Atlanta sports reporter crams 25 different Stars Wars references into his Falcons vs. Jaguars recap
The Atlanta Falcons had lost six in a row. The seventh game in their current run was an awakening. 23 points scored in Sunday’s win over Jacksonville = 23 Star Wars references in my sportscast to commemorate the occasion. Merry Christmas.
Posted by Wes Blankenship on Sunday, December 20, 2015Wes Blankenship of WMAZ in Atlanta had a simple dream after the Falcons’ 23 point win over Jacksonville: He wanted to put 23 different Star Wars references in his recap. After careful analysis we’ve found that he actually made 25 difference references. He was so good that he overshot his mark.
It’s hard to know what the more impressive feat is here: Cramming all those references into a broadcast, or convincing someone in charge that you should cram all those references into a broadcast.
See how many you can get and then scroll down to see them all
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OK, let’s count through them:
- “The seventh installment of this run was an awakening.”
- “The Millennium Falcons”
- “... last win feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.”
- “Every defense he’s faced lately has been a starkiller.”
- “Devonta Freeman will take this toss and make the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.”
- “Ewoks, no, he dives into the end zone”
- “Don’t get cocky kid”
- “You were a Wookiee just a year ago.”
- “It wasn’t the only touchdown for Atlanta, there is another.”
- “And it’s impressive, most impressive”
- “Blake Bortles sees the Falcons’ defense become more powerful than he could possibly imagine.”
- “These are not the points you are looking for.”
- “BB-8 him up with the tackle.”
- “But the Jags would C3P-Over the crossbar”
- “Matt Ryan tries to force this pass in there.”
- “He intercepts it with just a hand solo.”
- “There are two D-2 players on the Jags’ roster.”
- “The Falcons are tie fighters after a couple of Shane Graham field goals”
- “There’s been an awakening with the Falcons’ pass rush”
- “Have you felt it?”
- “The Falcons just Obi won a game for the first time since October 25th”
- “Atlanta isn’t his daddy, but the Falcons have a test against Luke Kuechly and the Panthers”
- “They need to Leia a few more points on him”
- “Never tell him the odds though”
- “Kyle Shanahan thinks this offense is fully operational.”
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