I interrupted Jim Nantz during our conversation yesterday.
“Jim, you missed it. Denver just scored another touchdown,” I said.
“That’s right,” Nantz laughed. “Manning to Welker.”
Like everyone else, Nantz still was buzzing about Denver’s 51-48 victory over Dallas. On the call for CBS with Phil Simms, it was his job to keep up with the track meet.
“I’ve done almost 250 NFL broadcasts, and I can’t think of any game that had that kind of tempo, pace,” Nantz said. “It did feel like a Super Bowl. There was tremendous star power; the glorious stadium on a beautiful afternoon. There were two teams running up and down the field. It was exhilarating.”
Nantz’s only regret is that he didn’t have another Denver game Monday.
“There were so many plays that stood out on their own,” Nantz said. “Romo spinning around, Peyton’s bootleg out of nowhere. It was a great game to be there as an eyewitness. It was the kind of the game where you wish you could go back right away and call another one like it.”
With the way the schedule breaks, Nantz won’t have another Denver game until Nov. 10 when the Broncos visit San Diego.