God’s Quarterback
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This past Sunday two of your favorite Christian quarterbacks, Kurt Warner and Jon Kitna, faced off in the middle of the desert to determine once and for all whose side God was on.
Let’s review what went down:
Touchdowns: Kitna threw for 2 touchdowns, but Warner threw for 3. Advantage: Warner.
Interceptions: Kitna threw 2 picks, Warner threw only 1. Advantage: Warner.
Fumbles: Kurt Warner fumbled the ball once (it was the 22nd time in his career). Kitna fumbed 3 times in the game, losing 2 of them. Advantage: Warner.
Halloween Costumes: Jon Kitna dressed up as a naked assistant coach to poke fun at the Joe Cullen, the Lions coach who was arrested for driving naked through a Wendy’s Drive-Thru last year. Though he later apologized for it, we here at Prayers for Blowouts thought it was pretty funny. Coach Cullen thought so as well. (and incidentally, one of Kitna’s teammates dressed up as a Bible-thumping John Kitna.) Kurt Warner dressed up like Kurt Warner, which was also pretty funny. Advantage: Kitna.
Body Armor: Kurt Warner wore a heavy arm brace to protect a torn ligament in his left shoulder. The injury kept him off the field in goal-line situations, where Tim Rattay was called upon because Warner’s brace made it hard to hand the ball off. John Kitna wasn’t wearing any armor, but he does have a shaved head, which counts for something. Advantage: Warner.
Final Score: The Cardinals won the game, 31-21. Advantage: Warner.
Concussions: Kitna miraculously came back from his third career concussion to rally the Lions over the Vikings in overtime earlier this year. Warner owes most of his success to concussion-prone Trent Green’s knee injury for the Rams back in 1999 that allowed Warner to lead St. Louis to a Super Bowl. Advantage: Kitna.
Pre-Game Prayers: We tried to hire some spies to go inside the teams’ locker rooms, but apparently they are all on staff with the New England Patriots at this time. We’ll call this one a push.
Conclusion: Warner had the better game, but Kitna and the Lions are having the better season. So, who’s side was God on this past Sunday?
The answer is clearly Carson Palmer, who led his team to a big division win over prayin’ Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens, with the achilles tendon of a 44-yr old mother who was killed by a drunk driver. (Hooray for organ donors.)
Tags: Carson Palemr, Jon Kitna, Kurt Warner
