One for the Highlight Reels
I've just witnessed two of the most unbelievable back-to-back plays in professional football. If you didn't catch the last two plays of the New Orleans/Jacksonville game that just ended, you'll get plenty of chances to see it, I gar-on-tee.
I was casually flipping channels when I landed on this game, just as the NO quarterback took the snap from his own 23 with four seconds left in the game and behind 20-13. He completed a long pass downfield. What ensued rivaled the famous college play from a few years back, where the players lateraled the ball back and forth down the field, finally scoring a touchdown as time expired in the game. This brought New Orleans to within one point of tying the game...which, by the way, they had to win in order to make the playoffs.
The teams lined up for the extra point. It's a gimme, right? Not if you're the Ain'ts. The kicker sliced it, missed it, and the Saints wasted one of the greatest plays in football, and will stay at home during the playoffs.
You wanna talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat? The Saints and their fans are living it right now.
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Oh! I'm brokenhearted!
My grandmother used to get season tickets to the Saints, and often I'd spend Sundays with her at the game. They are still my favorite team, in spite of their not-very-good record. . . *sigh*
Posted by: Alexandra at December 22, 2003 12:33 PM