The history of pro football playoffs is littered with unpleasant games, however the victors of an adequate amount of those games often make it to the Super Bowl. But in 2011, both the AFC and National Football Conference division championships were won by excellent clubs competing unpleasant games against long shots that practically defeat them. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh steelers made it, correct, but neither team played notably well this past weekend, practically failing to make the Super Bowl odds and letting the long shots make it to this year's major competition. And that can mean problems for either team's probabilities to win the Super Bowl. In the 2nd half of the National Football Conference division championship, the Bears practically came back from being down by 14 points to take the Packers' place in the Super Bowl. If Bears Qb Cutler had been in the competition the whole time, we may have been looking forward to a Steelers-Bears matchup. The Pittsburgh steelers didn't do much superior in their division championship competition against the Jets. The Jets and the Pittsburgh steelers were pretty evenly matched, but New York came out competing like they didn't feel they belonged in the Super Bowl. Being down 24 points in the 2nd half, the team made a remarkable comeback, but it was just short of putting them on top of the competition. So, instead of an underdog from either division making it to the Super Bowl this year, we get to watch 2 excellent clubs battle it out, even with their not having played up to their full potentials in their prior games. And with all the anticipation, distractions, and stress that come as well as every year's bowl competition, can we expect either the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh steelers to play truly well? The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh steelers have been in the Super Bowl plenty of times and the Super Bowl trophy is named after Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi who headed the Green Bay Packers to wins in the 1st 2 Super Bowls. The Green Bay Packers have three Super Bowls wins and one loss in their 4 prior appearances. They won the 1st 2 Super Bowls and furthermore won Super Bowl XXXI. They lost in Super Bowl XXXII. Pittsburgh has won the Super Bowl a record six times plus they are going after their seventh. If one team or the other had crushed their competitors last week and decisively taken either the AFC or the National Football Conference championship, it may be simpler to predict with team would win the Super Bowl. But with both clubs arriving from pretty unpleasant 2nd quarters that may have cost either team their chance at Super Bowl fame in any way, picking a favorite becomes much more tricky. Now, sportsbook odds are leaning toward the Green Bay Packers as the minor favorite to win in 2011. Sports-Gambling is an online sportsbook that caters to players who want to wager online anywhere from $10 to $3,000 per event. The site guarantees reciprocal fairness by adhering to all standard Las Vegas gaming rules. http://www.sports-gambling.com/
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