My Daily Flirt with Danger

I'm sitting next to somebody at work who has conjunctivitis.

Oh, the pain... the pain

Dr. Smith would have been in pain during Sunday's match-up between the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. Seattle lost two players to injury... defensive end Chris Clemons tore his ACL and kicker Steven Hauschka hobbled through the game in pain due to a calf injury.

Frankly though, I could do without another Redskins quarterback suffering a leg injury. The painful knee twist that phenom Robert Griffin III suffered was a flashback-inducing reminder of Joe Theisman's famous leg break.

Despite the injuries and the abysmal field conditions, this was a great game featuring 3 of the NFL's marquee rookie players; RG3, Russell Wilson, and Alfred Morris all played with talent that explains why fans on both coasts have been ecstatic all season long. For me, it was a game of loyalties. Since before I can remember, the Redskins have been my team. My Christmas tree still has a Billy Kilmer ornament. At the same time, I've been a Seahawks fan since my 7th grade football team by the same name won the championship.

Sure would have been nice to see these teams in the conference championship instead of the first round.