The heart-stopping, spine-tingling, awe-inspiring comeback in sports writing

The commentary from Super Bowl XLVII reads more like a heart-stopping, adrenaline-rushing movie than a simple game. Sports writers have become producers and directors, with the players on the field being cast as actors. There is nothing more attractive to the reader than the essence of a “comeback." The following quotes are taken from the headline article on ESPN.com, Ravens overcome power outage, survive rally to win Super Bowl. Through the lens of content analysis (CA), I focused on the writer’s use of (1) the player/team facing adversity followed by (2) triumph.  

ADVERSITY: “Momentum strangely swung to the 49ers

TRIUMPH: [then] the Ravens used a last-gasp defensive stand to hold on“

ADVERSITY: “Down by three TDs,

TRIUMPH: back came San Francisco”

ADVERSITY: “Ray Rice's fumble at his 24 led to David Akers' 34-yard field goal,

TRIUMPH: but Baltimore woke up for a long drive leading to rookie Justin Tucker's 19-yard field goal.” 

ADVERSITY: “The Ravens simply shrugged, forced a three-and-out

TRIUMPH: and then unleashed Jones deep.”

ADVERSITY: “He had to wait for the ball, fell to the ground to grab it

TRIUMPH: but was untouched by a Niner. Up he sprang, cutting left and using his speed to outrun two defenders to the end zone.”

ADVERSITY: “Desperate for some points,

TRIUMPH: the 49ers completed four passes.”

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