Broncos Go with Osweiler Against vs. Steelers as Manning Waits
By Charles Jay
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The Denver Broncos finally hit a bit of a roadblock last weekend against of the Oakland Raiders, which pushed them behin New England in the AFC playoff pecking order and also opened up more discussion about the “quarterback controversy,” r5eal or imagined, that exists in the Mile High City. This week they will once again go with Brock Osweiler at quarterback as they face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that will begin at 4:25 PM ET at Heinz Field. After the opening kickoff, Vietbet customers can remain involved, placing wagers in which they challenge the NFL betting odds in real time, through the software provided by Live Betting Extra.
Broncos vs Steelers – Vietbet NFL BETTING LINE:
In the NFL betting odds posted on this game by the people at Vietbet, the Steelers are the solid favorites:
- Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5
- Denver Broncos +6.5
- Over 44.5 points -110
- Under 44.5 points -110
The Broncos are now 10-3 on the season (7-5-1 ATS) and they found themselves having a very difficult time getting their running game going against Oakland, as they had only 34 yards. Osweiler, who has taken the place of Peyton Manning, threw the ball 51 times (way to much), but the Broncos went scoreless in the second half, after four field goals in the first 30 minutes.
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The Steelers have an 8-5 record (also 7-5-1 ATS), and are tied with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in a wild-card playoff battle. The likely scenario is that two of the three teams will get into the post-season. The Steelers defeated Cincinnati 33-20 last Sunday, as the Bengals’ Andy Dalton got injured. They won’t have to worry about a cameo appearance on the part of Manning, because the five-time MVP is going to be inactive.
The story that comes out of Denver is that Manning has been practicing, but he is running the scout team for this week. Osweiler will get to start for at least another week, as the general consensus is that Manning will be this team’s quarterback in the playoffs. There are still some detractors who point to the fact that he has not thrown the ball with authority and that he 17 interceptions are a tell-tale sign that he has “lost his fastball,” so to speak. Obviously, his experience is invaluable.
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Ben Roethlisberger is obviously very experienced and very dangerous. Only the Arizona Cardinals have gained more yards on a per-drive basis than have the Steelers. And Antonio Brown already has 100 receptions. But Vietbet patrons know that Denver has, by a number of different measures, the best defense in the NFL today. They have allowed fewer yards and points per drive than anyone, and they have also limited opposing quarterbacks to just 5.5 yards per attempt – a statistic that should mean something here, as Big Ben has averaged 8.7 yards per pass.
Getting that running game back on track is going to be important for the Broncos, and Pittsburgh, which transitioned this season from long-time defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau to one of his former assistants, Keith Butler, has done a surprisingly good job against the run, permitting only 3.8 yards per carry. And we will see how the Pittsburgh offensive line, which has allowed Roethlisberger to be sacked only 14 times, stacks up against the Denver pass rush, which has registered 44 sacks.
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