True story... At the conclusion of the Falcons win, as my wife and I were walking up the stairs from the lower bowl and reached the landing, we realized she had left her jacket at our seats, which were in Row 11. I was fairly buzzed and like an idiot, I leaned over the landing railing to yell at our friends who were just leaving the seats, to pick up her jacket... SAFE wouldn't let me back down until everyone had cleared out from the steps...Of course, there was no way my voice could be heard down at Row 11... but as I was leaning over the railing, my feet (hadn't realized I was standing in a puddle of spilled beer), slipped and... yep, I flipped right over the railing and fell onto the empty seats roughly 6 feet below! I bounced off a few seats and then bounced right up as if nothing happened... Little did I know my head was bleeding and later found out, after a late night visit to the ER, that I fractured 3 ribs!
Anyway, 2 weeks later here we were at the Eagles game...Not sure if any of you have ever experienced rib injuries, but man... I could barely get out of bed for a solid week, without screaming in agony! By the time the Eagles game rolled around, getting out of bed was easier, but if I sneezed or coughed - holy crap it hurt!!
When Fitz caught his TD pass off the flee-flicker, everyone around us flipped out and began hugging anyone within a 10 foot range of us!! This large woman who we all loved, came over and gave me a bear-hug I'll never forget... I screamed so loud I think the players on the field heard me!! And all the while, she thought I was screaming because of Fitz's TD!!!
What an experience...
