ON THE FALCONS BEAT
ON THE FALCONS BEAT

Falcons are now 70-1 longshots to make Super Bowl

The uniforms were unveiled Monday just 132 days before Atlanta hosts Super Bowl LIII.
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Oct 3, 2018

The Falcons opened the season with 18-to-1 odds to make Super Bowl LIII, but after a 1-3 start to the season and rash of injuries those odds have dropped dramatically.

The Falcons are now 70-to-1 long shots to reach Super Bowl, which will be played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 3, 2019, according to the odds-makers at www.SportsBettingDime.com.

NFL quarter pole odds

Super Bowl Odds (Opening week)

  1. Los Angeles Rams: 7/1 (12/1)
  2. New England Patriots: 8/1 (8/1)
  3. Kansas City Chiefs: 11/1 (60/1)
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars: 13/1 (24/1)
  5. New Orleans Saints: 15/1 (15/1)
  6. Philadelphia Eagles: 15/1 (14/1)
  7. Baltimore Ravens: 18/1 (50/1)
  8. Green Bay Packers: 19/1 (15/1)
  9. Minnesota Vikings: 25/1 (13/1)
  10. Chicago Bears: 26/1 (90/1)
  11. Cincinnati Bengals: 32/1 (70/1)
  12. Pittsburgh Steelers: 32/1 (12/1)
  13. Carolina Panthers: 35/1 (40/1)
  14. Los Angeles Chargers: 35/1 (24/1)
  15. Tennessee Titans: 40/1 (65/1)
  16. Miami Dolphins: 60/1 (95/1)
  17. Washington: 60/1 (100/1)
  18. Atlanta Falcons: 70/1 (18/1)
  19. Dallas Cowboys: 70/1 (33/1)
  20. Denver Broncos: 70/1 (65/1)
  21. Seattle Seahawks: 80/1 (60/1)
  22. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 85/1 (150/1)
  23. Cleveland Browns: 85/1 (100/1)
  24. Detroit Lions: 90/1 (75/1)
  25. Houston Texans: 90/1 (20/1)
  26. Indianapolis Colts: 100/1 (65/1)
  27. New York Giants: 150/1 (75/1)
  28. Oakland Raiders: 150/1 (85/1)
  29. San Francisco 49ers: 250/1 (50/1)
  30. New York Jets: 300/1 (150/1)
  31. Buffalo Bills: 350/1 (250/1)
  32. Arizona Cardinals: 400/1 (100/1)

Odds to make the playoffs

  1. Los Angeles Rams: 1/9
  2. Kansas City Chiefs: 1/9
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars: 3/7
  4. New England Patriots: 3/7
  5. New Orleans Saints: 1/2
  6. Baltimore Ravens: 1/2
  7. Chicago Bears: 3/4
  8. Cincinnati Bengals: 3/4
  9. Tennessee Titans: 3/4
  10. Philadelphia Eagles: 4/5
  11. Green Bay Packers: 6/7
  12. Carolina Panthers: 1/1
  13. Miami Dolphins: 4/3
  14. Los Angeles Chargers: 4/3
  15. Minnesota Vikings: 9/5
  16. Seattle Seahawks: 9/5
  17. Washington: 9/5
  18. Dallas Cowboys: 2/1
  19. Pittsburgh Steelers: 2/1
  20. Atlanta Falcons: 5/2
  21. Denver Broncos: 3/1
  22. Cleveland Browns: 4/1
  23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 4/1
  24. Detroit Lions: 6/1
  25. Houston Texans: 7/1
  26. Indianapolis Colts: 14/1
  27. New York Giants: 16/1
  28. Oakland Raiders: 17/1
  29. San Francisco 49ers: 20/1
  30. New York Jets: 24/1
  31. Buffalo Bills: 25/1
  32. Arizona Cardinals: 99/1

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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