"It was out of control," Banks said. "Just running out there, the flames, the cheers and the crowd, it was emotional, it really was. I wasn't nervous at all.Griffin has the advantage, if it can be called that, of experiencing an ACL tear in college. The best lesson he's learned is to take the field again without fear of reinjury. Really, after the surgery, the ligament itself is as strong as ever.

I recently tweeted this photo of my football tickets not fitting into my tiny handbag since new NFL rules prohibit purses larger than a clutch in stadiums on game day. My picture was retweeted by a local news outlet and struck a nerve on Twitter. Some questioned my need to carry a bag, while one sports reporter coined the hashtag waronpurses.They say that you learn something everyday. While this may be far from true for many people around the world, I can confidently say that for me, it really is true. Everyday I see something in Beijing that fascinates me.