Well, let me tell ya, football, ain’t it somethin’? Them fellas runnin’ around, throwin’ that there ball. Sometimes they score a whole bunch, sometimes, not so much. We’re gonna jaw about them games where the scorin’ was so low, you’d think they were playin’ hopscotch instead. You know, the ones where even the old folks in the stands coulda scored more.
Now, I heard tell of a game, way back when, between them Chicago Cardinals and the Milwaukee Badgers. Lordy, that game was somethin’ else. They say it was the lowest scorin’ game ever in the NFL. Can you believe that? Two whole teams, and they barely scored enough to count on your fingers and toes. I reckon they musta been stuck in the mud or somethin’. Makes ya wonder if they were even tryin’!
- Lowest scorin’ game ever? Them Cardinals and Badgers, that’s who.
- Makes ya think, were they even playin’ football or just standin’ around?
They talk about all kinds of reasons why a game ends up like that. Maybe the weather was bad, rain and wind, you know. Hard to throw that ball when it’s slippin’ out your hand like a greased pig. Or maybe the teams were just so darn good at defense, nobody could get nothin’ goin’. Like two bulls lockin’ horns, but neither one can push the other over.
Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins, I seen them play once. A measly three to nothin’! That’s like a baseball score, not football. Heck, my chickens lay more eggs than that! I mean, three points? You can get three points just by standin’ there and lettin’ the other team mess up. It’s a shame, really. Folks pay good money to see some action, not a snooze fest.
This here NFL, it’s supposed to be about excitement, touchdowns, and cheers. But sometimes, you get these games… They’re like watchin’ paint dry, or grass grow. You end up spendin’ more time lookin’ at the clouds than at the field. And the food they sell at them games? Don’t even get me started! Costs an arm and a leg, and it ain’t even as good as what I cook at home.
I reckon them coaches gotta scratch their heads when a game ends up like that. They spend all week plannin’ and strategizin’, and then the game comes and goes, and nobody scores. It’s like bakin’ a cake and then forgettin’ to put the sugar in. It looks pretty, but it don’t taste like nothin’.
Folks talk about “strategic brilliance” and “defensive battles.” Sounds fancy, don’t it? But when you’re sittin’ there, freezin’ your buns off, all you want is to see someone run that ball into the end zone! You wanna see some high-fivin’, some whoopin’ and hollerin’. Not a bunch of fellas standin’ around, lookin’ confused.
Sometimes, I think these fellas overthink things. Just grab the ball and run! That’s what I say. Don’t be fancy, just get it done. Like when you gotta chase a chicken that’s escaped the coop. You don’t stand there thinkin’ about it, you just run and grab it!
So, yeah, the NFL. It can be excitin’, it can be… less than excitin’. But that’s the way it goes. Sometimes you get a feast, sometimes you get a crumb. And sometimes, you just get nothin’ at all. But we still watch, don’t we? ‘Cause you never know when somethin’ amazing might happen. Even in the lowest scorin’ game, there’s always a chance for a little bit of magic. Or at least, that’s what I tell myself to keep from fallin’ asleep!
Lowest scoring games, they remind you that football ain’t always about points, sometimes is a real struggle. Like gettin’ that last pickle out of the jar, sometimes you just can’t get it done. But you keep tryin’, just like them fellas on the field.
And even if it ain’t pretty, even if it’s slow, it’s still football. And that’s somethin’, ain’t it?
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