Jan 04 2014

2014 Thowball Wild Card- Chiefs @ Colts

Well, its that time of year again and I’ll start off with a familiar observation, unless one of your favorites is in the chase it’s not so much about which team you like as it is about which team you hate more.

In this game my choice is obvious.  I really, really hate the way Irsay blackmailed Baltimore before moving to Indianapolis, which, while I’m sure it’s a great city and all is simply a blot of population in the middle of what in Michigan (where admittedly we have no love lost for Hoosiers) is called ‘cow country’ that in no way compares with the Baltimore – Washington market.  It was a deeply cynical and manipulative ploy I hope stains the Bolts franchise for the rest of it’s history.

Which is not to say I like the Chiefs which is a franchise storied only for their consistent record of futility, but at least they’re not carpetbaggers.  As the Dallas Texans they were one of the original AFL franchises and relocated to Kansas City in 1963 in the face of overwhelming competition from the much to be despised ‘Boys.  They’ve only ever been owned by the Hunt family of oil baron fame and despite being one of the objectively weakest teams in the league are valued at $1 Billion.

I’ll note for hahas that some incredibly optimistic Chiefs fan has already named them the 2013 Champions which demonstrates ‘wikiality’ for you Colbert aficionados.  In fact the Champions last year were the Baltimore Ravens and the Chief’s last playoff appearance was in 2011 when they lost in the Wild Card round to them.

Another opening observation I’d like to make is that starting out in the Wild Card round isn’t the enormous handicap that it is in Major League Baseball.  In Baseball in all the other rounds it’s not one and out, but in Throwball that’s the way it always is.

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  2. Pat McAfee kicks off to the KC-5. Quintin Demps return for 23 yards to KC18. Tackled by Josh McNary and Stanley Havili.

  3. Last Play: Alex Smith rush to the right for 16 yards to the Ind39. Tackled by Josh Chapman.

  15. Ryan Succop kicks off to the Ind-5. LaVon Brazill return for 31 yards to Ind26. Tackled by Quintin Demps.

  29. Pat McAfee kicks off to the KC-8. Quintin Demps return for 34 yards to KC26. Tackled by Andy Studebaker and Darrius Heyward-Bey.

  31. Last Play: Alex Smith sacked at KC26 for no gain by Jeris Pendleton. Penalty: Illegal Contact on Indianapolis (Vontae Davis) 5 yards.

  33. Last Play: Alex Smith pass to the middle to Dwayne Bowe for 63 yards to the Ind2. Tackled by Antoine Bethea.

  45. Pat McAfee punts for 51 yards to KC15. Dexter McCluster return for 6 yards to KC21. Tackled by Tashard Choice and Josh McNary.

  49. Alex Smith pass to the right to Donnie Avery for 79 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

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