Watching the Broncos flop in multiple Super Bowl appearances taught me a few things. An early experiment of emotional investment. My kids are now the age I was then.
After the letdown of one of the several losses, I remember looking at the situation from the outside. It was a deep level of stress that could be totally avoidable, it seemed.
I don’t invest much in sports teams, but I do enjoy watching them in the moment. Broncos and Patriots played a great game, with Denver coming out on top and winning the AFC. Carolina completely destroyed Arizona to take the NFC title. It’s a strange matchup emotionally for me this year – we have now been in North Carolina for 6 months, and are really making it home.
So two home teams, but still have a little place in my heart for the Orange and Blue.
Go Broncos!
-DoD
Dear ol' Dad 
We’ll have mixed emotions this year too. Imagine our delema if there were some kind of three-way match which included Arizona. Felt sorry for Grandma yesterday.
I’m just glad my happiness does not hang on these games.
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