Football Fever

Everyone knows being sick can cause a fever.  But last weekend I had the kind of fever that can make you sick: Football Fever.

I caught it from my husband, Steve.  He’s not a huge fan (though like me, he could probably stand to lose a few pounds). Still, he gets interested when his team makes the playoffs, like the Seattle Seahawks did this year.

The game had just started last Saturday when I heard Steve shouting at the TV. That part isn't unusual, but he sounded especially excited, which made me curious. I came downstairs in time to see the Seahawks score their second Touchdown…in just three minutes…against the favored Green Bay Packers!

That’s when I caught the fever.

I plopped down on the couch to help cheer the Seahawks on to victory. At that moment the Seahawks fell apart, crumbling into a such a pathetic mess I thought they might get a visit from Dr. Phil.

It was a huge letdown to see the other team score the first of SIX unanswered touchdowns in the icy Green Bay stadium.  It got worse; large flakes started falling onto the field (besides the Seahawks).

Those first snowflakes developed into a full-fledged Blizzard. The fans and players from Green Bay are used to that kind of weather. But the Seahawks are from Seattle. The only kind of Blizzard we can handle comes from Dairy Queen.

Here’s the crazy part: most of the players wore short sleeves. I guess they wanted to look tough, because even though the temperature was below freezing, they all showed off their rippling biceps (or “guns,” as they call them), by baring arms.

The game dragged on, and watching the Seahawks lose after their promising start was sickening. It was even more painful when they kept calling “Time Outs.” As a mom, I’ve used Time Outs as punishment, and being on the other end was a bummer.

Eventually the Seahawks lost, by a depressing score of 42-20. Because even though both teams had the same number of Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Tailbacks and Fullbacks, the other team had something we didn’t.

A Comeback.

Comments

[Beverly Simpson]

The last paragraph in this article is proof you have a genius for writing.I will look at "comebacks" differently for sure.Maybe next year you will be writing a different outcome(I hope).Thanks Kay.