This was ruled a backwards pass. pic.twitter.com/KK901KiigG
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) January 24, 2016
Another game, another whiffed analysis from CBS “officiating expert” Mike Carey.
Carey, who was an NFL referee in another life, has warmed the hearts of Internet trolls everywhere this year by continually blowing calls on big-time broadcasts, making predictions day in and day out that prove incredibly off base.
So it was no surprise that it took only a few minutes of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game for Carey to fumble on national TV once more -- delighting those very same Twitter trolls in the process.
Pass AFC Championship: Patriots at Broncos CBS https://t.co/xpWqTM0jS4 pic.twitter.com/ivKQlRsaif
— ClippitUsers Sports (@FanSportsClips) January 24, 2016
What happened was this: The Denver Broncos had the ball, and Peyton Manning, facing pressure, threw the ball to his left. The pass was ruled incomplete, before a New England Patriots challenge led referees to overturn the on-field call, deeming it an illegal backwards pass instead. Carey, of course, got the call exactly wrong.
Here were some of the best Internet responses to his latest miscue:
Mike Carey has a worse record than the Philadelphia 76ers
— Happy Gilmore (@_Happy_Gilmore) January 24, 2016
MIKE CAREY: Need some help with your homework there, sport? MIKE CAREY’S KID: Um…I’m good.
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) January 24, 2016
Mike Carey keeps his perfect record going.
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) January 24, 2016
"clinton did 9/11" - mike carey
— Lana Berry (@Lana) January 24, 2016
America's reaction to every single Mike Carey explanation @BarstoolBigCat pic.twitter.com/auBxGH0aNO
— Eric Harrower (@EHarr1) January 24, 2016
Mariah Carey > Hugh Carey > Mary Carey > Mike Carey
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) January 24, 2016
[Mike Carey sees black clouds forming] [Mike Carey puts on sunglasses] [Mike Carey sees reflection] [Mike Carey says, "hello, Gary."]
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) January 24, 2016
There's the Mike Carey we know pic.twitter.com/ZtXavc7EMh
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) January 24, 2016
CBS EXEC: How do you think you did this year? MIKE CAREY: I've reviewed the tape and evidence is inconclusive. CBS EXEC: [Fires Mike Carey]
— Josh Levin (@josh_levin) January 24, 2016
I want to start a hedge fund based on doing the opposite of what Mike Carey thinks will happen
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) January 24, 2016
Mike Carey once officiated a Super Bowl.
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 24, 2016
If Mike Carey told me the Earth were round, I’d suspect they’d rule it was flat.
— Norman Chad (@NormanChad) January 24, 2016
Let's go to Mike Carey find out what the call isn't.
— Bart Hubbuch (@BartHubbuch) January 24, 2016
Will Mike Carey get this forward pass/fumble challenge call correct? #NEvsDEN
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) January 24, 2016
"Let's go to Mike Carey!" Us: pic.twitter.com/ep9GCe3sJp
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports) January 24, 2016
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