The Greatness of Sports

Are you serious?!!! (insert Dick Vitale's voice)

The 49er vs. Saints game was one of the best playoff games I've ever seen.

Four lead changes in the final 4 minutes-

all touchdowns.

(and don't forget that I predicted the 49ers to win. see below)

But what really caught my attention is the similarity in how the game finished

to another instant classic 49er playoff game back in 1998.

Similarities:

Playoff comeback wins

In San Francisco

Same end of the Stadium

Touchdown was made with less than 10 seconds to go.

Route was a post route from the seam of the field to the middle

Defensive secondary colliding as the catch is made

Player makes catch and falls into the end zone

and the best one.....

Both players (Vernon Davis and Terrell Owens) are overcome with joy

and can be seen crying their eyes out on the sideline.

2012 Game- Final Drive

(sorry for the poor quality- best video I could find at the time)

1998 Game Highlights

This is truly was sports is all about.

Teams and players working together, trusting each other

all towards one common goal.

This one game will be unforgettable for both

those who watched it and played in it.

If we ever again see a play like these two,

let us be reminded of the greatness of sports!

Drew Brees Breaks Dan Marino's Passing Record

Last night Drew Brees broke the long standing single season passing record
held by Dan Marino for 27 years.
Wow.
Personal computers hardly existed then.
The Compact Disc was just becoming mainstream.
My dad probably had hair back then, although highly debatable.
Regardless, a record that old means it is an extremely difficult feat
and DrewB9 has made it look effortless.

Also tying an NFL record for 6 straight 300 yard passing games,
(and 12 total in a season)
Drew Brees has thrown for 5,087 yards with still one game in the season
and has quietly solidified himself as one of the elite quarterbacks of this era.

I admit that I often forget about #9 in the talk of top quarterbacks,
often citing Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, etc..
But Superbowl winner and now record setter Drew Brees
should remain among the top of all those lists.
Congrats to a great competitor.