ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin has been placed on the seven-day concussion list after briefly playing in Friday nights 6-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.Franklin entered the game as a defensive replacement in the third inning but departed after playing two innings two days after being hit in the head by a teammates bat while on deck.Franklin was not in the starting lineup against Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels, but he went into the game when center fielder Kevin Kiermaier left after the second inning. The team said Kiermaier was bothered by left hip tightness.Kiermaiers status will be evaluated Saturday.Franklin flied out in the third inning.I thought everything was fine, Franklin said. For some reason, right after my at-bat, after I ran, I had cotton mouth. Felt like when I went out to left, I felt like I could just pass out there. It was kind of a really weird feeling.Franklin took over in left field for Mikie Mahtook, who shifted to center. However, Corey Dickerson replaced Franklin in the top of the fifth.He came out of the game feeling symptoms kind of like what he felt the other day, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Lightheaded, tired, kind of exhausted feeling.Kiermaier smacked the back of Franklins head with a bat when Franklin bent to grab some pine tar in the on-deck circle before leading off the first inning Wednesday against San Diego. Kiermaier was stretching a few feet in front of Franklin, swinging the bat over his head with one arm. Franklin was wearing a helmet.Franklin drew a walk and scored in the first inning Wednesday before leaving with a head bruise. He passed concussion tests Wednesday and Friday.Tampa Bay had a day off Thursday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Wholesale Puma Shoes . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. 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Bryant caught an 8-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter after a fumbled punt by Minnesotas Adam Thielen.I knew coming into this game it was going to be a tough match and I had to be on my `A game, Bryant said. Because if I wasnt, he can get the best of you. We had a good battle. We shared our thoughts throughout the game. It was good thoughts. Its nice playing games like that.Elliott rushed for 86 yards on 20 carries for the Cowboys (11-1). They have the longest single-season winning streak in franchise history.Sam Bradford threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jerick McKinnon with 25 seconds to play, but the 2-point conversion pass failed. Bradford argued for a penalty after he was hit in the face by a defender, but there was no call for the Vikings (6-6). Minnesota played without coach Mike Zimmer after he had emergency eye surgery Wednesday night.Im sick and tired of the reffing in this league right now, Vikings defensive end Brian Robison said. Im sick and tired of it. Youve got holding calls all over the place that people dont want to call. Bradford gets hit in the face at the end of the game and you dont call it. Im not laying this loss on reffing, but at some point its got to get better.Bradford completed 32 of 45 passes for 247 yards, Danielle Hunter had two sacks and Kai Forbath kicked three field goals for Minnesota, which has last six of the last seven games after a 5-0 start.Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer was elevated to head coach for the game and it remains unclear how long Zimmer will be out. Minnesotas third-ranked defense did their fiery leader proud, holding the explosive Cowboys offense to season lows in points, yards (264) and first downs (13).Its not the best game we played, but we showed up when we needed to and made the plays at the end, Elliott said.KEY PLAYWith Dallas offense doiing nothing, Kyle Wilber made the play of the game when he punched the ball out of Thielens hand, then pulled the ball away as the two rolled to the turf.dddddddddddd Officials initially did not catch the fumble, but a heads-up challenge by Jason Garrett got the call overturned and Prescott found Bryant on the next play.CATCHLESS IN MINNEAPOLISCowboys tight end Jason Witten did not catch a pass, snapping a team-record streak of 130 straight games with a reception dating to 2008.A TD TO TIE TDElliotts 1-yard plunge in the second quarter gave Dallas a 7-3 lead. It was his 12th touchdown rushing this season, tying him with Tony Dorsett for most by a rookie in Cowboys history.BRADFORD UNDER SEIGEPlaying behind a patchwork offensive line that included center Nick Easton making his first career start in place of the injured Joe Berger (concussion), Bradford was under pressure all night long from a Cowboys defense that has often struggled in that area this season.Bradford was sacked three times and had to leave the game on the final drive of the second quarter after taking a helmet from Maliek Collins to his rib cage. After getting some medical attention during halftime, Bradford was able to remain in the game.I had to take a deep breath, he said. After that they were fine.The bad news on the injury front for the Vikings came for safety Harrison Smith, who left the locker room on crutches with a walking boot on his left foot. He has been fighting through an ankle injury over the last several weeks.ZIMMER TRIBUTEBefore the game, the Vikings played a short video of Zimmer addressing the team during a practice. Zimmers primary message: Do your job.That has been a common theme during his three seasons in Minnesota, and the organization likely wanted the players to hear it one more time before taking the field. After the video, a picture of Zimmer was put on the big screen with a Get Well Soon message attached.They fought to the bitter end, and I know coach Zimmer wouldve been very, very proud of them, Priefer said.UP NEXTCowboys: Dallas heads to New York on Dec. 11 to face the Giants, the only team to have beaten the Cowboys this season.Vikings: Minnesota will travel to Jacksonville on Dec. 11 to face the Jaguars, hoping the extra time off will be enough for Zimmer to recover and return to the sideline.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '