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Former New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau has been hospitalized after he drove his SUV off a cliff in Carlsbad, California at around 8:42 a.m. PDT.

Carlsbad police say the recently retired NFL superstar's Cadillac SUV was found on the beach after plunging approximately 30 feet off a rocky embankment. Seau told police that he wasn't trying to commit suicide when he drove off the cliff early this morning, claiming that he fell asleep at the wheel.

Earlier, Seau had been arrested for allegedly attacking his 25-year-old live-in girlfriend and had been released from jail just hours earlier. On Sunday night, a dispute between Seau and his girlfriend occurred. Seau left the house and police were dispatched to his house at 10:13 p.m. Seau called his girlfriend but wound up talking to the police while they were at his home. They asked him to return home and he was arrested without incident. He was taken into custody and released at around 3 a.m.

Seau's ex-wife, Gina Seau, along with his children visited him in the hospital Monday.

"He would never try to harm himself or anyone else," ex-wife Gina Seau told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "He's fine. He's going to get through this and he's going to move on."

Gina added that Seau never threatened or hurt her during their marriage. She also questioned the assault allegation made by Seau's girlfriend.

In a 20-year career that saw him playing with San Diego, Miami and New England, 41-year-old Seau played in seven games for the Patriots last season. Unconfirmed reports say that Seau suffered major cuts and bruises.

Week 7 of the NFL will answer a good number of questions with the Championship hopes of a few teams hanging by a thread, and the question whether others are the real deal is set to be answered.

"We are always looking for interesting and profitable NFL Betting opportunities and this week at Bodog Sportsbook, there are various props that caught our eye,".In addition compared the shift in Super Bowl odds over the past seven weeks and it makes for very interesting reading."

Some of the more interesting props at Bodog Sportsbook include:

Will the Dallas Cowboys make the Playoffs?
Yes +800
No -1600

Which Divisions winner will have won more games?
NFC West -1.5
AFC West +1.5

If the Cowboys lose Week 7 to the Giants will Wade Philips be fired before Week 8 game vs the Jaguars?
Yes 5/1

Will the Cowboys receive a penalty for excessive celebration Week 7 vs the Giants?
Yes +400
No -600

How many players will be fined by the NFL for Helmet to Helmet hits Week 7?
Over/Under 1

Matt Moore What will he do first Week 6 vs San Francisco
Throw a TD Pass +185
Throw an Interception -225

Will Brett Favre be shown on TV pointing his finger in the air
after throwing a TD pass Week 7 vs the Packers?
Yes -250
No +170

Will a Viking do the Lambeau Leap Week 7 vs the Packers?
Yes 7/1

Who will record more Passing Yards Week 7?
Brett Favre +29.5
Aaron Rodgers -29.5

Who will record more TD Passes Week 7?
Brett Favre -115
Aaron Rodgers -115

NFL Super Bowl Odds - Big Movers

The shift in Super Bowl odds makes for interesting reading. One of the pre-season favourites, the Dallas Cowboys, have slipped from 9/1 to 40/1, whilst the Colts have remained fairly consistent at 9/1. The Green Bay Packers have slipped from 11/1 to 14/1 with all the questions being asked about their running game. The Vikings, after a poor stats, have gone from 11/1 to 14/1.

Big improves are the Jets who started at 10/1 and now pay 6/1 (still good value), the Ravens (from 11/1 to 8/1) and New England (from 12/1 to 9/1).

Odds to win the 2010 NFL MVP

Peyton Manning (3/1) remains the favorite to win MVP with Drew Brees (7/1) slipping slightly since week 1. Chris Johnson (7/1), Aaron Rodgers (10/1) and Adrian Peterson (10/1) have slipped as well while the odds have shortened for other including LaDainian Tomlinson (now 10/1), Tom Brady (10/1) and Mark Sanchez (12/1). The field currently pays 2/1.

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Dallas Cowboys fans, it's over.

NFL odds had the Cowboys listed as -3.5 favorites, but we doubt they ever figured quarterback Tony Romo would be out by the second quarter.

Things were looking pretty good for the Cowboys until New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley destroyed Romo at the 12-minute mark in the second quarter. The Cowboys have called it a broken collarbone, and the return time is 8-10 weeks. It's not so bad if you have faith in Jon Kitna, but he hasn't looked good so far. The Cowboys went from a 13-7 lead to down 38-20 midway through the third quarter. What's worse is the 'Boys defense looks lost and generally uninterested since they lost their leader. Consider yourself lucky if you got a good halftime line on New York.

In the betting community this obviously affects future wagers across the board. The Giants will stand atop the NFC East and now the Cowboys could become an almost automatic "W" for division rivals instead of contender. The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins are obviously still contenders in the division but it appears the Giants are the favorites.

The good news for Dallas? They play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8, a team that's one of the worst versus the pass and are nursing injuries to their starting and backup QBs.

It looks like the Bionic Man is slowly putting himself back together for Sunday.

Minnoesota’s Brett Favre, nursing a fractured left ankle, has already shed his walking boot.

"He's been a little better every day," coach Brad Childress said Thursday. "Whether it's good enough to play in an NFL football game remains to be seen. Just have to take it a day at a time."

The man is a mutant if he starts on Sunday. Most of us don’t show up to work if we have a sprained ankle. Then again if someone flashed millions in our face…

It may not be a good idea for the Vikings to play a hobbled Favre if he’s able to go on Sunday. Minny plays the New England Patriots, who are 5-1 on the season and currently -5 favorites. Then again what choice do they have? When has Tarvaris Jackson ever lit it up? Although at this point the Vikings coaching staff probably just want a quarterback out there who doesn’t throw so many picks.

If Favre is healthy enough to be productive this game could be a tough call against the spread. Minnesota is 2-4 ATS but New England is just 3-2-1. Though they posted a solid win against the San Diego Chargers their offense hasn’t looked impressive since Randy Moss left.

The Sunday night game this week is an excellent matchup between the past two Super Bowl winners, Pittsburgh and New Orleans, but right now only the Steelers look like they can get back to the championship game. This game is currently a pick’em on Bodog’s NFL odds and there will be live play-by-play betting available.

The Saints enter off a shocking 30-17 home loss to Cleveland in which Drew Brees threw four interceptions. Brees, who was intercepted 11 times last season, has thrown 10 already. Last season, the Saints were 7-0 at this point and had scored 119 more points than their opponents and were plus-7 in turnover margin. Now they are 4-3, have a turnover margin of minus-5, are averaging more than 50 yards less per game and have outscored their opponents by just 9 points.

And it appears that the team’s top two running backs will be out again Sunday night against the league’s top-ranked rush defense. Reggie Bush was hoping to return from a broken leg suffered in Week 2 but it now appears that’s unlikely. As is the return of Pierre Thomas from a Week 3 ankle injury. But cornerbacks Jabari Greer (shoulder) and Tracy Porter (knee) could be back.

Pittsburgh enters off a very fortunate win over Miami where a controversial fumble call went the Steelers’ way late in the game. However, Pittsburgh lost star defensive end Aaron Smith for the season in that one so Ziggy Hood will make his first career start this week. But Pittsburgh will get linebacker LaMarr Woodley and right tackle Flozell Adams back after both sat out last week. The Steelers’ pass defense has been a bit vulnerable, ranking No. 24 in the NFL in yards allowed, but it also is tied for seventh in the NFL with nine interceptions and has allowed only four TD passes.

The Steelers are 10-4 against the NFC under coach Mike Tomlin and have won five games in a row on the road overall.

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Steelers started well, but the saints did the job on em in second half

The circus officially arrived in Nashville this afternoon. Randy Moss, the newest Tennessee Titan, practiced, angrily answered about three questions then went on his merry way.

Though ESPN, NFL Network and football fans across North America were hanging on his every word bettors could care less. We know what Moss can do on the field, the question is how will it effect him and the Titans as a wager this weekend and beyond?

NFL Odds were taken down in the Bodog Sportsbook with Vince Young's status unknown and the Miami Dolphins switching to Chad Pennington at quarterback. However, the Titans opened as -1 favorites at the Miami Dolphins, proving already in our opinion that oddsmakers are already respecting the Moss effect.

Say he takes plays off, say he's not the receiver he used to be, say he only runs nine routes, but one thing's for sure, he is feared by defenses, thus opening things up for other players.

Ask New England if he matters. The catch machine Wes Welker hasn't topped 35 yards in the last three games, he claims it's because of his balky knee, but it's apparent that without Moss to stretch the field Welker is simply ordinary.

The Titans' biggest issue has been controlling the clock with Chris Johnson facing eight and nine defenders in the box. Moss' arrival should allow CJ2K to grab big chunks of yardage like he used to, helping the Titans keep leads and avoid QBs like Philip Rivers, who diced up the Titans' secondary in Week 8 and gave them their first loss against the spread in three games.

Moss also makes the Titans a bargain to win the AFC South. Odds list them at +140 to win the division. Considering Peyton Manning and the Colts are running out of practice squad players to field on Sundays, the Titans have the talent to take the division.

As for props on Moss himself. Don't expect crazy number mirroring his first year in New England. Titans coach Jeff Fisher wants to run the ball and will likely use Moss for that occasional play-action pass to keep defenses honest. It could be an amazing second half for CJ.

The Sunday night game this week is one of the most intriguing games so far this season as the football world will watch to see what Michael Vick can do against the Giants’ top-rated defense. Philly is a 3.5-piont favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds and there is live play-by-play betting available.

Vick has been by far the biggest story of the NFL this season. In Monday night’s 59-28 win over the Redskins, the Eagles’ fourth win in their past five games, he was historically good. Vick threw for four touchdowns and rushed for two, finishing with 333 yards passing and 80 yards rushing. Vick became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing, four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a game. He hasn't thrown an interception or lost a fumble this season and is the NFL’s top-rated passer. If you take the MVP vote right now he probably wins it despite having missed three games and playing just a portion of two others.

New York, meanwhile, enters off a perplexing loss to Dallas. The Giants had won five straight but were dominated at home by a sinking Cowboys team 33-20. That top-rated defense allowed 427 yards of offense. Obviously the Giants will focus on Vick on Sunday but they better also pay attention to Eagles WR DeSean Jackson. During the Eagles' two wins over the Giants last season, Jackson scored on touchdown receptions of 54 and 60 yards while returning a 72-yard punt for a touchdown.

The Giants have the NFC’s No. 1 offense. Eli Manning is tied for the league lead with 19 touchdown passes. (In his last eight starts against the Eagles, Manning has just a 56.0 completion percent and a 6.5 yards-per-attempt average.) Ahmad Bradshaw (4.8 yards per carry) and Brandon Jacobs (5.2) have combined for 10 rushing touchdowns. But that offense also has 25 turnovers, (13 interceptions, 12 lost fumbles).

New York is banged up as tackle David Diehl, center Shaun O'Hara, fullback Madison Hedgecock and wide receiver Steve Smith are all out. Left tackle Shane Andrews will be a game-time decision.

It’s the 100th meeting between Green Bay and Minnesota on Sunday and it’s also likely the final time that Vikings quarterback Brett Favre faces his old Packer team. The Vikings, who absolutely must win to have any hope for the rest of the season, are 3-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL odds and there will be live play-by-play betting available.

At 3-6 the Vikings probably have to win out to have any realistic playoff hopes. But the good news is that including this one they play four of their next five games at home. They’re 3-1 at home this season and 12-1 at home, including a playoff victory, with Favre as their quarterback. Frankly, the team’s next loss might mean Favre heads to the bench and that coach Brad Childress is fired. But another piece of good news is that 2009 Pro Bowl receiver Sidney Rice will make his season debut. Rice had been sidelined since August hip surgery. He had 83 catches for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns in his breakout ’09 season. But certainly Rice will be a bit limited for a few weeks.

The Packers need a win to stay in first place in the NFC North with the Bears, who took a half-game lead by winning in Miami on Thursday night. Green Bay beat Minnesota 28-24 earlier this season when Favre threw three second-half interceptions. The Vikings had three touchdowns reversed on replay in that game, including the potential game-winner (it was the right call). Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was 21 of 34 for 295 yards and two touchdowns for Green Bay but did throw a pair of costly first-half interceptions. Starting with the second half of that game, the Packers have posted 10 takeaways without a single giveaway. Green Bay has won 33 of its past 39 games when winning the turnover battle in a game.

Favre is 2-1 in his career against Green Bay, while Childress is 3-6. Fourteen of the past 17 meetings have been decided by seven points or less.

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the gambling odds continue to reflect an expected close battle between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals. The line has remained at approximately -1 for the 49ers throughout the week and should remain the same tomorrow. Some lines have brought it down to even, but really -1 and even aren’t exactly big differences.

The 49ers and Cardinals are both struggling to make something of a 2010 season in which the NFC West is incredibly weak. The two teams sit at 3-7 and yet they’re only two games back of the first place Seattle Seahawks. Of course, neither team has been able to put together consistent efforts on a week-to-week basis, so why should we assume they could win four or five more games and take the division?

At the very least we should at least get a fun game on Monday Night Football. People will look at this matchup and just assume the worst because they’re both 3-7. However the 49ers and Cardinals consistently put together fun football games and in spite of the struggles of both teams, I expect something similar tomorrow night.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders' Grey Cup hopes weren't dashed by a last-second penalty this time, but they still fell short 21-18 to the Montreal Alouettes.

The Als have now gone back-to-back, and its the third title in quarterback Anthony Calvillo's storied career.

With the Total listed at 52 oddsmakers were likely expecting another wild CFL shootout. However, through three quarters the game was tied at 11, neither team could move the ball consistently.

It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the offenses came alive. The Als took a 21-10 lead early in the 4th, but the Roughriders were able to score a late TD to come within a field goal. However, the Als offense was able to run out the clock for their fourth Grey Cup in team history.

The only victory for the Roughriders is that they were able to cover the closing spread, which was +3.5.

Does anyone think that reggie bush will be on the saints next year??

If the surprising Tampa Bay Buccaneers have any hopes of winning the NFC South, they simply must upset the division and conference leading Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. However, Tampa is a 3-point underdog on Bodog’s NFL odds.

At 7-4 the Bucs are two games behind the Falcons in the division and currently wouldn’t qualify for the playoffs. But the Bucs have three very winnable games after this one before closing at New Orleans. And for what it’s worth both of Atlanta’s losses have come on the road.

Certainly the best individual matchup to watch in this one is Bucs top cornerback Aqib Talib vs. Falcons WR Roddy White. In Atlanta’s 27-21 home win over Tampa Bay on Nov. 7, White, who leads the league in catches with 84, was held to only four catches for 49 yards against Talib. In fairness, White suffered a knee injury and missed some of the action. Talib is tied for second in the league with six interceptions. In that first meeting the Bucs had a chance to possibly win the game as they faced a fourth-and-1 at the Atlanta 2 with less than three minutes left, but rookie running back LeGarrette Blount was stuffed for no gain.

Atlanta has won five straight behind QB Matt Ryan, who is completing 69.9 percent of his passes for 1,300 yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception in that stretch. It also helps the Falcons do not have turnover in the past four games. The Falcons’ defense is weak against the pass, but Tampa Bay QB Josh Freeman completed just 50 percent of his passes and had two picks (and two TDs) in the first meeting. He hasn’t thrown an interception since.

You might want to avert your eyes if you are planning on watching this one. The Buccaneers will wear their throwback Creamsicle orange uniforms. Atlanta has won four in a row in this series, but all four have been decided by 10 points or less. Tampa Bay is 7-0 against teams with losing records and 0-4 against opponents with winning records.

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Not exactly the greatest of Week 13’s NFL matchups when the Seattle Seahawks host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon, with Seattle looking to either stay in first place in the NFC West or take sole possession of the lead depending on what St. Louis does. Seattle is a 6-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds.

At 1-10, the Panthers are the leaders in the clubhouse to get the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft and presumably take Stanford QB Andrew Luck at that spot despite having chosen Jimmy Clausen in the second round of this year’s draft. Clausen starts again today but hasn’t shown much. Carolina is last in the league in passing yards.

Seattle is the co-leader of the NFC West but has lost two straight and four of five (all double-digit losses). And the last two haven’t been close, blowout losses to New Orleans and Kansas City. The Seahawks defense is on a bad streak right now. In three of the past five games that unit has been gashed on the ground: the Seahawks have yielded 239 rushing yards to the Raiders, 197 to the Giants and 270 to the Chiefs. Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck has averaged 327 yards per game though the air since missing the Week 9 loss to the New York Giants.

Don’t look for much excitement in the first quarter. The Panthers have scored 22 points in the first quarter, fewest in the league. The Seahawks have scored 27, which is the third fewest. The Seahawks have scored on their first possession three times this season, all in victories. Seattle has forced 14 turnovers in their five victories this season compared to a total of five in its six losses.

The big injury news here is that Seahawks WR Mike Williams is expected to play. Williams leads the team in receptions (52) and receiving yards (654). He missed last weekend’s game with a foot injury. He is officially listed as questionable.

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The St. Louis Rams can all but put the two-time defending NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals officially out of their misery on Sunday with a win, and in fact St. Louis is a 3.5-point favorite on Bodog’s NFL odds.

If the Rams win, they are likely to make the NFC West a two-team race. Currently they and Seattle are tied atop the laughable division at 5-6 – those two teams finish the season against each other in what could be a winner-take-all. San Francisco is just a game behind the leaders but figures to lose at Green Bay on Sunday.

Arizona might be the worst team in the NFL right now, having lost six straight. On Monday night the Cards were embarrassed on the field, managing just 13 yards rushing in a 27-6 home loss to the 49ers, and then afterward when quarterback Derek Anderson threw a memorable tantrum when a reporter asked why Anderson was caught by cameras smiling at the end of that loss.

Anderson is probably the worst starting QB in the league and the offense is second-to-last in the league overall, 30th in passing and 31st in rushing. The defense is barely better as the Cards rank 29th out of 32 teams in overall defense, 30th in run defense and 25th in pass defense. Only Denver (323) has allowed more points than Arizona (321). This is not the same team that went into St. Louis and won 17-13 in the season opener.

Speaking of that opener, Rams rookie QB Sam Bradford has come a long way since that 53.1 rating, three interception day. Bradford, who had his best game of the season last week in Denver, is on pace to eclipse Peyton Manning’s rookie records in completions and attempts, and could end up second in passing yards and touchdowns. Bradford has 17 touchdown passes and nine interceptions, better than Manning (16 TD, 22 interceptions) and Troy Aikman (9, 18) during their rookie years after 11 games. In his past six games, Bradford has thrown for 11 touchdowns and had just one pass intercepted.

The Cards are 1-3 vs. the NFC West this year after going 10-2 combined the past two seasons. And they have won eight in a row vs. the Rams.

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The Minnesota Vikings are 1-0 under interim coach Leslie Frazier, but they need to be 6-0 under Frazier come January if they have any hopes of reaching the playoffs so they can’t stumble on Sunday at home to an improving Buffalo team. The Vikes are 6-point favorites on Bodog’s NFL odds.

Injuries could be a major issue for Minnesota, however. Running back Adrian Peterson (ankle), guard Steve Hutchinson (thumb), receiver Percy Harvin (migraines) and defensive end Ray Edwards (ankle) all could be game-time decisions. Harvin leads the Vikings in receiving and is the only player in the NFL this season with a rushing, receiving and return touchdown.

Peterson, while he is listed as questionable did participate in some of Friday’s practice and Frazier said “there's a probability that he will be able to play.” Peterson is third in the NFL in rushing with 1,106 yards. If he can’t go is or slowed/limited, rookie Toby Gerhart would be next in line. He ran for 76 yards with a touchdown in his first significant action of the season in last week’s win over Washington. The Vikes figure to pound the ball Sunday – they ran it 38 times last week, by far a season high — because Buffalo ranks last in the league in run defense (167.4 ypg).

Buffalo looks terrible at 2-9 but the Bills have three overtime losses and have been very competitive the past seven games. Last week they should have beaten Pittsburgh in overtime but receiver Steve Johnson dropped a sure 40-yards touchdown pass in overtime. Johnson is still having a breakout season. Ryan Fitzpatrick has emerged as a solid NFL quarterback. He needs just one more touchdown pass to become the fifth player in franchise history with at least 20 in a season. Fitzpatrick has thrown at least on in 12 consecutive games. Buffalo’s best chance to win might be in the turnover battle. The Vikings are the worst team in the NFC in turnover differential with a minus-12 mark thus far. Minnesota has 25 giveaways, including a league-high 17 picks.

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With a disappointing 3-9 start to their season the Denver Broncos have let go of head coach Josh McDaniels.

Just a year ago the Broncos were riding high, rolling with a 6-0 record while McDaniels looked like a genius for letting Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall walk. But reality set in and the Broncos have been mediocre ever since, losing 17 of their last 22 games.

It remains to be seen the betting impact of all this. But considering their current 4-8 record against the spread it can only get better.

The main problem has been their defense. One of their strengths last year, the Broncos rank 30th in points allowed and 31st in rushing yards allowed.

There's also the little thing called Spygate 2 that has popped up on the NFL radar. It's been pretty hush-hush on what went down, but it's clear McDaniels had some part of the video taping of San Franciso's practice in London.

And what will become of Tim Tebow? Tebow was drafted as McDaniels future starting QB in the first round, but after giving fans a glimpse of his slow delivery and running style at the position it's been clear he's either not an NFL caliber QB or more suited for tight end. Bettors thinking Tebow might start going forward and have some sort of betting impact better look elsewhere.

Expect the usual boost that comes with a coaching change, but bettors shouldn't count on a big turnaround ATS.

Certainly defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has played his final game for the Washington Redskins as the team suspended the former Pro Bowler for the reason of the season on Tuesday for "conduct detrimental to the club." Haynesworth will not be paid during the suspension.

Coach Mike Shanahan and Haynesworth have been at it since training camp and Shanahan said Haynesworth had informed him Monday, through General Manager Bruce Allen, that he would no longer speak with Shanahan.

The coach said in a statement that Haynesworth "repeatedly refused to cooperate with our coaching staff in a variety of ways over an extended period of time.

“Although suspending any player is not a decision that a head coach enters into lightly, I believe the situation has reached the point where the club clearly has no alternative," Shanahan said.

Haynesworth, who got a seven-year, $100 million contract with $41 million guaranteed in 2009 as a free agent, skipped offseason workouts, boycotted a mandatory minicamp, needed 10 days to pass a conditioning test at training camp and basically said he wouldn’t or couldn’t play in the Redskins’ new defensive scheme. Then Haynesworth apparently got sick last week, didn’t didn't have a good practice Thursday, showed up late Friday and was limited because of the unspecified illness. So Shanahan made Haynesworth inactive for Sunday's game but didn’t make the decision known until right before kickoff – an obvious attempt to embarrass Haynesworth. The Skins then went out and quit against the Giants, losing 5-7 to end any possibly playoff hopes for Washington. In a Monday radio interview, Haynesworth laughingly said he could be the greatest ever if he could play the way he wants to play. He finishes 2010 with 16 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

A great way to make money this season - just keep betting against the Carolina Panthers. They're absolutely wretched, the polar opposite of the New England Patriots. I'm honestly surprised they don't get spotted 2 td's every Sunday.

Let’s see, the Minnesota Vikings aren’t 100 percent positive what stadium they will play the Chicago Bears in for their home finale on Monday night and the Vikes also don’t even know who their quarterback will be for that game. But one thing is certain: It won’t be Tarvaris Jackson.

The Vikings placed Jackson on injured reserve on Thursday. Jackson, the team’s backup to Brett Favre, started last Monday’s game against the Giants because of Favre’s injury but left it twice with an injury, the second time because of a turf toe issue that was the reason for the team putting him on IR. With Jackson’s contract up after this season and him not showing much in his time in Minnesota, it’s not expected the team will bring him back.

As for Favre, he is very iffy to play against the Bears with his shoulder injury. That means rookie Joe Webb, who was taken No. 199 overall in this year’s draft, could get the start in what is expected to be zero-degree temperatures on Monday night at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium – assuming that the stadium is ready in time and the NFL OKs that venue. Webb actually was going to be used as a wide receiver until the decision was made to make him a quarterback. The Vikings also signed veteran QB Patrick Ramsey this week but obviously he won’t know the system very well.

Meanwhile, there are reports the Bears might file a protest about playing the game at the University of Minnesota's field because of safety concerns. Players are worried about the frozen turf, which lacks heating coils under the surface like other cold-weather venues. Players are concerned about the impact of hitting a field that has no give. Gaining traction is another concern. Vikings players also have voiced their concerns. There has been talk the game might be moved to Indianapolis.