We may very well have witnessed the greatest NFL regular season game ever on Sunday.
The fabled Dallas Cowboys (2-2) at home in their ultra-modern and massive AT&T Stadium hosted the unbeaten Denver Broncos (4-0) with Peyton Manning in the primetime NFL nationally televised game on CBS.
And it didn't disappoint.
This was one for the ages and it had everything - whether its the fantasy football stats or just the on-field action for the proper football fans. 99 points in any NFL game is as rare as a blue moon and talks about lots of touchdowns and great offense.
But there were plenty of great plays by the defence in this game too - to be expected from John Fox's Broncos and the Cowboys at home. It was just that the offence was absolutely irresistible.
Testament to that? Look at the stats here (more here - http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=331006006)
Peyton Manning 33-42, 414 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 intercept, 1 rushing TD.
Tony Romo 25-36, 506 yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 intercept.
Romo actually got more yards than Manning who passed Dan Marino's passing yards record in this game. He had as many intercepts as Manning - just his intercept came at the wrong time when Dallas looked like they might steal the game and end Denver's unbeaten run.
After all, they had come from 35-20 behind to lead 41-38 in the 4th quarter. This could have been a comeback for the ages just as another American billionaire who sails boats in San Francisco - Oracle's Larry Ellison - would know.
Alas, that intercept gave the Broncos a second live and they duly kicked the field goal to win the game 51-48.
Was this the greatest NFL regular season game ever? We love the NFL because of games that are half as good as this - this must top the lot surely.
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