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Tony Romo Draws Criticism for Analysis on Chiefs’ Last Drive of Regulation

Kansas City's decision-making down the stretch of Sunday's AFC championship on Sunday drew significant criticism, but Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid weren't the only people to make crucial errors late.

CBS analyst Tony Romo was derided for his assessment of strategy for both teams as the Chiefs faced a 3rd-and-goal from the Cincinnati 9-yard line. Romo suggested the Bengals might want to let the Chiefs score in order to get the ball down 28-24 with about 90 seconds to play, an idea that didn't exactly seem optimal to those on Twitter.

The skepticism regarding Romo’s comment was quickly validated.