Week 2 of the NFL season featured several exciting broadcast moments for viewers.
A hot mic caught an expletive-filled exchange between Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones.
The Cowboys-Giants game included thrilling calls of a go-ahead touchdown and a game-tying 64-yard field goal.
NFL Week 2 Sunday featured a RedZone fan’s worse nightmare: just three games in the late window.
Part of the reason was the league hyping up a Super Bowl 59 (and 57) rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, which was a mostly boring affair. Another factor is the ‘Monday Night Football’ doubleheader rather than the customary standalone contest.
But the action once again yielded some fun broadcast moments for viewers who were locked in Sunday. From hot mics to crazy finishes, here are the best broadcast moments from NFL Week 2 (thus far):
At the podium, there may not be a more drab athlete than Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. But credit where it’s due, the hot mic that caught his interaction with Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones showcased his passion.
First, Jones taunts him for not having 100 (passing) yards (Hurts finished with 101 for the record).
‘We won the (expletive) game,’ Hurts retorts. ‘Shut your (expletive) up.’
Well played, sir. Even better-played was the Eagles’ game plan, which resulted in a 20-17 victory.
Sticking with the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants played in a 40-37 overtime thriller with Dallas emerging victorious on Brandon Aubrey’s game-winning field goal as time expired.
Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and his partner, analyst Greg Olsen, certainly met the moment. Here are Davis’ calls of Malik Nabers’ go-ahead touchdown catch and Aubrey’s 64-yarder as regulation ended to tie the game at 37.
The phrase ‘back-to-back’ is typically reserved for a baseball broadcast, but Andrew Catalon aptly deployed the phrase during the back-and-forth proceedings between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. First, about halfway through the fourth quarter, Dolphins returner Malik Washington housed a punt from 74 yards out to give his team a 27-23 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Patriots returner Antonio Gibson Jr. mimicked Washington by streaking up the right sideline 90 yards to put New England back on top.
Catalon nailed the wildness of the moment. Style points to Pats coach Mike Vrabel for sprinting with Gibson along the sideline.
Weirdest broadcast moment? Tom Brady teases major announcement during FOX pregame show
During FOX’s pregame show, Tom Brady – calling the Chiefs-Eagles game later that day in Kansas City – teased a major announcement for something he’s been working on ‘for a very long time’ during the Monday night matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders. (Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders.)
It’s anybody’s guess as to what the news will be. But the free promotion on the network that already pays his $37.5 million per year felt gaudy.