When the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins took the field at Dolphin Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the football gods looked on awkwardly. This was the first game (not including his shorts stay with the Atlanta Falcons) that they would ever watch in which future hall of famer Brett Favre wasn't playing in a Green Bay Packers jersey.
On the first play of the Jets second drive of the game, however, those football gods forgot which jersey was on Favre's back. What they saw was the gunslinger they have come to know over the past 16 football seasons. Favre sold a beautiful play action to the Dolphin defense, after which he hurled the ball about 50 yards to a wide open Jerricho Cotchery, who rumbled some extra yards into the endzone. However, as Favre ran down the field with his finger in the air, the football gods couldn't help but notice the Jets logo on his helmet.
Later, in the second quarter, the Jets went for it on fourth and 13 because their kicker, Mike Nugent, had injured his thigh. Favre looked as though he was going to be sacked, but got away, threw up a prayer with another lineman in his face, and rookie Chansi Stuckey managed to come down with the ball in the endzone.
As the football gods watched this play, they became completely blind to what team's uniform Favre was wearing, and only noticed the risk taking miracle maker they have come to love.
On the first play of the Jets second drive of the game, however, those football gods forgot which jersey was on Favre's back. What they saw was the gunslinger they have come to know over the past 16 football seasons. Favre sold a beautiful play action to the Dolphin defense, after which he hurled the ball about 50 yards to a wide open Jerricho Cotchery, who rumbled some extra yards into the endzone. However, as Favre ran down the field with his finger in the air, the football gods couldn't help but notice the Jets logo on his helmet.
Later, in the second quarter, the Jets went for it on fourth and 13 because their kicker, Mike Nugent, had injured his thigh. Favre looked as though he was going to be sacked, but got away, threw up a prayer with another lineman in his face, and rookie Chansi Stuckey managed to come down with the ball in the endzone.
As the football gods watched this play, they became completely blind to what team's uniform Favre was wearing, and only noticed the risk taking miracle maker they have come to love.
1 comment:
Hall of Famer. Fourth-and-13. Good work. Get some of your opinion in there.
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