Every so often in sports, a perfect storm of futility manifests itself into a game. We saw this a couple weeks ago in the NFL, when the 2-7 Chicago Bears played the 1-7 Carolina Panthers.
The Bears own the Panthers’ first round pick in the upcoming draft, so both teams needed the win for preservation purposes — Chicago to preserve their No. 1 overall pick chances and Carolina to preserve their pride. These outrageous circumstances culminated in a mess of a game that was more comedy than contest.
The Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons have the chance to one-up Panthers and Bears on Monday.