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A very possible Super Bowl preview tonight in Green Bay when the Packers, who are the chic sleeper pick to win the NFC, face the reigning AFC champion Indianapolis Colts on ESPN, which means there will be live betting available on Bodog’s NFL odds. Green Bay is a 4-point betting favorite.
The Colts are one of the worst preseason teams every year – 0-2 this year and 4-21 in their past 25 — and they don’t care what their exhibition record is because it clearly hasn’t mattered since Indy has won at least 12 games in the regular season for an NFL-record seven seasons in a row. But tonight’s game will “feel” the most like a regular-season game because starters on every NFL team play the most in the third preseason game.
Thus we should see Peyton Manning probably into the third quarter. Last week in a loss to Buffalo, Manning was 8-for-15 for 91 yards and a TD pass but also an interception that was returned for a Bills score. The following players are out tonight for Indy: TE Dallas Clark, OT Charlie Johnson, DB Marcus McCauley, RB Devin Moore, DB Jerraud Powers, C Jeff Saturday and DB Kevin Thomas. The Colts’ No. 1 defense has played nine possessions and has two takeaways and forced five punts on seven but allowed to big scoring plays on the other two.
Meanwhile, Green Bay’s No. 1 offense has very good in the first two games, scoring four touchdowns in barely more than two quarters of play. But the Packers plan to run a bit more tonight because No. 1 RB Ryan Grant has just eight carries in two games and needs the work. The No. 1 unit, behind a sharp Aaron Rodgers, has passed the ball 66.7% percent of the time.
The Green Bay defense will be without a few key players tonight in S Atari Bigby, LB Clay Matthews, DE Cullen Jenkins and CB Al Harris. The big concern for the season is Harris, who had reconstructive surgery on his left knee and couldn’t pass his physical Monday. He is on the PUP list and if he stays on it to start the regular season – a definite possibility – he would miss the first six games.
These teams last met on October 19, 2008, with Green Bay winning at home, 34-14. They haven’t met in the preseason since 1996.
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The big storyline for tonight’s apparent mismatch between St. Louis and New England is that 2010 No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford will make his first start for the Rams. However, the Pats are 8-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL odds, which is by far the biggest spread on the board for Week 3 of the preseason.
This will be Bradford’s first start since he was hurt last October in the Red River Rivalry loss to Texas. But he is still considered the No. 2 QB on the roster behind A.J. Feeley, who is out with thumb and elbow injuries. Bradford hasn’t looked great so far, completing just 44.4 percent of his passes and yet to throw a touchdown but he also hasn’t played yet with Rams star RB Steven Jackson. Bradford is expected to play at least a half tonight as are all the Rams starters. If the former Heisman winner wants to start Week 1, this is his last chance because starters don’t play much at all in the final preseason game.
The Pats will also play their starters into the second half tonight. This will be a big test for Wes Welker as he continues to work his way back from that knee injury as his workload will be amped up with an eye on the season opener. He made his post-surgery debut last week against the Falcons, making two catches for 20 yards and playing six of the first eight offensive plays. And running back Laurence Maroney should get plenty of carries after having played just 12 snaps this preseason. Pats linebacker Gary Guyton (who might lose his job to rookie Brandon Spikes) and cornerback Leigh Bodden both should play after missing the first two preseason games with injuries.
The last time the two teams played was in 2008 when the Rams loss 23-16 in their first visit to Gillette Stadium on Oct. 26, 2008. They haven’t met in the preseason since the Rams moved to St. Louis.
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