Al Michaels actually doesn’t like flags and he made that abundantly clear throughout the Prime Video “Thursday Night time Soccer” broadcast.
Fifteen complete flags had been thrown within the Cowboys’ 20-15 win over the Giants.
It was the excessive quantity within the first half that drew the ire of the legendary sports activities broadcaster, and he made it some extent to air his grievances at a number of factors throughout the recreation.
“It appears to be like like June 14 right here, in any other case often known as Flag Day, as you recognize,” Michaels quipped at one level throughout the first half of the printed.
“We’ve obtained one other flag. You’ve got two extra flags within the backfield. No extra laundry left. … And any variety of calls coming your approach,” Michaels chimed in because the officers known as a number of penalties late within the half.
Michaels, 79, wasn’t finished there ragging on the officers for the variety of penalty flags they threw.
At halftime, Michaels continued to take jabs on the crew, at one level asking analyst Kirk Herbstreit: “Beside the truth that the sport was fully rhythmless due to what’s been stepping into with the flags, what do you make of the primary half?”
And within the third quarter, after the refs known as their first penalty with 5:16 left within the body, he commented, “Flag is down. Amazingly, the primary of the quarter.”
Through the course of the primary half-hour, the refs known as 12 mixed penalties between the Giants and Cowboys, even selecting up the flags on a number of events — together with on Dallas’ first rating.
The Giants dropped to 1-3 on the season with the loss to the Cowboys, regardless of a good displaying from quarterback Daniel Jones, who threw for 281 yards.
Huge Blue failed to attain a landing within the recreation, relying solely on the leg of Greg Joseph for his or her 15 factors on Thursday night time.
