Baylor 67 Washington 56. Yes, this was a basketball game. Wait, I'm now being told it was a football game. Huh, that's odd...

Did anyone watch that Baylor/Washington game last night? For those looking at the ticker at the bottom of the screen on ESPN, I'm sure many thought they were seeing the score of a college basketball game. No. It was the Alamo Bowl. The final was 67-56 and in regulation. There were no overtimes. The 123 points was an all-time bowl record ending in regulation. The ALL-time record went into overtime, where 125 points were scored. Another record was broken, as there were a combined 1,397 yards racked up from scrimmage.

Here are a few other crazy numbers from the game. The teams combined for the following:

- 59 first downs

- 159 plays

- 8.8 yards per play

- 733 passing yards

- 47-70 passing (67.1%)

- 10.5 yards per pass attempt

- 664 rushing yards

- 7.5 yards per carry

- 16-30 on 3rd down (53.3%)

- 6-8 on 4th down (75.0%)

Yeah, on average, every play went for close to a first down. An average of  a little over 2 points a minute were scored. Over 23 yards per minute were gained. I don't know whether to be more impressed with the offenses or less impressed with the defenses (probably the latter). One of the announcers calling the game, former NFL-linebacker Chris Spielman, had to have been gagging throughout the game's duration. Even for some offensive stars of the past, I have to believe some of them were shaking their heads due to the atrocious defense displayed. I'll admit, I had a good time watching the game, but also had to simultaneously laugh, because I couldn't believe what I was watching - an arena football game, a basketball game or a division I-A college football bowl game. Given the results, it's difficult for me to grasp the fact it was the third of those three options.