The early odds for the AFC Championship Game see Brady and the Pats as touchdown favorites.
The NFL’s final-four is now set as Championship Sunday should be one of the more anticipated ones in years.
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Thanks to the Indianapolis Colts shocking upset over the Denver Broncos earlier today, it sets up another Andrew Luck vs. legendary NFL quarterback dream matchup.
The common theme for Luck’s victory over Peyton Manning is the “passing of the torch.” Luck will now have the ultimate chance to really further that sentiment with this shot of upending three-time Super Bowl Champ and future Hall of Famer Tom Brady.
The early odds are in for the showdown, and just like everybody would have suspected, the Colts are descent underdogs.
The New England Patriots have been installed as the early seven-point favorites.
The two teams did face-off once this season as Brady and New England wound up on top, 42-20. In a game that figured to be a nail-biter, New England came out with a ground and pound attitude. Little known running-back Jonas Gray went for over 200 yards.
In that game, it was the Patriots who came in struggling as the three-point underdogs.
With everything now on the line the roles have been reversed and it’s Luck’s time to prove that he and his Colts belong with the big boys. From all indications and recent history, it seems they do, regardless of what we all thought heading into the playoffs.
Vegas has also now come to realize that Indy belongs with the big guys. They have improved to an NFL best 12-5-1 against the spread this season thanks to their upset win on Sunday.
The game is slated for Sunday, January 18th at 6:40 pm ET at Gilllette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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