Each step I took wouldn’t have been little if I had been within the concession line at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and heard Bobby Brown blasting by way of the audio system. That $2 scorching canine must wait till the third quarter of Washington Commanders vs Atlanta Falcons.
There could be half-hour of soccer recreation motion remaining. Non-Tremendous Bowl halftimes are quick within the NFL. Solely a handful of minutes had been obtainable to see the King of R&B get busy on stage. Week 6 was the 80s recreation for the Falcons. The gamers wore throwback uniforms and one of many decade’s greatest stars hit the stage.
His fast halftime vitality injection didn’t linger lengthy sufficient for the Falcons to make use of it and knock off the Commanders, 24-16. That was the rating for practically your complete fourth quarter because the Falcons weren’t in a position to put extra factors on the board after the 12-minute mark, and the Commanders did not salt the sport away.
All the explosive expertise on each of those offenses and nonetheless that remaining quarter was painful to observe at occasions. Brown, nonetheless, was a refreshing sight. The Gumby minimize and saggy pants have lengthy been gone, however the legend continues to be a showman. He’s additionally proof that nice music is timeless, even when he can not assault the stage with the identical depth as he did at 20 years previous.
Let that 80’s baseline of “My Prerogative” blare over a speaker, and whether or not an individual was launched to Brown when he was with New Version, or by that meme of him bursting out of a helicopter in that 2002 Ja Rule music video, that track will get heads of all ages nodding.
For Falcons followers, a short deal with like that’s a lot deserved. For all of their good skill-position gamers, Desmond Ridder’s erratic quarterback play is stopping the staff from having one of many high offensive items within the NFL. Watching him spend entire video games not paying a lot consideration to Kyle Pitts must be exhausting on followers, together with the 2 fourth-quarter interceptions. That’s on high of all the different eyesores and heartache that the fanbase has been pressured to cope with since Brown was on the high of the charts, and the Falcons recurrently donned the pink helmets that they wore in Week 6.
A loss after arising empty on three of 4 possessions within the fourth quarter is enjoyable for nobody. However as merciless as that loss was, Bobby B had the gang on their toes, and in a greater temper than might be reached merely with $2 canine and $5 beer.
