Interestingly enough, Kevin Harlan and Devin McCourty, calling the game for Westwood One Radio, also said there was a flag on the play, with McCourty speculating that it was for Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins taking his helmet off.
After Buffalo's failed conversion on fourth and five with 2:01 to play in Sunday's AFC Championship, the thrill of victory (for Chiefs fans) and agony of defeat (for Bills fans) was temporarily suspended.
Broadcaster Jim Nantz lucked into calling Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen duels.
If Buffalo Bills fans can find any shred of hope after their team fell once again to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship ... on the CBS scorebug, both Jim Nantz on television and ...
Tight end Dalton Kincaid was able to track down the ball but could not haul it in, turning the ball over to the Chiefs who ran out the clock and secured the 32-29 victory. There was a bit of mystery on the play, however, with CBS announcer Jim Nantz saying officials had thrown a flag -- a call that was never explained during the broadcast.
For a few seconds Sunday night, Jim Nantz — and the CBS scorebug — gave the Bills some hope during the fourth quarter of their AFC championship clash against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Josh Allen’s final heave that went through the hands of a diving Dalton Kincaid had fallen incomplete.
Joe Buck is likely getting the last laugh on this one. The ESPN sportscaster had some fun with an online troll Sunday during the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win over the Bills, even as the critic missed the mark where facts are concerned.
“There is a flag,” CBS play-by-play standby Jim Nantz announced to the masses ... the Bills' crucial fourth-down play in the AFC Championship Game. 🏈📺🎙️😬 #NFL pic.twitter.com ...
Tony Romo and Jim Nantz were on the call for the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills
For the fourth (!!) time in as many years, the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are set to clash in the playoffs. It's the second time the two elite teams are playing each other in the AFC Championship since 2020.
Viewers were left confused when the "flag" graphic popped up on the screen following what became the Bills' final offensive play of the contest even though no penalty had been called.