SUPER
BOWL XLI - NFL Early Odds - January 23, 2007
by: VIP.com
VIP.com gives you the early
odds on the Super Bowl match-up between the Indianapolis
Colts and the Chicago Bears. The Colts have opened
up as seven point
favorites showing the perceived dominance
of the AFC. The
Over / Under is at 48.5 points.
Indianapolis (15-4) exercised
a lot of demons with their 38-34 win over New
England. Sure, the Colts had beaten the Patriots
the last two times they played in the regular
season. However, Indianapolis was knocked out
of the playoffs by them in 2003 and 2004, and
another defeat might have been too much for Indy
fans to bear.
The Colts’ defense
took a step back in the AFC championship game,
allowing 34 points after just 14 combined in their
first two playoff contests. While Chicago’s
offense is not exactly potent, Indianapolis does
not want to revert back to the days where their
offense had to win the game by themselves.
Chicago (15-3) was the class
of the NFC all season, but many people believed
that their quarterback, Rex Grossman would eventually
be their undoing. Grossman did not play great
in the NFC championship game against the Saints,
but it was good enough.
The Bears defense was a very
aggressive unit on Sunday, ripping the ball from
the arms of Saints’ players with alarming
frequency. That is how their defense was playing
in the beginning of the regular season, before
they regressed a bit down the stretch.
The Indianapolis offense
will be Chicago’s greatest test this season,
and it is great to see the strength of each team
collide head-to-head.
Another interesting part
about this game is that these two cities are located
only 180 miles down the road from each other,
smack dab in the Midwest. Chicago is by far the
biggest city in that region, with Indianapolis
clearly in its shadow.
Although the East and West
Coast are not represented in this Super Bowl,
network executives do not have to worry about
limited interest in the game.
Peyton Manning is a household
name, partly because of the regular season MVP’s
he has won, and partially due to his vast array
of commercials. If you sometimes walk around your
house saying “cut that meat”, then
you have been subliminally influenced by one of
Manning’s commercials.
Fans around the world want
to see if Manning can finally make it over the
final hump. The Colts win over New England was
great, and it reminded sports fans of when the
Red Sox finally beat the Yankees in 2004 to make
the World Series, or when Michael Jordan’s
Bulls finally got past the Pistons to make their
first NBA championship.
Both the Red Sox and Bulls
ended up winning championships, not just make
it to the finals, and that is exactly what Manning
must do. If he can’t close the deal by beating
the Bears, then his AFC championship triumph will
soon be forgotten.
The other big story
line in this game is the coaching match-up of
Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Both men are two of
the good guys in the game, and they are close
friends to boot. The winner will make history
as the first African-American to win the Super
Bowl, a good sideline to say the least.
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Posted by miker at January
23, 2007 11:47 AM
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