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MondayNightFootball.com report
On Sept. 11, Dennis Miller delivered many amusing highlights throughout the Jets' 20-19 victory over the Patriots.
Do you ever feel the need to pull out a dictionary to understand some of Miller's references? Well, Britannica.com explains this Monday Night Football commentator's cultural and historical references each week.
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Dennis Miller had plenty of light moments throughout his first year in the booth.
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No. 1
"The new owner of the New York Jets is Woody Johnson. The New England Patriots have a second-year center named Damien Woody. So Al, as is often the case in life, what it's probably gonna come down to is who has the better Woody."
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No. 2
"You know the Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long. So is the middle finger of the guy at 84th and Columbus who I stole the cab from today."
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No. 3
After Wayne Chrebet dropped an easy pass over the middle: "You know Keyshawn just opened up a bottle of Dom."
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No. 4
"Curtis (Martin) wants to stay busy - he's moved on from Toni Braxton. That's a tough pill to swallow."
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No. 5
Introducing Michael Douglas in the broadcast booth: "We always tease Al -- being the Gordon Gecko of the booth because he's so into the stock market --but the real Mr. Gecko has shown up."
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No. 6
On the close resemblance of referee Tom White to a familiar face from cinematic history: "Referee Alfred Hitchcock making the call."
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No. 7
On Al Groh and Bill Belichick shaking hands post game: "Wow, I expected to see a joy buzzer on that handshake."
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Real: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6
No. 8
"By the way, does anyone know what (Sigmund) Freud scored on the Wunderlic test?"
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No. 9
Referring to the famous Manhattan bar: "Hogs and Heifers ... Joe Jacoby taking his bra off."
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No. 10
"The relationship between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets is about as volatile as Eminem's marriage."
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Real: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6
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