Football game was just a reason for argument sake.
On a different note though, my godchild & cousin who are FDNY EMS, both run the marathon every year with their sis. (They live in Howard Beach, Glendale & Rockaway) they were hoping to be able to run in the marathon. So I based my opinion from those that are completely in the mix of things, both living in it and being 1st responders. Their father was also a 1st responder to 911 (Ladder 18, he is a survivor), those 3 kids really do know about the destruction and trying to move on and rebuilding, it's the reason why the 2 boys become FDNY EMS.
You do realize, you and I could go on forever on this topic. I'm just glad that most are safe, considering what I've seen the numbers of lost lives could have been way worse. It's now time to rebuild.