Battle of the Beltways

Rivalries rock, and last nights game was no exception. The Baltimore Ravens and the Washington Redskins faced off in a preseason battle. The night was highly anticipated all week. We as people sometimes have an event coming up or that we are counting on, and this was mine. Thanks to my friends Mr. Scott Jenkins and Rebecca Miller for buying the tickets and inviting me to come.

The adventure started with me taking the light rail. Holy wow... It's amazing the type of people you will see or meet on that form of transportation. After the ride into Baltimore, Miller and I then had to find each other. Think of unbearable loud noises. Every step, was done carefully as to not run into anyone. The sounds in the background of train horns, street peddlers, and drunk tail-gaters made Miller and I's phone conversation almost impossible. Though we finally met up, and it was time to start the night!

We made it up to the top level where our seats were and after gathering some refreshments, I headed to our seats. Miller went to grab some dough, so I was the first to locate our spot. The first thing I notice are these very loud and at the time (prior to kick off) slightly intoxicated Ravens fans. A smile started to form on my face, because I knew that the night would be full of words. Miller finally made it to the nose-bleeds, and just in time for kick off.

What a beautiful night for a game. The view was great, the company great, and both of our favorite teams battling it out. Miller was dressed to the nines with her Redskins colors shown and fully supported, finished off tremendously with her trademark moccasins, while I cheered with a quite nice Ravens jersey. So the game was on! Miller and the Redskins versus Banks and the Ravens.

The game started out slow but it gave us time to catch up. I thought about it later and realized we haven't hung out much since soccer. For those who don't know, Miller was Horizon's star sweeper. And then it happened... the stadium, me, and the outspoken fans in front of us, had to wince as the Redskins scored the first points of the game. Miller had a great time making it well known who she was rooting for. Back and forth Miller and the burley Baltimore boys went. Miller held her own well, though her team was winning.

Quarters went by and the game was still led by the other local team, the Redskins. The excitement of the game surfaced at the end of the third quarter and final quarter. The Ravens were on the hunt and pecked away at the deficit. I could see Rebecca getting a little unsure of her team as she knew very well the game was very much alive for the opposing team. With minutes left in the final quarter the Ravens found a receiver in the end zone to take their first lead of the game. The crowd and I jumped out of our seats; we could smell victory. This left the Redskins little time to mount a drive to win or tie. But as sure as I sit here, they did. They finished the final seconds of the game with a game-tieing field goal. We were onto OT(overtime).

The Ravens won the coin toss and would receive the ball. This luck of the draw was what they needed. They capitalized on a play and then hit a receiver for the game winning touch down.
BAM... It happened so fast, and the Ravens won the battle. Overall it was such a great time, even if my team had lost, it would have rocked. Thanks Miller for the invite and being an awesome sport. I totally enjoyed hanging out and the conversations. You rock! But never forget who won. :-)