All loaf, no brakes: Runaway corgi steals NFL show, leaves 6 men eating turf

The Carolina Panthers beat the Denver Broncos 26-21 in the US National Football League (NFL) on Nov 9, but it was a runaway loaf on four short legs who stole the show and everyone’s heart.Quinn, a female corgi, was at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, for a dog race – a half-time crowd-pleaser during an otherwise routine NFL match.But she had other plans.Seeing the size of the lawn before her, she broke loose from her race and led handlers on a wild corgi chase.A 40-second video of Quinn, in her blue running outfit, evading six men with more panache than a prized running back has been seen by hundreds of thousands on YouTube.A handler can be seen reaching for her. Quinn swerved.Another lunged, she sped up.Someone made a spectacular dive and caught an impressive amount of grass.“A corgi race and a corgi is loose! And the handlers can’t handle him,” sports commentator Scott Hanson said in a play-by-play shared by ESPN.“They can’t get him at the 40! They can’t get him at the 45,” Hanson, unaware Quinn was a girl, called out.“He’s checking to his left and his right. He’s looking at himself on the big video board and finally…” Hanson shouted as Quinn was eventually caught around the 40-yard line.She was rewarded with a cuddle.The Charlotte Corgi Club, which organised the race, celebrated its runaway participant on social media.“GO QUINN GO!” the club wrote.Fans offered career advice.“Somebody get that pup some pads and a uniform, stat!” one commenter wrote.Another suggested the Philadelphia Eagles sign her immediately to a four-year contract.A corgi named Ollie won the race, but it was definitely Quinn who won the day.