The season started out well for the Baltimore Hawks, putting on a defensive clinic against the Butchers and smashing the Outlaws after their 62-0 rout of my former team, the SaberCats. Personally, my stats were sufficient, as the only stat that really matters is the W column. And yet, a feeling of disappointment lingers after our undefeated start, and it comes after our week 3 tangle with rivals from Yellowknife. We had the win, locked up, boxed up, and tied up neatly with a little bow, until the final 6 seconds of the game happened. Six seconds is all it takes to go from a feeling of elation to feeling like the worst piece of garbage on Earth. In those six seconds, we watched as our undefeated start, divisional lead, and win against a rival were all dashed, as Bigsby hit Swift for the go-ahead touchdown leaving no time remaining on the clock. As an offensive player, there was nothing I could do, and with no time left on the clock, I could not even attempt to bring back victory from the jaws of defeat. What can be done to erase this disappointment from the forefront of my mind? As a great man once said, just win baby. See you in week 10, Yellowknife.
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