Brees, Barber, Douglas earn NFC weekly honors

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11/26/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber and Atlanta Falcons punt returner Harry Douglas have been selected as the NFC's top players for Week 12 of the NFL season.

Brees went 20-of-26 for 323 yards and four touchdowns, as the New Orleans Saints trounced the Green Bay Packers 51-29 on Monday night. The signal-caller had two touchdown passes of 70 yards and held a passer rating of 157.5, a new career-high, against the third-ranked pass defense in the league coming into the game. It marks his third weekly award this season and ninth of his career.

Barber had two interceptions, one of which he returned 65 yards for a touchdown, in the Buccaneers' 38-20 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He also recorded three tackles and two passes defensed while scoring his 13th career touchdown in the game. Barber has 11 touchdowns on fumble or interception returns in the regular season in his career, which is most among active players and third in the history of the NFL. This marks his eighth career weekly honor.

Douglas had a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown, added a seven-yard rushing touchdown and led the Falcons with 92 receiving yards in a 45-28 win over the Carolina Panthers. He finished with 188 all-purpose yards and the rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the first score of his career. It is the first weekly award of the rookie's career.

Other players considered for the awards included Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens, Washington running back Clinton Portis, Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs, Minnesota cornerback Antoine Winfield, New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles and Minnesota kicker Ryan Longwell.

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Super Bowl XLIII, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds

Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.

The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.

The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.

Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.

MySportsbook.com's Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds:

Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)

Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)

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