Crazy Game

If you saw any weather reports over the weekend, you should know that the East Coast got hit with the first winter weather of the year.  That means we here in MD, got some serious (contrary to my initial thoughts) snow - about 4-5 inches coming down all day yesterday. We're pretty used to the snow around here but somehow the Ravens had never played a home game in the snow.  I'm not sure if that's why their game against Minnesota was so special and so awesome or not but it certainly helped!

From the start it was going to be a doozy with snow plows cris-crossing the fields every few minutes to allow the officials and players to see the yardage lines and snow covering just about everything else in the stadium.  But no one predicted those last few minutes.  Ravens fans and players went from "Hooray!" to "Boo!" to "Hooray!" to "Boo!" to ultimately (thankfully) "Hooray!!!!!" in the last few seconds.  It was truly unbelievable to watch especially from a team who hasn't really done much this season since they won the Super Bowl.  

You can tell the players and team staff were just as excited about the turn of events as the fans were.  I have to say, it was one of the best games that I've ever watched, though I'm so glad I was watching it from the warmth of the living room instead of being frozen to the bone covered in snow at the stadium.  Word to the wise Ravens: As cool as it was, let's not do that again, I'm not sure our hearts can handle another 3 minutes like that!