The Carolina Panthers‘ attempt to create some halftime entertainment delivered more than anyone could have bargained for.
At halftime of their 26-21 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 8 of the NFL season, the Panthers staged a corgi race.
But one runaway canine causes chaos, as four workers were left chasing the dog around the field in a humiliating scramble to get him off the field.
Eventually, the Corgi was caught but only after leaving several men sprawled across the ground as they dived to grab the dog.
CBS Sports, broadcasting the game, showed footage after they returned for the second half and compared the dog to one of the greatest NFL running backs of all time.
‘This is the Barry Sanders of corgis!,’ announcer Ian Eagle said. ‘You can’t bring him down! Look at this little guy! They’re stumbling, bumbling!’
A runaway Corgi escaped and caused chaos at halftime of the Carolina Panthers game
And the footage soon made its way to NFL RedZone, where host Scott Hanson delivered a hilarious commentary of the scene.
‘We’ve got a red alert,’ Hanson said. ‘We go to halftime in Charlotte, North Carolina. Halftime entertainment.
‘A corgi race and a corgi is loose! And the handlers can’t handle him! The second half is supposed to be kicking off.
‘They can’t get him at the 40. They can’t get him at the 45. He’s at midfield. The corgi is loose!
‘He’s checking to his left, to his right, he’s looking at himself at the big videoboard and finally they tackle him but not until about a 100 yard gain!’.
Fans online were quick to react to the hilarious clip, joking he should be signed by an NFL team and poking fun at various teams either struggling to run the ball or make tackles during the early slate of games.
One wrote: ‘Elite elusiveness, quick decision-making, hits the holes with ease, broken tackles. He needs a contract.’
Another said the dog was: ‘MVP of the 1 o clock time block, for sure,’ before another added the clip: ‘Needs the Benny Hill song.’
Four men were left chasing the dog around the field trying to catch it after a halftime race
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson delivered a hilarious commentary of the chaotic clip
‘Have they signed him yet?,’ one fan asked, as another said: ‘He has more rushing yards than the entire bronco offense.’
Others queried: ‘is that the Dallas Cowboys defense’ and analyzed that the ‘corgi made a wrong cut in the end.’
‘A rogue Corgi at the Panthers-Broncos game now has the Week 9 lead for missed tackles,’ read one reply.
A Corgi owner able to relate reacted: ‘As someone who has owned one of those, good luck catching one when they don’t want to be caught. They are smart, nimble and have a low center of gravity.’
