The Saints Went Marching In...
Even though I had the worst headache of my life last night, I stayed up as much as I could to watch what is probably going to be the game we all remember when we're old and gray. As much as Ron's favorite, The Dirty Birds with the SexyBack Option, wanted to deny it. They were being fed to the wolves.
You could just sense the excitement of the crowd. And then, you saw the blocked punt. Let's face it, momentum went to the Voodoo Army. While this game doesn't lessen anything about the situation in New Orleans or the Gulf Coast, it did give the people a sense of hope.
They saw the special teams dominate. They saw Fujita bow to them on the sack they made. They saw Mr. Saint himself, Joe Horn, catching the ball. And they saw the Phenom, Reggie Bush, cause the Falcons so many headaches. All of this while Deuce chalked up the yards. All of this led to the one thing that's final in the books: Saints 23, Falcons 3.
And they're left with this last image, on they almost thought they wouldn't see again...
The Saints marching on as winners, with Tom Benson leading the way, back into the locker room and into the stands. Go Saints...
Now we have the most historic game of the 21st Century in the books, so what's next?
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Angry Whitey
The overimportance of Football Night in New Orleans: Listen, I know Katrina was a huge bitch and lots of people got killed as a result of the incompetence of Mayor Ray Nagin and Governor Mary Blanco. Lots of property was destroyed and lives ruined and lots of welfare queens got their free money payments interrupted while they moved from their shitty New Orleans tenements to their shitty Houston or Atlanta tenements. But really. Lets back up the fucking truck, folks. It may be an important football game for New Orleans remaining rich white residents who can afford NFL tickets, and it may be an important game for the Saints themselves, who get to finally have a home game and use their facilities, and it may be important for Tom Benson, who gets his revenue source back in place until he moves the team to San Antonio, but it isnt the sort of game well remember for historical value.
27/09/06
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