Tony Romo just pulled off a Chris Collinsworth during Saturday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo.
Already facing criticism for the quality of his work in the 2025 NFL season for CBS Sports, Romo didn’t help improve people’s perception of him as a broadcaster when he made a mistake while calling the game.
In the second quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen showed his wheels to escape the Broncos’ defense, picking up a lot of yards in the process. While breaking down the replay of Allen’s run, Romo referred to Allen as “Mahomes.” Romo did not even stutter, even after the mistake.
Tony Romo calls Josh Allen "Mahomes," hitting several Bingo card spaces all at once. pic.twitter.com/kzEB3weoWc
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 17, 2026
Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs did not even make the NFL playoffs as they finished the regular season with just a 6-11 record, but Romo somehow made the three-time Super Bowl champion’s presence felt during the divisional round.
As a result of his blunder, Romo unsurprisingly got roasted on social media.
Patrick Mahomes didn’t even make the playoffs and Tony Romo still found a way to bring him up during a playoff game pic.twitter.com/Gx46zRlAOo
— GhettoGronk (@GhettoGronk) January 17, 2026
“Do you guys remember when Mahomes played???”
— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) January 17, 2026
– Tony Romo for no reason pic.twitter.com/5MXrVLcnFM
Tony Romo saying “look at Mahomes right here” while talking about a Josh Allen scramble this dude is actually a mess lmfao
— Chargers⚡️Union (@Chargers_Union) January 17, 2026
Tony Romo figuring out a way to bring up Patrick Mahomes. pic.twitter.com/mHH3DA27G5
— Jeffrey Walizer Jr (@JWalizerJr) January 17, 2026
Tony Romo is so used to glazing Patrick Mahomes this time of year that he called Josh Allen "Mahomes"
— NFL Memes (@NFLMemes) January 17, 2026
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As someone who’s built a reputation for making crazy plays on the field, Mahomes will always be someone color commentators like Tony Romo will bring up — intentionally or not — when discussing great plays.
