Now, Steve Smith is my boy.  My ace boon coon.  My dawg, etc...

But Chad Johnson?  He has got to be the most entertaining kat in football today.

Both of them rival each other with their touchdown celebrations.  In fact, seeing what either will do next is one of the key highlights of the game.  But Chad Johnson's "Riverdance" celebration was one of the greatest highlights in recent football memory.  Add to that the end zone putt and the proposal to a cheerleader this season.  He's even got Jim Rome wondering what's next.

Well, Chad answered it tonight:  He's going to use a deer.

Seriously.

Johnson told reporters that he had hit a deer with his car.  He nor the deer wasn't hurt, and the deer is living in his garage for the time.  He claims he will use the deer as a prop for his touchdown celebration on Saturday.

He's nuts.

First, there is no way they are going to allow that deer into the stadium, unless he somehow smuggles it in.  Second, while Marvin Lewis has allowed Johnson to cut up this year, Lewis will have his ass if he tries something like that.

Regardless, Johnson wants to make up for last week:

Fans in Detroit booed when he merely handed the ball to an official following his touchdown during a 41-17 victory Sunday that clinched the AFC North title. It was only the second time this season that he didn't celebrate a touchdown -- the other came when the officials needed time to decide if he had scored, spoiling the moment.

"But this Saturday, I'll be back to my old self," he said. "You can look forward to the celebration being part of something that has to do with Christmas. It's going to be fun. I might get in trouble, so I might as well let that out now. I might get in trouble for what I'm going to do, but it's worth it."

He's already said Tagliabue might suspend him for the last game of the regular season because of it.

I'll be watching the Dallas/Carolina game...but I hope CBS shows that Bengals/Buffalo game just so I can see what he'll do.