I should, as an unabashed homer, talk about the Giants’ signature win (36-0) over the stinky-poo Washington Indigenous Peoples, where “stymied” was the name of the ‘Skins’ game.



But it’s more fun to talk about the Cincinnati Bengals—the “Who-dey” team rocketing towards the playoffs in the AFC. This weekend’s win over the Packers is not notable only for Brett Farve’s 5 interception performance, but for Brett’s almost-comeback.

After a 48-yard interference penalty on the Bengals (fans must have been thinking of Montana’s 1989 Superbowl comeback with Esiason on the sideline just waiting to film his “I’m going to Disneyworld” promotional), the Bengals were just waiting for the tying touchdown and resulting overtime. Less than a minute left, the grizzled veteran Farve from Kiln, MS, was ready to throw another highlight reel pass. The Bengals had to take the ball out of Brett Farve’s hands. But the defensive line was tired, the defensive backs even more so.

One fan would not let them go down like that.

Yea, from the stands, like a tubby bolt of lightning, a savior named Gregory Gall stripped the ball from Farve’s hands and ran from
security. 31 years of football, drinking, and good old American fat led Gall to this moment, where he slipped in from the stands to support his boys. Because this was not going to be one more of those “not again” periods where the Bengals manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Displaying a surprising elusiveness for his size, and a moxie only found at the bottom of Styrofoam beer cups, he gave the Bengals’ defense a well-deserved rest. Security caught him, of course, but after the stoppage, Farve was sacked and dispatched, 28 yards from the tie.

“The Bengals said he jumped from the stands onto a cart parked beside the 9-foot wall behind Green Bay's bench, on the east side of Paul Brown Stadium.
“Asked if the intrusion broke his team's concentration, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said, "I think it broke theirs. That's good. We'll slip him $20 later.’”

If that’s not the greatest fan, who is?? That man needs playoff tickets. I mean, look at the inertia on that man!