In my euphoria after the Cardinals’ exciting 26-23 win in Cincinnati over the Bengals, I quickly pored through the ROTB game comments and was befuddled to find so many fans calling this an “ugly” win.
As the saying goes, “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”
First of all—-the term “ugly win” is a classic oxymoron (contradiction).
Secondly—-for a Cardinals team that was desperate to win its first game of the season following an 0-3-1 first quarter of the season—-winning this one felt extra sweet, because, like Emily Dickinson would say, “success is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed.