Overview
- CBS’s top booth is on Broncos–Patriots for the AFC title, after which NBC carries the Super Bowl with Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth.
- During the broadcast, social media featured heavy criticism of Tony Romo, with many posts urging him to “shut up.”
- Reporting cited by The Mirror from Front Office Sports says CBS is not concerned by the backlash and is frustrated by the feedback.
- Romo and Jim Nantz remain under contract at CBS and are expected to work together going forward, including a Super Bowl assignment in two years.
- Some viewers have floated CBS’s No. 2 team of Ian Eagle and J. J. Watt as a preferred alternative.