INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders have given up their beautiful locks for a good cause. The team's mascot had challenged all the cheerleaders to shave their heads if they each raised $10,000 for cancer research.

Colts players were the first to shave their heads to honor coach Chuck Pagano. Some fans followed, and then the two cheerleaders, who got their heads shaved in front of over 60,000 fans in Lucas Oil Stadium and on national television during Sunday's 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

"It was really overwhelming. People were cheering so loud and I could just feel the pride they had for our team that we were able to do something like this," cheerleader Megan M. told Fox News. "I think everyone hopes they can make a difference in their life and hopefully that's what we did yesterday."

Fellow cheerleader Crystal Ann held hands with Megan M. as she also got her head shaved. Their last names were withheld by the Colts as standard team policy.

Pagano has lost his hair since being diagnosed with leukemia on Sept. 26 and has not been involved with the team's day-to-day operations since. His doctor said in early November that his cancer was in complete remission, according to the Associated Press.

In other cheerleader news ...A former University of Texas at El Paso cheerleader who traded her pompoms for dog tags after graduating last spring has apparently backed into the record books -- head over heels. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jalyessa Walker did 49 consecutive back handsprings Saturday during halftime of the UTEP-Rice football game. The crowd of nearly 20,400 in El Paso counted along as she tumbled from one end of the field to the other, past the end zone and into concrete, before stopping. Walker said her goal was 50, but she ran out of room. "As soon as I hit the concrete, I was starting to get tired and scared because I didn't want to fall," said Walker, 23. In October, a Dallas high school cheerleader, Miranda Ferguson of St. Mark's School of Texas, set the record with 35 consecutive handsprings, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness will determine if Walker's feat is officially a record.

DARING POP: Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment. Minutes into a more than two-hour show Sunday night, John told the audience that the performance was dedicated "to the spirit and talent of Ai Weiwei," according to several audience members. They said the crowd rumbled in recognition that Ai remains a touchy subject for the Chinese government.