Tom Brady managed to turn a FOX broadcast into a locker-room session on Sunday, and the clip that got away was as blunt as it gets.
While calling Cowboys-Commanders, Brady watched Dak Prescott uncork a throw and blurted out an “absolute pi** missile.” It came out fast, with no polished broadcast replacement and no real cushion around it. That was the line that spread.
Earlier in the game, the booth had already veered off script. On the final play of the second quarter, Jayden Daniels’ left elbow bent the wrong way, and Brady reacted immediately: “Oh s-t,” then, “Excuse me. I was not expecting to see that.”
Dallas beat Washington 37-20 at AT&T Stadium. Prescott had the ball after Daniels left on a cart, and Marcus Mariota took over for the second half.
The “piss missile” line was the one people kept repeating because it was funny and easy to clip. But the injury reaction was the moment that made Brady apologize on the air. He has spent Year 3 pushing back on the idea that the broadcast criticism around him is clickbait, but Sunday gave people plenty of unscripted material.
Kevin Burkhardt can handle the down and distance. Brady, meanwhile, kept sounding like the quarterback he used to be. When the ball jumped out of Dak’s hand, he reached for the language of the huddle, not the booth.
The Daniels play was the ugliest moment of the day. Chris Paul stepped on his quarterback at the 1-yard line, and the elbow folded the same way it did last year in Seattle. Brady saw the replay and reacted like anyone watching from the couch.
Then came another awkward moment later, tied to a family mix-up involving Regina, Jayden’s mom, and the language kept leaking out around it.
FOX is paying Brady $375 million to sit in that chair, and Sunday was a reminder that a seven-time champion does not always sound like a polished analyst. Sometimes he sounds exactly like the guy who used to throw the missile. Dallas is 1-1, Washington is 0-2 and without its starter, and Brady is 3-for-3 on unfiltered audio.
In Other News...
TCU Gets Timely Boost As UCF Enters Big 12 Opener Shorthanded
TCU should get a useful lift in its Big 12 opener with wide receiver Jordan Dwyer expected back from a foot injury against UCF. The timing matters for a Horned Frogs offense trying to settle in for conference play, and it gives the passing game another option as the league slate begins.
UCF, meanwhile, heads into the matchup with a more immediate concern at quarterback. Starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III is expected to miss the game because of a hamstring injury, leaving Keyone Jenkins in line to start. Between Dwyers return and the change under center for the Knights, this opener already carries a different look than it did a week ago. [Read more 🡒]
TCU Has A Big 12 Problem Starting To Look Very Real
Early-season tape is already sketching out the kind of Big 12 problems TCU may have to solve, and it starts with the leagues usual mix of tempo, athletic quarterbacks and games that can turn on one mistake. Around the conference, recent outings from teams like UCF, BYU and West Virginia have shown how quickly turnovers, special teams swings and a defense that loses leverage can change the entire feel of a game. For TCU, the takeaway is less about one opponent than the broader reality of what keeps showing up on film.
The Horned Frogs are heading toward a stretch where those details could matter even more, because the league keeps rewarding teams that can protect the ball and handle mobile quarterbacks without giving up chunk plays. The article points to several early examples of how offenses can stress defenses in different ways, and that creates an obvious test for TCU as it lines up its next Big 12 opponents. The question now is whether the Frogs can match that pace and physicality before the league starts exposing any lingering weaknesses. [Read more 🡒]
Big 12 Teams Are Already Separating In The Ways TCU Fears Most
Through three weeks of the 2026 Big 12 football season, the conferences early shape is already starting to tell a familiar story for teams trying to climb the standings. Kansas State has been the cleanest group so far when it comes to penalties, while Colorado has piled up the most, a split that says plenty about which teams are staying composed and which ones are spending too many snaps behind the chains.
Ball security has drawn an even sharper line. Cincinnati has built the leagues best turnover margin by giving it away only once and coming up with five takeaways, while Kansas has gone the other direction with more turnovers committed than forced. For teams like TCU, those are the kinds of habits that tend to matter long after the calendar turns from September. [Read more 🡒]