NFL Monday Night

Although the Buccaneers demoted QB Byron Leftwich in favor of second-year pro Josh Johnson, the team won’t release the veteran, general manager Mark Dominik said.

While Seahawks coach Jim Mora says Matt Hasselbeck is making progress from a broken rib, the quarterback is still suffering effects from the Week 2 hit that forced him to miss last week’s game against Chicago.

There are a number of high-profile games this week, with the New York Jets at New Orleans and Green Bay at Minnesota. See who the NFL Network’s Playbook analysts think will win.