NFL Fans went hard on Tony Romo for terrible broadcast performance ever during Bills–Jaguars game.
Sunday football is sacred. Fans want touchdowns, drama, and maybe a little chaos. What they did not ask for during the Bills–Jaguars game was a Tony Romo commentary rollercoaster. Yet here we are.
As the game rolled on, something felt off. Not the plays, not the referees. It was the broadcast. Romo, once praised as the man who “called plays before they happened,” suddenly sounded like he was calling them after they happened, and sometimes not even that.
Bro what is this laugh by Tony Romo pic.twitter.com/RO5RTStsOe
— Tedd Buddwell 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) January 11, 2026
Fans noticed quickly. Social media lit up faster than a broken coverage.
We have our first weird Tony Romo noise of the afternoon ✅ pic.twitter.com/lsMvj6eVyP
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 11, 2026
In the first quarter, when the Bills blocked a punt from the Jaguars, Romo let out a weird groan that evolved into an awkwardly long chuckle as he watched the replay.
Then, with 2:40 left on the clock in the first quarter, he let out a cringey maniacal laugh when the Jags managed to clinch a crucial first down.
‘Tony Romo is a complete embarrassment,’ one viewer wrote on X. ‘It’s beyond time for CBS to demote or can him.’
And when he wasn’t letting out performative noises, Romo wasn’t exactly offering cutting-edge insight to his viewers.
‘I think whoever wins this game has a chance to go to the Super Bowl,’ Romo said on multiple occasions during the broadcast about the two playoff teams.
What really happened to Tony Romo that fans had to call him out? I guess it wasn’t one of his good days.
‘Tony Romo loves Josh Allen more than his own family,’ one fan wrote on X.
Another said: ‘Tony Romo is so bad now. He just says nonsense like hes making real points.
‘Josh Allen just did the most basic of presnap reads that any QB should be doing and he says that its his playoff experience showing up. Please get that clown out of the booth.’
A different viewer posted: ‘Tony Romo is currently on pace for the worst broadcast performance of all time.’
The game itself ended with the Bills beating the Jaguars 27-24, with Bills quarterback Josh Allen scoring the decisive touchdown for Buffalo to win on the road.
To be fair, broadcasting is hard. Talking for hours, thinking fast and explaining complex plays aren’t easy. But fans expect better from someone who set the bar so high early in his TV career.
By the final whistle, the game had a winner. Romo, however, did not. The internet had decided. This was not his best day, not even close.
