Tony Romo ripped for head-scratching analysis at end of Bengals-Chiefs game

Championship Sunday wasn’t a banner day for Tony Romo.

CBS’ high NFL recreation analyst was criticized on social media for his evaluation on the finish of the Bengals’ AFC Championship recreation win over the Chiefs, which earned them a visit to Tremendous Bowl 2022.

When the Chiefs obtained deep into Cincinnati territory with lower than two minutes left in regulation trailing by three, Romo talked about how there have been a number of “eventualities” in play. He floated that the Chiefs would possibly need to attempt to run as a lot clock as they may earlier than scoring, and likewise urged the Bengals would possibly simply need to let the Chiefs rating a landing shortly in order that they’d have time to attempt to engineer a game-winning drive.

Neither situation appeared to make any sense. The Bengals had the lead and absolutely weren’t going to willingly give it up, and there was no assure the Chiefs would rating a landing. The Bengals ended up holding the Chiefs to a subject objective that pressured time beyond regulation.

Tony Romo had some puzzling evaluation in the course of the finish of Sunday’s Bengals-Chiefs recreation.

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Twitter, in fact, had lots to say.

#NeverForget Tony Romo suggesting the Bengals — who have been successful by 3 — would possibly need to let the Chiefs rating a landing from the 9 yard line with below a minute left so they may get the ball again. Maybe the only worst piece of soccer evaluation ever uttered on air.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) January 30, 2022

Is Tony Romo OK?

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 30, 2022

Anyone ask Romo if the Bengals ought to let the Chiefs rating right here.

— Matt McCarthy (@MattMcCarthy985) January 30, 2022

Chiefs obtained too cute worrying concerning the clock. Tony Romo was inventing eventualities. The one situation was rating a landing.

— Will Manso (@WillManso) January 30, 2022

I nonetheless can't wrap my mind round Tony Romo suggesting the Chiefs, down three, purposely not rating to run extra day without work the clock.

— Matt Goul (@mgoul) January 30, 2022

I like Tony Romo however I swear he simply likes to listen to himself discuss. On what planet wouldn't it have been a sensible choice for the Bengals to permit the Chiefs to attain a TD on the finish of regulation?

— IraSamet (@madteam3) January 30, 2022

Why did Romo recommend the #Bengals LET the Chiefs rating? With lower than 2 minutes left? Whereas successful the sport?!?!?! pic.twitter.com/CiviU5xZL6

— Jordan Smith III (@KoachK08) January 31, 2022

Nonetheless wild to me that Romo urged the Bengals let the Chiefs rating a TD, or the Chiefs kneel on the 1.

Cannot simply assure a TD could be scored there. So many issues can occur.

— Alex Tam 譚汶材 (@alexctam) January 30, 2022

#Chiefs Need to lose that recreation. You do not kill the clock when you want to landing to win. It doesn't matter what Tony romo says. If solely they'd an instance of not scoring on the finish of a 1/2 if you thought it was computerized.

— Travis Bergh (@tman2636) January 30, 2022

The Bengals opened as Tremendous Bowl 2022 underdogs in opposition to the Rams, who will host the sport in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13.