<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jim-nantz-gets-roasted-on-twitter-after-ultimate-announcer-jinx-of-lions-michael-badgley');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jim Nantz gets roasted on Twitter after ultimate announcer jinx of Lions’ Michael Badgley');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Jim_Nantz_gets_roasted_on_Twitter_after_ultimate_announcer_jinx_of_Lions__Michael_Badgley.jpg"></figure><h1>Jim Nantz gets roasted on Twitter after ultimate announcer jinx of Lions’ Michael Badgley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-24T12:10:27-08:00">November 24th, 12:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-24T12:10:27-08:00">November 24th, 12:10pm</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jim Nantz did the unthinkable during the Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-de-von-miller-goes-down-on-thanksgiving-in-battle-with-lions" rel="noopener">clash on Thanksgiving Day</a>. Throwing caution out the window, Nantz emphatically denounced the “announcer jinx” while boldly declaring that Michael Badgley, who hadn’t missed a field goal all season, would certainly convert on a 29-yard attempt late in the third quarter. Naturally, the universe responded as Badgley <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1595866605887492096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595866605887492096%7Ctwgr%5E4cd47f8342ef5409652202e9ca8b00758c09b173%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php" rel="noopener">shanked the chip shot</a>, ultimately proving that not even the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jim-nantz-set-to-make-huge-2023-final-four-move-after-31-year-ncaa-tournament-run" rel="noopener">most experienced commentators</a> can escape the grasp of the announcer jinx.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Do not talk to me about an announcer's jinx." 😬</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BUFvsDET?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BUFvsDET</a> on CBS<br>📱: Stream on NFL+ <a href="https://t.co/rs1CGFUmVT">https://t.co/rs1CGFUmVT</a> <a href="https://t.co/hnOtcXtef5">pic.twitter.com/hnOtcXtef5</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1595866605887492096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Twitter couldn’t believe its eyes after Nantz blatantly jinxed the Lions kicker, and immediately took to social media to blast the CBS announcer for causing Badgley’s streak to come to an end. Jim Nantz is absolutely NOT a popular individual in Detroit right now, it’s safe to say.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ht">Lions fans to Jim Nantz <a href="https://t.co/gkAOJsgJ8Q">pic.twitter.com/gkAOJsgJ8Q</a></p><p>— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy/status/1595867073535651840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Why’d you have to say it, Jim? Directly challenging the announcer jinx is a surefire way to have it backfire right in your face, and Nantz learned that the hard way on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE BUT JIM NANTZ</p><p>— Sports Jim III (@SportsAndChup) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsAndChup/status/1595866732903944192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When Lions fans share the list of things they’re thankful for, Nantz will not be making the list.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Do not talk about an announcer’s jinx. Michael Badgley has not missed a field goal this season.”</p><p>We all knew that was coming. Thanks Jim Nantz</p><p>— JAKE ELLENBOGEN (@JKBOGEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JKBOGEN/status/1595866538216759297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As soon as Nantz mentioned the jinx, it came into full effect. Anything he said after that was obsolete. Fate had already decided that Badgley was going to miss, and he did.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jim Nantz with the <a href="https://twitter.com/OldTakesExposed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OldTakesExposed</a> all-timer in real time.</p><p>It's over. The announcer jinx is real. <a href="https://t.co/GriuojSHkY">pic.twitter.com/GriuojSHkY</a></p><p>— Chris Hudgison (@ChrisHudgison) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisHudgison/status/1595866509770997762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For non-Lions fans, witnessing a live-action freezing cold take was a surprising treat amid a wild Bills-Lions showdown.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s 100% Jim Nantz fault.</p><p>— Mark Gunnels (@MarkAGunnels) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkAGunnels/status/1595866458512556034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There’s no point in trying to hide it. The miss falls squarely on the shoulders of Jim Nantz, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves.</p><p>While Nantz did apologize for challenging the announcer jinx, his words fell on deaf ears as Lions fans had already named him responsible for Badgley’s gaffe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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