“"This game had everything. A killed starplayer, a incompetent apothecary, a catcher tripping on the touchdown line, and lots of desperate and ultimately failed plays - and that's just what we Pandas contributed! The Snooty Britches contributed devestating blocks, unstoppable touchdowns, and general superior manpower, erm, elfpower. You can see how that didn't make for a very balanced game. Today we mourn the loss of Chao Li, who died before his time, and who was the most talented young player the Pandas have seen yet. He had all the makings of a future legend, and so his loss hurts not only in our hearts, but also on the pitch. Very very much so."
--- Mei Xiang, Fighting Panda Blitzer

"It's the Curse of the Bambooni! I'm telling you! THE CURSE! It killed Chao Li today, our best and most talented young Blitzer, who, by all rights, should have had a long and impressive carreer ahead of him, it killed Chao Li! And everyone could be next! You, me, ME! MEEE! WE'RE CURSED, WE'RE DOOMED! THE PANDAS WILL NEVER EVER RECOVER! WE'RE DYING!"
--- Wo Long, Fighting Panda Lineman

"We lost this game in the quarter. Ei Mei botched the kick-off, our Blitzer tripped over his own feet on the attempt to sack the Elf Thrower, and shortly afterwards, after some more individual mistakes and the 0-1 for the Britches, Chao Li died on our sideline push and our offense got stuck and blocked and decimated. By elves. That's when the game was decided. Me tripping late in the second half on what could have been the 2-3 was just Nuffles throwing in a last laugh at our expense to remind us how much he hates our guts."
--- Po, Fighting Panda Catcher”