The Prelude, Week 4: There Are No One-Night Stands in the NFL

Published: September 28, 2007, 8:00 am

Filed under: NFL FansMatt Ufford is the editor of With Leather and a co-founder of Kissing Suzy Kolber. The Prelude is his sincere examination of the coming NFL weekend.Somewhere in American culture, there's a reigning notion that the fourth date is the proper time for two romantically interested parties get to know each other intimately. Of course, there's a wide spectrum for the timing of Biblical knowledge -- from the wedding night to a cursory greeting and an exchange of money -- but an accepted norm (from what I hear) is the fourth date.So, too, is it in the NFL. I'm not saying anyone outside of Minnesota is actually having sex with entire NFL teams -- but those first three games of the NFL season play out in the same manner as the early stages of dating. Prepare yourselves for some metaphors that I've mixed like a dirty martini at the Rainbow Room.Continue reading The Prelude, Week 4: There Are No One-Night Stands in the NFLPermalink Email this Comments

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