Tony Romo has been criticized all season long for his weird analysis and awkward and quirky interactions with his partner Jim Nantz. Yesterday was no different as fans across Twitter ripped the former Cowboy quarterback for his analysis on the last drive of regulation during the Bengals AFC title win over the Chiefs.
During the final minutes of regulation and with the Chiefs down by three, Romo mentioned that they have 'several' scenarios in play. The first scenario floated by Romo is that the Chiefs may want to try to run as much clock as they could before scoring, Romo also suggested the Bengals may just want to let the Chiefs score a touchdown quickly so they can get the ball back and win the game in regulation.
Neither of these plans seemed to make much sense as the Chiefs weren't guaranteed to score a touchdown, especially if you consider the fact that Kansas City's offense was shut out for almost the entire second half until Harrison Butker nailed a 44-yard field goal to send it into overtime.
Twitter was not a fan of the former Cowboys QB's analysis either.
A few people even said they would rather listening to another former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman over Romo.
In the end, things worked out quite nicely for the Bengals. Their defense came up big and forced the Chiefs to settle for a field goal. Then in overtime, the Bengals came up with a massive interception only 13 seconds into Kansas City's first drive. Joe Burrow then put Evan McPherson in chip shot range to hit yet another clutch field goal to send the Bengals to their first Super Bowl since 1988.
The Cowboys fan in me loves Romo, but as an announcer, he's definitely got some faults.
The Rams open up as the favorite heading into Super Bowl LVI at -4 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. This will be the second team in a row to host the Super Bowl at its home stadium, something that had never happened before last season.
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