This probably wasn’t the acronym you had on your broadcasting bingo board this week.

While calling Sunday’s game between the Patriots and Buccaneers for CBS, Tony Romo dropped a curious line as he described Mike Vrabel’s 8-2 New England team.

“This team is DTF, Jim,” Romo told broadcasting partner Jim Nantz. “Details, toughness and they finish.”

According to Tony Romo, the Patriots are "DTF."

DETAILS. TOUGHNESS. And they FINISH.

Why, what else do you think he meant? pic.twitter.com/aBPC0lOTh5 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 9, 2025

Tony Romo, here in February 2024, went viral over his “DTF” soundbite during Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season. CBS via Getty Images

Nantz replied, “That’s very close to what Vrabel tells ’em, too,” adding he believes the “T” is reserved f

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