Maybe I Am Old School or Just Old
Sunday’s NFC Championship was a gripping battle of two tough teams known for their physical play, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The game was not perfect. San Francisco committed three turnovers in the 4 th quarter, Seattle fumbled at the San Francisco goal line, there were 15 penalties, and some serious officiating lapses including a critical missed call on a roughing the kicker penalty by Seattle. The game had drama, excitement, and guts: Russell Wilson’s 35 yard TD to Jermaine Kearse on a 4 th and 7, Colin Kaepernick’s 58 yard scramble, Marshawn Lynch going full beast mode on a 40 yard TD run, and NaVorro Bowman’s 14 tackle, 1 sack, and hanging onto a fumble as his knee is being blown up performance. It was the good and the bad. And then there was the ugly. Richard Sherman, arguably the best cornerback in the NFL, allowed himself to get overly excited at the end of the game. Up until the climactic in...