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Ray Scott was the radio play by play announcer 197882. Joe Starkey was the radio play by play announcer 1977. Badgley, of course, missed the kick, and the Lions were punished for the announcer's doubts. The day Willie Horton saved Al Kalines life - Vintage Detroit Collection. After Jim Morse called the 1970 games, Joe McConnell was the radio play by play announcer 197176, 198587. On Thursday, Nantz told Tony Romo to not mention that jinx before going on to say that Lions kicker Michael Badgley had not missed a kick all season as he lined up for a 29-yard try, as close to a guaranteed make as one can really get.

There is a running joke/superstition that whenever an announcer talks about how good a kicker has been before they attempt a field goal, the kicker is assured to miss.
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discuss latest news in NFL including Kirk Cousins speaking on earning the right to play. Jim Nantz gave us all a peek behind the broadcasting curtain on Thanksgiving Day by openly expressing his disdain for the so-called "announcer's jinx," ahead of a Detroit Lions field goal attempt against the Buffalo Bills. The latest comes from Vikings play-by-play announcer Paul Allen.
