| | Miller moments
MondayNightFootball.com report
On Christmas night, Dennis Miller delivered many amusing highlights throughout the Cowboys-Titans game at Adelphia Coliseum.
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 Well, Britannica.com explains this Monday Night Football commentator's cultural and historical references each week.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
Referring to Torry Holt's MondayNightFootball.com diary: "Dear diary, there is a new boy in class named (Bears rookie kicker Paul) Edinger, he kicks it really far."
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No. 2
"Well, nice to be here in Nashville. We got out a couple of nights ago, saw Ned Beatty's new one-man play: No, you squeal. And uh, it's been a fun journey down here, hasn't it boys?"
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No. 3
"I'm here all week, try the Patella tendon. Seriously, if you were in a plane wreck in the Andes and you had to cannibalize somebody else on the plane, doesn't the Patella tendon sound good to start?"
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No. 4
"You know, every time David Caruso sees an NYPD Blue commercial, they got to talk him in off the ledge."
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No. 5
"I don't get a check, I'm paid in beaver pelts ... Wow, I was just trying to bracket it. You know, I was trying to sneak by a joke I had used before, but thank god old Al, my partner, was on launch there to alert the country."
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No. 6
"Larry Allen's so big it's like following a Macy's balloon."
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No. 7
On Bruce Matthews' age: "Bruce Matthews was playing offensive line the night of the first Christmas."
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No. 8
Referring to Dallas safety Phillippi Sparks: "Phillippi? Isn't that the guy we work for at ABC?"
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No. 9
After Al Michaels mentioned Anthony Wright is only the second South Carolina quarterback to start an NFL game: "Nobody chronicles Gamecock history like my friend, Al Michaels."
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No. 10
After Alonzo Spellman was penalized for not getting off the field in time: "Cardinal Spellman moved quicker than that."
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