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Tony Romo was biggest star of the AFC championship game

Take a bow, Tony Romo. The AFC championship game belonged to you.

The CBS color analyst, who has impressed viewers with his clear vision of what’s going on – and what’s about to go on – in his two seasons in the booth elevated his game, delivering commentary that was widely applauded as the Patriots topped the Chiefs in overtime.

It was as if, as the Eagles’ Chris Long put it, he had “Miss Cleo in his earpiece.”

Romo has miss Cleo in his earpiece

— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) January 21, 2019

He was the first to use the line “ball don’t lie” on a replay of a Julian Edelman touch.