There is simply nothing like attending an NFL home game.
The exhilarating thrill of a last-second victory. The agony of a heartbreaking defeat. The smell of overpriced beer on a crisp fall afternoon, all shared with tens of thousands of strangers who, for three-and-a-half hours on Sunday, begin to feel like some of your closest friends.
On Nov. 17, 1996, I received my first taste of this one-of-a-kind experience, traveling to the Houston Astrodome to watch the hometown Houston Oilers take on the Miami Dolphins.
Legendary Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino led a fourth-quarter comeback, as Miami defeated the Oilers on a field goal with time expiring.