Football fans are teeing off on Cris Collinsworth for making something up during the Dallas Cowboys–San Francisco 49ers “Sunday Night Football” game.
Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico were on the call for the marquee showdown between the two longtime NFC rivals tonight. But during the first half, Collinsworth made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Collinsworth was praising 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy for hanging in the pocket and completing a pass to rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Collinsworth stated that Purdy was “gonna get drilled on this one…knew he was gonna get hit” on the play.
But as you can see on the replay, Purdy wasn’t hit on the play at all:
“What a great play by Purdy on this one. He is gonna get drilled on this one… Purdy has just hung in there. He saw it coming, he knew he was gonna get hit.” – Cris Collinsworth on Brock Purdy, who does not appear to have been touched on the play pic.twitter.com/eOtAy9M8Zo
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 28, 2024
Social media wasted no time destroying Cris Collinsworth for wrongfully stating that Purdy got hit on the play:
Weak. Guy was literally running directly at Purdy.
— Kevin Watterson (@kwatt) October 28, 2024
Is Collinsworth losing his mind? Saying Purdy gets drilled on a throw he didn’t even get touched
— livetweeting pain (@jordansportsx) October 28, 2024
Collinsworth: “Purdy stood in there and got drilled”
Relay: Guy fell at Purdys feet lol
— Jeff Bradley (@jcrediblewritin) October 28, 2024
@Jeff_Mans did i just hear Collinsworth talk about how Purdy was going to take a shot and went untouched on that throw to Pearsall? You’d have thought Brock got his head taken off
— Matt Knarr (@Matt_Knarr) October 28, 2024
Collinsworth; “What a great play by Purdy… he’s going to get drilled on this one… he saw it coming, he knew he was gonna get hit…”. Needless to say, no one touched him. #TiricoCollinsworthIncompetentIdiots
— DennisYokum (@dontkllthmssngr) October 28, 2024
Anyone wanna tell Collinsworth that Purdy wasn’t touched on that play.
— gohardorgohome (@mike3916) October 28, 2024
According to Collinsworth, Purdy got drilled on this play 🤣 https://t.co/mSn4X5MHtN
— Adam McMunn (@McMunnAdam) October 28, 2024
So it isn’t just me? collinsworth is awful
— Ashkenazi Splash (@TheGimpyNinja) October 28, 2024
Yeah, not Cris Collinsworth’s finest moment of NFL analysis. Unless he meant Pearsall and not Purdy on that play?
Cris Collinsworth Will Remain With NBC Long-Term
Last month, it was reported that the former NFL star wide receiver was closing in on a lucrative long-term extension with NBC Sports. Collinsworth was been the analyst on TNF since 2009. His current deal expires in 2026.
