Sunday's loaded slate of exciting NFL games peaked with an epic conclusion to the Washington Commanders-Chicago Bears game.
The Bears went up by three points with fewer than 30 seconds remaining, and the Commanders were forced to heave a Hail Mary from well beyond midfield as their only shot to take home the win. Jayden Daniels made an incredible throw, the ball bounced neatly into the hands of Washington's Noah Brown, and the rest was history.
It was arguably the best, most exciting moment of the NFL season so far.
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024
JAYDEN DANIELS HAIL MARY! @COMMANDERS WIN! pic.twitter.com/BsQ0Z84Rko
The only person outside of Chicago who didn't enjoy what happened may have been Tony Romo, who was on the call for CBS alongside Jim Nantz. In the moments leading up to the thrilling finish, Romo wondered if the Commanders might bring in backup quarterback Marcus Mariota to throw the Hail Mary because Daniels has lost velocity on his passes since suffering the rib injury that nearly kept him out of Sunday's game.
In all honesty it's pretty reasonable analysis, although Nantz correctly points out Daniels had thrown a few pretty deep balls already. Unfortunately for Romo, it was instantly disproven by Daniels heaving the pigskin nearly 70 yards in the air. His take now comes across as laughable.
Tony Romo: ‘I might bring in Mariota here…’ 🤣🤣🤣
— Henry L. Racicot (@HLRacicot) October 27, 2024
Washington Commanders Chicago Bears Hail Mary pic.twitter.com/hcMkGAGbjB
A tough scene, and one NFL fans aren't likely to let him forget.
Tony Romo was saying they should maybe bring in Mariota to get the ball there, and then Jayden Daniels threw it 65 yards in the air. pic.twitter.com/guKiAXay15
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 27, 2024
Never forget that Tony Romo suggested putting in Marcus Mariota seconds before Jayden Daniels threw that.
— Brad Culp (@bbculp) October 27, 2024
Tony Romo calling the end to that game pic.twitter.com/he8YxJdWKh
— Chad Ryan (@ChadwikoTWW) October 27, 2024
Romo going from designing the exact 14-yard out to suggesting the Commanders should sub in Mariota — without a timeout — before what would be a successful Hail Mary is some kind of brilliant.
— Andy Hutchins (@AndyHutchins) October 27, 2024
Romo was calling for Mariota to come in for this play. https://t.co/1LSD7KyOr3
— Jay Rigdon (@jayrigdon5) October 27, 2024
Tony Romo really said they should think about putting Marcus Mariota in for that Hail Mary 😂
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) October 27, 2024
Love how Romo was like “maybe they should bring in Mariota to throw this Hail Mary”
— Pittsburgh Clothing Co. (@PGHClothingCo) October 27, 2024
That play is going on a lot of guys' highlight reels. Not Romo's, though.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as NFL Fans Dunk on Tony Romo for Laughably Bad Comment Before Jayden Daniels's Hail Mary.
