NFL Playoff Excitement In Week 1: Steelers @ Broncos

Date/Time: Sun, September 9 / 08:30:00 PM ET, Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado

Last season’s playoff thriller between the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers will replay this Sunday in one of the most anticipated weekend matchups for football fans and especially for people who follow NFL game odds.

But the Steelers have new reason to fear the Broncos in Peyton Manning, who’s playing his first game that actually counts since January 2011, when the Colts lots to the Jets in an AFC wild-card contest.

Online sports gambling fans will be happy to note that he’s back on the field after several different neck injuries—all of which he’s downplayed in the days leading up to the NFL matchup—and the atmosphere in Denver will probably make any sports bettor watching feel like they’re in the middle of a do-or-die playoff contest.

And this is only Week 1.

Still, Pittsburgh has huge incentive to play well after their 29-23 OT loss.

On the surface, Pittsburgh shouldn’t make it easy for the Broncos to go deep. Last year, the Steelers boasted the league’s least generous defense in terms of allowing yards—they allowed just 271.8 per game, and they went 12-4 in ’11. That said, linebackers James Harrison and Jason Worilds are a bit banged up with knee and wrist injuries, respectively.

And those who love to bet on football betting lines might want to take note that Ryan Clark won’t be playing in Denver because of a sickle cell trait that affects him at higher elevations.

The Broncos have a solid offense, but they’ll actually be playing minus their lead tackler. D.J. Williams is out with a 6-game drug suspension.

And they’ll be facing off against Big Ben. Roethlisberger surpassed the 4,000-yard mark last year, throwing 21 TDs and 14 interceptions.  And sports bettors can feel good about the guys Big Ben has to throw to down field. Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown each received more than 1,100 yards last year. Over the past two tears, Wallace caught 132 passed for 18 TDs over 2,450 yards.

Game Odds:
Pittsburgh Steelers: +1.5-110, ML +110
Denver Broncos: -1.5-110, ML -130
Game Total: 44.5, o/u-110

Sunday’s matchup could go either way, and the NFL betting lines certainly reflect that. You can check them out—and all NFL betting lines for this weekend—at SportsBettingOnline.ag. Signing up for an account is free. And every bet earns you 10% cash back—win or lose. The cash back is paid weekly on NFL bets and all other major league betting lines—automatically.