given up on Johnny. He has made great strides. This is a win-win, because now he can learn the game and not be forced into it before he’s ready. Nothing’s changed for us with him. We’re hopeful he’s going to be our quarterback one day. We just don’t know the day.”

Trent Baalke has had control of personnel decisions for the San Francisco 49ers since January 2011 when he was promoted to general manager.

Baalke, along with Jed York, then made the decision to hire Jim Harbaugh as head coach.

While Harbaugh has been one of the NFL's most celebrated coaches since making the jump from Stanford, power of the 49ers has remained with Baalke.

Baalke has not been overruled by York on a single matter, according to Kawakami.

Baalke decided the 49ers would fully support Aldon Smith, as well as allowing Ray McDonald to continue playing after his domestic violence arrest.

"But in those early years, Harbaugh received almost all of the attention and he deserved to, because the 49ers needed an adrenaline shot most of all," writes Kawakami.

"Which Harbaugh obviously provided.

"Then, at some point along the line, the Yorks had to pick their No. 1 guy for the long-term, and it’s clear that Jed York picked Baalke over Harbaugh a while ago."