Opening Drive 🚗 – Seattle kicks a Field Goal, lead 3-0

New England – moves near midfield and then needs to punt on 4th and 9 (7:11-1)

Seattle starts second drive 🚗 on its own 9 yard line… it will go down as a 3 & out but an exciting one. Donald just missed a Touchdown pass….. Punted back to New England.

New England – drive #2…(6:07-1)…Patriots get 1 first down and then tackledrive for a loss on three straight plays. Punted on 4th and 25.

Seattle – Drive 🚗 #3 (3:29) – own 13…First Down, then Punt

New England – (0:19-1) own 32. Run 🏃‍♂️ 1 play then end of quarter.

SEATTLE 3, NEW ENGLAND 0

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New England – 3 and out, escaping an interception…Punt to the Seattle 23.

Seattle – (14:10) went for the 💣💣💣 on 1st down, great defense. Run 🏃‍♂️ for 1st down. Then do it again…Walker looking marvelous…39 yard Field Goal , now 6-0 at 11:16 (2)

New England – 3 and out, another sack by the Hawks defense Punt to the Seattle 29.

Seattle – (9:16) – First Down for Walker by run 🏃‍♂️, then Walker by pass, Drive stalls at 4:58 and the Hawks nail the coffin ⚰ corner on the punt!!

New England – Own 2…huge 3rd down conversion from their 5. 1st flag of game at 3:09 (2)…4th and 12 at 3:03, Punt should give Hawks good field position.

Seattle – starts 6th drive 🚗 from own 44 at 2:50…Walker runs for a first down and now we have the 2:00 warning ⚠️. Another First Down…TO 0:32… Catch or Not for Kupp ?? 41 yard FG with 0:11 remaining.. Now 9-0

New England – Time for 1 play from their own 29… Kneel down at 5:09 local time.

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More 2 Follow…

Finally time to kickoff again !!! 5:43pm

New England – 3 and out. Punt, great punt back to Seattle 8 yard line 14:02

Seattle – First Down, First Down, First Down (Who knew Donald could run 🏃‍♂️!!)First Down, = 41 yard Field Goal, now 12 -0..9:12 (3)

FYI – I thought the Dunkin commercial was toooo funny !

We had a Jake Bobosighting on the kickoff return !

New England – 3 and out after a 7 yard gain o1st down..Punt to Seattle 18 at 7:12

Seattle – sack on 1st down changed the play calling. 3 and out Punt at 5:10. Block in the back of return was BIG.

Budweiser with a great spot !

New England – 3 and out, Punt

XFINITY scores !!!

Seattle (3:38) own 21… 3 and out but Bobo looked good out there, right  Punt to NE 27 with 1:55(3)

New England  gets first down on defensive holding . Sack and FUMBLE at 0:10!!!!!!

Seattle – First Down, end of 3rd quarter. First Down, TOUCHDOWN !!!!!! 13:24 (4)

New England – Big First Down on deep pass. Followed by a picture perfect deep ball for a Touchdown 19-7… plenty of game left to play.

Seattle – (12:22)- Own31, Oh so close on 3rd down deep ball but Punt downed at the 4 yard line (10:40)

New England ‘- clutch 1st down, Maye big run 🏃‍♂️ for another First Down. INTERCEPTION and nice return 8:37 left

Seattle – Walker again with a First Down, and then he does it again (MVP). 5:35 left after 26 yard Field Goal makes it 22-7

New England – pick up First Down and then Sack #7is a strip , returnsed for the Knock Out Punch 👊 TD at 4:27(4) or was it an interception????

New England – First Down, First Down, First Down into Red Zone at 2:32 (4). Touchdown at 2:21 on a shoe 👞 string catch. Try for two fails, 29 – 13…

Seattle recovers the onside kick at 2:20. Notice that NE kicked it away from sure handed Bobo!!!

They have ruled the defensive TD a pick six versus a fumble. One less sack for the defense.

Holding penalty denies Walker his Kodak moment….TD called back. Two minute warning ⚠️ and Seattle will punt after the break.

Dickson = $$$$$, 3rd time pinning NE inside their 10 on a Punt.

New England – First Down, First Down, First Down by penalty, Patriots playing to the final gun🔫. First Down but game over at 7:23 pm Pacific!!!!!

The day the phone rang with an invitation to bring a guest to Washington DC to meet a Washington Redskins football player I told my Boss that the timing wasn’t right. I added that the only Redskins player or alum I would have an interest in meeting would be Sonny Jurgensen.

The laughter 🤣 that came next told me that day was going to be one that I would cherish forever.

Most people simply don’t connect Jurgensen with Duke University Football because Sonny played at a time when players went both ways.

We were allowed to bring 1 guest and 1 piece of memorabilia for Sonny to sign. Hence, I brought a Duke football helmet and our youngest child, Rebecca Carter at the time. Sonny was full fledged Sonny at the site of the Duke gear.

Julio Pascual ran the transportation department at the Washington Post and to this day, my working relationship with Julio takes a back seat 💺 to nobody. Class Act and he is currently living the life of retirement down in Sunny Florida.

Jurgensen picked off more passes (10 to 6) then he threw for touchdowns while playing for the Blue Devils. After a Hall of Fame career in the Nation’s Capital, Sonny took his knowledge of the game and passion for storytelling and turned it into an impressive broadcasting career.

Teaming up for a while with Sam Huff, the broadcast leaned towards two guys enjoying a beverage and just talking about a game they loved.

That night 🌙 at the restaurant, the 15 and ➕1 of us where taking turns asking questions to the Legendary man and clearly some of the 30 people in the room didn’t know what Sonny was all about.

Each time it was my turn, Sonny smiled because he knew that I would offer him a topic that would allow him to wave his arms and tell a story. He excelled at telling a story and hopefully he can tell them for a long time in Heaven 🙏🙏🙏.

Life was simpler back then and I miss those days. God Bless You, Sonny !