Tonights game pits the 1-7 Panthers against the 2-7 Bears. I for one am incredibly excited because I believe TNF is about watching bad football.
My favorite TNF game of all time was the WK 14 2013 game pitting an awful Texans squad against my own awful Jaguars. Jaguars would go on to win an incredibly ugly and penalty filled (22 of them) 27-20 with Matt Schaub, Case Keenum, Chad Henne, and MJD putting on a show for a national audience that probably went to bad that night with the same feeling as you would have after going minor league hockey game.
What are some other wonderfully awful TNF Matchups that we can remember?
You are thief of joy. Just because something isnt perfect you choose to stare at the flaw and criticize it. You would look at the liberty bell and bemoan the crack all the while ignoring the freedom it stands for. You would look at the Mona Lisa and lament its age while ignoring the artistic bliss on the canvas.
My challenge to you and to all the negative nellies out there is to watch the game and find the greatness on the field. Pay attention to the tackle who keeps stopping the end from getting to the QB, revel in the subtle shift in the hips of the RB as he breaks past the line of scrimmage, exalt in the poetry of the tapping toes of the WR along the sideline. There will be plenty of amazing moments. The score of the game and the season finish of the teams may not be remarkable, but it is football and if you want you will find the beauty.
Aww that’s beautiful