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It was September 1944. The Allies, after liberating Paris, had entered Germany. In December, Germany would begin its last-ditch offensive at the Battle of the Bulge. Soon, it would all be over.
A couple of seconds after Tony Romo scrambled and fired the apparent winning touchdown pass, the Dallas Cowboys’ celebration was canceled. The NFL is a roller coaster of emotions that we as bettors buy tickets to ride every Sunday, from morning to night.
Jim Fassel thinks back on it now and remembers all the eerie feelings after the world changed forever. The United Airlines plane waiting to depart as one he was traveling on landed in Newark early that September day. United Flight 93. Sitting at the next terminal. Loading passengers, all of whom would be dead within a few hours. Just waiting to depart.
On the opening drive of the NFL season opener, it was business as usual for the New Orleans Saints. There was no containing Drew Brees, who shot down the field with the aggression of a wildfire.
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