When Jim Nantz blurted out the words \u201ctrio in Rio\u201d as Tyler Loop\u2019s walk-off field goal sailed through the uprights to lift the Ravens past the Cowboys in Brazil, the veteran CBS voice was convinced nobody watching would understand what he meant.<\/p>\n
Nantz revealed as much during a recent appearance on Underscore Media\u2019s Traina Thoughts, where he and host Jimmy Traina revisited the final seconds of the Ravens\u2019 34-31 win on Sept. 27, which had Nantz and J.J. Watt practically out of their seats<\/a> in the booth.<\/p>\n After the Cowboys were stuffed at the goal line and settled for a game-tying field goal with seven seconds left, Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers over the middle to move Baltimore to the Dallas 38-yard line, and officials ruled that Jackson had called a timeout with one second still on the clock. Nantz set the scene for Loop\u2019s attempt with plenty of context,\u00a0noting that the kicker grew up in the Dallas area and that his miss in last season\u2019s finale kept the Ravens out of the playoffs<\/a>, before the 25-year-old split the uprights from 56 yards to deliver Baltimore one of the most dramatic wins of the young season.<\/p>\n \u201cLoop\u2019s kick! Oh my goodness!\u201d Nantz said. \u201cA trio in Rio! And the Ravens with a walk-off winner!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA TRIO IN RIO!\u201d<\/p>\n Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt went crazy on the CBS broadcast during the incredible Ravens-Cowboys finish in Brazil. \ud83c\udfc8\ud83c\udf99 https:\/\/t.co\/giNj9yjfcW<\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Nantz said the line, an off-the-cuff nod to the three points that won the game, surprised even him, and he immediately wondered whether viewers would follow what he meant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I said it, I thought, \u2018I\u2019m not sure anybody is going to understand what I just said. Who\u2019s ever called a field goal a trio?’\u201d<\/p>\n But despite the acclaim the call received from fans and media alike, including Traina, who heaped praise on it during Nantz\u2019s appearance, the longtime CBS voice confessed his initial instinct was to wince at what he had just said.<\/p>\n He also told Traina he was largely oblivious to the groundswell of support for the call until the CBS crew was somewhere over the Atlantic on its way home from Brazil, when a few colleagues approached him with news of the reaction.<\/p>\n \u201cI got a tremendous outpouring. I had no clue, and I thought, you know, I don\u2019t say it and then think, \u2018Oh, is that gonna be well received, or is that gonna get ripped?’\u201d Nantz said. \u201cWhen I said it, I thought it probably didn\u2019t make sense. And that night, we were all flying back, and a couple of them came over and said, \u2018Man, there\u2019s like a huge reaction to \u2018Trio in Rio.\u201d And I said, \u2018Is it good? Is it bad?\u2019 because I had some texts that were positive. They go, \u2018No, it is like universally well received.\u2019 So, got lucky with that one.\u201d<\/p>\n