Shutdown sinking: Record crowd for Navy-Air Force football game

The Democrats' shutdown of the government might have led to the cancellation of this afternoon's Navy-Air Force football game in Annapolis.

But the insurance firm United Services Automobile Association (USAA) paid the $230,000 bill for the Falcons' trip to Maryland--sinking the machinations of President Obama and his allies. A record crowd of 38,225 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium cheered the Midshipmen to victory over the Falcons.

From AP:

Navy's offense staged a shutdown of its own before springing to life in the second half against Air Force.

Keenan Reynolds ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and the Midshipmen rolled to a 28-10 victory Saturday in a game that survived the restrictions of the U.S. government mass furlough.

Although the Department of Defense has suspended athletic competition at the nation's service academies because of the shutdown, an exception was made for this event because it was funded by non-appropriated money.

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