CHICAGO (AP) -The Cleveland Browns held Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson out of the lineup against the Chicago Bears on Thursday, adding another twist to their quarterback competition.
Instead, they went with second-year pro Brett Ratliff on Thursday night.
Quinn and Anderson, locked in a stiff race for the starting job, were in uniform but not expected to play. So instead of a final audition, the preseason finale was looking like a night off for them.
The two have split time this preseason with near-equivalent statistics.
Quinn is 21 for 31 with 225 yards in two starts while Anderson is 15 of 26 with 207 yards in one.
Quinn played four series in last week’s 23-17 win over Tennessee last week and went 11 of 15 for 128 yards against one of the NFL’s top defenses. That included a 20-yard touchdown to Braylon Edwards, Cleveland’s lone TD pass in the first three games.
Anderson was 7 of 11 with 77 yards, but made two questionable throws and got taken down on a sack that killed a possible scoring drive.
r Titus Brown and offensive lineman Rex Hadnot. The Bears were without cornerback Charles Tillman, who’s recovering from back surgery, along with defensive lineman Israel Idonije (hamstring), tight end Kellen Davis (hamstring) and defensive end Henry Melton (foot).
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