Local Fantasy Football Manager's Early 'Good Game' Text a Thinly Veiled Attempt to Tempt Fate

Texting early, winning late: One man's strategy to feign innocence and claim victory

A North Little Rock man sat at the edge of the local TGI Fridays bar this Sunday with his head in his hands. After being kicked out by his girlfriend - who claimed his screaming at the TV was "ruining her Essential Oils business vibes" - and facing a 15-point deficit with only one player left to play he had nowhere to turn. Embracing the time-honored tradition of premature surrender, he shot off a text to his opponent: “Congrats on the W, bro.”

Paul, his opponent and ASU Sigma Chi fraternity brother, was in the middle of crafting his own concession text when he quickly deleted the draft and responded with a simple question mark.

“It’s over bro, GG.”

But a mere four hours later, after Patrick Mahomes did the unthinkable and scored 22 points, Peter Fitzsimmons found himself basking in the mellow atmosphere of Red Robin. They, unlike TGI Fridays, seemed not to mind the occasional profanity-laced outburst directed at their TVs. Raising his beer with a smirk on his face, the “Show Me Your TDs” owner remarked, “That premature congrats? Just trying to give my boys a little reverse psychology boost. Who would've thought Mahomes would do... exactly what he always does?" He grinned, taking a triumphant sip. "Just part of the game."

Asked by Paul in the group chat whether the text qualified as a forfeit, Fitzsimmons wiped his entire mouth with his entire forearm before responding, “Nah. Scoreboard, bro.”