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13 Things That Happen When You Move Away From Your Favorite Football Team

Distance makes the heart cheer louder. The life of a displaced fan can be tough. Luckily with NFL SUNDAY TICKET only from DIRECTV, you can watch every out-of-maket game every Sunday and never miss a play again.

1. You become hyperaware of your team's colors.

2. You blindly introduce yourself to anyone who possibly, maybe, could be a fan too.

A Hail Mary!

3. Soon enough, you make lifelong friends.

4. You meet one fellow fan who thinks he's a lot closer with you than he actually is.

5. You buy tickets just because your team is in town — not because it's an ideal game to attend.

6. And if you're dragged to merely watch the local team play, you end up on your worst behavior.

7. You start getting confused by time zones.

8. You start to miss sports reporters from your old city.

9. The nice people in your new town get confused by your passion.

10. They get annoyed by how much you're always watching highlights.

11. You long for the days when you knew all the local rituals.

12. You make up for that lonely feeling by hugging strangers at bars.

13. But then you remember that true fandom lies completely within yourself.

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