Looking for a Super Bowl favorite with one month left in the regular season? Try the Steelers.

Even though the Falcons and Patriots have the league’s best record, Pittsburgh has the shortest odds. Pittsburgh is 9-3 and atop the AFC North; New England leads the AFC East at 10-2 and Atlanta is No. 1 in the NFC South, also at 10-2. According to BetUS.com, the Steelers are a 5-to-1 choice to win the championship at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 6.

Right behind are the Patriots at 6-1 and the Falcons at 13-2. The Eagles are at 8-1. Defending NFL champion New Orleans is at 9-1 and Baltimore is 10-1.

The longest odds? Try Arizona at 1,000-1. The Cardinals (3-9) likely will be eliminated from playoff contention very soon, but still are alive.

As for Super Bowl matchups, the shortest odds are 7-1 for Patriots vs. Falcons, trailed by Steelers vs. Falcons at 8-1.

 

By the yard

Through 13 weeks and 192 games, NFL teams are averaging 679.2 yards per game. If that pace continues — and wintry weather could affect the numbers — it would be the highest average in league history.

Last year, the average yards per game came in at 670.3. That was the most since 1981 (669).

Also at a record pace: yards passing per game. The record is 441.6 set in 1995; currently, teams are averaging 453 yards in the air.

There also have been 570 touchdown passes thus far in 2010, the most through 13 weeks. Leading the way are Tom Brady with 27 and Drew Brees with 25.

Undrafted rushing king

If Houston’s Arian Foster wins the rushing title — he has 1,230 yards, with Jacksonville’s Maurice Jones-Drew next at 1,177 — he will be only the second undrafted free agent to do it since 1967, when the common draft between the AFL and NFL was adopted.

Priest Holmes did it in 2001 with 1,555 yards rushing.

Foster is in his second season after playing college ball at Tennessee.

Set ’em up

Terrell Owens knows how to find an open lane.

The Bengals receiver hosted a charity bowling event in Cincinnati last week, and showed up with his own shoes and ball, impressing teammates who were there to help raise money.

“I did all right,” he said. “I’m starting to get back into it.”

The 37-year-old receiver started bowling when he played with San Francisco, getting some tips from one of the best. Norm Duke, who was inducted into the Pro Bowlers Association Hall of Fame last year, showed him a few things. His interest grew from there.

“He was the first pro bowler that I met,” Owens said. “He kind of introduced me to bowling and gave me some tips.” Ever since then, I’ve kind of been interested. After that, I was close to bowling a few perfect games. I bowled 288 a few times. That’s about as close as I’ve gotten.”

His football career has affected his other game. Owens hadn’t bowled in a while and had to get one of the holes in his bowling ball adjusted to compensate for an injury.

“I tore a tendon in a finger three years ago, so it doesn’t really fit the same,” Owens said. “I had to go in and get it redone.”