A Brief History Of The Prop Bet

A Brief History Of Super Bowl Prop Bets
Kelly Clarkson performs the national anthem with the Indianapolis Children's Choir before the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kelly Clarkson performs the national anthem with the Indianapolis Children's Choir before the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

To some football fans, the battle on the gridiron is enough, the dulcet tones of Jim Nantz and CTE-addled ramblings of Phil Simms providing the perfect soundtrack to the league's 47th championship game. But to many other NFL lovers, true happiness will only come if -- regardless of who hoists the Lombardi Trophy -- the longest touchdown scored on February 3rd is no longer than 45.5 yards. Welcome to the too-tempting-to-resist world of prop bets.

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