Bodog.com
Favors Bengals
The battle for the AFC North
could very well be decided this Sunday. The
surprising Cincinnati Bengals have the chance
to push the Pittsburgh Steelers three games
back in the standings when the teams square
off at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Bengals (5-1)
opened as 1-point favorites as Bodog.com gears
up for Week 7 of the NFL season.
"Sunday's
showdown pits two of the NFL's highest-rated
quarterbacks against each other in a crucial
midseason test for these division rivals, "
says Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com.
"The Bengals' Carson Palmer was 0-2 last
season against the Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger,
a record Palmer is sure to want to reverse."
After
suffering a knee injury two weeks ago against
the San Diego Chargers, Roethlisberger is slated
to return for this difficult road test. The
Steelers (3-2) are coming off an overtime loss
to the Jacksonville Jaguars and will need Roethlisberger
to hang on to the ball against a Bengals' defense
that leads the league in interceptions and turnovers.
In
other games, the San Diego Chargers travel cross-country
to face the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles,
who are coming off a bye week. A rested Donovan
McNabb means the Eagles (3-2) should be ready
to counter the offensive charge of LaDainian
Tomlinson, Antonio Gates and San Diego (3-3).
The Chargers showed what they are capable of
after their stellar performance against the
Raiders in last week's 27-14 win.
Bodog.com
bookmakers currently have the Eagles as 3-point
favorites for Sunday's game.
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