Two prominent NFL announcers have been criticized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2025 regular season.

Week 1 of the 2025 NFL regular season is in the books. Week 1 ended on Monday evening, with the Minnesota Vikings taking down the Chicago Bears. The Bears went out to a two-score lead, but couldn’t hold on in the fourth quarter, ultimately falling to the Vikings, 27-24. Elsewhere in Week 1, the Eagles topped the Cowboys, the Chargers defeated the Chiefs, the Commanders topped the Giants, the Packers defeated the Lions and the Bills stunned the Ravens, among other games.

The biggest Week 1 performers included:

Josh Allen, who totaled more than 400 yards and four touchdowns in the epic comeback win over the Ravens
Justin Herbert, who threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in a win over the Chiefs
Emeka Egbuka, who caught two touchdown passes in his first game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

But two prominent NFL announcers are taking heat for their performances in Week 1.

NFL announcers Tony Romo and Cris Collinsworth are both facing criticism for their commentary during Week 1.

Romo called out for his performance during Packers vs. Lions

Romo, who has some competition at CBS, following the move to put J.J. Watt in the No. 2 broadcasting booth, needs to have a good year. Romo, a four-time Pro Bowler at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, was an immediate sensation in the broadcasting booth during his rookie year in 2017. He was predicting plays before they happened and NFL fans loved the enthusiasm he showed in the broadcasting booth. Many credited him with revitalizing longtime announcer Jim Nantz, too.

But in recent years, Romo has been called out for being too energetic in the broadcasting booth, often speaking when silence would be better. One CBS executive told Romo to “calm down” at times in the booth, according to the New York Post. Others have suggested that Romo needs to do more homework.

Romo made an immediate mistake on Sunday, referring to Packers quarterback Jordan Love as “Jared Love.” He appeared to mix the names of the two quarterbacks playing on Sunday. NFL fans immediately noticed it.

Romo was accused by Front Office Sports sports media insider Michael McCarthy of being too effusive in praise for Jared Goff, too.

“I thought Tony Romo of CBS Sports went overboard with his effusive praise for QB Jared Goff of the Lions while the Packers and Green Bay QB Jordan Love were dominating Detroit on their way to a 27–13 win. In fact, the Lions’ offense looked like a shell of itself without former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson,” McCarthy wrote.

ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan, meanwhile, was harsh in his criticism of the Lions.

“Where was the hard play-action? Where’s the vertical passing game, the deep crossers, all those types of things? No trick plays, no nothing,” asked Rex Ryan on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday. “To me, it looked very vanilla. They were getting whipped on the interior and they became a checkdown-Charlie offense, almost unwatchable. You went from the very best offense in the league, damn near in the history of the league, to what I saw yesterday; that’s a bad sign.”

Collinsworth is taking heat for Lamar Jackson comment

Collinsworth, calling the Bills vs. Ravens game on “Sunday Night Football,” was called out for criticizing Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson for his shove of a young Bills fan late in the game.

Jackson shoved a fan in a red Bills jersey after a DeAndre Hopkins touchdown. The Bills fan was seen smacking the helmets of both Jackson and Hopkins. Jackson responded with a shove of his own.

Collinsworth, who took over for John Madden on “Sunday Night Football” in 2009, accused both Jackson and the fan of “being in the wrong,” during the NBC broadcast. Fans took issue with that. Many NFL fans felt that Jackson was more than in the right to respond like he did.

“Cris Collinsworth really saying Lamar was in the wrong after that fan touched him first. Get this man off my tv bruh,” one fan wrote.

“Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth are crazy. How is Lamar Jackson shoving a fan who shoved him first a “both are wrong” situation? Buying a ticket to a game doesn’t give you the right to put your hands on the players, and players have a right to defend themselves,” another fan wrote.

Announcers can have rough weeks, too. And it was just Week 1, so there’s plenty of time to improve.

Week 2 will start Thursday night with Packers vs. Commanders.