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SPORTS Saturday, February 6, 2016 East Oregonian Page 5B Super Bowl 50 Will Peyton’s dream scenario come true vs Panthers? Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) stands on the ield during an NFL foot- ball practice in Stan- ford, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. By BARRY WILNER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the perfect scenario, a Hollywood-type script: Peyton Manning emulates John Elway and rides off into the sunset with the Lombardi Trophy in his grip. Will it really happen? For Manning to take the 'HQYHU%URQFRVWRWKHLU¿UVW NFL title since the team’s current general manager, Elway, did in 1999 before retiring, seems the senti- mental choice across the nation. Like Elway, Manning has had a taste of losing in the big game, going 1-2, including a lopsided loss to Seattle two years ago. Elway dropped his ¿UVWWKUHH6XSHU%RZOVWKHQ ZRQKLV¿QDOWZR “I am very grateful for the opportunity,” the 39-year-old Manning said. “I keep prob- ably repeating myself but I’m honored to be a part of it, and the other three that I played in, I was honored to be a part of those as well.” Should this be Manning’s ¿QDO JDPH KH ZLOO OHDYH as the most accomplished regular-season quarterback, RZQLQJ ¿YH OHDJXH 093 DZDUGV +H¶V KDG D GLI¿FXOW past few seasons, sidelined for 2011 entirely because of neck surgeries, then strug- gling in last year’s playoffs and missing six games in 2015 with a foot injury. But he also earned that ¿IWK 093 LQ EHIRUH falling to Seattle. Receiver Demaryius Thomas can envision the proper ending to this drama for Denver. “It’s amazing to play for Peyton,” Thomas says. “He’s one of the best to have ever done it, a future Hall of Famer, and he has done so much for me. I’m excited about it, and hopefully we can get this win, and if he decides to retire then he can go out with a bang.” impactful. “I sound like a broken record, but yet for a dream to play out as it has through the ups and downs, it just means the world for us to get what you prepare for,” VD\V 1HZWRQ ¿QLVKLQJ RII KLV¿IWKDQGE\IDUEHVWSUR season. “For us, the ultimate goal for this sport is to win a Super Bowl. You win national championships in college AP Photo/Jeff Chiu and ... you try to get drafted to a team that’s going to put you in the right position to win a Super Bowl.” That’s where the Panthers have arrived. Carolina is a 5 1-2 point favorite to become Standing in their way, only the third team to go 18-1 though, is simply the best and win the Super Bowl. Both defenses will have team in football. This is the third straight their moments Sunday. season the top seeds have Denver’s is just too good won conference titles. The to be dominated for very Panthers are 17-1, have the long, producing a dynamic OHDJXH¶VPRVWSUROL¿FRIIHQVH pass rush led by Von Miller behind All-Pro quarterback and DeMarcus Ware, and Cam Newton, and a big-play with superb coverage backs. defense. That D might Carolina’s Luke Kuechly, not match the stats of the Josh Norman, Thomas Davis Broncos (14-4), who ranked (if he can go after needing ¿UVW RYHUDOO EXW LW¶V MXVW DV surgery on a broken right arm) and Kawann Short are game changers. Carolina is far more likely WR¿QGEDODQFHRQLWVRIIHQVH Jonathan Stewart is the best running back on either roster, and Newton’s power and breakaway ability toting the ball are unmatched for the quarterback position. One area the Panthers are superior, perhaps vastly so, is on the offensive line. So the Broncos’ relentless pursuit of the quarterback doesn’t ¿JXUH WR EH DV IUXLWIXO DV LW was against New England’s Tom Brady in the AFC championship game. It all adds up to Cam and Company spoiling another Super Bowl for the Broncos, leaving Manning to ponder if he wants to leave football DIWHUORVLQJKLV¿QDOJDPH PANTHERS, 27-20 ——— 2015 RECORD: Against spread: Week 1-1, Season (126-125-7). Straight up: Week 1-1, Season (162-104) Best Bet: 8-10-1 against spread, 11-8 straight up. Upset special: 9-9 against spread, 6-12 straight up. Prop bets rule the day for Super Bowl at Vegas sports books By TIM DAHLBERG Associated Press -D\.RUQHJD\VWLOO¿QGVLW painful to talk about the last time the Denver Broncos were in the Super Bowl and WKH ¿UVW VQDS RI WKH JDPH went over Peyton Manning’s head for a Seattle safety. For some reason, a lot of bettors at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook had put money on a 60-1 longshot WKDW WKH ¿UVW VFRUH RI WKH games for the Seahawks would be that safety. “It cost us a healthy six ¿JXUHVLQWKH¿UVWVL[VHFRQGV of the game,” Kornegay said. “Luckily we ended up making it up.” Such is the way with so-called “prop” bets, which tantalize bettors with prom- ises of big payoffs. Unlike point spreads and money lines they can vary wildly from sports book to sports book, and sometimes bookies can take a bath. At the Westgate there are nearly 400 such bets on the board this year, with wagers available on everything from if Manning will throw a touchdown or interception ¿UVW WR ZKHWKHU 3DQWKHUV receiver Ted Ginn Jr. has a rushing attempt. Kornegay says at least half of what he expects could be a record-setting handle on the Super Bowl will be on the props, with the average fan EHWWLQJ IRXU RU ¿YH RI WKHP along with money on the traditional point spread. Since casual fans like to bet on things to happen — the “yes” on many of the props — Kornegay and other bookies say a Super Bowl game without much action could be a big winner for them. “In most cases the books need a boring Super Bowl, with limited scoring and limited crazy things like safe- ties and overtimes,” he said. “I’m not saying I’m rooting for a 10-7 game, but if that happens we will do well.” Oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro is credited with helping start the trend toward prop bets, thanks to one big loss he took while running the MGM Grand sports book in 1985. It came when William “Refrigerator” Perry, the bruising 325-pound lineman for the Bears who had rushed the ball a few times during the year, scored from the 1-yard-line in the third quarter of a blowout win over New England. At 40-1 odds against Perry scoring, the book took a beating. “We lost almost $50,000, but it turned out to be the best money we ever spent,” Vaccaro said. “Just the publicity was worth that much, and that was the cata- lyst to where we are now.” Vaccaro doesn’t expect to lose that kind of money on any of the 270 props he has up at the South Point hotel-casino, a sports book not afraid of a little action. He is, however, getting a lot of action on a prop on whether Manning will take the last snap of the game for the Broncos. Bettors who think 0DQQLQJ ZRQ¶W ¿QLVK WKH game for any number of reasons can get a 4-1 payoff if he doesn’t. “A lot of people will be rooting for an injury,” Vaccaro said. “It’s just a guess because who knows? But there are other reasons he might not be in the game, like being replaced by the backup if he is not effective.” Manning is a popular bet for a range of props, LQFOXGLQJ ZKHWKHU KLV ¿UVW touchdown pass will be at least 10 1/2 yards. Those who think he might scramble like he did on one play in the FRQIHUHQFH¿QDODJDLQVW1HZ England can also get 12-1 for their money if he scores a touchdown himself. At the South Point on Friday, bettors were lined up 5-6 deep as the betting started to heat up for the weekend. So far, most books have had far more money bet on the Carolina Panthers than the Broncos, who are a 5.5-point underdog. Bettors also think Cam Newton will do well. At the William Hill chain, they’ve made Newton the odds on favorite to be named MVP of the big game. Proving that bettors have memories, too, the second most favorite bet prop at William Hill is that there will be a safety in the game. CLASSIFIED M ARK ETPL A C E Pla ce cla ssified a d s on lin e a t w w w.ea storeg on m a rketp la ce.com or ca ll 5 4 1-278-26 78 C O N TAC T US EDITIO N S DEADLIN ES 24 HO UR S ERVIC E 211 S.E. 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