O/U 812: The funniest story in the NFL this week (other than the league's most loathsome player, Keyshawn Johnson, finally being put in his place)? The early-afternoon game between the Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks was expected to be a low-scoring, defensive clash, and oddsmakers placed the over/under at 36.5. The final score? Seahawks 44, Ravens 41, in overtime, falling just a half-point short of overtaking the over by 50 points- almost certainly an all-time NFL record.
Even better than that? Due to the longstanding effort by the league, the networks, and media to pretend gambling on its games doesn't exist, this historic event went completely unreported.