With apologies to Larry Fitzgerald, the most physically gifted wide receiver in football might just be Vincent Jackson of the San Diego Chargers. Yesterday afternoon Jackson actually played a significant role for the first time this season as the Bolts blitzed the Kansas City Chiefs 31-0. Truth be told, the game wasn't even that close.
Kansas City gained a grand total of 67 yards. That's it. Jackson's mere presence enabled the other splendid Chargers starting receiver, Malcom Floyd, to roam free much of the afternoon and catch a couple of touchdown passes from Phillip Rivers.
The fact that Jackson has missed most of the season is an absolute travesty. However, he is here now and with all-world tight end Antonio Gates hobbling around like a 64-year old, Jackson will need to stay on the field during the rest of the regular season and playoffs.
Yes, that's right I said playoffs. San Diego will almost certainly run the table and win the division. Even with Matt Cassel, the Chiefs are a vastly inferior team and will likely find themselves on the outside of the playoffs looking in.
How far can San Diego go this season? Why not all the way to the Super Bowl? Sure, New England, Pittsburgh and Baltimore are formidable foes but they aren't invincible. Nobody has more talent on the offensive side of the ball than San Diego and statisitically they have one of the top ranked defenses in the league as well. So does that mean Charger fans should start booking flights to Dallas? Not necessarily...but it's certainly time to start thinking about the possibility of a Super Bowl appearance.
Super Bowl spread betting is always the single biggest action generator in the sportsbooks, and for good reason. However this season more than any other year, it may be best to take the moneyline and move away from whatever the Super Bowl spread may be. That is, of course, if you can find some faith in the fact that underdogs have only won outright in the Super Bowl 22 percent of the time. Things are better percentage wise when betting the Super Bowl spread since they dogs have covered 31.8 percent of the time.
Whatever team emerges from the AFC will likely be the favorite in Big D...and don't be shocked if Vincent Jackson and the Chargers are the last team standing when it's all said and done.
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