(Sept. 16): If ever Monday Night Football game brought an NFL week to a fitting conclusion, this was it. But this was merely an extension of what transpired the day before, when the unexpected was almost routine.
There were at six comeback victories on Sunday, with Indianapolis rallying past Minnesota, Denver past San Diego with the help of a blown call, San Francisco past Seattle in overtime, Washington past New Orleans, Buffalo past Jacksonville, and Carolina past Chicago.
And let's not even get into the nine games won by road teams – an NFL oddity.
Monday's see-saw affair featured seven lead changes, with Dallas finally emerging with a 41-37 victory in a game that was truly deserving of being described as a shootout.
This was a game that surpassed the substantial hype and featured sensational offensive performances and featured any number of strange twists and turns.
In the end, you could say that Tony Romo of the Eagles out-dueled Donovan McNabb of the Eagles. Romo completed 21 of 30 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns, including a 72-yard hookup with Terrell Owens, who now ranks behind only Jerry Rice in career TD receptions.
But McNabb was also exceptional, hitting on 25 of 37 for 281 for 1 score in addition to effectively evading a persistent pass rush until the Cowboys finally corralled the elusive QB during Philly's final series – when it counted the most.
There two teams don't play again until the regular-season finale on Dec. 28. If the rematch was played this week, it would be fine by me.
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