Two years ago, the Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders played in an AFC Wild Card playoff that was broadcast on ABC while an ESPN crew worked the game. Despite the fact that Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was on injured reserve at the time, he received so much attention that Twitter lost its mind with each new mention of the one guy who wasn’t actually playing.
https://twitter.com/bykevinclark/status/817853472334757890?
Saturday, the Texans were back in the playoffs, this time against the Buffalo Bills with Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland broadcasting the game for ESPN. This time, J.J. Watt was activated off the injured reserve list so that he could play. In true Football Guy fashion, Watt is returning from injury faster than expected in order to be a part of the playoff game. Also, ESPN put a mic on Watt, so you know what that means…
They gonna milk the return of JJ Watt all the way up until he tears the other pec because he came back too fast
— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) January 4, 2020
The Buffalo Bills currently lead the Houston J.J. Watts 10-0 in the 2nd quarter.