If you are a football fan or even if you have no interest in the game, the Sunday afternoon game between the Denver Bronco's and San Diego Chargers was one of the most entertaining football games that I have seen in a long time. As most know, I am an ardent fan of the Denver Bronco's.
The Chargers and the Bronco's are in the same division, AFC West so they play each other twice a season. In the past three outings, San Diego has beaten Denver. Second game of this season, the Chargers would visit Mile High Stadium (It is still Mile High Stadium to me). The first half of the game, Denver had their way with the Chargers going into halftime with a sizable lead. In the third quarter, the Chargers took over and into the fourth quarter took the lead from Denver. In the closing minutes, San Diego scored a touchdown which brought the score to San Diego 38, Denver 31. With two minutes remaining in the game, Denver received the ball on their goal line and had to go the distance of the field. Through a couple of breaks, they scored a touchdown with seconds to go, making the score San Diego 38, Denver 37. Kicking the point after touchdown is all the needed to do to tie the game and send it into overtime. Instead, Coach Shanahan called for a two point conversion placing a lot of confidence in his young quarterback. Jay Cutler threaded the ball between two defensive players to a rookie receiver for the two point conversion, winning the game. The prudent play would have been to kick the point after, had the pass played failed, Denver would have lost the game by a point. After the second week of the season, the Bronco's remain undefeated, winning both games from their division rivals, the Raiders and the Chargers.
I came across this on the news wire this evening and since most of us are dog lovers, I thought I would share the story in the event you do not see it in the news. The 911 dispatcher in Scottsdale, Arizona answered a 911 call and all they heard was a dog whining and barking. Noting the address, they dispatched a patrol car to investigate. Upon their arrival at the address, they could hear the dog barking inside the house where they found the owner unconscious after suffering a seizure. He was rushed to the hospital and has recovered. The dogs name is "Buddy", a 18 month old German Shepard. The owner, suffered a head injury several years ago in a military training exercise and has a history of having seizures. Buddy was adopted by his owner from "Paws With A Cause" in Michigan. He was trained by this organization for this purpose, trained to dial 911 on the telephone when his master had a seizure. The dispatcher was not totally surprised, the owners address is flagged in the computer that "Buddy" was at this address and was capable of calling 911. They have had experience in the past with "Buddy", this was the third time that he has used the phone to alert them that his master was undergoing a seizure. Way to go "Buddy". I would try to teach my buddy, "Dutch" how to use the phone, but I am afraid he would run up the bill looking for a girlfriend. Might as well put in a little advertisement, if anyone knows of a registered female, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, we are looking for lady friend for "Dutch", we have the puppy itch.
The Chargers and the Bronco's are in the same division, AFC West so they play each other twice a season. In the past three outings, San Diego has beaten Denver. Second game of this season, the Chargers would visit Mile High Stadium (It is still Mile High Stadium to me). The first half of the game, Denver had their way with the Chargers going into halftime with a sizable lead. In the third quarter, the Chargers took over and into the fourth quarter took the lead from Denver. In the closing minutes, San Diego scored a touchdown which brought the score to San Diego 38, Denver 31. With two minutes remaining in the game, Denver received the ball on their goal line and had to go the distance of the field. Through a couple of breaks, they scored a touchdown with seconds to go, making the score San Diego 38, Denver 37. Kicking the point after touchdown is all the needed to do to tie the game and send it into overtime. Instead, Coach Shanahan called for a two point conversion placing a lot of confidence in his young quarterback. Jay Cutler threaded the ball between two defensive players to a rookie receiver for the two point conversion, winning the game. The prudent play would have been to kick the point after, had the pass played failed, Denver would have lost the game by a point. After the second week of the season, the Bronco's remain undefeated, winning both games from their division rivals, the Raiders and the Chargers.
I came across this on the news wire this evening and since most of us are dog lovers, I thought I would share the story in the event you do not see it in the news. The 911 dispatcher in Scottsdale, Arizona answered a 911 call and all they heard was a dog whining and barking. Noting the address, they dispatched a patrol car to investigate. Upon their arrival at the address, they could hear the dog barking inside the house where they found the owner unconscious after suffering a seizure. He was rushed to the hospital and has recovered. The dogs name is "Buddy", a 18 month old German Shepard. The owner, suffered a head injury several years ago in a military training exercise and has a history of having seizures. Buddy was adopted by his owner from "Paws With A Cause" in Michigan. He was trained by this organization for this purpose, trained to dial 911 on the telephone when his master had a seizure. The dispatcher was not totally surprised, the owners address is flagged in the computer that "Buddy" was at this address and was capable of calling 911. They have had experience in the past with "Buddy", this was the third time that he has used the phone to alert them that his master was undergoing a seizure. Way to go "Buddy". I would try to teach my buddy, "Dutch" how to use the phone, but I am afraid he would run up the bill looking for a girlfriend. Might as well put in a little advertisement, if anyone knows of a registered female, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, we are looking for lady friend for "Dutch", we have the puppy itch.
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