Went to the Denver/Cincinnati game Sunday and didn't think to bring sunblock. I have 2nd degree burns including blisters on my knees.
Speaking of which, you're a lucky SOB and I'm duly jealous. Here they only switched over at the very end when the Jets were done humiliating the Texans (whose only score was on a pick for six early in the fourth. ) I went from seeing updates about a 6-0 lead for hours to seeing the Bengals kick off up 7-6. My only question is: In the two offensive plays I saw, Orton tried to hit Marshall both times, despite heavy coverage; was he doing that all game? 'Cos if he's trying to just lock in on one receiver the defenses are going to have him for lunch, and by all accounts Martinez (not to mention, ahem, Stokley) is a good receiver, too? For that matter, Scheffler's not on the team for his blocking skills.
Orton wasn't making poor pass decisions all day, no (and thankfully had no turnovers). Wasn't really forcing it until the last desperation drive. That said, both defenses looked pretty good and both offenses looked pretty mediocre. Combination of luck and experience that Stokley was in the right place at the right time.
Cinci won the coin toss and elected to play D. The Denver returner lost control of the opening kickoff trying to catch it, but thankfully we didn't lose possession. From there on, until the last couple minutes of the game, both teams were highly ineffectual. We half expected the scoreless tie to last into the half before Denver got their first FG. Then, as the game wound down, everyone was certain the game would end 6-0. The crowd erupted when Cinci actually made their TD drive. It seemed certain the Bungles had pulled off a victory. It was particularly bad when 18 seconds vanished from the game clock. See, the Bengals got their TD run at 41 seconds, and after scoring the clock was at 38 seconds. Then, mysteriously, the clock was changed to 20 seconds. Denver complained and the refs talked for a few minutes and bumped it back up to 38 seconds. Orton made a couple of ill-advised desperation passes, one of which made the highlight reels for Stokley's deflected catch. Sheffler actually got his first career interception because Denver put him in on D to disrupt Cinci's final hail mary.
Judging by the Cinci fans around me, Laveranues Coles was on their shit list for dropping passes. They kept asking for Henry to come in. They also got to see a repeat of the play that lost them a previous game against Denver, when the Bengals center hiked the ball over the head of their Field Goal kicker and blew their chance at a chip shot, gimme 3 pts.
NSSP: YAY! I broke my knee!!
17/09/2009 04:49:58 AM
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I burned mine.
17/09/2009 03:08:53 PM
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Heh, better to be lucky than good, eh?
17/09/2009 07:19:13 PM
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Re: Heh, better to be lucky than good, eh?
17/09/2009 07:45:16 PM
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Let us know how the healthcare/insurance process goes.
17/09/2009 04:17:42 PM
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it would be nice discussion if the insurance hit the fan, wouldn't it?
17/09/2009 05:57:42 PM
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