The Baltimore Ravens stopped their game to watch Michael Phelps swim
On Thursday night, the NFL preseason (finally) began and one of the games featured the Baltimore Ravens hosting the Carolina Panthers.
Baltimore is also the home of Olympic champion Michael Phelps and, knowing he had a race tonight, the teams planned to show his race on the jumbotron. So, in the fourth quarter of the game, the two teams paused just long enough to watch Phelps swim, albeit on a slight delay.
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Of course, we know how that race turned out: Phelps won handily, no matter what the CBC announcers said.
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Fans at M&T Bank Stadium had no problems picking him out and gave what was probably the loudest cheer they'd give all night as Phelps brought home gold.
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The Ravens went on to win the game with limited action from either team's stars. Still, the Panthers kept their game face on after while managing to pay homage to the Olympic champion Phelps.
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
