How to make these last three contests as exciting and compelling as possible? Well, I have a hunch. I think the season's going to play out in a way that will assure shockingly high Nielson ratings, ecstasy amongst ESPN talking heads, and a death blow to all Tebow talk. Here we go:
Week 15: A call is placed to a rural Mississippi area code Saturday evening. A 40-something man looking haggard, distressed, and dissatisfied slowly moves toward his phone. It's an old Sports Illustrated football phone. Not cordless, but it's always done the job. He grabs the receiver and in a earthy drawl asks: "Who the hell is it?" A few seconds of silence. "Brett, this is Scott Pioli, the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs." A few more seconds go by. "I've been waiting for your call," Brett responds. "I'll be at Arrowhead tomorrow morning."
While Kyle Orton sulks on the sidelines, Brett Favre somehow breathes some life into a horrible offense. He doesn't look young, but he's hanging in there, converting some key third downs and taking advantage of two straight possessions in which the Packers are forced to punt. With two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs get the ball and find themselves down only six points. It's clear to everyone watching that this was somehow destined to happen. Brett's last hurrah. The offense steadily moves down the field, and find themselves on the Packer 40 yard line. 35 seconds to go and one timeout remaining. Brett lines up under center, surveys the defense. Looks like cover 2. A hard count. Favre takes the snap, drops back three steps, goes through his first read, second read, then sees something out of the corner of his eye. Stevie Breaston - Brett pump fakes once, then launches a bullet. One of the fastet balls you've seen. Into triple coverage. Tramon Williams returns it for a touchdown. Final Score: Packers 37, Chiefs 24.
