I've been watching the NFL since I was old enough to talk. Some of my earliest memories are of an old Super Bowls video that my brother and I would watch. The video told the tales of Super Bowls I through XXIII.
I would reenact the most exciting Super Bowl moments in my backyard and dream of winning the Super Bowl myself. I watched that Super Bowl video over and over again.
I particularly recall being upset when seeing the Cowboys lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers--especially the Cowboys' loss in Super Bowl XIII. Every time I watched that game, I hoped that Jackie Smith would finally catch Roger Staubach's pass and score a touchdown! I hoped that the Cowboys would finally win. But Jackie Smith dropped the pass every time. It made me sad. Bless his heart.
When the Cowboys finally beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX, I was only five years old, but I already felt like I had suffered through a lifetime of Super Bowl defeats. I was thrilled that the 'Boys finally beat the Steelers.
Now, in addition to being a Dallas Cowboys fan, I'm also a Denver Broncos fan. I know that some people think you can't be both, but you can, and I am. The story of why I root for both teams is not particularly interesting. Suffice it to say, I was raised following both teams, and when they play each other, I root for the Denver Broncos.
As a Denver Broncos fan, I still get chills up my spine when I think of Super Bowl XXXII. The emotions of that game have been immortalized by NFL Films, and I get teary-eyed whenever I relive those moments. Super Bowl XXXIII was also sweet in its own way. The Broncos were the best team that year, and they were destined to win a second straight Super Bowl. I could go on, but I'll stop there.
Thanks for indulging me in a trip down Memory Lane. It was fun.
Unfortunately, the 2010-2011 NFL season is about as unpleasant as Memory Lane is nostalgic. The Broncos' record is terrible: two wins and five losses. The Kansas City Chiefs are the only AFC West team with a winning record, but even in a terrible division like that, the Broncos have little chance of getting to the postseason.
Sadly, the Cowboys are a sob story just like the Broncos. The Cowboys' hopes of hosting the Super Bowl were all but destroyed on Monday night when Tony Romo got injured against the Giants.
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