When an opposing team player commits a terrible error during an important game, the reaction of many sports enthusiasts is joy. Our team will win! We reign, you set!
But not all sports enthusiasts.
A minute and a half from the end of an NFL eliminatory match on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens had marked a touch to reduce their deficit against the Buffalo Bills, bringing the scoring to 27-25. A conversion of 2 points would equalize the match.
“All season is essentially summed up for this play,” said TV presenter Play-By-Play, Jim Nantz.
The Ravens quarter-Arrière, Lamar Jackson, launched the ball to the close winger Mark Andrews, who was on the goal line. He caught it … and he dropped it. To be honest, he seemed to slip when the ball reached him on the snowy field of Buffalo. But he dropped him.
The whole season has summed up this game. And the Ravens spoiled everything and lost the game. Their season was over.
But at least some fans of the Bills felt sympathy, even in the middle of their triumph.
Andrews suffers from type 1 diabetes and two fans of Bills have decided to collect funds for Breakthrough T1D, a charitable organization supporting research and advocacy on the diabetes it supported. Their language is just a little different from the fiery discourse that some football fans like to use when they discuss the match.
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