Jim Nantz explains phantom flag call
The Kansas City Chiefs booked their place in a third consecutive Super Bowl appearance after defeating the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game
Broadcaster Jim Nantz lucked into calling Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen duels.
CBS Sports begins its 68th consecutive year broadcasting the PGA Tour this weekend with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which, in itself, is an “Eye”-popping figure, to borrow some network terminology. For nearly two-thirds of that run, Jim Nantz has been a mainstay in the network’s golf coverage.
Tony Romo and Jim Nantz were on the call for the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills
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.
Nantz is aware not only of the Chiefs’ quest to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls, but their attempt to join the New York Giants as the only teams to appear in a title game five times in a six-season span.
David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports, said it was critical to hear from a player who is a major winner and a former world No. 1.
The Buffalo Bills got screwed by the officials during Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City,
CBS lead NFL director Mike Arnold said his team scouts suites before the game to see which camera can get the best shot of a luxury box. Things such as glare, time of day and if the window is up or down all play a role regarding which camera operator is assigned.
Jim Nantz and Tony Romo found themselves at the center of a CBS broadcast blunder during a pivotal moment in the AFC Championship.
The Buffalo Bills’ heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs left fans and broadcasters alike questioning a phantom flag that briefly gave hope before being dismissed.