11/25/2008 - Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brady Quinn's broken index finger on his right hand will end the quarterback's season for Cleveland, according to a report on foxsports.com Tuesday.
Quinn injured the finger in his second career start, a 29-27 victory over the Buffalo Bills on November 17.
But Cleveland's 2007 first-round pick haphazardly played through the pain in a sub par effort on Sunday, hitting just 8-of-18 passes for 94 yards with two interception before being pulled for Derek Anderson in the second half of the 16-6 setback to Houston.
The 24-year-old went to renowned doctor James Andrews on Tuesday, and, according the report, it was determined that Quinn should shut it down for the rest of the season to avoid damaging the tendons in the finger.
Anderson is expected to start for the Browns against the Colts on Sunday.
<< White, Hedberg help Thrashers beat Leafs
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd White scored two goals while Johan Hedberg
made 32 saves, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-3,
at Air Canada Centre.
Chris Thorburn, Colby Armstrong, Ilya Kovalchuk and Mathi
<< McNeal paces Marquette to another win
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jerel McNeal finished with 20 points, eight
rebounds and five assists to lead 15th-ranked Marquette to an 85-68 victory
over Texas Southern.
Lazar Hayward added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Gold
<< Curry held scoreless, Davidson rolls anyway
Davidson, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Curry was double-teamed all night and
held to no points, but 24th-ranked Davidson still routed Loyola-Maryland,
78-48, in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Curry came into Tuesday
<< Ball State caps perfect regular season, reaches MAC title game
Muncie, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - MiQuale Lewis capped the Cardinals' perfect
regular season with a 120-yard, three-touchdown effort on the ground in No. 15
Ball State's 45-22 victory over Western Michigan to wrap up the West Division
of the
Carlisle gets best of old team as Mavs upend Pacers >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Terry scored 16 of his game-high 29 points
in a pivotal fourth-quarter comeback as the Dallas Mavericks helped head coach
Rick Carlisle earn a 109-106 victory over Indiana in facing his old team for
the fi
Carolina welcomes back Hansbrough in lopsided win over Ducks >>
Maui, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Hansbrough returned to the North Carolina
lineup and scored 16 points, mostly from the foul line, as the top-ranked Tar
Heels throttled Oregon, 98-69, to reach the championship game of the Maui
Invitat
Bourque powers Flames past Kings >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rene Bourque recorded his first two-goal game
as a member of the Flames and Miikka Kiprusoff made 23 saves, as Calgary
defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 6-2, at the Saddledome.
Mike Cammalleri, Jarome I
Syracuse beats '07 and '08 national champs to win CBE Classic >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jonny Flynn hit the tying three-pointer in
the waning seconds of regulation and Syracuse roared back from a 13-point
deficit in the second half to beat 22nd-ranked Kansas, 89-81, in overtime to
capture
The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.
Brees says bring it on
Opening the season on the road against the defending Super Bowl champions is not the way most teams would like to kick off their year – unless you’re the New Orleans Saints or their quarterback Drew Brees. This internet Sportsbooks had the Saints as the favorites.
Brees told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he is excited to get the regular season started and the Colts are a great challenge for him and his teammates. The 28-year-old QB, entering his second season with the Saints, is expecting a wild environment in the RCA Dome this Thursday when the franchise celebrates its 2007-2007 championship.
Brees said he sees the opening game scheduling as an honor and a testament to how well New Orleans did last season. The Saints missed facing the Colts in the Super Bowl by one game, losing to the Chicago Bearsin the NFC Championship game.
"I mean, people think we can hang with these guys," Brees told reporters. "Even if they didn't, it wouldn't matter what they thought because as a team we're very confident. We know what we can do. We're not satisfied where we finished the season last year. And we've been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time."
SportsBooks ready for a shootout
Oddsmakers are preparing for some fireworks this Thursday when the NFL season kicks off. online Sportsbooks have Thursday’s total set at a whopping 52 points, accounting for two of the league’s most explosive offenses.
“This is like must-see TV,” Saints cornerback and former Colt Jason David told the Baton Rouge Advocate. “It’s two exciting offenses with great players. You’ve got a lot of star power on offense. At any given time a big play can happen. If I was a fan, I wouldn’t miss a snap.”
New Orleans, who ranked No.1 in total offense last season, can go blow-for-blow with the Colts’ attack. Head coach Sean Payton’s offensive schemes will get even better production out of Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and receiver Marques Colston now that they’ve each had a season of playing together under their belts.
The Saints and Colts were the top two passing teams in the NFL last year, but while Indianapolis managed to put up almost 27 points per game, New Orleans struggled to capitalize on their efforts. The Saints ranked fifth in points per game.
“Yards are great,” running backDeuce McAllister told reporters, “but to be able to score more touchdowns would be important for us.”
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