Last season’s NFL kickoff game was the epitome of a sportsbook online trend in which the winner of the previous Super Bowl is the favorite to win their season-opening game whereas the loser is not. Not every kickoff game is a rematch of the previous Super Bowl, but last season’s was, and many a gambling man felt sure that the Carolina Panthers would exact some measure of revenge on the Denver Broncos. And they came close too; much, much, much closer than their previous encounter, as a matter fact. However, the Broncos pulled the quote-unquote upset, though in the end neither team ended up amounting to much for the rest of the season.