It took one play within the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional-Round game for Chris Russo to lose his patience with Tony Romo.
On the primary play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs that the receiver fumbled before tight end Dalton Kincaid swatted it out of bounds.
Romo, CBS’ lead NFL analyst, referenced Franco Harris while dissecting Kincaid’s move, which was a 10-yard penalty for an illegal bat since the ball was swatted forward.
“I do know he makes $17 million and everybody gets a kick out of him, I’ve had enough. Tony, our little pal, Romo…” Russo said on “First Take” before dissecting two of the more famous plays in NFL history and where Romo went unsuitable.
Russo, 64, furiously explained that Romo, 43, unintentionally referenced the Immaculate Reception — where Harris caught a pass off the helmet of Raiders safety Jack Tatum to attain a touchdown in the ultimate seconds of a 13-7 Steelers win within the 1972 AFC Divisional Round.
Russo then broke down the Holy Roller — a play that far more closely resembles what Kincaid did.
“He needs a history lesson, call me,” Russo said of Romo.
On that play, Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler — trailing the Chargers in final seconds of every team’s 1978 regular season opener — fumbled the ball at San Diego’s 24-yard line.
The ball was then knocked forward (or thrown, depending on which fans you’re talking to) by running Pete Banaszak before tight end Dave Casper bumbled with the ball, eventually falling on it ultimately zone for the game-winning touchdown.
Russo then implored Romo’s partner, CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz, to be more vocal.
“That’s awful, awful, awful, awful. Nantz, say something!” Russo said to wrap up the primary of several grievances which have grow to be a viral point of interest of the ESPN show each Wednesday.
Chargers fans referred to the play because the Immaculate Deception.
After that season the NFL made a rule that only the offensive player who fumbled the ball could advance after two-minute warning before halftime and at the tip of the sport.
Romo signed a 10-year, $180 million contract with CBS in February 2020, The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported.
The previous Cowboys quarterback has since faced increase criticism for his performance.
Marchand reported that CBS executives met with Romo after last season to debate how he could improve.
“At first, they’d mostly tell me how much they like to take heed to me and all these positives, so it’s fun,” Romo told BroBible of the the criticism last yr. “If you’re young and also you come out and also you’re good, then you definitely’re coping with more expectations. You discover out some people don’t such as you and a few people want you to do things in another way and do that and that as a substitute. You’ve gotta stay true to who you’re. You possibly can’t please everyone. I do know that since the number of people that come as much as me has quadrupled for the reason that first two or three years.”
Romo and Nantz might be on the decision for CBS on Sunday’s AFC Championship game between the Chiefs and Ravens, in addition to for Super Bowl 2024 on Feb. 11.
Russo might be watching.
