Watching Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys light up a better-than-their-record San Francisco 49ers team on the road Sunday, I kept wondering if the experience resembled a summer fling for the Cowboys and their fans.
It had to be a heck of a lot of fun, but it also had to be hard to fully enjoy while considering what likely looms.
Just as an obligation to return to the real world has stomped out young love after Labor Day on countless occasions, there's a good chance the courts stomp out Elliott and the Cowboys in the coming weeks.