BROWNS Final act plays out against Packers

Tim Couch and Kelly Holcomb revive their quarterback derby tonight.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An eight-month drama that has divided families, strained friendships and riveted this football-frenzied city has one final act.
The Cleveland Browns' quarterback controversy has nearly reached its conclusion.
Tim Couch and Kelly Holcomb will get one last chance to impress Browns coach Butch Davis in an exhibition game tonight against the Green Bay Packers.
"It's the last opportunity for both of them to play well, and I think both of them will," Davis said.
Davis said following practice this week that he will name his starting quarterback for the Sept. 7 regular season opener vs. Indianapolis on Sunday or Monday.
Finally
Davis' decision will end months of debate among Cleveland fans, who have been torn over who should lead their team since Holcomb passed for 429 yards in the playoffs against Pittsburgh.
Holcomb will start with Couch relieving him after about 20 plays. Both QBs are expected to be done by halftime, giving fans, players and coaches time to analyze what they've seen and cast their own ballots.
However, only one vote counts and that belongs to Davis, who was asked Wednesday if he was still undecided.
"Absolutely," he said.
Neither quarterback has separated from the other during training camp. At times, Holcomb has moved the offense more efficiently, but Couch has risen to the challenge and had the best training camp of his career.
How will Davis choose?
"The deciding factor is, who is going to give us the best chance to win right now?" Davis said. "It's a gut feeling and performance and how is the team going to play against Indianapolis. We want to get off to a good start."
Wild ride
Couch has experienced extreme highs and lows during his four seasons in Cleveland. On the eve of Davis' decision, which could determine if Couch is with the Browns next year, the embattled QB has been relaxed.
"I have a lot of confidence in myself right now," said Couch, a target for booing Browns fans last year. "Every time you turn on the TV, people are saying you're not the guy. Everything you read is you're not the guy, so you've got to have a lot of self-confidence because when you doubt yourself, things really start going downhill."
The Packers, meanwhile, will start at full strength for the first time in the preseason.
Offensive tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, wide receivers Donald Driver and Robert Ferguson and Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper will all make their exhibition debuts after being sidelined for two games with injuries.
Clifton's return is the most significant.
Blindsided
He hasn't played in a game since Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp nearly ended his career with a vicious hit last November. Clifton was running up field following an interception when Sapp blindsided him, seriously injuring the tackle's pelvis.
Clifton was hospitalized for several days afterward.
Although Sapp's hit was deemed legal by the NFL, it led to a heated confrontation between Packers coach Mike Sherman and Sapp following the game.
Clifton has been eager to get back on the field.
"I think it'll be mixed emotions," he said. "A little nervous, a little anxious."
This will be Clifton's first game action, but he has already endured a scary moment in training camp when a teammate rolled up on his legs from behind.
"That was extremely important because you know those things are going to happen during the course of a game," he said, "and you never know how you're going to react to it: 'Is my knee going to go? Is my hip going to act up?' And when that happened and I had no pain at all, it gave me confidence."