It seems as though CBS analyst & Sketchers shill Tony Romo was wishing he was assigned to Nickelodeon's alternate coverage of Monday's Chiefs-Raiders game.
Twice in the 1st quarter, Romo made some Peanuts jokes regarding the sloppy play on both sides. They could've queued up "Linus & Lucy" as background music, and it would've helped. It would have also made him fit right in with the cut-ups over on Nick. However, and this was something I missed as I was preparing dinner, Romo again put the cart before the horse, and mistakenly referred to singer Taylor Swift as Travis Kelce's wife, not girlfriend. 2nd time in a month that's happened.
CBS, of course, felt obligated to do reaction shots of Swift in the skybox every time Kelce made a play.
After the game, a 20-14 Raiders win, FS1 bloviator Skip Bayless had the lack of brains to suggest that Swift has become a distraction to the Chiefs. Apparently, someone must've mixed some egg nog into Bayless' peanut butter that morning.
Count on this. CBS has the Super Bowl and the NFL Honors in February. Bank on Swift getting an invitation to the latter, even if the Chiefs don't make it back to the big game.
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What turned the game around for Las Vegas were two defensive touchdowns in the span of just 7 seconds of game play. Two consecutive offensive plays by the Chiefs ended in points for the Raiders.
First, Patrick Mahomes coughed up a fumble, leading to a scoop & score, as they say today. After the ensuing kick-off, Mahomes gave up a pick-six. A late KC touchdown wasn't enough to get them back into the game.
We can't tell if Mahomes is looking for divine intervention. Photo courtesy Yahoo!.
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Brock Purdy was the last man drafted in 2022 in the NFL Draft, making him "Mr. Irrelevant".
He played like it Monday, throwing 4 interceptions in a loss to Baltimore that prevented San Francisco from locking down the #1 seed in the NFC. Baltimore, on the other hand, still has to hold off Miami for the top spot in the AFC.
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Like clockwork, there are complaints about questionable officiating in some of this week's games.
Former NFL Officiating head Dean Blandino, now with Fox, disagreed with a pair of questionable roughing the passer calls in 2 separate Sunday games, which of course will only add to suspicions that there might be something shady going on behind the scenes due to the growing popularity of online betting.
On Monday, Giants lineman John Michael Schmitz, Jr. was called for a false start, and the officials working Giants-Eagles ignored Philly's Jalen Carter jumping offside, triggered, perhaps, by the ever so slight movement of Schmitz. The correct call would've been offsetting fouls and replay the down, but, nope, the Giants get hosed as they have now lost 11 straight in Philadelphia. The rematch is January 7 at the Meadowlands.
Is the NFL hiring referees based on if they've watched WWE lately? Just asking for a friend.
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We might as well call it now. The Jests won for the final time this season in disposing of Washington on Sunday. The Commanders finished 0-3 vs. the NYC teams, having been swept by the Giants. The Jests close with Cleveland on Thursday, and New England January 7, and the Patriots, locked in the AFC East basement, are looking for another sweep of Gang Green in what could be Bill Belichick's final game.
Despite owner Woody Johnson's declaration that coach Robert Saleh & GM Joe Douglas will return in 2024, don't hold your breath on it. Just sayin'.
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