I have never posted in this particular section, but I am compelled for this one time. I can probably top almost all of the hard luck stories from last week from what I have read. Get this.
Went into Monday night game with opponent needing 8 points from Colts Defense to beat me. Not too bad you say. I could pull off the victory. He got zero points for Points Against, zero points for Yards Against. Looking good for me you say, keep reading. They get exactly 8 points for 3 sacks and a fumble recovery. Woe is me, right. Not quite, keep going.
3:00 to go in the game with Giants having the ball. Giants need to reach 28 points for him to lose 3 points. Woohoo, it could happen. So, a garbage time TD would do it. Hmmm. Didn't quite happen. Not totally unexpected. However, Giants only need to gain another 32 yards for him to lose 3 points for Yards Against. Keep reading.
Four downs and minus 2 yards later, Giants punt. So sad, that's the game most likely. Colts get a first down and can run out the clock. Whoops, penalty. Giants get the ball back with 7 seconds left. Maybe a long pass play. Nope, they run the ball for 17 yards. Nice play. Game over. Total yards: 438. They only needed 12 more yards for Colts Defense to lose 3 points and me get the win.
So recap, I need Colts Defense to score less than 8 points. They could lose 3 points in a couple of ways, points or yards. Giants had two chances to get either, albeit once in only 7 seconds. Lost by .7 points. Oh, did I forget to mention I had Phillip "F'in" Rivers get me minus .8 points.
Ugh, this is only time I will probably ever lament a bad week. Enjoy my misery. Ha Ha!!!