Just an open question to the Cowboys faithful: Is it an act of treason not only to root for another team but also to get emotionally behind them?
If it is, my only saving grace is that due to some Patriots fans on the official Cowboys message board (e.g., here), I really wanted to see the Colts win. And due the nature of the game, I feel about as beat up as I did when the Cowboys beat the Falcons late in the season. Anyway, I don’t think infidelity works as metaphor for this, but treason sounds about right if it is indeed a crime. Of sorts.
This is still a pretty good story line this week, given that both teams have black head coaches, thus ensuring that we will finally have one called Super Bowl champion. It would have been interesting to see Payton Manning face the Saints, given Archie Manning’s background. It also would have been fun to see a rematch of Super Bowl XX between the Bears and Patriots. But in the end, this is a very worthy game coming up.
A couple of notes:
(1) I’ve never seen a team make a 39-14 win look so ugly. Grossman could barely complete a pass, but this defense something else.
(2) The AFC Championship Game has to go down as one of the greatest, given the teams and the circumstances. The only thing that could have topped what we saw would have been overtime (thinking Chargers-Dolphins in 1981). I would have paid to see that.
No prediction just yet. I want to be wrong later, rather than sooner.
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