Although the NFL league had no objections to the situation in the American League finals, the two commentators still had to diligently do their jobs.
Nantz, "Now, the window for the Jacksonville Jaguars is slowly closing; if they want to keep their hopes alive, what should they do next?"
Romo, "Believe in their passing offense."
In Romo's view, even though the season was rife with controversies surrounding Bortles, and it was clear that not just outside the team, but his teammates also obviously lacked trust in Bortles, finding him in a difficult spot; the Jacksonville Jaguars' passing offense wasn't absolutely terrible, ranked seventeenth in the league, they were at least still in the middle tier, possessing some capability.