CHA_CHING

At this point, I'm getting really tired of talking about the non-call...

Every time I think back to that game, I just think more and more that we gave it away.... The game should've never been that close. Up 13-0 and then didn't score again for the first half while we were kicking their asses. They needed a fake punt just to spark momentum, THAT is a testament to how well we were dominating them. Once we got up 20-10, we let them claw their way back and tie the game, when it could've been put out reach (I keep remembering Brees missing Ginn wide open that could've been a TD).

What did we even do after going up 20-10? That miracle bomb to Ginn is the last note-worthy play I remember, and that was almost intercepted and was a miracle.

We had them at the edge of a cliff and simply couldn't push them down all the way. That game really reminded me of the December match against Pittsburgh. We blew a 10 point lead in that game and needed the defense to pull miracles to bail us out while the offense did nothing for most of the second half. Despite our defense getting all those stops and a turnover, we still just barely won that game even though we were dominating them early in the game.

I really hope the defense gets better next year. They were the difference maker at the end of the year and they almost bailed us out in that game... They were just tired from being on the field so long in the second half when we kept punting.