It was the Saints' first home game of the season, and I thought it would be a pushover.  I was wrong.  Michael Vick was in rare form, throwing 30-yard passes left and right.  The running game also surprised me at times.  Offensively, I was a bit sluggish.  Deuce McAllister had nowhere to run the whole game, and Dan Marino wasn't doing very well either.

Before halftime, I was down 10-7 with 12 seconds left on the Falcons' 20.  I thought I could pull off a big pass and score, but I only made it to the 2.  I took a 14-10 lead in the 3rd quarter, only to be answered by Atlanta.  I tried like no other to get back to the end zone, but it became apparent that I wouldn't make it.  I had no choice but to kick it.  However, I had no timeouts, so I had to throw away a pass which resulted in an Intentional Grounding penalty.  I made the kick with 4 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

Nothing happened on either end until the final seconds, where my kicker (by the way, I named him Cloud Strife; he's probably the best kicker you could self-create) booted a 34-yarder to win 20-17.  My next game is against Tampa Bay.  Hopefully it will be nothing like this game.