Hats off to PM...Very good team. I figured this one for a dogfight, and all signs pointed to that early. I was really afraid the two turnovers in PM territory would come back and bite us, because good teams capitalize on them....You guys did just that. Nelson is a stud, and the numbers speak for themselves, but I was more than impressed with Dawson and Cook, particularly on the defensive side. I can't see us lining up against a better duo for a long, long time, and hate I missed seeing Wheeler.
I was really pleased with our balance offensively, and we've done a much better job making defenses guess lately. Once we got the ground game thru the middle going with Harbor and Beamer dives, things seemed to open up for us a bit. Very proud of our defensive effort as well. I know some play calling for PM was a little...meh...but that was a talented team from Buena Vista that even stacking the box usually doesn't help. I know someone mentioned it earlier (maybe mmqp?) that we forced the panic button a little early. I think that's absolutely correct.
Knowing PM's dominance in the 80's, pregame, I caught myself wondering, "It's so weird we've never played this team in football with all the success we've both had." I know timing and PM's stint in the East had a lot to do with that, but now that the game is over, it just feels like these two teams would, and should, play more often. I'm happy to have seen the first, and I can guaran-damn-tee it won't be the last.