Misery loves company, they say.
So does mistakery, to coin a word.
Two nutty developments in Sunday's NFL games make a couple of famous Eagles gaffes look a bit less embarrassing.
Remember how, in September 2008, receiver DeSean Jackson lost a 70-yard touchdown when he prematurely down-flipped a ball just before crossing the goal line?
"Monday Night Football's Dumbest Play Ever By A Rookie!" a YouTube headline still proclaims.
No harm, though. The Eagles were given the ball at the 1-yard line and scored.
Sunday, Trindon Holliday of the Denver Broncos did virtually the same thing on a punt return, letting the ball float away a step or so before the end zone.
This time, though, officials messed up, too, missing the faux pas and ruling the play a score.
Since the ball rolled out of the end zone, the play should have been ruled a touchback, with the Carolina Panthers getting possession.
Not a game-changer: Denver romped, 36-14.
The other memorable moment happened in November 2008, when an Eagles-Cincinnati Bengals game went into overtime and ended in a 13-13 tie.
Afterward, Birds quarterback Donovan McNabb (who happened to throw that fine pass to Jackson) professed he didn't know NFL games could tie.
That "caused a wave of hilarity nationwide" - even though he was far from the only clueless player, according to the Associated Press at the time.
Coach Andy Reid defended McNabb, saying it didn't affect the outcome one bit.
Sunday, history repeated itself, after a 24-24 tie between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams. Rams receiver Danny Amendola and Niners safety Dashon Goldson were among those surprised the game ended in a stalemate after one extra quarter of overtime.
McNabb's honesty looks less embarrassing now. His deadlock was the first in six years. The McNabb kerfuffle was well publicized just four years ago.
