Hot microphones took over the NFL in Week 8 as several profane comments made their way onto the league-wide broadcast Sunday afternoon.
During a matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium, the microphone picked up an explicit reaction from frustrated fans late in the second quarter.
With the Packers up, 10-7, they were preparing for a 46-yard field goal attempt when a fan expressed his frustration and was heard on the Fox broadcast.
‘Damn. Are you fucking crazy? he exclaimed. The shout was briefly met with silence before Kenny Albert and Jonathan Albert began joking around during the call.
‘Was he yelling at you?’ Vilma asked her broadcast partner.
A fan’s vulgar reaction was captured during Fox’s coverage of the Jaguars-Packers game
“I don’t think it was us,” Albert said. “At least that time.”
“He was very aggressive,” Vilma added. “I thought he was yelling at one of us.”
—Was that our producer, Fran Morrison? Alberto asked.
“It sounded like him,” Vilma said.
“Or maybe a similar sound,” Albert replied.
While Albert and Vilma remained classy while dealing with the hostile reaction from fans, more profanity flew over the airwaves 204.8 miles south at Raymond James Stadium.
As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Atlanta Falcons, the broadcast captured a man yelling ‘F***ing c**t’ midway through the third quarter. Atlanta won 31-26 to move to 5-3.
On the other hand, Tampa Bay’s second consecutive loss brought them to 4-4.
The Bucs wouldn’t be the only Florida team to suffer a loss, as Green Bay beat Jacksonville, 30-27. The Packers and Jaguars are now 6-2 and 2-6, respectively.