After removing the pretenders label from the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, I signed off from my writing duties for the night, because you don’t make a Mexican family wait to unwrap the tamales on Noche Buena. Don’t worry, Bailey Zappe and Chad Ryland. I caught the highlights of the New England Patriots’ win against the Denver Broncos.
But before shutting the laptop, my editor Mitch Goldich sent me a message suggesting I think of a Christmas theme for my takeaways story on Monday’s three NFL games. I tried to be creative, but all I could think about was the tamales. For example, which one would I eat first? The red one with pork or the green one with chicken? Or the cheese one with jalapeño?
I actually ended up eating pozole first before consuming countless tamales. Anyway, I tried to continue my brainstorming session, but then my girlfriend’s nephew asked if I had seen the horror film Terrifier. I said no, so he made sure I watched the 2016 movie with a cult following. I never expected to watch a scary clown terrorize a handful of people on Christmas Eve, but I was made aware that Terrifier 3 will have a Christmas theme.
