▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁perform ▁this ▁celebr ation . ▁In ▁week ▁ 4 , ▁however , ▁M err iman ▁performed ▁the ▁dance ▁after ▁s ack ing ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ▁quarter back ▁Dam on ▁Hu ard . ▁After ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ' ▁slow ▁ 1 - 3 ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season , ▁M err iman ▁exclaimed ▁that ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁s ack ▁dance ▁again ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ur ge ▁of ▁his ▁team m ates ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁rev ive ▁the ▁spirits ▁of ▁the ▁Char ger ▁fans . ▁ ▁M err iman ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 6 8 ▁total ▁tack les , ▁with ▁ 5 4 ▁solo ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁assist ed ▁tack les , ▁performing ▁to ▁his ▁usual ▁cal iber ▁by ▁t ally ing ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁s acks . ▁His ▁pro w ess ▁was ▁shown ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁ 9 . 5 ▁s acks ▁through ▁to ▁week ▁ 1 3 ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁performance , ▁a ▁quote ▁to ▁which ▁M err iman ▁took ▁a ▁great ▁compl iment . ▁The ▁Ch arg ers ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Championship ▁game . ▁ ▁M err iman ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 5 ▁s acks ▁in ▁three ▁seasons .