Reid says extra burger on the menu

Andy Reid said he would enjoy this, savor it, this day when he and his Philadelphia Eagles finally broke through and reached the Super Bowl. But when asked what he’d do to mark this occasion, what he’d do to actually celebrate, Reid was at a loss.

There is, after all, still work to do. The Eagles will put in their game plan for the Super Bowl this week, because Super Bowl week is always such a whirlwind that it’s hard to get anything substantial done.

“We don’t take this week off; we’ll have to get our game plan ready to go now, so we’ll jump right into it,” Reid said. “But I’ll enjoy this tonight, and tomorrow, and probably the day after that. And maybe a couple days after that.”

And for Reid, a man not usually given to emotional celebrations, what exactly does that entail?

“Well, I’ll go home and hang out with my family – who I haven’t seen for a few days,” he said. “Then, you know, it’s going to be back to work. So… we’ll see. That’s about it.

“I’ll have a cheeseburger. How about that?”

Heck, have two. Reid has been among the best coaches in the NFL since he took over the Eagles in 1999, except for this one day in January. He’s won four division titles, made four trips to the NFC Championship game – but until Sunday Reid had never been on the winning end of one of these things.

Automatic Adam

Adam Vinatieri has some pretty big field goals to his credit, with the two Super Bowl winners in 2002 and ‘04.

But what he did Sunday to start off the AFC championship game against Pittsburgh may have been tougher.

With the temperature hovering at 11 degrees and a 9 mph wind in his face, Vinatieri hit a 48-yarder in the first quarter to give New England a 3-0 lead.

It matches the longest kick at Heinz Field since the stadium opened four years ago and quickly became the bane of placekickers. Just last week, New York Jets kicker Doug Brien missed field goals from 47 and 43 yards in the final two minutes of regulation that would have won the game for New York.

Madden was first choice, not T.O.

ABC’s first choice for the infamous “Monday Night Football” dropped towel episode wasn’t Terrell Owens – it was announcer John Madden.

For reasons that are unclear, Madden couldn’t find the time to perform for the skit. Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles receiver, filled in for him in the steamy sketch that drew viewer protests and a network apology, said ABC entertainment president Stephen McPherson on Sunday.

In the spoof that preceded the football game Nov. 15, “Desperate Housewives” actress Nicollette Sheridan persuaded Owens to skip the game by dropping the towel wrapped around her and jumping into his arms.

ABC initially thought it would be funny to have the, uh, less attractive Madden as the subject of Sheridan’s ardor, McPherson said.

The towel-dropping was another last-minute addition to the script that plainly backfired, said Marc Cherry, executive producer of “Desperate Housewives,” who helped write it.

Niners add to coaching staff

The San Francisco 49ers hired receivers coach Jerry Sullivan and secondary coach A.J. Christoff on Sunday.

Sullivan spent last season with Miami after three years with the Arizona Cardinals. He also has coached in San Diego and Detroit, joining the NFL in 1992 after spending 21 years with five college programs.

Christoff joins the 49ers just nine days after agreeing to be Stanford’s defensive coordinator under new coach Walt Harris.