Five players off injured in less than an hour, 22 minutes added on, a controversial red card, a stunning comeback and a last-minute winner.
The trip to Wolves was all about the league.
It was a great game and Wolves seemed certain to win it when they took a 2-0 lead in the 11th minute of the first half.
After losing four players to injury by the 55th minute, Leeds had other ideas.
The key moment came five minutes after half-time when the already booked Raul Jimenez raced forward to try to reach a through ball and was involved in a collision with Illan Meslier.
When Meslier got up after receiving treatment, he was shown a second yellow card by the referee, and he too was on his own.
Bruno Lage, the Wolves boss, said that everyone saw what happened and now they have the chance to watch it on TV.
It's a body contact and he tried to win the ball. The referee made a bad decision, but he thought he did a good one.
I think we were the better team in the 45 minutes. Our team was better than theirs. I am very proud of my players.
The captain of the Wolves told Sky Sports that they should stay in the game. I could go crazy and kick off, but for me it is not red. It was a fair challenge and there was nothing else it could do. Teams are being killed by these decisions.
I thought he lost the game when he threw out yellows early on. We don't think we were treated fairly.
We look at ourselves first and foremost because we can defend better. Other people have to look at themselves as well.
It is a huge factor in what has happened.
The Whites had lost four games in a row by an aggregate score of 17-2 and were only heading towards the bottom three when Jesse Marsch was appointed.
The American manager faced a daunting challenge after two more defeats and a six-game losing run.
They are now seven points clear of the bottom three, thanks to their victories over Norwich and Wolves. It's not safe yet, but certainly with breathing space.
delirious scenes at the end of the game were caused by their second-half display.
The man who was sent off was a huge game-changer and the boys dug in to get the three points. The boys are happy.
As soon as the red card happened, we got a boost and then we scored. After we got the second, we went a bit flat and tried to go a bit too long. We got the goal in the end and I smashed it as fast as I could.
I tried to land the cartwheel but it was not possible, which was a bit disappointing. I will have to work on that.
Marsch can look forward to a two-week international break after his side won their past two games.
He said that he was proud of what the team had achieved so far.
We have talked from the beginning about not just surviving but thriving. We have tried to be aggressive in our play.
Three of the four halves we have played since that conversation have performed well. There is still a lot of work to be done. We are happy at the moment, but we know the job is not done.
The international break will give the injured players extra time to recover.
Marsch was upbeat about the future of Bamford, who has missed most of the season through injury.
He said that Patrick was ok, but he was disappointed because he wanted to help the team. He was struggling after 15-20 minutes. We already talked about what we would do and we would make the change.
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