Let's talk about football for a second.

I know this is a Klippers blog, but I just got home from a Kindersley Kobras game that local sports fans should hear about.

The Kobras came into today's game against the Martensville Royals at 2-3 on the year, tied for the last playoff spot with Warman, with two games left. Martensville was tied for second at 3-2.

Let's remember, this is a team that hasn't managed more than one win per season in several years. They haven't had a winning season in two decades.

Given how this game played out, you might call it the most important game for the Kobras in those two decades.

It was back and forth for all 48 minutes, with Martensville leading 21-16 at the half.

It was 27-22 for the Royals at the start of the fourth quarter, and it stayed that way for a while. Then, with 6:17 to go, QB Greg Gassner plunged across the plane from two yards out to put the Kobras ahead. They went for two and Gassner just caught a piece of the corner on a gutsy run to make it 30-27.

Martensville attempted a field goal of about 25 yards with three minutes left and missed for a single. That's when the Kobra defence stepped up, and they had to after Kindersley took a 30-yard penalty on a Royals punt return.

With the ball on the Kobra 31, the D stepped up with a sack, followed by a knockdown, followed by a hurry, on three consecutive plays to get the ball back.

Martensville got it back with 31 seconds left, but a Jim Borgal sack with 14 seconds left made their chances slim. On the last play of the game, with the ball at the Martensville 40 or so, the Kobras came up with an interception to pull out the win.

The Kobras host the winless Unity Warriors next week to close out the regular season. Warman faced the undefeated Delisle Rebels today. Don't know what happened there (though I can guess). Warman has Martensville next week. The Kobras are in good position to snag a playoff spot, maybe even higher than fourth.

I'll see if I can get audio up from head coach Al Neufeld shortly. For now, I'm watching my Leafs beat the Habs. Awesome!

UPDATE: Warman lost 39-7 to Delisle. They drop to 2-4.

I mspoke with Al as the rookie quarter was happening, so that's what the interruption is about.