As more of a visual representation to how the game went down:
1st Quarter
I kickoff to Nightz.
Force a punt
Do diddly poo, throw an INT on my side of the 50
I stop him and force a FG. 0-3 Nightz
I complete a nice rollout pass to Crusoe for 67 yards.
Couple plays later, Taylor runs in a 1 yard TD, 7-3 Me.
Nightz returns a kick for 91 yards and then follows with a 4 yard TD pass 7-10 Nightz
2nd Quarter
I continue to do nothing on offense but bad news bears kind of stuff.
Nightz offense moves well in between the 20's, but I hold him to a FG. 7-13 Nightz
I manage to blow nice field position inside of 1 minute before halftime
He manages to move down the field and kick another FG with 6 seconds left before halftime. 7-16 Nightz
Then...
(Video)Nightz squib kicks it to be safe, and instead, Khiary Jenkins (the man who made Denogg Quit), picks up the ball, breaks 2 tackles, runs into the endzone for a 68 yard TD run, highstepping into the Ref's Crotch 14-16 Nightz
3rd Quarter
I recieve the ball, and manage to run out of the shotgun, and eventually score the go ahead TD on a pass to Bellows. I run my first 2 Point attempt of the season, a pass to Ben Watson, taking 5 minutes of time on the drive. 22-16 Me
He answers back on a drive, with a WR dodging a stupid tackle attempt by a safety, scoring a 31 yard TD. 22-23 Nightz
This score would last all the way until there were 2 seconds left in the 4th...
4th Quarter
My offense continued to be mentally challenged. With great plays achieved, only to be squandered away by sacks (I was sacked 8 times) and turnovers.
On defense, I manage to stop Nightz, who was probably playing conservative on offense to limit any turnover possibilities.
(Video)A big drop by Martavis Finley, on a 3rd and 23, with around 8 minutes left to go. Will he make up for his blunder?
Nightz's offense proceeds to churn a long, sustained, drive. Just eating the clock. Without Mercy. Every 3rd down conversion met. Soon enough, he completes a 3rd and 7 pass to Ochocinco, with under 2 minutes left to go.
At this point, frustrated. I paused the game, inched ever so close to the thought of conceding the game. "He's in the Red Zone. I can't stop him, and D. Brown"
I back away from those thoughts, and trudged on.
Being that the clock was moving, after about 15 seconds, I remembered that there are Time Outs in Football. I call one.
1:29 left, 1st Down at the 20 yard line, D Brown gets the handoff.
(Video)Patrick Chung comes out of nowhere, and bashes in the side of D. Brown's head. Brown fumbles. SackMeister Barwin picks up the ball! With no Bengals around, a fumble mini game doesn't even happen!
I've got 1:20 left and 80 yards to go to the goalline. 2 Timeouts
1st play, to show my baffled mindset. A run play is called. Achieves nothing.
I forget to call a Timeout.
I call another play. For 8 yards.
I called my 2nd timeout. 3rd and 2, at the 25 yard line. 53 seconds left.
Tribow in at QB.
(Video)An improbable pass and catch to Andre Crusoe, for 31 yards
I'm down to Nightz's 40 yard line, 1 time out left, but the wrong Kowski for the job. I've got to get alot closer.
I hurried up to the line of scrimmage on that past play, and....
(Video)Tribow evades pressure, and because Nightz has called what appears to be either a 2 Zone defense, the CB's do not go deep...but Martavis Finley does!!
HE'S MADE UP FOR HIS DROP EARLIER!
Down to the 1 yard line! It's at 20 seconds left, and I have a Time Out!!
(Video)2nd angle of that play
(this play recorded by phone, EA didn't like the play so wouldn't record the video.)
I let the clock run down to 3 (and Nightz doesn't call any Timeouts himself.)
(Video)The worst Kowski Kicker in the whole wide world, boots an 18 yard FG for the win.
25-22 Me
I will probably go onto lose against Crow. But hey, I always enjoy a hollywood ending.
1st Quarter
I kickoff to Nightz.
Force a punt
Do diddly poo, throw an INT on my side of the 50
I stop him and force a FG. 0-3 Nightz
I complete a nice rollout pass to Crusoe for 67 yards.
Couple plays later, Taylor runs in a 1 yard TD, 7-3 Me.
Nightz returns a kick for 91 yards and then follows with a 4 yard TD pass 7-10 Nightz
2nd Quarter
I continue to do nothing on offense but bad news bears kind of stuff.
Nightz offense moves well in between the 20's, but I hold him to a FG. 7-13 Nightz
I manage to blow nice field position inside of 1 minute before halftime
He manages to move down the field and kick another FG with 6 seconds left before halftime. 7-16 Nightz
Then...
(Video)Nightz squib kicks it to be safe, and instead, Khiary Jenkins (the man who made Denogg Quit), picks up the ball, breaks 2 tackles, runs into the endzone for a 68 yard TD run, highstepping into the Ref's Crotch 14-16 Nightz
3rd Quarter
I recieve the ball, and manage to run out of the shotgun, and eventually score the go ahead TD on a pass to Bellows. I run my first 2 Point attempt of the season, a pass to Ben Watson, taking 5 minutes of time on the drive. 22-16 Me
He answers back on a drive, with a WR dodging a stupid tackle attempt by a safety, scoring a 31 yard TD. 22-23 Nightz
This score would last all the way until there were 2 seconds left in the 4th...
4th Quarter
My offense continued to be mentally challenged. With great plays achieved, only to be squandered away by sacks (I was sacked 8 times) and turnovers.
On defense, I manage to stop Nightz, who was probably playing conservative on offense to limit any turnover possibilities.
(Video)A big drop by Martavis Finley, on a 3rd and 23, with around 8 minutes left to go. Will he make up for his blunder?
Nightz's offense proceeds to churn a long, sustained, drive. Just eating the clock. Without Mercy. Every 3rd down conversion met. Soon enough, he completes a 3rd and 7 pass to Ochocinco, with under 2 minutes left to go.
At this point, frustrated. I paused the game, inched ever so close to the thought of conceding the game. "He's in the Red Zone. I can't stop him, and D. Brown"
I back away from those thoughts, and trudged on.
Being that the clock was moving, after about 15 seconds, I remembered that there are Time Outs in Football. I call one.
1:29 left, 1st Down at the 20 yard line, D Brown gets the handoff.
(Video)Patrick Chung comes out of nowhere, and bashes in the side of D. Brown's head. Brown fumbles. SackMeister Barwin picks up the ball! With no Bengals around, a fumble mini game doesn't even happen!
I've got 1:20 left and 80 yards to go to the goalline. 2 Timeouts
1st play, to show my baffled mindset. A run play is called. Achieves nothing.
I forget to call a Timeout.
I call another play. For 8 yards.
I called my 2nd timeout. 3rd and 2, at the 25 yard line. 53 seconds left.
Tribow in at QB.
(Video)An improbable pass and catch to Andre Crusoe, for 31 yards
I'm down to Nightz's 40 yard line, 1 time out left, but the wrong Kowski for the job. I've got to get alot closer.
I hurried up to the line of scrimmage on that past play, and....
(Video)Tribow evades pressure, and because Nightz has called what appears to be either a 2 Zone defense, the CB's do not go deep...but Martavis Finley does!!
HE'S MADE UP FOR HIS DROP EARLIER!
Down to the 1 yard line! It's at 20 seconds left, and I have a Time Out!!
(Video)2nd angle of that play
(this play recorded by phone, EA didn't like the play so wouldn't record the video.)
I let the clock run down to 3 (and Nightz doesn't call any Timeouts himself.)
(Video)The worst Kowski Kicker in the whole wide world, boots an 18 yard FG for the win.
25-22 Me
I will probably go onto lose against Crow. But hey, I always enjoy a hollywood ending.
