Bad Day for Football in the Midwest

Everything was in place for the Colts. Home field advantage all the way through, a quarterback on fire, the Patriots were out of the way. So what in the world were they doing down 21-3 to the Steelers??? But even so, they still came back, assisted by a horrendous call from the officials (so bad that they now admit they botched it).

The game seemed to be over, but then came a bizarre series of event. Jerome Bettis fumbled at the one yard line. He NEVER fumbles. But the guy to pick it up was stabbed over the weekend in some domestic altercation, so he isn't as fleet footed. So who stops the game winning touchdown? The quarterback. The quarterback is NEVER supposed to make a game saving tackle. That's like getting taken down by the punter or placekicker. Even so, Peyton Manning has the team where he wants them. Almost to midfield, all the timeouts left, and only needing a field goal. First play, huge gain. Then it all falls apart. Peyton tries to win it all. Big, big mistake. They should have used their timeouts wisely and thrown in the middle of the field and gotten closer for a couple shots at the end zone. Okay, it's fourth down, and it's going to be a 46 yard field goal. Mike Vanderjagt is the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history. Not just this year, but in HISTORY!!!! His kick doesn't just barely miss, or swing right at the last minute. It's not even close. Season over. They start 13-0. But none of that matters. Season over. I guess it's wait till next year, but I thought this was next year. They say Manning can't win the big game. So far, he can't.

So who to root for in the Super Bowl now? The Bears went out too. I would have gladly briefly shifted allegiances to them. But nope, da bears are da gone too. I kinda like the Broncos because they have former Arizona State and Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer. I don't like the Steelers because I've never forgiven them for beating my Cowboys 30 years ago. The Panthers? Yeah, why not. The Seahawks? Whatever. Not much to root for this year.