God on our side!
As I watched the Superbowl on Sunday it appeared more of a political ralley than a sporting event. We had three living former Presidents of the United States quoting a dead former President accompanied by full orchestra and lots of stirring images. Then we heard the songs God Bless America and the National Anthem sung by today's leading vocalists.
The game itself was right in stride. The underdogs were called the Patriots and to help us tell them apart they had three American flags on their helmets.
The favored team whose image was the mighty Rams, had only one American flag on their helmets.
We should have seen it coming. Before the game all the experts and even the odds makers in Las Vegas said the only way the New England Patriots would win was if:
1) The Rams did not show up.
2) It snowed inside the Superdome.
3) Lighting struck preventing Kurt Warner from playing.
None of these events happened. But to everyone's surprise, the Patriots either played better than expected, or the Rams played worse and as the game entered the fourth quarter, the Patriots were ahead. Then suddenly, the Rams came to life. Kurt Warner started playing like Kurt Warner and the game was tied with less than two minutes on the clock.
No less a football expert then the legendary John Madden doing the commentary from the announcer's booth advised the Partiots to protect the ball and wait for overtime. But rookie Tom Brady apparently couldn't hear the announcers, and preceded to lead his team down the field in the style of a Joe Montana or John Elway to win the game.
So the underdogs called Patriots with three American flags on their helmets had proven that God is on our side. ;>)
7:39:15 PM 
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