BOX Football - Game 1 vs. Cincinnati

It's 74 degrees on the last weekend of August (suck it global warming!) at Stade BOX Left as the 2010 season gets underway.  Kaylor is highlighted in the pregame show as a key for Cincinnati's D.

1st quarter -
Jay kicks off to start the year!
Woodyard comes up with our 1st trick play of the year... Cinci is about to pick up a 1st down when Bob dives at the RB's ankles causing him to jump backwards to avoid the tackle. In the course of jumping backwards the RB jumps back behind the 1st down marker and runs out of bounds... BOX football is smart! Followed by a 3rd down stuff.
PJ is back! and doesn't get hurt on his first run of the year!
Dammit. Cincinnati has scouted my favorite play (send everyone right, scramble the QB left.) Punting time.
Jay drops his 1st punt of the year at the 2.
WTF!!! Woodyard forces a fumble at the 2... Cinci O-lineman scoops it up and rumbles for 33 yards.
(this game better get less exciting soon, too many notes.)
Hold on a minute, there's a booth review: Turns out the runner was down! back to the 2.
All-American Joey has the 1st INT of the year. A leaping one-handed grab.
BOX takes advantage of the TO to score the first TD of the year! Nick to Jandy from 10 yards out. 7-0 BOX.
Jay apparently took leg steroids over the summer and is bombing kick-offs into the endzone.
End of the 1st, still 7-0.

2nd quarter -
Ryno knocks down a pass at the line. The Cinci QB must be very short.
Herbstreit says once you find the hole, you should just keep pounding it in there.
So we do. Methodical drive leads to PJ from the 2. 14-0 BOX.
Cinci responds by once again going 3 and out.
We go for it on 4th and inches at midfield and BAM! PJ gets stuffed. Hope this doesn't get the Bearcats fired up.
Oops. Bearcats angry. Bearcats smash BOX D. 14-7. The Cincinnati TD was scored by unfortunately named I. Pead.
Uh oh. Nick throws his first pick of the year after a Cinci LB puts on a jet pack to grab a ball 6 feet over his head.
Crap. Long TD pass = tie game. 14-14.
Driving down field to try to take the lead at the half, Nick takes a big sack and we've got our 1st injury of the year!
Nick has a bruised elbow. Laura nails a 34-yard FG as the half ends. BOX 17-14.

3rd quarter -
2 plays into the 2nd half and Nick is down again.
3 and out.
After MRBaum drops what would have been a pick-6, Corso explains that he has lousy hands (that's what she said!)
Nick must be ok cause he's back in after a Cinci punt.
4th and inches from the same point on the field, Corso starts questioning my manhood if I don't go for it. Obviously, we punt.
Jay punts it out of bounds inside the 1. Up yours Corso!
Cincinnati goes play action and completes a 99-yard TD pass. Up mine! Cincinnati 21-17!
Another INT gives Cinci the ball back in BOX territory. Officially worried now.
BOX dodges a bullet when the Cinci FG hits the upright and bounces away.
At the end of 3: Cincinnati 21-17.

4th quarter -
It's the return of the Flying Phillipino! (Only this time it's more like the Falling Phillipino) PJ from 1-yard out. BOX leads 24-21.
Everybody's All-American!!! Joey takes the next Cinci play back for a TAINT! 2 TDs in 13 seconds. BOX 31-21.
Cinci marches right back and scores: 31-28.
After slamming our way to 3 running 1st downs with PJ and Dave alternating carries. Nick hits Werley on a little curl that Werley turns into a 31-yard TD reception! BOX 38-28. 2:34 to go.
The D steps up big time and forces 4 straight incomplete passes. Two of the passes were knocked down by Dime Back Ryan Levine. Good thing The Monkey talked him out of transferring to Illinois.
Now to kill the clock.
PJ is named Russell Athletic Supporter of the Game.
Laura drills a 32-yard FG. 41-28 BOX leads with :52 left.
Mike drops his 2nd INT of the game but otherwise the game ends without incident.
Joey's Pick-6 is the play of the game.
Final Score: BOX 41 - Bearcats 28. The BOX takes home the Cin-Day Road Memorial Road Kill.

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