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Jim Nantz blew the biggest call of the year

Jan 28, 2025
08:42
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In the 37-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel analyze how Jim Nantz and the phantom flag blew the biggest call of the AFC Championship. Here is what you need to know.

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* How Jim Nantz missed the AFC Championship deciding play by saying there was a flag on the field when there wasn’t

* CBS then missed adequately showing the drop from Bills TE Dalton Kincaid

* How Romo showed some improvement this year, but it is the second year in a row that Nantz and Romo have messed up in the biggest spot of their season

* How Tom Brady had his best game of the year, but isn’t John Madden in his prime just yet

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