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The Latest: Falcons' Trufant injured in helmet collision

The Latest on the 12th Sunday of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern):

2:30 p.m.

Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant is being evaluated for a possible head injury. Trufant was hurt in a helmet-to-helmet collision with teammate Keanu Neal when defending a catch by DeSean Jackson in the second quarter against Tampa Bay.

Trufant walked off the field following the collision with less than two minutes remaining in the half.

Meanwhile, Falcons defensive back Brian Poole is questionable to return with a lower back injury.

Tampa Bay center Ali Marpet (knee) and right tackle Demar Dotson (knee) also left the game in the second quarter and are questionable to return.