Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray suffered a broken right ankle Sunday night, ending his record-setting rookie season in a 37-34 loss to the New York Giants.

Murray burst onto the scene in October by running for a franchise-record 253 yards, the seventh-best rushing game in NFL history. That earned him a spot in the starting lineup, and the Cowboys soon surged to first place in the NFC East.

In the first quarter of a showdown with the Giants for that spot atop the division, Murray was pulled down at the end of an 8-yard gain, and his right ankle was pinned awkwardly to the turf. It was diagnosed as a fractured ankle and a high ankle sprain.

With 25 yards in this game, Murray has 897 for the season, averaging 5.5 per carry.

Felix Jones is the only healthy running back on the Cowboys’ roster.

Patriots: Rob Gronkowski set the record for most touchdown catches in a season by a tight end, raising his total to 15 with two in a 34-27 victory over the Washington Redskins.

The previous mark of 13 touchdown catches by a tight end was set by San Diego’s Antonio Gates in 2004, then matched by the 49ers’ Vernon Davis in 2009.

Gronkowski’s record-breaking 14th score came on an 11-yard pass from Tom Brady with 5:49 left in the first quarter. That capped a two-play, 60-yard drive; the other play of the series was a 49-yard catch-and-run by Gronkowski.

Dolphins:

Quarterback Matt Moore left Miami’s 26-10 loss to Philadelphia because of a head injury.

Moore was hit from behind as he threw an incomplete pass late in the third quarter. He was slow to rise but eventually walked off the field and was replaced by J.P. Losman.

Miami Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jake Long left the game with a back injury in the first quarter.

Titans: Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck hurt his left leg early in the second quarter of a 22-17 loss to New Orleans.

He returned for one play after rookie Jake Locker had the wind knocked out of him, completing a pass, then hopping gingerly back to the sideline.

Hasselbeck was happy with what he thought was a strained left calf rather than an Achilles tendon injury he originally feared after feeling something pop in his leg.

He was hurt when his pass was tipped into the air. Hasselbeck ran up toward the line after the ball, then came up hopping without putting his foot down.

Jets: Safety Jim Leonhard was helped to the sideline with a right-knee injury, then carted into the locker room in the second quarter. He was hurt after making an interception and being tackled by Chiefs receiver Steve Breaston. Leonhard did not return.

Leonhard broke the same leg last season.