It was 2017.

My family randomly picked the losing team to cheer for and they were doing well, but the game was getting boring.

I don't watch much football. In the second half, it got really, really exciting.

New England won that year too.

We stuck with our first pick for the whole game, but we definitely got a return on our time investment. If all football were that good, I would watch more.

The make it fully worthwhile, I decided to reflect on it philosophically and jot down some life lessons from the game.

1. You can't rest on the laurels of your first half of life.

2. You can't get discouraged by a slow start.

3. Keep playing till the end, even into overtime because: YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OVERTIME.

4. Your second half may be better than the first.

5. You may run out of time-outs. Adjust.

6. Expect turn-overs and play them.

7. It's not over until Lady Gaga sings – and then it's only half over.

8. Spectators, commentators, and wagerers have no effect on the outcome of the game. It is up to the players to play it.

9. Your opponents will offer as much resistance as they can. Expect it and resist it.

10. Keep playing and moving the ball.