Super Bowl
At polling places around Las Vegas — the sports books, in other words — some influential bettors are voting for Aaron Rodgers as the quarterback candidate most likely to win the Super Bowl.
A mysterious knee injury and an allegedly weak heart have left Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler tagged as a quitter. His reputation was not the best to begin with, but there’s nothing worse than this.
It’s getting routine to see Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. What’s odd about this one is the Steelers are the underdogs.
On the field, where Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to an upset victory, the Super Bowl featured a surprising finish. At Nevada sports books, the results were more predictable.
It had to be the shoes. The hat too. With the New Orleans Saints trailing the Indianapolis Colts 17-13 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLIV, Anthony Trepagnier Jr., claimed he was the victim of a self-inflicted wardrobe malfunction. He went into the bedroom of his Las Vegas home on what is appropriately named Making Memories Place and changed into his black Saints shoes and donned a different Saints hat. When he returned, Drew Brees was leading the Saints on a scoring drive.
Instead of seeing more magic from Peyton Manning, we watched as the Super Bowl took a surprising twist. It was a fall from grace for the NFL’s favorite quarterback.
No event in sports is preceded by more hype than the Super Bowl. Some years, the buildup leads to a big letdown and a blowout. Early in the morning, I’m sensing this game will be a good one.
The two-week Super Bowl hype-fest mercifully has come to an end. The top two seeds, the Indianapolis Colts from the AFC and New Orleans Saints from the NFC, will settle the issue today in Miami.
Tony Milazzo is watching his 35th Super Bowl in Las Vegas, but this year is a little special. The Baton Rouge, La., resident is part of a group of 20 southern Louisiana residents who plan to cheer on their home-state New Orleans Saints during a viewing party at the Riviera.