After a brief conversation touched on more mundane matters, Simms signed off with: "Don't be nervous. Only 50 million people are watching."



That didn't bother Romo a bit.



"No problem. I got it in the bag."



Romo pretty much did have it in the bag, judging by the reaction of viewers. Oh, sure, it helped that he had a game involving the freewheeling Oakland Raiders and Marshawn Lynch and perhaps subconscious nerves made his voice a little tighter and higher than usual, but he really, really did have this.



He was insightful and, unlike Simms, his calls were spot on as he correctly explained what coaches and players were seeing and thinking in real time.