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What Is The Playoff Push Essay

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The Playoff Push

It was week 13, and panic was beginning to set in. My record was now 6-6 after losing 3 weeks in a row. The playoffs were approaching and I was fighting for a playoff spot, trying to beat out the other teams who were holding me back, like Poseidon. I studied the waiver wire, trying not cut my finger on my shattered phone, over and over again like my life depended on it. The TV was playing softly in the background, just loud enough so I could hear it. Then I heard the words that I wait all week for, “And now welcome your host, Matthew Berry”.
Matthew Berry was like my Athena, guiding me through my journey and helping me make decisions. I was watching extra carefully today, trying not to blink so I don’t miss any …show more content…

Touchdown after Touchdown, point after point, but I sat motionless on the couch, like a sack of potatoes, trying not to miss a minute of the action. The day felt like it would never end.
The morning games were beginning to end, and the afternoon games were beginning to kickoff now and I was losing 65-55, but I knew that a comeback was still possible. Then all the stars began to align. Within the span of 3 minutes, McCown threw a touchdown, Evans caught a touchdown and Matt Prater nailed a field goal right through the middle of the uprights. I was now winning 97-86 with only the Sunday night game remaining. Tonight the Vikings were playing the seemingly unstoppable Jaguars in Jacksonville. Earlier in the day, I ended up making the last minute decision to start Murray over McCoy, however, he still had Bortles and Fournette to play. The projections were 102-105 in his favor, and we were neck to neck and the race was about to end.
The time had come, it was now or never. I was still sitting on the couch, but now I was sitting up tense, panicking with blood rushing through my veins. They had just kicked off and my dad sat down next to me with a comforting look and put his long, hairy arm over my shoulder. Trying to make me a little more at ease he said: “I’m praying for you buddy.”
The Jaguars were off to a hot start in the first half, with Bortles throwing two perfect touchdown passes to Marcedes Lewis, who seemed as big as the Laestrygonians, and

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