It Doesn't Matter Whether You Win or Lose, ...

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's how you played the game. Even as a kid growing up on S. Parkway, I knew this was bull. It usually meant you lost. I can see it now. It's Monday Night Football, the game just ended and the announcers say, "Let's go to Andrea Creamer on the sideline with tonight's star, Alan Haynesworth, Andrea...." Andrea: "Alan I noticed you didn't step on any one's head tonight, way to play the game. Alan: "Thanks, Ms. Creamer, the OL had been helping me up all night and I wanted to show my appreciation for their courtesy". Andrea: "Way to play the game, Alan. Back to you, Mike..."

Later in my adult life I heard quote, "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's the point spread that counts" You see, if a team is favored to win by four points and they only win by three, then they lose. Now this has made a lot more sense, until I started playing Fantasy Football.

Now it is no longer about the game, it's about the individual performances. Take the MNF game last night between defending Super Bowl Champion, New Orleans and the Home team, San Francisco 49ers. New Orleans is a four point favorite on the Vegas betting line. If you bet on NO, they have to beat SF by 5 or more points. Going into the game Top Gun has a 30 point lead over Sneaky Mom in the Feature Fantasy Football game in our league. Top Gun's players are through, but Sneaky Mom still has NO's defense and SF running back Frank Gore. Still a huge obstacle to over come. With two minutes left in the game, NO is ahead by eight points and Sneaky Mom is behind by 0.3 and SF has the ball. A NO interception or fumble recovery or a 3 or more yard gain by Frank Gore will be a win for Sneaky Mom. SF is out of time outs and can't stop the clock. They must pass.

The result was classic football, Gore gets 12 yards on an outlet pass and SF goes on to score. NO makes a heroic comeback, kicks a field goal to win by three. SF covered the spread and Sneaky Mom had the FF comeback win of the season based on the performance of Frank Gore. Oh yeah, New Orleans actually won the game.

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