Al Michaels could not stop talking about 1 thing during Cowboys-Giants game

Dec 29, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Amazon Prime sportscaster Al Michaels walks on the field before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Dallas Cowboys at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Al Michaels did very little to hide his disgust with the officiating crew during Thursday night’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

There were a total of 15 accepted penalties during the Cowboys’ 20-15 win over the Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Of those 15, 12 came in the first half. Several other flags were also picked up and some penalties were declined.

Many viewers were frustrated with how all the flags disrupted the flow of the game, but no one seemed more annoyed than Michaels. Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” play-by-play announcer made numerous quips about all the penalties, including when he said the game looked like “Flag Day.”

As flags continued to fly toward the end of the first half, Michaels became more and more open with his aggravation. When an official announced with 28 seconds left that there were fouls by both teams, Michaels sarcastically remarked, “I’ll bet.”

Michaels then said the officials were “going to need some new flags to throw in the second half.” During halftime, the legendary broadcaster said the first 30 minutes were “completely rhythmless” because of all the penalties that were called.

There were only three accepted penalties in the second half. The first flag of the second half came with roughly 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Michaels joked that the flag was “amazingly, the first of the quarter.”

Some people feel Michaels is getting a bit salty in his old age. The 79-year-old has openly thrown zingers about the poor quality of some “Thursday Night Football” games, but it is rare to hear him get so hung up on something the way he was with the penalties in the Cowboys-Giants game.

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