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These are some of the best endzone dances ever:

	The Moss Moon - Some called the Moss Moon tasteless, Randy said he was just having fun. After scoring his second touchdown of the game in the Minnesota Vikings 31-17 thrashing of the Green Bay Packers, Randy Moss pretended to pull his pants down and "moon" the crowd at Lambeau Field. He finished off his TD celebration by rubbing his butt against the end zone uprights. Moss' unique celebration made some people irate - but really, what's the big deal? It's not like he burned the flag or used the Declaration of Independence as toilet paper. What do you think?
	T.O.'s Star - While playing to the San Fransisco 49ers, Terrell Owens runs out the star in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys' home field and stands there celebrating, only to get drilled by a member of the Cowboys.
	Joe Horn Calls Home - After scoring a TD for the New Orleans Saints in 2003, wide receiver Joe Horn grabbed a cell phone that a teammate had hidden in the goal post padding and called his mom. The NFL, which hates endzone celebrations, fined Horn $30,000. Horn and the Saints won the game 47-17 over the New York Giants.
	Chad Johnson Hall of Fame 20?? - In the Monday Night Football opener of the 2007 NFL season, 85 scores a TD and runs to the sidelines to get his Hall of Fame Class of 20?? jacket.
	Terrell Owens Looks Sharp - Terrell Owens, who attracts more attention to himself than Paris Hilton at a wet T-shirt contest, had the NFL in a fit after his Sharpie TD celebration in 2002. After scoring a touchdown, Owens grabbed a Sharpie marker from inside his sock, autographed the football and handed it to his agent who was sitting in the endzone stands.
	Chad Johnson Proposes - Besides being one of the NFL's best wide recievers, Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals is also one of the most entertaining TD celebrators. After scoring a touchdown during a 2005 game against the Indianapolis Colts, Johnson kneeled down on one knee and gave a mock proposal to one of the Bengals' cheerleaders. The cheerleader accepeted Johnson's faux proposal, despite the fact that Johnson didn't even know her name!
	The Lambeau Leap - After a touchdown in Green Bay, the player who scores for the Packers will jump into the stands at the back of the endzone where he is mobbed by the fans at Lambeau Field. You may have seen this ritual performed in 2004 by running back Ahman Green.
	The Bob and Weave - This touchdown dance was made famous by the St. Louis Rams in 2000 - the year they won the Super Bowl. After a touchdown, the Rams would form a circle, crouch down low and then bob around as if they were shadow boxing. It was harmless, but it was too much fun for the party poopers that run the NFL. They banned the dance and said they were concerned "about the effects celebrations like the Bob and Weave will have on children watching."
	Chad Johnson is Tiger Woods - Ocho Cinco grabs the touchdown pylon and uses the orange cone as a putter and the football is the golfball.
	The Dirty Bird - Yes, as a Falcon's fan I am biased, but what better response to the Macarena which was sweeping the nation than the "Dirty Bird." Popularized by the Atlanta Falcons in their 1998 run to the Super Bowl, the Dirty Bird fused elements of the Macarena, the Hokey-Pokey, and yes, the Funky Chicken. To do the Dirty Bird, one first begins by moving one's arms in an up and down motion in a manner similar to what one might see from Puff Daddy in a Music Video cameo. After, upward thrusts from each arm, one makes two similar horizontal motions equivalent to "throwing bows." Afterwards, the Funky Chicken comes in to play, as one mimics the aforementioned dance with the addition of a little hokey-pokey footwork.
	The Mile High Salute - made popular by former Denver Bronco running back Terrell Davis. Though rarely seen anymore, in the days when John Elway and Terrell Davis were the offensive standouts for the Broncos, the Mile High Salute was one of the most prevalent celebrations in football. There's not much to it - when a Bronco would score he and another Bronco would stand at attention, facing one another and salute. The worst part of this was that the Broncos were so good in these days one would have to witness the boring monotony of the salute up to five or six times in any given game.
	Ray Lewis Seizure - Another wretched display of end-zone glory was brought to us by Baltimore Raven linebacker Ray Lewis. This is probably the most difficult end-zone dance; no, scratch that, the most difficult of any type of dance to describe. This dance is not exclusive to end zone celebrations, as Lewis, a linebacker rarely scores, but can also be seen before every Ravens game when the Ravens come out of the tunnel. You'll have to look at the picture and use your imagination, but the best way I can describe it to those of you who aren't familiar with Lewis: take the enormous inmate from the Green Mile and picture him going into a steroid-induced seizure. It's the only end-zone dance I've ever seen where I've actually thought to myself, "Someone needs to grab his tongue before he swallows it."
	Prime Time - While many consider Deon Sanders one of the all-time greatest at end-zone celebrations, I would have to disagree. While Sanders definitely had a number of different celebrations, he lacked creativity as each dance was simply a slight variation of the other. For example, Sanders most common celebration occurred as he was on his way into the end-one, either on a kickoff return or an interception. Sanders, when out of range of any possible tackler, would put one hand behind his helmet and high step into the end-zone in a display that resembles a Greek Guard marching after a 13-day cocaine binge. If the time was not opportune for high-stepping, Sanders would wait till in the end-zone, where he would flail both arms and spastically move his feet in and out. The best way I can articulate this is if Ray Lewis' dance a 10, on a scale of one through 10 as to how spastic it is, picture Sanders doing the same thing at a seven.
	Lights Out - Okay, it doesn't occur in the endzone, unless he intercepts or returns a fumble for a TD, but the Shaun Merriman "Lights Out" celebration is great because he has a light switch tattooed on his forearm and flicks it on and off every time he gets a sack!

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