Two years ago, the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders played in an AFC Wild Card playoff that was broadcast on ABC while an ESPN crew worked the game. Despite the fact that Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was on injured reserve at the time, he received so much attention that Twitter lost its mind with each new mention of the one guy who wasn’t actually playing.
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Saturday, the Texans were back in the playoffs, this time against the Buffalo Bills with Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland broadcasting the game for ESPN. This time, J.J. Watt was activated off the injured reserve list so that he could play. In true Football Guy fashion, Watt is returning from injury faster than expected in order to be a part of the playoff game. Also, ESPN put a mic on Watt, so you know what that means…
Fucking hell. He’s mic’d up pic.twitter.com/OuUwxjJHGt
— Ben Koo (@bkoo) January 4, 2020
They gonna milk the return of JJ Watt all the way up until he tears the other pec because he came back too fast
— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) January 4, 2020
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— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 4, 2020
AFC Wild Card Game Drinking Game: Take a drink every time Tessitore or Booger enthuses over JJ Watt, even if all he's doing is checking in for a series of downs. Whoops, you just died of alcohol poisoning and it's still light outside.
— Anthony Crupi (@crupicrupicrupi) January 4, 2020
Thank goodness JJ Watt was able to play today. No idea what ESPN would’ve filled the hours of pregame time with if not…
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) January 4, 2020
Does anyone know if JJ Watt playing in this game? ESPN has failed to mention it.
— The Morning Jab (@MorningJab) January 4, 2020
The Buffalo Bills currently lead the Houston J.J. Watts 10-0 in the 2nd quarter.
