I'm sorry, but some of the above responses are absurd. Yes, there is such a thing as running up the score. The object is not to score as many points as possible-- it's to win the game. Once the game is won, you gain nothing (except maybe contract incentives) by running up the score. The offense's job is not to score as much as possible-- it's to help the team win. If that means running out the clock, that's what they do. It's not insulting to the other team to let up. That's why teams take a knee at the end of a game. It's common practice. Some people seem to forget that winning by 24 and winning by 44 still only gets you one win. The irony is that proponents of running up the score consider not doing so a sign of a soft society, nd "manning up" means winning by as many points as possible. It's a fantasy football mentality, which is ill-equipped for the real world. Here's something many fans don't understand: All those millionaires on the field are friends. They work for the same employer-- the NFL. They have no loyalty to you or your silly logos. That's why, win or lose, they smile and shake hands and tweet each other about going out later. The fans can whine on talk radio and cry while they wait in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the way home. But once they win, they just don't want to get hurt so they can keep the money rolling in. So really there's no benefit to running up the score. A win is a win is a win. All you're doing is humiliating a co-worker for no reason. The idea that a win is good...but really rubbing your opponent in the dirt is somehow better is a Jerry Springer mentality that doesn't benefit anyone, especially the people who play the game.With regard to the Packers, I don't think they were running up the score.
Whatever, Neil..
), past players are annoying as hell too telling us all about the Patriot Way (Tedy B), and many of their bandwagon eastcoast fans from Bawston make them a team to root against.
