"With quarterback Brady Quinn out for the remaining two games of the season with a foot injury, backup Derek Anderson takes over an offense that had begun to blossom after switching to a no-huddle scheme.

The no-huddle change came after Anderson relieved Quinn of his starting duties after just two games, but then went on to struggle in a six-game stint that saw the offense sink to new lows with Anderson throwing for just two touchdowns compared to nine interceptions.

After an early November bye week, Anderson was replaced by Quinn, who began running the no-

huddle Nov. 16 against Baltimore.

If he could have the season back, Anderson said he wishes the switch to no-huddle had come earlier.

''You always look at it like that,'' he said. ''When we were at the point where nothing was working, we had to do something. Obviously it's given us an advantage.''

How so?

''Our conditioning is better than most teams, and by the end of the game we can wear them down a little bit . . . You get those big [defensive] guys tired. They try to sub guys, running in and out and sometimes [they] don't have enough time. It kind of keeps the pressure on them.''"