Well, let's see. The San Diego Chargers went into the City of Brotherly Love and narrowly nipped former kennel-master Michael Vick and his Philadelphia Eagles 33-30. A close game to be sure, but all in all? Boring
Speaking of also-rans -- despite leading for most of the game and the on-field officials apparently trying to help them out with some very mysterious calls (which were rightfully overturned on review), the hapless Detroit Lions still found a way to stumble and bumble their way into yet another road loss at Arizona. So what else is new? Yawn.
On the PGA front, play was postponed due to rain at the BMW championship. As was...
NASCAR's first "Chase" race in Chicago. Mother Nature must not have been in the mood for golf or car racing.
Peyton beat little brother Eli again in their third "Manning Bowl". Whatever.
But perhaps such a boring sports day can be salvaged after all. In a little while the San Fran 49ers will tee it up against the Seahawks in Seattle. If there's any town that's become accustomed to rain -- it's Seattle. It ALWAYS rains there. And unless Mother Nature whips up a few tornadoes or starts throwing some serious lightning bolts around, the game will go on.
Unlike their wimpy PGA and NASCAR counterparts, the NFL doesn't sweat a little rain -- or even a lot of rain. Nor high winds, blizzards, or sub-zero temperatures. The only thing that seems capable of cancelling an NFL game is if the stadium falls down -- like it did in Minnesota a few years back. Other than that -- the games go on -- dammit. And that's the way it should be.
Besides, as opposed to the yawner teams mentioned above, San Fran and Seattle are not only both really good and legitimate Super Bowl contenders, but they definitely don't like each other either. In just a few short years, this matchup has become "personal".
Bring it on.
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