Sensational sportsbook Bodog previews the Buffalo Bills-Indianapolis Colts.
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Expect Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts’ starters to play the full first quarter tonight as they visit the Buffalo Bills in Toronto for the teams’ second preseason game. Proving that this is indeed the preseason, Buffalo is actually a 3.5-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds.
A few Indy regulars won’t play. Center Jeff Saturday remains out following surgery while left tackle Charlie Johnson won’t play due to an ankle injury. Receiver Pierre Garcon and tight end Dallas Clark also are nursing minor injuries and won’t play. Colts coach Jim Caldwell said oft-injured safety Bob Sanders will play but did not specify how long.
The Colts lost their preseason opener, 37-17, to the 49ers last weekend, but Indy led 10-0 after the first quarter and the first-team Colts defense limited the 49ers to 11 yards on their first two possessions. The No. 1 defense has a goal of not allowing a score this preseason. One big negative from that game was backup QB Curtis Painter, who had three picks and botched a handoff.
Of course the Bills have been playing a regular-season game in Toronto the past few years, with that city just 102 miles from Buffalo. Here’s a stunning stat: The last time the Bills’ first-string offense scored a touchdown in a preseason game was the last time they played the Colts on Aug. 24, 2008. And that offense will be missing injured running backs Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch tonight.
Buffalo’s starters on offense and defense are expected to see slightly more time than they did in the first preseason game, so they could play as much as a half. Expected to see the most work is top draft pick C.J. Spiller with Jackson and Lynch out. Brian Brohm will get the majority of time at No. 2 QB ahead of Ryan Fitzpatrick; Brohm didn’t play in the 42-17 loss to Washington. Thus Fitzpatrick probably won’t play tonight. For sure out is second-year safety Jairus Byrd, who has a groin injury and is likely out for the preseason.
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