The first Super Bowl held in Las Vegas was bound to bring on a bevy of shoehorned references to Sin City’s infamous history and association with gambling. But no one predicted a reference as awkward as the one NFL Network host Rich Eisen fired off Sunday.
In the middle of NFL Network’s interminable pregame coverage leading up to the Super Bowl, Eisen decided to try a poker reference during a stats-heavy segment about how well San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy performs against pressure.