Lions Fans Lash Out On Mike Tirico For His ‘Asterisk’ Comment After Win Against Chiefs
After his postgame remarks regarding the Detroit Lions’ shocking victory against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday went viral, NFL fans criticized NBC’s Mike Tirico for them.
The fact that Kansas City was without their best targets, star tight end Travis Kelce and star defensive lineman Chris Jones (Jones due to a contract disagreement and Kelce due to a knee injury), meant that Detroit’s victory would be marked with an asterisk.
Mike Tirico called this win an “asterisk, because of no Chris Jones and no Travis Kelce.”
But when Herbert played with busted ribs without Bosa, Slater, JC Jackson, Keenan Allen and Mike Williams nearly all season… nobody cared.
What a ridiculous comment by Mike Tirico. pic.twitter.com/5u9kNTeMhu
— Ryan DePaul (@RyanDePaul) September 8, 2023
“This (win) has an asterisk because of no Chris Jones and no Travis Kelce,” Tirico begins to explain, finishing by saying that the way in which the Lions finished last season shows that Thursday’s win in the home of the defending Super Bowl champs is no fluke.
“This has an asterisk with no Chris Jones & no Travis Kelce”. No it doesn’t, @miketirico. Players on each team miss games each week. How about the Lions not having Jameson Williams because of the stupid gambling suspension? You play with who you’ve got. Lions are a deserving 1-0.
— Polaski (@josephdrobbins) September 8, 2023
Tirico, NBC’s top voice and, before that, the “Monday Night Football” voice, has spent more than 20 years residing in southeast Michigan. He serves as an ambassador for the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf event and is open about his ardent appreciation for all things related to the Great Lakes State, which frequently comes over in his reporting.
Mike Tirico with an all time bad take and now it’s bulletin board material.
Hope the @Lions wear shirts with an asterisk on them for warmups next week.
— Ben Hundley (@benrhundley) September 8, 2023
That offended many people in the NFL, diminishing what was one of the Lions’ team’s best victories in a long time.
“Mike Tiriko gives the Lions an asterisk for no Kelce or Jones. Weird, when Brady lost Edelman and Hightower for all 2017 and went on to throw for a Record 505 yards in the Super Bowl, he “Lost to a backup”. Oh, no Butler either. Oh, and the refs legislated the rules on the fly.” said one user.
Yeah that’s wack. No matter how much football you cover, watch, study, love, you can’t imagine what it feels like, to duke it out in front of 70-80k, with all eyes on you. Every mistake, every injury, every lost rep, everything. Ain’t no asterisk. Those guys earned that win. https://t.co/d5IRbpvhhs
— FOST (@GeorgeFoster72) September 8, 2023
“Mike Tirico saying the Lions win over the Chiefs gets an asterisk lol bruh cmon THE DEFENDING CHAMPS don’t get asterisks in a ONE POINT GAME” another user said.
“Mike Tirico really said this Lions win is an asterisk because there was no Chris Jones and Travis Kelce…. Chiefs literally have Patrick Mahomes… I’m sick.” Added another.
Seems like Lions fans have been extremely angered by the comment and why not?
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