1.   Backup quarterback Danny Kanell, signed to a two-year deal in the offseason, may work the majority of the game against the Lions.

2.   Backup quarterback Mark Rypien, signed to a two-year deal earlier this spring, was a no-show again as he continues to deal with personal issues.

3.   Backup quarterback Randy Rainers, playing for the injured Matt Sherman, threw two TDs and ran for another for the Hawkeyes.

4.   So did Baltimore backup quarterback Tony Banks when he played for St. Louis.

5.   So, certainly, does the backup quarterback Chad Pennington.

6.   The Green Bay Packers, looking for a backup to quarterback Brett Favre, claimed Jim McMahon on waivers from Cleveland on Tuesday.