Here We Go Defense, Here We Go!

I must apologize for our complete lack of updates for about the past month. We've been extremely busy since the middle of December, traveling, visiting, etc. With that said, to cover all that has gone on, you will have to be patient and we will provide you with about a four part update. First up...the finale at Texas Stadium featuring the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Dallas Cowboys.

And we attended.

First of all, the parking situation sucked so we had to walk about a mile and a half to get to the stadium, extending our "walk of shame" for being Ravens fans for much longer than necessary. Among the harassment were boos of about fifty people lining up the walkway, someone shouting "your pants are tighter than hers," and some old west cowboy shooting at us with a cap gun. There were enough people in purple to still walk with a little swagger, and that would only grow as the evening turned to night.

We finally made it to the stadium, and basically it was a dump.



If nothing else, the place is different, as noted by the huge hole in the roof.



After we shared a bbq sandwich, nachos and cheese, and a bratwurst, the game was finally about to begin. I hate the cowboys, but they weren't going to light any fireworks for the Ravens.



We got lucky and were in a very small group of Ravens fans, including one of the players families. It was three rows of about a dozen Baltimore fans in each row. Beside Brittany was a scout for the Ravens, so we got the inside scoop on exactly how good each player was. There was also an Eagles fans, cheering on anyone who wasn't a Cowboy. As for the rest of the crowd, this picture pretty much sums it up.



Most of the game, the crowd was extremely annoyed with Tony Romo and TO, and extremely fond of the Ravens defense and their coaching staff. It feels so good when people are jealous at a football game.



It was a tense game for both sides the whole way through, but Joe Flacco was clutch, Derrick Mason was a warrior, and Willis McGahee and LeRon McClain came through in the end with big, record setting runs in the final moments. Sweet victory for Charm City!



Let's just say we didn't hear much from the "hostile" fans on the way back to the car. We did hear someone say "Man I feel like I'm busting out the middle like Willis McGahee" and "I hear you laughing Ravens fans!" We were too. I would have stayed to see the ceremony for all the legendary Cowboys of the past, but it was freezing cold and even all the Cowboys fans were leaving. If they can't even respect their own, why should we?

the only ones I care about anyway are Michael Irvin and Nate Newton, the two on the radio show that I listen to daily. The newspaper the next day headlined "PARTY POOPERS" with two Ravens jumping in the air while poor Tony Romeo was laying on the ground, helpless.

It is posted in my office.