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redneckgaijinTwo hundred years ago masochists lived in France and went to secret clubs where they could be whipped, burned, and tortured to their heart's delight.
Today masochists live in Houston and watch Texans games from the comfort of their own homes.
That said, anyone who doesn't loathe pro sports on principle should really, really feel sorry for the Oakland Raiders' fans. Today the Raiders posted 460 yards of total offense to Houston's truly pathetic 160 yards... that's for the whole game... that includes a NEGATIVE number of yards passing... and still LOST 23-14 to the Texans.
How did the Texans get 23 points, you ask? First a touchdown from a Raiders fumble return- the offense never touched the ball that time. Then, in the second half (after the Raiders scored on a short offensive drive and on a fumble return to make it 14-7), the Texans begin by returning the kickoff to the 3-yard line, which even the Texans offense could manage to turn into seven points (14-14). In the fourth quarter, the Texans returned a punt almost back to the point of the punt itself, then went BACKWARDS ten yards, and managed to get a field goal (17-14). Then the same Raider receiver coughed up the ball twice for a fumble- on consecutive opportunities- each fumble leading to another Texans field goal (23-14). Finally, with seconds to play, with the Raiders' hopes all but gone, the Raiders QB throws his second interception of the game, effectively ending the pain.
So, of the 23 Texans points, 13 came directly from fumbles, and the other 10 came primarily from kick return yardage. On the other side, in addition to turning over the ball five times, the Raiders' kicker missed three field goal attempts- the nine point difference in the game.
According to games won and lost, the Raiders are the worst team in the NFL, with a record of 2 wins, 10 losses, four games left to play. Based on how the two teams actually played, though, the Raiders gave the game to a team which probably couldn't beat Prairie View A&M University- yet, mysteriously, managed to beat Jacksonville twice.
And you particularly have to feel sorry for the people of Oakland, not merely because they live in California, not merely because they live in the east Bay area, but because their local team, a team with a record of excellence, fortitude, and ruthlessness on the football field lost to a team they should have shut out completely.
The Raiders lost to a team whose history consists of the following numbers: 4-12, 5-11, 7-9, 2-14, and currently 4-8. A team with a record of bungling, of incompetence, of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, and nothing else.
Oakland lost to Houston.
Pity Oakland.
Today masochists live in Houston and watch Texans games from the comfort of their own homes.
That said, anyone who doesn't loathe pro sports on principle should really, really feel sorry for the Oakland Raiders' fans. Today the Raiders posted 460 yards of total offense to Houston's truly pathetic 160 yards... that's for the whole game... that includes a NEGATIVE number of yards passing... and still LOST 23-14 to the Texans.
How did the Texans get 23 points, you ask? First a touchdown from a Raiders fumble return- the offense never touched the ball that time. Then, in the second half (after the Raiders scored on a short offensive drive and on a fumble return to make it 14-7), the Texans begin by returning the kickoff to the 3-yard line, which even the Texans offense could manage to turn into seven points (14-14). In the fourth quarter, the Texans returned a punt almost back to the point of the punt itself, then went BACKWARDS ten yards, and managed to get a field goal (17-14). Then the same Raider receiver coughed up the ball twice for a fumble- on consecutive opportunities- each fumble leading to another Texans field goal (23-14). Finally, with seconds to play, with the Raiders' hopes all but gone, the Raiders QB throws his second interception of the game, effectively ending the pain.
So, of the 23 Texans points, 13 came directly from fumbles, and the other 10 came primarily from kick return yardage. On the other side, in addition to turning over the ball five times, the Raiders' kicker missed three field goal attempts- the nine point difference in the game.
According to games won and lost, the Raiders are the worst team in the NFL, with a record of 2 wins, 10 losses, four games left to play. Based on how the two teams actually played, though, the Raiders gave the game to a team which probably couldn't beat Prairie View A&M University- yet, mysteriously, managed to beat Jacksonville twice.
And you particularly have to feel sorry for the people of Oakland, not merely because they live in California, not merely because they live in the east Bay area, but because their local team, a team with a record of excellence, fortitude, and ruthlessness on the football field lost to a team they should have shut out completely.
The Raiders lost to a team whose history consists of the following numbers: 4-12, 5-11, 7-9, 2-14, and currently 4-8. A team with a record of bungling, of incompetence, of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, and nothing else.
Oakland lost to Houston.
Pity Oakland.
