THE DAILY DOSE

PEYTON MANNING DIRECTS TEAM TO WIN
The Associated Press reports Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning finished 18-of-30 passing for 288 yards with three touchdowns as the Colts defeated the New Orleans Saints 41-10. He led two quick touchdown drives in the first 8:49 of the second half as the team put up 24 points in 20 minutes after halftime.

BREES RUSTY IN SEASON OPENER
Doug Miller, of NewOrleansSaints.com, reports New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees threw for 192 yards during the team's Week 1 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Brees threw two interceptions during the game.

RAVENS EXTEND KYLE BOLLER
The Ravens have committed to Kyle Boller for another season. The two sides agreed in principle Thursday to one-year contract extension, according to the AP.

RUSSELL TO MEET WITH RAIDERS AGAIN
JaMarcus Russell's representatives and the Raiders will meet face to face on Friday, according to NFL Network's Adam Schefter

JOSEPH ADDAI SHARP IN FIRST GAME
Joseph Addai rushed 23 times for 117 yards and a touchdown and added three catches for 25 yards in Thursday's decisive victory over New Orleans.

DEUCE MCALLISTER KEPT IN CHECK
Deuce McAllister amassed 39 rushing yards on ten attempts and caught a pair of passes for seven yards in Thursday night's defeat.

REGGIE BUSH NOT MUCH BETTER
Reggie Bush rushed 12 times for 38 yards and caught four passes for six yards as the Saints fell to 0-1 on the season Thursday night

TRAVIS HENRY READY TO GO
In case there was any question, Broncos running back Travis Henry assured everyone on Wednesday that he's ready for week one. He suffered a first-degree sprain of the MCL in his left knee on August 18. "I feel great," Henry tells the team's official web site. "I'm fresh. It's the first training camp that I've been in that I've been fresh. I haven't taken a lot of pounding this preseason, so I feel great."

WARRICK DUNN TO START
Warrick Dunn will start on Sunday against the Vikings. Head coach Bobby Petrino named Dunn the starter over his second-year understudy Jerious Norwood on Wednesday. "We expect to get him in there as the starter, give him the ball, and let him go," Petrino told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

VERNAND MORENCY QUESTIONABLE
Vernand Morency did not take part in a walkthrough practice on Thursday, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. He practiced in full pads on Wednesday, yet was still restricted in terms of workload. He is considered questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles with a knee injury.

DONALD DRIVER STILL LIMITED
The Packers listed Donald Driver's in Wednesday's practice as "limited participation," according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. He is still nursing a sprained right foot.

FANTASY ALERT: PATRICK CRAYTON
Three days before their regular-season opener, the Cowboys learned
wide receiver Terry Glenn's problematic right knee likely will force him to miss
two weeks and possibly more, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones said late
Thursday afternoon.

SEAHAWKS YET TO NAME A STARTER
Seahawks head walrus Mike Holmgren still has not made a final decision on who will start at split end in Week 1, D.J. Hackett or Nate Burleson. He did tell the Seattle Times that it will come down to has the better week of practice.

JONATHAN ODGEN UPDATE
Pro Bowl tackle Jonathan Ogden practiced Thursday, his third consecutive session with the Ravens, but his availability for the season opener is still uncertain. "I expect to know before that," Ogden told the Baltimore Sun when asked if he would know prior to the day of the game. "But I don't expect anyone else to know before that."

MICHAEL STRAHAN STATUS UP IN AIR
The Giants aren't saying yet whether Michael Strahan will play in the regular-season opener on Sunday, after ending his holdout Monday. He took on a larger work load in practice Thursday and said if he continues feeling good, he expects to suit up against the Cowboys, according to the AP. "I feel good," Strahan said after practice. "See how I feel tomorrow. Today, I ran a lot more plays than I ran before, the last two days. If I am going to feel good, I'll be out there."

LEIGH BODDEN TO PLAY
Leigh Bodden will play in the Browns' season opener this weekend, despite his recent arrest. "You all know there are two sides to every story," he told the AP. "Right now I can't comment on my side. My attorney will handle that. It's unfortunate that this is a distraction." The cornerback pleaded not guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor charges the day after police accused him of driving in reverse down a one-way street and becoming verbally abusive.