#Jim Nantz hit the Lions with the ‘announcer’s jinx’
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“Jim Nantz hit the Lions with the ‘announcer’s jinx'”
They say jinxes aren’t real – but Lions kicker Michael Badgley might disagree.
Late in the third quarter of Detroit’s Thanksgiving matchup with the Bills leading 19-14, Badgley lined up for a 29-yard chip shot to cut the Buffalo lead to two. As he was lining up, CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz made mention of him being perfect in kicks this season: Badgely was 6-for-6 in field goals and 12-for-12 in extra points.
“Do not talk to me about the announcer’s jinx,” Nantz said. “Michael Badgley has not missed a kick all year – field goal or PAT.”
It’s not hard to guess what happened next: Badgley’s attempt went wide right, and analyst Tony Romo was left having to clean up Nantz’s mess.
The miss proved pivotal as the outcome of the game went down to the wire.
Detroit went ahead, 22-19 on DJ Chark’s one-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter before Buffalo took a three-point lead of its own on Stefon Diggs’ five-yard touchdown catch with 2:40 left.
Jared Goff led the Lions on a drive that put them into field goal range and set up Badgley for a redemption 51-yard field goal that knotted the score at 25-all.
It looked like overtime was in the cards in Detroit until Josh Allen hit Diggs for a 39-yard gain, putting Bills kicker Tyler Bass – who was not jinxed by Nantz – hit a 45-yarder to steal with win with two seconds left on the clock.
Maybe it wasn’t Nantz’s fault, but it wasn’t exactly not his fault, either.
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