Latest antic: Terrell Owens hauls in a 4-yard scoring toss in the second quarter, whips out a waiter’s towel, then strolls out of the end zone holding up the ball like the catch of the day.
Judges say: He struggled a bit getting the towel neatly folded over his left arm. No self-respecting maitre d’ would use an ordinary terry cloth bath towel (But what do you expect in a city whose haute cuisine consists of hoagies, soft pretzels and cheesesteaks?). Mr. Owens does get points for originality, but don’t expect a tip from the Chargers.
Special update: Keenan McCardell scores a third-quarter touchdown and tosses a towel over his arm. Nice.
HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER: The winless Houston Texans broke out the Battle Red jerseys–they had never lost a game in that color–for their tilt against the powerhouse Indianapolis Colts. The Texans made a game of it in the first half, tying the game 14-all.
Then there was that stretch in the second half when David Carr was sacked on three consecutive plays. Those are the Texans we know and pity.
REMEMBER ME?: Former Bears kicker Paul Edinger nailed a 56-yard field goal to flush the Packers in yet another Metrodome loss. Good thing the Bears tossed him for Doug Brien, who, as far as we know, is only kicking tin cans on Skid Row right now.
