Steelers and Broncos Stun Bettors

With two games remaining prior to the Super Bowl, online casino sites all over the internet have already started posting odds. Next Sunday, four teams will play for a ticket to Super Bowl XL. Both teams, the Carolina Panthers (who will travel to the windy city to take on the Chicago Bears) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (up against the Denver Broncos in the mile high city) have shocked bettors so far in the playoffs. Despite being favorites, no online casino odds maker expected the Broncos to topple the Patriots on Saturday. The same can also be said for the Steelers who won in an impressive fashion in Indianapolis, the team picked by most bookies to win the title.

In the game that will be held next Sunday, the 22nd of January, odds makers are going with the home team, giving the Broncos a 3 points edge. The Steelers have already proven online casino bookmakers wrong, but can they do that again? Considering Indianapolis´ history the past few season, it shouldn´t really come as any surprise that they have once again crumbled under pressure. The only difference this time is that there are no excuses. They were playing at home inside an indoor stadium and the weather wasn´t a factor like it has been in Foxborough the last couple of seasons.

So what happened? The same thing that happens every time that Indy gets to the playoffs - Payton Manning gets blitzed. The Steelers took a page from the Patriots´ book and as a result, the Colts offense was paralyzed for the first two quarters of the game, holding them to three points at half time. Bettors were shocked to seeing that Indy´s first touchdown only came at the beginning of third quarter. It´s safe to say that there are plenty of online casino fans that feel bad for Payton and poor Toney Dungy, especially after everything he had to go through this season. Once again, Manning and the Colts finish the season with nothing to show for.