The Buffalo Bills' 31-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys Sunday in Orchard Park was a statement victory. But it was nothing like the statement a season ticket holder from the Rochester area made when he decided to give his game tickets to a very deserving young woman. 

Across Western New York, Mondays are always easier after a Bills win.

“Victory Monday is always sweet,” said season ticket holder David Dunn. “[They are] always sweet.”

Dunn wasn’t at Sunday’s game. He watched from home with no regrets.

“It was easy,” he said. 

Dunn, the principal at Eastridge High School in Irondequoit, gave his Bills tickets to a student, and her dad.

“Honestly, there's no way to describe how grateful how appreciative I am,” said Maddie Underhill, a senior. “It was an awesome experience.”

The way Dunn saw it, Maddie deserved this. Spectrum News 1 introduced you to the Eastridge High School senior last month. Legally blind and unable to drive, Maddie painted the Buffalo Bills logo on her senior parking spot, and gave it to Dunn — her principal.

“People that know me know that what I experienced with Maddie is a life-impacting event,” he said. “For the rest of my life.”

In the spirit of the season, Dunn wanted to do something equally as meaningful for her — to say “thank you."

“Not what could I get her, because you purchase a good and it's there. I wanted to think of an experience.”

Bills-Cowboys was Maddie’s first football game.

“It was a lot of fun,” she said. “It was pretty awkward,” she added, pointing to her father John’s Dallas Cowboys shirt. He a fan living in enemy territory.

Maddie used her phone to take pictures and zoom in on the players.

“It was impressive being there,” she said. “It’s kind of like being in a movie.”

And it was an unforgettable one, at that, and not just for the Underhills.

“During the game I kept thinking about the two of them,” said Dunn. “What they were experiencing.“

Which turned out to be total domination by the Bills, sending dad’s Dallas — to defeat. He was asked if sharing the experience with his daughter took the sting off the loss.

“Umm, sure!” laughed John Underhill. “But I do think we did create another [Bills] fan. So you’re welcome.”

Her father thanked Dunn for his daughter’s opportunity. Maddie’s parents say the experiences have helped transform Maddie’s senior year. 

Such acts of kindness are too often overlooked. They are moments that sometimes go unnoticed.

“I’ve season ticket over 25 years. I've had three kids that I've taken to those games over the last 25 years,” said an emotional Dunn. “And for me, as I age, it's the memory of the experience, not the win or loss.”

Being able to share that is the true meaning of the season. 

“I don’t know how to describe it. It's just it's indescribable how wonderful that was,” said Maddie. “I think more people need to be like Mr Dunn. It’s like having a role model around.”