Mike Tirico ‘s “Touchdown!” is always complemented by Cris Collinsworth’s route tree dissection. The synergy between Tirico’s steady cadence and Collinsworth’s breakdowns is unparalleled, but there is one subtle quirk that sparks memes and X threads among the fans.

Apart from their game analysis, the edge between the NBC announcers boils down to their stature. See, Collinsworth towers over Tirico at 6-foot-5, while Tirico stands 5-foot-11. The six-inch gap? Fans joke that the height difference is why Collinsworth’s on-screen presence seems larger than his partner’s

However, that is all in good fun. In fact, Tirico, who has been the play-by-play commentator for “Sunday Night Football” for the past four seasons, was given another assignment after NBC landed media rights for the NBA. Tir

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