"As expected, receiver Andre Johnson will miss Sunday's Carolina game with a strained left hamstring.

It will be the eighth game he's missed.

Jacoby Jones will start in place of Johnson for the eighth time.

"I'd love to see (Johnson) come back and play in a couple games and get some reps before we get to January," coach Gary Kubiak said. "We need to make sure when he comes back, he's here for the long haul.

"It'll be week-to-week, but we're getting close.""