With a rowdy assortment of Payments Mafia members watching behind the set, 4 members of the “NFL Today” crew jumped by folding tables — a standard pregame transfer from Payments followers — throughout the CBS pregame present forward of Buffalo’s Chiefs conflict Sunday afternoon.
Nate Burleson had maybe essentially the most spectacular efficiency out of the 4, even flipping half of the desk away along with his hand afterward, whereas legendary NFL coach Invoice Cowher, former Texans star J.J. Watt and longtime quarterback Matt Ryan leaped by the air and snapped the plastic tables.
Watt went first, with Ryan standing subsequent to the desk and jokingly asking if Watt — with 114.5 sacks all through his NFL profession — wished him to face there to fake like he’s dashing a quarterback.
Then, after Watt broke his desk, Burleson, who spent 11 years within the NFL as a large receiver, shouted, “Bring in another table, bring in another table,” constructed up loads of anticipation after which delivered.
And after he jumped, Cowher — who beforehand broke a wood folding desk within the common “NFL Today” studio when the Payments snapped their playoff drought and returned to the postseason in January 2018 — eliminated his jacket and broke one other desk, earlier than Ryan added his bounce and host James Brown mimicked the movement because the section went to a industrial break.
CBS opted to host its pregame present from Orchard Park on Sunday with the Chiefs seeking to stay undefeated and the Payments making an attempt to proceed their current regular-season success in opposition to Kansas Metropolis within the newest Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen showdown.
Even with the sport not beginning till 4:25 p.m. in Orchard Park, loads of Payments followers gathered across the CBS set for his or her early pregame present that started at midday, and Watt even led the “Hey-ey-ey-ey” chant with the group.
The Payments misplaced consecutive video games to the Ravens and the Texans earlier this season, however they’ve since gained 5 video games in a row and may inch nearer to Kansas Metropolis within the race for the AFC’s prime seed within the postseason.
Final 12 months, Buffalo hosted Kansas Metropolis within the postseason for the primary time with followers — making it the primary true street playoff recreation of Mahomes’ profession — however nonetheless misplaced when Tyler Bass missed a area aim that might’ve compelled additional time within the remaining seconds of the divisional spherical.
The Chiefs in the end ended up defeating the 49ers for his or her second consecutive Tremendous Bowl weeks later.
