super bowl sunday

I've been invited to a party. 

I don’t know the couple hosting the party well, though I wish I knew them better.  We have many mutual friends, and I am thrilled they have included me in their guest list.

Their apartment is spacious, beautifully designed and decorated, with big open rooms flowing into each other. Add to that great food, easygoing people, and a big screen TV.  It’s the perfect venue for a Super Bowl Party.

Even after watching two years of Horace Mann football, my knowledge of the game is limited.  I am seriously in awe of people who understand this game.   Through Alexander, I have picked up enough to not sound totally ignorant.  I know, for example, that Wes Welker used to play for the NE Patriots, that Peyton Manning is 37, and that Richard Sherman grew up poor and went to Stanford.  I also know that a team has four tries to make ten yards, that a touchdown is worth six points, that a football field is 120 yards including the end zones, and that another one or two points can be added after a touchdown.  That’s about it.

But even with my limited knowledge, I can recognize a strong defense.  The Broncos didn't have a chance tonight.