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Old 10-26-2006, 08:44 PM
mack23 mack23 is offline
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Default Re: Worst Gambling loss against the spread in your life.

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I think it was the steelers vs some random AFC team and the steelers were lining up to kick a game tying or winning FG. Either way, the steelers were going to cover. Well the kick gets blocked and returned for a TD and i am ready to puke. There have been worse, but that was my most memorable.

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I remember reading about this, here are the details:

Jaguars 30, Steelers 21 (9-22-97)

"Simmons blocked a Norm Johnson field goal attempt on the final play of the game, and Hudson picked up the ball and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown that was nothing more than a "victory lap." As he ran down the Steelers sideline, coach Bill Cowher made a mock motion as though he was going to tackle Hudson."

So the score was 23-21 JAX and PIT lined up for the game winning try with less than 5 seconds left. The line in this game was JAX -4 so you are right, PIT covers either way.

This game was featured in a "dangers of sports betting" article in SI where they told about a college kid who buys 20 contracts at $99 to win $1 before the FG try and ends up out 2k after the return TD. Ouch.

-Mack
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