"Troy has won, lost, bled, sweated, and he's earned his opinion," Buck said. "That's what makes for great, honest TV."
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were on the call for the first game of the NFL's Divisional weekend on Saturday afternoon. ESPN had the AFC matchup between the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans.
“You guys f—ing hate me, I know,” the sportscaster told the crowd gathered at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on Friday for the “They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce” show. “But tonight, when I walk off this stage, you will love me.”
If you watch a lot of NFL broadcasts like I do, you’ve probably noticed there’s a certain way broadcasters usually talk about the referees. They rarely criticize them directly, even when they seem wrong.
If the fat lady had sung, Joe Buck certainly didn’t hear her. A frustrated Vikings team looked lethargic, dismayed and shocked as they slowly went to the line of scrimmage and were still running the ball Monday while trailing the Rams by 18 with 6:24 remaining.
Buck relayed to the audience a story of he and Aikman calling an Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field. Throughout the entire first half, one particularly committed fan continually yelled “TROYYYYY!” at the booth, attempting to get Aikman’s attention.
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ESPN announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman criticized the Vikings' for a lack of urgency throughout the fourth quarter and also touched on Darnold's contract situation, which Aikman said is "a different conversation today than it was two weeks ago."
Starting from their own 20-yard line, after a deep pass to Jordan Addison fell incomplete, the Vikings tried a draw play, a run for Cam Akers. And then they tried another run to Akers. One yard short of a first down, they ran a sneak with quarterback Sam Darnold.
Now, after his performance in Week 18 and in the playoffs, some believe he lost some money. Even ESPN commentator Joe Buck, who called the game alongside Troy Aikman, believes Darnold has cost himself some money.
Joe Buck is one of the most famous TV commentators and the lead play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football at ESPN along his co-host and legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback
In disbelief after making history in the college football national championship, Joe McGuire has lifted the lid on a wild 24 hours of partying.