Full disclosure: As I’m writing this, the AFC Championship Game is still going on.
But I’m comfortable calling it now. Tony Romo had the absolute worst performance of the game.
Of course Romo wasn’t on the field as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Baltimore Ravens (who just threw an interception, by the way).
And that fumble by Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers on a touchdown run obviously puts him in the conversation for worst performance. But Flowers had a big reception just a few plays earlier (and then promptly got penalized for taunting). So he at least had some highlights.
But Romo just put on an all-time bad performance as he called the game from the booth for CBS alongside Jim Nantz.
There was this gem from the second quarter after Ravens quarterback had the ball stripped during a pass attempt:
"In games like this, the ball matters more than any game."
– Tony Romo. https://t.co/mfzwC4ceJZ pic.twitter.com/wyfxiTUwiA
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 28, 2024
And then he called Jackson’s pass to himself the “greatest play he’s ever seen.”
"Ball batted up into the air… and CAUGHT BY JACKSON! HE CAUGHT HIS OWN PASS!" – Jim Nantz
"THAT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYS I'VE EVER SEEN! THIS IS INTERCEPTED A HUNDRED PERCENT…" – Tony Romo pic.twitter.com/Cahzy0cYtI
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 28, 2024
And when Ravens tackle Travis Jones was accidentally (and clearly) poked in the eye during a tackle, Romo broke down the replay for us…and inexplicably thought it was his ankle that was twisted.
Tony Romo… you can see right there his right ankle gets twisted
Gets poked in the eye 🤣🤣🤣
#KCvsBAL #AFCChampionship pic.twitter.com/aasI2lEnDL
— Mike Mazda (@mnissan22) January 28, 2024
The best part about that was as soon as he said that, the camera cut to Jones walking off the field holding his eye closed.
Travis Jones: *gets poked in the eye*
Tony Romo: “Ooh right there his ankle gets twisted”
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) January 28, 2024
And then in the second half, after Kansas City managed to stop the Ravens on first down, Romo somehow thought that was ballgame for the Ravens…but then in the next sentence, clarified that the game’s not over yet.
“That’s the game. It’s not over though.”
– Tony Romo in back-to-back sentences.— Marc Dykton (@MarcD1075) January 28, 2024
What are we doing here, Tony?
And this was just a sample of the things that have come out of Romo’s mouth today that left fans scratching their heads…
Romo thinks the injury and free timeout for Baltimore was "smart for Kansas City"?
— Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) January 28, 2024
Romo: how patient does Baltimore want to be here
Bro, they are down two scores with 5 minutes left. What the fuck are you talking about??? There is no patience in this scenario.
— Kyle Seeley (@theKyleSeeley) January 28, 2024
Of course fans on Twitter (or X, or whatever) were quick to jump onto the former Cowboys quarterback:
Tony Romo is saying all kind of things. He’s all over the place. To him, Tony, the game was over in the 3rd quarter. You should NOT be a NFL Commentator if you haven’t won a Super Bowl. Dude needs to give his salary back to CBS. https://t.co/sIYgPOeOWo
— Demo83🟣🟪💜🪻🌸 (@DDemo83) January 28, 2024
has Tony Romo considered just shutting up
— The Ginger Swindler (@lilydsmith) January 28, 2024
100% convinced tony romo would annoy even Helen Keller
— jules (@ohheyitsjaye) January 28, 2024
I’d have a Taylor Swift feed in the corner of my tv if it meant Tony Romo would shut the fuck up every once in a while
— Frick (@joefrk) January 28, 2024
Tony Romo is so fucking annoying dude Jesus Christ. pic.twitter.com/CUAO1dkZID
— Not Actually a Ketamine user (@ketamineuser) January 28, 2024
When did Tony Romo become the most annoying announcer on earth?
— Trysta Krick🐺 (@Trysta_Krick) January 28, 2024
Tough performance for Romo today. And bad news for fans who were hoping that this would be the last we’d have to hear from him this year: Romo is set to call the Super Bowl for CBS in two weeks.
Hopefully he can put together a better game for that one.
