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Lions fans are not happy with the CBS broadcast or Tony Romo

Lions fans are not happy with the CBS broadcast or Tony Romo during Sunday’s matchup with the Bills

The Lions aren’t on CBS very often. During Sunday’s much-hype showdown with the Buffalo Bills, most Detroit fans found out that’s probably a good thing.

The CBS broadcast, led by Jim Nantz and Tony Romo, did not have a good first half in Ford Field.

Whether it’s cutting to an ad without identifying injured players–twice!– or Romo rambling on with non sequitur blather while plays are going on, it was a very amateurish feel to CBS’s alleged top team.

Romo’s smarter-than-you delivery and seeming inattention to offering anything substantive to the conversation was a particular thorny point. Many Lions fans and pundits took issue with both Romo and the CBS overall broadcast in this one.

A small but representative sampling:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Jim Nantz and Tony Romo aren’t calling an NFL game for CBS in Week 12

There’s a good reason for this.

If you’re watching any of the NFL games on CBS on Sunday in 2024 Week 12, you may notice an absence: There’s no Jim Nantz or Tony Romo on the mics anywhere for the network.

Why is that the case?

There’s a very good reason: Nantz and Romo will be on two games in Week 13, with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions game on the day of Thanksgiving game, and then they’ll be calling another game on Sunday.

So the top CBS broadcast team gets a week off, as you can see from the broadcaster schedule for the slate of games this Sunday.

There’s your answer!

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Jared Goff joins Tony Romo, Matt Ryan in strange company

Five interceptions thrown in a win is a rarity

Jared Goff threw five interceptions on Sunday in a 26-23 win over the Houston Texans. That marked the third time since 1991 a QB had been picked five times and his team still won.

The others were Tony Romo in 2007 and Matt Ryan in 2012.

Goff wound up 15-of-30 for 240 yards and two touchdown passes.

Romo’s game was a 25-24 October 2007 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

That was a bizarre game which saw the Bills score twice on pick-sixes and once on a 103-yard kickoff return by Terrence McGee.

The Cowboys came back from down 24-13 with 12 points in the final quarter.

They scored nine points in the final 20 seconds with a Nick Folk — yes, that Nick Folk — field goal from 53 yards the difference.

How did that happen?

Per the DemocratandChronicle:

With the Cowboys down 24-16, Romo began a march with 3:45 to play at his own 20, and on the 12th and final play he hit Patrick Crayton with a four-yard TD pass with 20 seconds to go.

The Bills appeared to save what would have been a humongous upset victory when Jabari Greer stripped Terrell Owens in the back corner of the end zone to deny the two-point conversion.

However, the Cowboys’ Tony Curtis recovered an onside kick at the Buffalo 47, and Romo — operating with no timeouts — completed two short passes to move the ball to the 35.

Folk, a rookie from Arizona, made his first attempt from 53 but the Bills called a timeout just before the ball was snapped, forcing him to re-kick. No problem. He coolly nailed the second one to keep the Cowboys undefeated at 5-0.

In Ryan’s five interception game, the Falcons beat the Cardinals 23-19. He became the first QB since Bart Starr in 1967 to win while throwing five picks and zero touchdown passes.

 

Announcers for Eagles vs. Cowboys matchup on CBS revealed

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be calling the Eagles Cowboys game Sunday on CBS in Dallas

The Eagles and Cowboys are set for their usual highly intense NFC matchup, and the game will have a familiar face in the announcer booth.

CBS Sports announced that the lead analyst crew of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson will be on the call.

Dallas will be without quarterback Dak Prescott, who’ll likely go on IR with a hamstring injury. Cooper Rush will start in his place. The Cowboys should have CeeDee Lamb at wide receiver, and Micah Parsons could return from his five-game absence.

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For the first time since a Christmas meltdown, CBS gives Broncos their top TV crew

For the first time since their Christmas meltdown against the Rams in 2022, the Broncos will have a game called by Jim Nantz and Tony Romo.

The Baltimore Ravens (5-3) are set to host the Denver Broncos (5-3) in Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season in a game that will have big playoff implications in the AFC on Sunday. Consequently, CBS is treating the matchup as a big game.

CBS has assigned its No. 1 commentary crew of Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) to the Broncos-Ravens game in Baltimore.

The last time CBS assigned this crew to a Denver game was Christmas Day in 2022 when the Los Angeles Rams dominated the Broncos 51-14. That was one of three Christmas Day games that season — most of the NFL’s other matchups that week were played on Saturday.

As Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com pointed out on Twitter this week, the last typical Sunday game featuring the Broncos with the No. 1 crew from CBS happened five years ago in 2019.

Playing on the road, Denver is considered a big underdog this week. Broncos fans will hope the game doesn’t bring back memories of the team’s Christmas calamity two years ago.

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Tony Romo got ripped for thinking Marcus Mariota should replace Jayden Daniels before Hail Mary miracle

Oops!

Tony Romo might want this one back like he did a few weeks ago when he referred to the Washington Commanders by their old name.

This time, it was what he said in another Commanders game: before Jayden Daniels threw a miracle Hail Mary to beat the Chicago Bears, Romo had this to say on the air: “I might bring in [Marcus] Mariota because [Daniels’] ball doesn’t have quite the velocity he’s had in the previous weeks because of the rib injury.”

Whoops! Daniels’ throw had the velocity and distance, and here we are. Fans had a lot to say on this one. Here’s a sampling:

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What everyone said after the Commanders’ Hail Mary against the Bears

A collection of quotes from the Commanders’ miraculous win over the Bears

With the game clock having hit zeros, Jayden Daniels stepped up to the 35-yard line and heaved a Hail Mary toward the end zone.

Three Bears and Commanders players collided going up for the pass, with Tyrique Stevenson getting up higher than anyone else and deflecting the ball. It floated toward Noah Brown, who caught it for the winning touchdown.

Here is a collection of postgame quotes from players, analysts, coaches and media personalities.

Jim Nantz CBS, actual broadcast of the play

“And the ball is CAUGHT! It’s a MIRACLE! It’s Noah Brown! Oh my goodness! This town is going crazy! It’s a madhouse in Landover, Maryland!”

“This one will be played back over and over again for decades. The ball tipped by Stevenson and Noah Brown just standing back there all alone, plucks it out of the air for the victory!”

Tony Romo CBS analyst, immediately after the catch

“He did it!” I know this sounds crazy but there’s a method to the madness here. Everyone usually goes and jumps to the ball. But you always put one guy behind and one in front and have two or three go jump for it.”

“Daniels extending this play and the time allowed everyone to get down there in position to go toward the ball and be in their spot. And what a game, Jim! Nantz then simply replied, “There are no words.”

Sam Cosmi

“Miracles happen”

Noah Brown

“Yes, that happened to be my assignment on the Hail Mary. We got one guy in the front, two in the back. Try to throw it up to the jumper.”

We got a team of fighters. I am not surprised at all with this happening. I know we don’t give up until the final whistle. It’s just a phenomenal effort on all sides.”

We are well blessed to have ‘5’ leading this team. The things he can do is special. Even that last play, keeping his composure, fighting like Hell to get the ball off, and through a Hell of a ball. I wouldn’t want to play with any other quarterback. I am glad to have him.”

Trevor Sikkema Pro Football Focus lead draft analyst

“I’m so happy for Dan Quinn, man. Deserved a second chance at being a HC. He got one with one hell of a quarterback.”

Tyrique Stevenson (Bears defensive back who was talking smack to fans as the final play was beginning.

“To Chicago and teammates my apologies for lack of awareness and focus …. The game ain’t over until zeros hit the clock. Can’t take anything for granted. Notes taken, improvement will happen”

Terry McLaurin (said the Commanders practice this formation and tip drills)

“If you look it up on film, we were pretty much all in our spots.”

“It felt like it was going in slow motion.”

Kevin Durant

“HAHAHHAA LETS GO @Commanders “

John Keim

“that’s one way to avoid having more red zone issues.”

“Hail Mary. Do I need to say more?”

Jayden Daniels

“I just threw the ball up and gave my guys a chance.” Did he see it? “I just heard people screaming and the sideline rush the field.”

Phidarian Mathis

“It was crazy, it was crazy, man. I ain’t gonna lie, I shed a tear. It was amazing being around something like that. Wouldn’t want it no other way.”

Mitchell Tischler

“Jayden Daniels, magic in a pan! Trent Scott wouldn’t have fumbled that one!”

Chris Russell

“Tonight is 1 A in terms of memorable moments at this joint in Landover, since I’ve been around (2009 +). I can’t put it over NFC East clinching win over #Cowboys on SNF in 2012. But wow!

Zach Ertz

“You guys gotta stop calling him a rookie quarterback. He’s not a rookie quarterback in our eyes. … His maturity and poise is that of a 10-year vet. In our eyes, he’s just one of the leaders on this football team.”

Sam Cosmi on Jayden Daniels

“He doesn’t shy from adversity.”

“It was just like a movie …. front-row seats to be part of something amazing! Hats off to our defense. … I love being a part of this team. It’s something I never felt in my whole football career.”

 

Jim Nantz ignored Tony Romo’s reference to Commanders’ old racist nickname with awkward silence

Tony Romo using the Commanders’ old racist name is unacceptable.

I know it’s been a while since the Washington Commanders were relevant on a national level. But with Jayden Daniels’ ascendance, it’s probably time to start getting used to the Commanders being a must-watch. That also means broadcasters who have likely seldom announced their games over the years need to be on their P’s and Q’s more than ever with, ahem, you know.

Enter Tony Romo, the decidedly WRONG person for that job.

As the Commanders battled the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon, Romo let out a reference to Washington’s old racist nickname while breaking down a Lamar Jackson pass play. Not only did Romo NOT correct himself — which makes an unacceptable mistake even worse — but Jim Nantz seemingly didn’t even acknowledge the faux pas.

Instead, there was an awkward silence as Romo kinda just continued talking after a brief pause. (Warning: Racist language used in the clip below.)

If you’re an NFL broadcaster in 2024 calling a Commanders game, it is a prerequisite to calling them the correct nickname and never, ever reference their old racist nickname.

Leave it to Tony Romo to make this highly inappropriate and unprofessional mistake in front of the country.

Will the Chargers-Broncos matchup be on in your area?

Find out if you will get the matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos on national television.

The Los Angeles Chargers (2-2) are set to get Week 6 underway against the Denver Broncos (3-2).

Those in the yellow area on the TV map will get the game on CBS, courtesy of 506 Sports.

If you’re in the red area, you will get the matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders.

If you’re in the green area, you will get the matchup between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots.

If you’re in the orange area, you will see the Indianapolis Colts play the Tennessee Titans.

If you’re in the blue area, you will get the Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders.

Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty will have the call.

Los Angeles is currently a 3-point favorite. Sunday’s matchup will begin at 1:05 p.m. PT.

Which NFL game is Tony Romo calling in Week 5 in 2024? Here’s the answer.

Here’s your answer about Tony Romo calling NFL games in Week 5.

Tony Romo has made some headlines over the years while calling games for CBS with Jim Nantz, and the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is back once again in 2024 to be part of the top announcing team for the network.

Will we get some fun moments this week? We’ll see if he goes viral again.

NFL Week 5 announcers: A list of who’s calling every game

If you’re here, maybe you’re wondering: which game is Tony Romo calling this week? Here’s your answer!

In Week 5, he’ll be on the mic for the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams contest.

That’s it! Enjoy the game.

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