So right, if the big fella there throws the ball to yer man down there, and he hasn't completed a sack in the 3rd down....uhh, ahhhmmm. Huh?

I agree! The game as a contest SUCKED! The game as a sport is just unbearable. They made 4 x 15 minutes last 3 HOURS! I prefer rugby in a huge way, and the constant stops by the refs, 7 of them, the teams endless interruptions with timeouts and running in to touch with the 'ball' were relieved only by an army of cheerleaders

I'd love to see what a team of rugby players could do to these guys. They train to run around a field for most of their 80 minutes, but the longest play made in this match was about 7 seconds. Then it's time for a group huddle, the ref to swap the ball 7 or 8 times, the team to be entirely replaced during offensive\defensive changes, the cheerleaders to jiggle a little more, a quick mission to retrieve a 'WHAT! 6 BUCKS! Does it produce some kind of dizzying high?' hotdog so they can get their breath back.

And there was this bogling crow creature humiliating himself in between the long dark teatimes of the game

I know now how Americans feel about cricket, so touché