Today in sports history: Feb. 8
In 1983, Wayne Gretzky puts on a show, scoring four goals in the third period of the Campbell Conference’s 9-3 win in the NHL All-Star Game. See more sports moments from this date:
In 1983, Wayne Gretzky puts on a show, scoring four goals in the third period of the Campbell Conference’s 9-3 win in the NHL All-Star Game. See more sports moments from this date:
- Underdog: Philadelphia Eagles- Spread: +7- Score: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21Speaking of a Patriots dynasty, New England won the Super Bowl for a consecutive year, this time over Philadelphia, but still with common denominators: The Pats were…
- Underdog: Carolina Panthers- Spread: +7- Score: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29In their second title game appearance in three years, the Patriots were favored by seven in Super Bowl XXXVIII over the Panthers. After establishing a 14-10 lead…
- Underdog: Tennessee Titans- Spread: +7- Score: St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16The “One Yard Short” game resulted in a push for the seven-point spread, when Titans receiver Kevin Dyson was tackled just short of the end zone to…
- Underdog: Buffalo Bills- Spread: +7- Score: Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24Buffalo obviously lost the following year, but they also failed to cover the seven-point spread, losing by 13 to Mark Rypien’s Redskins. Washington led 17-0 at halftime and…
- Underdog: N.Y. Giants- Spread: +7- Score: N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19The “wide right” game lives on for fans of both franchises, as the Giants won their second Super Bowl and the Bills lost their first of four consecutive…
- Underdog: Cincinnati Bengals- Spread: +7- Score: San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16Cincinnati covered the seven-point spread, but San Francisco won Super Bowl XXIII behind Joe Montana’s 357 yards and two touchdowns and MVP Jerry Rice’s whopping 215 yards…
- Underdog: Dallas Cowboys- Spread: +7- Score: Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17Seven-point favorite Pittsburgh briefly was covering the spread at 21-10 at the three-minute mark of the fourth quarter. But the Cowboys backdoored Steelers bettors when they cut it to 21-17…
- Underdog: Buffalo Bills- Spread: +6.5- Score: Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17Super Bowl XXVII was a great day to back 6.5-point favorite Dallas when they obliterated the 11-win Bills, 52-17. The loss was Buffalo’s third consecutive loss in the…
- Underdog: Minnesota Vikings- Spread: +6.5- Score: Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7Minnesota bettors needed the Vikings to win by at least one touchdown, a feat made easier by limiting the Dolphins to just one of their own in a…
- Underdog: Denver Broncos- Spread: +6- Score: Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10Dallas once again easily covered the six-point spread with a 27-10 victory over Denver. Staubach got the win, but it was two defensive linemen that shared MVP honors…
- Underdog: Miami Dolphins- Spread: +6- Score: Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3Dallas legend Roger Staubach’s MVP performance included two touchdown passes as his Cowboys rolled over the 10-win Dolphins, 24-3. Super Bowl VI was the only title game in…
- Underdog: Denver- Spread: +5- Score: Denver 24, Carolina 10Super Bowl 50 from Santa Clara pitted the 15-1 Cam Newton-led Panthers against Peyton Manning’s 12-4 Broncos. Despite being installed as five-point favorites, Carolina trailed the entire game and never closed…
- Underdog: New Orleans Saints- Spread: +5- Score: New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17In a Super Bowl known for a surprise second-half onside kick, New Orleans beat Indianapolis as a five-point dog. The Saints recovered their kick after trailing…
- Underdog: Baltimore Ravens- Spread: +4.5- Score: Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31A blackout at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans suspended play for over half an hour during the third quarter, but Baltimore, ahead by 22 at the time,…
- Underdog: Philadelphia Eagles- Spread: +4- Score: Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33Philadelphia made an improbable postseason run behind backup QB Nick Foles, ultimately defeating the defending champion Patriots for the Eagles’ first Super Bowl title. Though New England’s…
- Underdog: Seattle Seahawks- Spread: +4- Score: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10Played at Ford Field in Detroit, Super Bowl XL matched up the #1 NFC seed Seahawks with the #6 AFC Steelers. After trailing 3-0 after the first quarter,…
- Underdog: Minnesota Vikings- Spread: +4- Score: Oakland Raiders 34, Minnesota Vikings 14A pair of powerhouses met up in the Rose Bowl for Super Bowl XI, though the Raiders dominated the Vikings in a 20-point victory for the franchise’s first…
- Underdog: L.A. Raiders- Spread: +3- Score: L.A. Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9The following year from Tampa, the L.A. Raiders routed Washington as a three-point underdog, 38-9. They led by seven after the first quarter, 18 at the half, 26…
- Underdog: Tampa Bay- Spread: +3- Score: Tampa Bay 31, Kansas City 9Super Bowl LV was billed as a clash of the top two quarterbacks in the NFL. Tampa’s Tom Brady was already in possession of six Super Bowl rings…
- Underdog: Dallas Cowboys- Spread: +2.5- Score: Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13Super Bowl V pitted the Colts against the Cowboys in Miami at the Orange Bowl. Baltimore (-2.5) bettors had to sweat the game out when they trailed 13-6…
- Underdog: N.Y. Giants- Spread: +2.5- Score: N.Y. Giants 21, New England 17Though the Giants went just 9-7 in the 2011 regular season, they were significantly smaller underdogs (+2.5) in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI than they were four years…
- Underdog: San Francisco- Spread: +1.5- Score: Kansas City 31, San Francisco 20QB phenom Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to 21 straight points in the final 6:13 of the game for a dazzling come-from-behind win. Mahomes was named Super Bowl…
- Underdog: Washington Redskins- Spread: +1- Score: Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7Don Shula’s undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins handled the 11-3 Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, 14-7, in Los Angeles. In a mostly defensive game, Miami safety Jake Scott…
Some folks partake in betting on the Super Bowl each year, while others prefer instead to take risks with their bodies on multi-layer dips and hot wings. But whether it’s point spreads or food spreads, Americans gather for the Big…
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