Fantasy Football
The 2007 NFL football season started tonight with the Colts against the Saints. Normally I wouldn’t care too much, but this is the third year of our company’s fantasy football league. I take it seriously — probably too seriously — and it’s completely changed the way I watch NFL games. Rather than root for a team or even a specific player, I root for certain things to happen. Tonight’s game is a good example of this.
I have Peyton Manning, and my opponent this week has Reggie Wayne. This is a problem for me, because Wayne is probably Manning’s best receiver and the most likely recipient of any touchdown he throws. And since her team is probably better than mine right now, I need to make up points somewhere. So here is how tonight worked for me.
Mannning threw a touchdown to Marvin Harrison, and I was happy. Points for me! Then on the next Indy possession, Wayne fumbled. Negative points for my opponent, so good for me! Then Manning finally threw a touchdown to Wayne. Points for both of us. Then Manning threw a second touchdown to Wayne, which is very bad for me. I need to make up points, and a three-touchdown game is what I expect from Manning. A two-touchdown game from Wayne is better than expected, so now I’m even further behind than I was before. So, to summarize, I was happy when Indy got a touchdown, then I was ecstatic when Indy fumbled the ball, then I was disappointed that Indy got another touchdown, and then I was angry that Indy scored a third passing touchdown.
If you’ve never played fantasy football, maybe this should be your warning never to try it. Don’t be like me.
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