There were quite a few Bears fans with tears in their eyes the moment Bart Starr hugged Brett Favre at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. There will never be two greater legends alive at the same time who were quarterbacks for the Packers (I'm told maybe Don Majkowski). Another said it will be great if...
As I overheard from my fellow detectives, the Bears turned down a chance to kick a field goal and went for a touchdown instead which failed. Since the Bears scored a touchdown while being down by 8 points in the last seconds of the game they were forced to go for the 2 point conversion, instead...
In the states, the Jacksonville/Buffalo match, played in Wembley, will only be streamed on Yahoo at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning on the east coast. This could possibly start to anger some older Bills and Jaguar fans who don't know how to stream on Yahoo or don't have a computer to do it.
I remember playing in the park with some friends in November one year in my 30's. That American football with the edges can be incredibly hard to catch. Much different than a GK hauling in a long pass from the opposition in world football.
I wonder how many at Wembley wonder where the yellow first down lines are.
I suppose if I can get used to breakfast at Wimbledon, morning football at Goodison Park I can do the NFL at 8:00 a.m.from Wembley.