Romo sign procured from Qwest Field by our roommate, who was at the game, sitting behind two Dallas fans. For some reason they didn't take their sign with them when they left.

Our headline is the reminiscence of the Cowboys' botched 19-yard field goal, by a guy who watched today's Seahawks playoff win at the Kiwi and Kangaroo on Aurora.

Mike Holmgren, coaching genius:
What do you do if your 238-lb star linebacker tackles the other team's 265-lb tight end just short of a first down that would end the game, but the line judge makes a bad spot and it's not actually a first down and the clock is running down while you're waiting for the replay officials to review it?

1) Do NOT call the time out, let the Cowboys run the clock down 30 seconds.

2) After the call is reversed, call a timeout to ice the holder.

3) After the holder catches the snap, but inexplicably drops it in the four-inch distance between his catch and the ground, takes off running and gets tackled from behind inches short of a first down on a terrific individual play by Cowboy-killer Jordan Babineaux--since you ran the clock down there will be less time for the other team to score when they get the ball back.

What follows are views of the botched 19-yard Cowboy field goal attempt:

Julian Peterson, from the field (via Seahawks Insider):
"I didn't get to see nothin'. I got hit in the groin at that time, all I saw was stars. I was just glad that somebody came and picked me up and said, 'we goin' to the sidelines, it's the offense's ball' ... I woke up and it was like '...we off the field,' so I was like 'ok, help me off the field, maybe I can celebrate later.'"

Special correspondent Levi Penick from the South End Zone 300 level:
"The entire section (stadium?) breaks into "Block that Kick!" chants. From where we are we can't quite tell what happened but we see Romo break from the pack and all our hopes ride on #27 running around the corner. When #27 finally catches Romo everyone jumps, hugs, cheers, hugs, high fives, and hugs."

National football correspondent Pauls Toutonghi:
"I was in the Turkey's Nest Tavern, in Brooklyn, New York, on North 12th and Bedford Avenue. I started running around the bar, screaming -- the only Seahawks fan -- and then ran out into the street. I don't drink anymore -- but that celebratory O'Douls certainly tasted great."

Special correspondent Jason McDonald, Row F at the 30-yard-line:
"Before the snap, I was just yelling, "Give me a bad snap!" over and over. Then the snap was good. Crap.

"Then all hell broke loose.

"We couldn't tell exactly what happened, but the ball was on the ground, not flying through the uprights. Then the whole stadium was delirious. People were pumped because we weren't going behind by a field goal, but everyone was freaking out because Tony Romo ('The Legend' according to a sign near me) was sprinting towards the goal line...and it looked like he'd probably make it at least far enough to get a first down. Suddenly, he was down and the ball was laying on the field past the marker. It seemed like a really long time as the linesman got to the mark and by the time I realized we were getting the ball back, the Seahawks sideline across the way had exploded and the crowd was roaring. Before I knew it, I was hugging random strangers and yelling 'WE STILL NEED A FIRST DOWN!'"

From Seattlest HQ:
We're resigned to losing, and are watching our 27-inch tv from about 10 feet away. We are expecting to see a ball get kicked, but don't, we see Romo take off and realize the snap's been botched. For a moment, we think "is this a fake?" (which makes no sense). Then we think that Romo's going to score, but Babineaux comes from nowhere to take him down. (only later do we realize that all he needed was a first down and the game would be over).

Field Gulls captured a "Dewey Defeats Truman" moment on SI.com.

Seahawks Insider has audio clips of interviews with nine Seahawks players or coaches.

Also today, Oregon beat undefeated #1 UCLA, Wazzu beat #7 Arizona in OT, and the Dawgs got their first Pac-10 win. What a great day for Northwest sports.

AND--Duke lost!