“This Game Must Be Rigged”: Skip Bayless on Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers

Is it normal for a team’s fan base to panic the moment the narrative of the game swing against their team? Well, in the prime-time match-up with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys endured a blip in the opening two quarters which prompted Skip Bayless, America’s Team’s most vocal fan (possibly), to echo the gambler’s cry of “rigged.”

Micah Parsons’ newfound squad was able to claim a 13-0 lead by the start of the second quarter. The opening burst from Green Bay clearly left the former Undisputed host rattled. So much so that he felt the need to state on X that “this game must be rigged” in favor of the Packers. 

Ironically, Dallas then found a way to enter the locker room with a three-point lead at the half. Yes, we all know Bayless is no stranger to making inflammatory remarks such as this one. And he forgot to turn off the comment section on his post. Needless to say, a barrage followed.

The internet made sure to let him have it, especially after ‘his team’ managed to reclaim the lead. One fan even went as far as to remind him that he recently posted a video titled “Micah Parsons will finally get REVENGE on the Cowboys,” which seems to contradict his frustrations.

Others took the opportunity to voice their frustrations with the coverage that Bayless has been providing of late. The majority of the content that has been provided via his self-titled podcast on YouTube has been based on the Parsons trade and the ongoing status of the Cowboys.

Factor in that he has also been live-tweeting every single one of the Cowboys’ games so far this season, and some are naturally tired of seeing his personal biases take precedence over traditional game-day coverage.

A total of 80 points were scored in the contest, leading to several lead changes. Bayless handled those as well as you would expect. He flooded fans’ timelines with countless posts, the majority of which were in all capital letters. Of course, once Dallas was able to steal the lead with less than two minutes remaining in the contest, he promptly changed his tune.

If anything, it’s a reminder to never let your emotions get the best of you, even when your team is trailing by multiple scores. At the end of the night, the Cowboys were able to produce one of their most impressive offensive performances in recent memory.

Instead of being able to relish that, Bayless now has to contend with the fact that he complained about the majority of it. After an electric fourth quarter and overtime period, the game ended in a 40-40 tie, the second-highest-scoring tie in NFL history.

But rather than a series of supportive posts proving his fandom, all Bayless was left with was a series of tweets that aged incredibly poorly.