NFL fans are feeling it for Joe Buck following the ESPN commentator supposedly jinxing Chris Godwin on Monday.
Buck and booth partner Troy Aikman were on the call for the ‘Monday Night Football’ fixture between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens. He would question Todd Bowles’ decision to have starters on the field with the Bucs down by 10 with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter.
The veteran announcer advised living to fight another day, literally seconds before Godwin suffered a season-ending dislocated ankle after making a catch.
“Oh no,” he was heard saying on the broadcast. “He can’t get up. I’m told from our production truck, we are not going to show the replay.”
Buck feels horrible about what happened.
I spoke to Joe Buck about his Chris Godwin call: He may have turned out right, but he felt sick about it.
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) October 23, 2024
“I’d rather be wrong,” he told The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. “I would rather nothing had happened. Not that anybody is different than anybody else, but Godwin is one of the really great guys in the league.
“None of these guys, none of these head coaches, want to look like they’re giving up on a game, but from where I sat at that moment, it was a really physical game that whole night.
“You kind of feel sick that happened.”
Fans Had Plenty To Say About Joe Buck’s Comments
The article drew several reactions from fans, who sounded off in The Athletic’s comment section.
“He was literally proven correct, almost immediately…” one noted.
“He said what I’ve thought many times while watching NFL games. It’s a long season, live to fight another day,” someone else said.
“By my standards, Buck’s call was spot on. Buck righy has gotten a lot of hate for over 33 years years. But that call was correct, educational, and showed that there’s a coaching brain in him somewhere,” another fan chimed in.
Of course, everyone feels they could take the moment back, more so Todd Bowles, but we can only hope the injury doesn’t impact Godwin’s free agency, especially given the remarkable season he was having before getting hurt.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
