Ireland claimed a fourth Triple Crown in five years and kept themselves in contention for Guinness Six Nations glory by crushing Scotland's quest for history with a gripping 43-21 bonus-point win in Dublin.
Gregor Townsend's side began "Super Saturday" dreaming of a maiden Six Nations title and the minimum of a first Triple Crown in 36 years.
But Ireland continued their remarkable decade-long dominance of the fixture with a 12th consecutive victory over the Scots to move top of the championship table for the time being at least.
Andy Farrell's men - Six Nations champions in 2023 and 2024 - now require England to beat France in Paris in order to reclaim the ultimate prize and launch a St Patrick's weekend party.
Ireland full-back Jamie Osborne and Scotland wing Darcy Graham each claimed their fourth tries of the tournament during a frenetic start before scores from Dan Sheehan and Robert Baloucoune helped the hosts into a 19-7 half-time lead.
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell and co-captain Rory Darge crossed in the second period, either side of a finish from Ireland replacement Darragh Murray, but hope of a famous comeback was extinguished by a late double from Tommy O'Brien.
