Football fans were disappointed with Cris Collinsworth’s failure to perform his signature “slide in” during Sunday night’s contest between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams.
Three days after calling the Thursday Kickoff Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth got to call another highly-anticipated showdown between the Lions and Rams.
Collinsworth is one of the most polarizing figures in sports broadcasting. But fans weren’t complaining about Collinsworth’s performance on the mic during the Lions-Rams contest, but rather his curious decision to avoid the beloved “slide in” intro.
You better believe that social media noticed Cris Collinsworth’s snubbing of the sliding in, and that displeasure was voiced:
COLLINSWORTH SHOULDN’T JUST BE THERE..WE WANT THE SLIDE #NBC #SNF pic.twitter.com/xHoum2FNA7
— Ryan Erbe (@RyanErbe) September 9, 2024
BOOOOO we want the Collinsworth slide !
— Gary Plourde (@GJPlo_) September 9, 2024
So the Collinsworth slide is really gone, huh?
— Javon Edmonds (@javonedmonds45) September 9, 2024