Jim Nantz hilariously jinxed the Lions’ kicker right after talking about announcer jinxes
Oh no. If you do believe in NFL announcers jinxing kickers right before they boot footballs — there’s a history of this, from Al Michaels with Justin Tucker to Joe Buck with Tucker — then this might be an all-timer of an announcer jinx. The Lions’ Michael Badgley hadn’t missed any kick — PAT or field goal — all year in his five games with the Detroit Lions. As he lined up for a 29-yard field goal on Thanksgiving in the eventual loss to the Buffalo Bills, CBS’s Jim Nantz remarked, “Do not talk to me about an announcer’s jinx,”…
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