Washington filed a protest with the league, but it was rejected about an hour after the game and the result stood.
The game now stands 36 days away from the scheduled end of the season.
The development team has clearly invested a lot of time and effort ensuring that each game can stand on its own two feet.
The 2003 game stands as the largest crowd ever in the series - 73,358.
Throughout the years, the game has stood tall and proud, holding strong through the toughest of times.
Three or four players came into Frank's office after the game to tell him they stood behind him.
His single game rushing record stood until 1998, and the other records still stand.
The game can stand on its own true nature.
He finished by stating that "few games can stand the test of time with such confidence".
But it is fair to say that game stands like a flag, marking the beginning of the end.