Herbstreit, who joined\u00a0Al Michaels<\/a>\u00a0in the booth for the game and was right next to him when he used the contest to\u00a0throw shade at the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, got a text he definitely wasn\u2019t expecting, as it marked a devastating loss.<\/p>\n The Bills beat the Dolphins 31-21, but the matchup wasn\u2019t as close as the scoreline suggests. The Dolphins were right in it until\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u00a0threw an interception nearing the end of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n The Fins were one score away from tying things up before Terrel Bernard picked the Miami quarterback off to hand them a third straight loss on the season.<\/p>\n Josh Allen<\/a>\u00a0had another incredible outing, but is believed to have\u00a0gotten away with a game-changing mistake<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the game, Herbstreit revealed he received a text informing him of his friend\u2019s death while calling the fixture. He took to X to disclose that songwriter Brett James, a close friend who performed at his 50th birthday party, died in a plane crash.<\/p>\n \u201cWas calling a game last night when I got the news on a text that Brett was in a plane crash and didn\u2019t make it. Living in Nashville, I\u2019ve been very fortunate to meet a lot of incredible people\u2026Brett was certainly that-one of the most talented and yet humble and down to earth guys I\u2019ve met,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a legend as a songwriter and one of the most respected people in that town. He sang at my 50th along with Casey Beathard-such a good man. Just heartbreaking-my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they cope with this unthinkable reality.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nKirk Herbstreit Received Heartbreaking Text During \u2018TNF\u2019<\/h2>\n
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