IT’S NOT OVER TILL IT’S OVER by Pennie Hunt

​I was at an unforgettable football game last weekend. If you like football, you know what game I am talking about. The Broncos vs the Giants.

I am not a football expert, but I have been to a lot of games. My husband has owned season tickets to the Broncos since 1974. I have joined him at games for more than 25 years. We rarely miss a game. But this wasn’t just a game. It was a GAME!

If you are a Bronco fan, the first two quarters were disappointing, with the score going into halftime at Giants 13 and Broncos 0. But for us and the usual group who sat around us, we concentrated on what a beautiful day it was, even hot for almost the end of October and the halftime event. For the Broncos, this was a celebration of alumni weekend, which brought in many of the great Bronco players from past years. During an emotional halftime ceremony, Demaryius Thomas #88 was posthumously inducted into the Bronco Ring of Fame. Thomas was a popular player who died in 2021 at the age of 33.

The third quarter was even harder to watch than the first two, ending in a score of the Giants 19 and the Broncos still at 0. The 4th quarter gave us a glimmer when the Broncos got on the scoreboard, but when the Giants hit 26 to the Broncos 8, something happened. A huge number of fans left.

They had given up on any chance of the Broncos winning in the remaining time. They gave up on their team. The river of orange as the people flowed out of the stadium was conspicuous. I said to my husband, “It’s not over till it’s over.” We stayed in our seats.

Man, were we glad we did. You know the rest of the story. In the frenzy of excitement, the Broncos continued to add points, including completing two-point conversions twice, which added 8+8 points to the score. In the last quarter, the Broncos scored an unbelievable 33 points, winning the game 33 to 32. As they say, the crowd went wild!

Even being there and seeing this firsthand, it was hard to believe it really happened. Did the Broncos get a burst of energy and determination? Did they get a boost from the new Ring of Fame angel who wore the number 88 and passed at 33 years old? Did he guide them to the extraordinary 2-point conversions (8+8) and a 33-point win?

As we drove through the traffic to get home, I kept thinking about the game. The most amazing turnaround I have ever seen. I also thought about all the fans who gave up and left early. How many times in life do we give up too soon? How many times do we walk away from our team, our job, our relationship, too soon? How many times do we regret that we gave up too soon and missed the real ending?

I can only imagine how those fans who left early must have felt. They missed experiencing the excitement of the game of games. They missed the best turnaround ever. Who knows, maybe they missed a divine intervention from an angel. What I do know is they gave up on their team. They gave up on their fellow fans. They gave up on their hope. They gave up before it was over. 

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 It’s not over till it’s over.
Don’t give up too soon.
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