Overview

• Aikman declared on the ESPN broadcast that “the product’s just not very good” and vowed he was “not gonna keep [his] mouth shut.”
• His remarks followed a blindside-block flag on Denver’s Alex Palczewski that rules analyst Russell Yurk labeled a “good call.”
• On the next snap, Broncos center Luke Wattenberg was penalized for being ineligible downfield, further fueling Aikman’s critique.
• A broadcast tally cited 22 penalties called with 15 accepted at that point, underscoring how stoppages dominated the telecast.
• The game itself was lopsided, with Denver winning 28–3 after Cincinnati’s only points came on an opening-drive field goal, and no NFL response was reported.