NASHVILLE -- Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the excitement. I cover sports, after all, and while sports reporters have a reputation for being jaded and immune to the emotions of the events they chronicle, I think a lot of that is overblown.
I was covering the Cincinnati Bengals-Tennessee Titans game on Sunday, for example, and while it wasn't the highest-scoring game you'll ever see, it was a nailbiter. Two AFC heavyweights in a physical fight that came down to Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins making a big fourth-quarter play, and the Bengals' defense doing just enough to contain Derrick Henry.