Tony Romo goes viral again for eyebrow-raising 'DTF' comment during Patriots-Buccaneers broadcast

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Tony Romo can’t seem to stop going viral for awkward NFL broadcast moments.

One week after the former NFL quarterback was criticized by fans for making odd noises while analyzing a play, the CBS color commentator again caught attention during the New England Patriots–Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.

Romo was describing the Patriots, now 8-2 under Mike Vrabel after a 28-23 win over the Buccaneers, when he used a phrase that some viewers took out of context.

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Tony Romo on "The Drew Barrymore Show" ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. (Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty Images)

"This team is DTF, Jim," Romo said to his broadcast partner, Jim Nantz. "Details, toughness and they finish."

Nantz replied, "That’s very close to what Vrabel tells ’em, too," before adding that his "T" in Romo’s acronym would stand for "technique."

However, many on social media interpreted the acronym differently, referencing the NSFW phrase popularized by the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore." NFL insider Albert Breer noted the connection in a post on X.

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"Tony Romo just said the Patriots are DTF… Guess he hasn’t seen [MTV’s] Jersey Shore?" Breer wrote.

On "Jersey Shore," cast members used "DTF" to refer to a sexual encounter, leading to confusion — and laughs — among fans watching the broadcast.

To Romo’s point, though, the Patriots did embody his version of "DTF" as they extended their winning streak to seven in Vrabel’s first season as head coach. Quarterback Drake Maye, an