It took just one play for Chris Russo to lose patience with Tony Romo in the Bills-Chiefs AFC Divisional Round game.
On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Allen threw a pass to Stefon Diggs, but the receiver fumbled it before tight end Dalton Kincaid could knock it wide.
Romo, CBS' lead NFL analyst, cited Franco Harris when analyzing Kincaid's movement, but the ball was swung forward, resulting in a 10-yard penalty for a foul bat.
“I know he's making $17 million and everyone's excited about him, but I've had enough. Tony, our little friend, Romo…” Russo said on “First Take. ” and analyzed two of the most famous plays in NFL history and what Romo did wrong.
Russo, 64, was furious that Romo, 43, accidentally referred to the “Immaculate Reception.” Harris caught a pass off the helmet of Raiders safety Jack Tatum for a touchdown in the final seconds of the Steelers' 13-7 victory in the 1972 AFC Divisional. round.
Russo then defeated Holy Lawler. This play was very similar to Kincaid's play.
“He needs a history lesson, so give him a call,” Russo said of Romo.
On that play, Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who was chasing the Chargers in the final seconds for both teams in the 1978 regular season opener, fumbled the ball at San Diego's 24-yard line.
Running Pete Banaszak then knocked (or threw) the ball forward before tight end Dave Casper ran into it and ultimately dropped the ball into the end zone for the winning touchdown.
Mr. Russo then implored Mr. Romo's partner, CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz, to say more.
“That's awful, awful, awful, awful. Nantz, say something!” Russo said, summing up the first of several complaints discussed on his weekly ESPN show.
Chargers fans called the play “The Immaculate Deception.”
After that season, the NFL instituted a rule that only the offensive player who fumbled the ball could advance after a two-minute warning before halftime and at the end of the game.
Romo signed a 10-year, $180 million contract with CBS in February 2020, the Post's Andrew Marchand reported.
The former Cowboys quarterback has since faced growing criticism of his performance.
Marchand reports that CBS executives met with Romo after last season to discuss how he could improve.
“At first, it's fun because they often told me how much they liked listening to me and all the positive things,” Romo told BroBible last year about this criticism. “When you're young and you come out and you're good, you're exposed to more expectations. You realize that some people want you to be. You have to stay true to who you are. You can't please everyone. Compared to the first two or three years. , I know that because the number of people coming to me has quadrupled.”
Romo and Nantz are scheduled to be called up to CBS for Sunday's AFC Championship game between the Chiefs and Ravens and the 2024 Super Bowl on Feb. 11.
Russo will also be watching.
