Comment: Emotion cannot be overrated in a football game.
Denver plays Dallas this Sunday in a game which pits Denver's pride against the salacious details of a sordid team.
Ezekiel Elliott, who must consider himself above the common bounds of human decency, comes to town as a man marked by controversy, scandal and distaste.
However, since Elliott is covered from head to foot by the smooches of Jerrah Jones, Cowboys owner and all-around buffoon, he is safe for the time being.
After all, Elliott will surely someday answer to the charges of beating his girlfriend, a white girl. Although the second-year pro was suspended for six games for the scandal, Jones fell to his knees and bowed and scraped and found a federal judge to stay the imposition of Elliott's punishment.
Meanwhile, Denver has fixed its hopes of another Super Bowl season on the slight shoulders of Trevor Siemian.
The 7th-round draft pick defies the odds.
Sunday we might see Siemian magic, which is far better than Elliott's Texas dirt.