Tony Romo delivered quite the hot take on Jayden Daniels that didn’t exactly age well, seconds before the Washington Commanders’ rookie quarterback completed a game-winning Hail Mary touchdown against the Chicago Bears.
Jim Nantz and Tony Romo were on the call for the Commanders-Bears game at Northwest Stadium. This highly-anticipated affair marked the first showdown between Daniels and Caleb Williams, the first two picks of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Daniels’ status for Week 8 was up in the air because of a rib injury he suffered in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers. Backup Marcus Mariota played most of that game, leading Washington to a 40-7 blowout victory.
Moments before Noah Brown answered Daniels’ Hail Mary heave, Tony Romo suggested that the Commanders bring in Mariota to attempt the pass, citing the rookie’s rib injury:
Tony Romo: ‘I might bring in Mariota here…’ 🤣🤣🤣
Washington Commanders Chicago Bears Hail Mary pic.twitter.com/hcMkGAGbjB
— Henry L. Racicot (@HLRacicot) October 27, 2024
In Romo’s defense, nobody is making a big deal of his comment if the Bears actually played the Hail Mary right. They made the mistake of letting Brown get behind them to catch the deflection for the game-winning score, dropping them to 4-3 on the season;
Still, the many critics of Tony Romo aren’t going to let him live this one down any time soon.
Tony Romo & Jim Nantz Will Call Broncos vs. Ravens In Week 9
Today, CBS Sports shared its announcer team assignments for Week 9. Romo and Nantz will be on the call for the Denver Broncos’ Week 9 road game against the Baltimore Ravens in a game that carries giant postseason implications.
Weeks ago, CBS probably wanted them on the call for the Miami Dolphins-Buffalo Bills game in Highmark Stadium. But with the Dolphins falling to 2-5 on the year, this game carries much less excitement than a clash between the 5-3 Broncos and Ravens.
The Broncos and Ravens have both won five of their last six games following disappointing 0-2 starts. Vance Joseph’s defense vs. Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry promises to be a dandy, alright.
