The Jaguars were ahead for most of the game. They scored six points to the Serpents’ two, and victory looked certain, since seven points was game. Two Jaguars and three Serpents had been knocked out of play—this was a brutal sport in which lethal weapons could be used to take out an opponent—and the Serpents’ captain had a broken arm. The announcers described his injury in gory detail, and speculated whether illegal combat drugs were the only thing keeping him going. But then the Serpents came from behind, scoring five goals in a row to win the game.