Page 47 of Sack

“Are you sure we’re still talking about football?”

“Yes, doesn’t that sound exciting?”

“Only if we’re not still talking about football.”

He chuckled and stood, swatting her foot. “Get dressed and meet me downstairs.”

She took another sip of her coffee and set it on the nightstand before climbing out of bed. She padded to the dresser and grabbed some clean clothes from her bag then made a beeline for the bathroom. No morning sex meant she needed a cold shower.

“Now, watch carefully, the defense is going to blitz.”

“What’s a blitz again?” They’d been watching for over an hour and the only thing Ivy had enjoyed so far was the tight uniform pants. But in her opinion, that alone was worth watching the game.

“When three or more defensive players rush the quarterback, not giving his offense enough time to get in position and protect him. They’re trying to either sack him or get him to throw the ball early.”

“And sacking is bad, right?”

“Yes, yards are lost as well as a down.”

Okay, down she knew. The offense only had four of them to gain ten yards.

“Have you ever been sacked?”

He belly laughed even though she hadn’t meant to be funny. “Many, many… many times.”

She jabbed his bare foot with her equally bare toe. “It was an honest question.”

They were sitting side by side on the couch, feet propped on the coffee table watching a big screen that took up more than half the wall. The car she had in college was smaller than Colt’s TV. Okay, so that might be an exaggeration, but not by much.

His expression sobered. “I know. I’m sorry. It’s just I’ve been sacked so many times I’ve lost count. But I’m sure there’s a stat for it somewhere.”

He didn’t sound happy that may be a possibility.

Moving on. “So, let me see if I’ve got this straight. A field goal is worth three points and a touchdown is worth seven, right?”

“No, a touchdown is worth six. The extra point comes from the kick after the touchdown.”

Wait a minute. That didn’t make sense. “Why is kicking the ball through the U-shaped thingy—”

“The upright.”

“Right, that. Why is kicking it after a touchdown worth fewer points than making a field goal? They’re both the same action of kicking the ball through the upright.”

“Because nine times out of ten a field goal is made from a greater distance on the field. The average field goal attempt is usually thirty-five to forty yards and a PAT—or point after touchdown—kick is only thirty-two.”

“What’s the farthest field goal ever kicked?”

Colt grinned. “Finally, a trivia fact I know that you don’t.”

“Gloating isn’t sexy.”

“Maybe not, but it sure does feel good.”

Ivy harrumphed. “Just answer the question.”

“Sixty-four yards by Matt Prater in 2013 and only four have ever been made at sixty-three.”

“Wow.”

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