While the holiday season is in full swing of spreading
holiday cheer there is not much to cheer about if you’re a Washington Redskins
fan. It was obvious when Santa’s little helpers (from Kansas City) dropped off
a big red stocking full of coal at FedEx last week that said RG3-10.
Coaches, players and fans may have given up on this
dysfunctional team, but there are still some of us fans who are still trying to
make the last home game fun, even when our team is the 2nd worst
team in the entire NFL.
I have been extremely blessed by being invited to every home
game for the past five seasons from the White family. Clearly, they are saints to put up with my
shenanigans. (For the record. Jim provokes it and Tom instigates it.) Last year
Jim lost a bet to me and had to dress up like Santa for the Dallas game. So naturally, we bet on who would dress like
Santa for this years Dallas game. I won, again and Jim would be Santa (even
though he looks more like Willie from Bad Santa).
Somehow the bet changed during the Atlanta game.
I was clearly bad luck as I watched the game. I saw all of
Atlanta’s 17 points in the first half, but then I saw Moss drop balls and three
consecutive fumbles for the Redskins. I managed to miss all 21 of the Redskins
points in the first half. (Potty break, first turnover had to change into a
different Redskins shirt, threw the remote and knocked over my Diet Mt. Dew so
I was cleaning up my mess instead of looking at the TV). At halftime I realized
that I had to keep distracting myself when we were on offense and then we would
score. “Labels Out” just like the Bud Light commercial, superstitions work,
right?!
When Atlanta went up 24-20 in the 3rd I was told
during a group text to shop for a Mrs. Claus costume. So I did. I now know
where the ‘ho’ in holidays comes from. But I managed to find a costume that
with boots will cover most of my skin. (We were going for Mrs. Claus, not
Granny Claus.) Costume approved by Jim and a shipping confirmation later I was
wondering how I just agreed to dress up as Mrs. Claus? I didn’t lose the bet!
What just happened? And just as I looked at the TV and Atlanta drills a 51 yarder
to go up 27-20. Seconds later the group text-er’s yell at me to stop watching,
busted!
With three minutes left in the game I had to leave my house.
I’m not sure what was worse, the Redskins or my decision to go to the mall
during the holiday season on a Sunday. #Fail #Fail #Fail I live two miles from
the mall and it look me 33 minutes to get there. I listened to the game on the
radio and my horn honking in celebration of Santa Moss’s TD blended in with the
other “friendly” drivers horn honking in traffic. Then, I hear they are going
for two and trying to go for the win with 18 seconds left. My fist thought was
is Shanahan trying to get fired? If Kia made the extra point and the game was
tied then the Redskins still had a chance to play and win in OT. But leave it
to those Shananhan’s to make a statement by saying if they go for two and win,
then they look like they are trying
to win. If they kick the extra point and tie, they still have to coach/work and
go to OT. Both teams have no chance at a post-season appearance so the game
meant nothing to the NFL.
But WINS mean everything to the fans and Mike & Kyle
made a statement by saying it’s time for them to go.
Pictures of Mrs. Claus may or may not be posted on Instagram: ALISONSTCLAIR4
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