Snow games are exciting and show us the true grit it takes to play this sport.

“There’s a larger point to be made here about the real versus the ideal, and the way that we are collectively doing our very best to eliminate all random chance from these games. We engineer our newest stadiums to replicate the natural world with a perfect scientifically engineered grass-like product and perfect mechanically generated air temperature, yes. But that’s not what makes these games worth watching. If all we are after is perfection, we’d sim the season with AI. The unpredictable element — whether it’s a sudden snow or, say, a player nearly taunting his team out of the playoffs — is why we come back to sports, season after season.”

Written by Jay Busbee. Read more at Yahoo Sports.