Win and You're In

This is not how things were planned at the beginning of the season. After their third loss in a row, the Commas now find themselves in a position in which they must win their last two games in order to qualify for the playoffs. For those of you who wanted drama, now you have it. (I didn't want drama, btw.)

About that loss: Oxford played the only unbeaten team in the division, a squad that calls itself "What!?" Things got off to a rough start as Oxford's offense was continually frustrated, unable to get into What's territory (I feel stupid writing that). Meanwhile, the bad guys were able to score three unanswered touchdowns. At the end of the half, Oxford mounted a drive that came to a halt on the one yard line, forcing them to go into the break down 18-0.

After the half, the Commas defense kept the team in the game, with two interceptions by Daniel, but the offense was undone by several uncharacteristic turnovers. A late touchdown to Elyse (her first of the season) and Gonzo were not enough to catch up. The game ended on a Hail Mary touchdown to Daniel, but the contest was already settled: 36-18.

So now, the Commas have to win against the Untouchables and the NYIT Bears in order to make it into the playoffs for the first time. This calls for the Inspirational Football Clip of the Week, a play that should remind everyone to ignore the voice in their head that says, "Hey, even if we lose, it was still a good season."

Here are the clips for the week. Thanks go to Gina, as usual. Sorry if this looks like the Daniel show, but the guy had a huge game. All of the videos are here.

Matt grabs a short pass.



Daniel across the middle.



Domenic catches one off of his knee.



Ash hangs on to a hard pass.



What scores on a big play.



Commas defense takes back the ball.



Dayne completes a pass to Robert.



Jon "The Law" B. doesn't care that he's wearing glasses.



Elyse almost gets an interception. The sideline goes wild.



The Daniel show continues with a great catch.



Close-up of Iain's catch.



Dayne scrambles and throws.



Big catch for Daniel.



Behold the dumbest interception of all time. (Luckily, the other one somehow didn't make it onto YouTube. No, I did not pay Gina to do that.)



A near interception for Ash and Gonzo.



Following an interception returned for a touchdown, Alex stops the conversion attempt with an interception. A word of warning: lower your volume. Gina goes crazy.



Daniel keeps the team alive with an interception.



At last we score, on a TD for Elyse. Yes, Gina. It is sexy.



Dayne with the defensive stop.



A long scramble followed by a catch for Elyse. Yes, Dayne, you were open. But I was distracted by the girl with short-shorts chasing me around. Sorry.



Gonzo scores, even though he doesn't seem to realize it. "Uh, no, he was in," Daniel insists.



Dayne hits Iain on a deep throw.



Even though the game is out of reach, Daniel invites everyone to a "party in the end zone."