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Last year, when Jake Elliott nailed a 61-yard field goal to beat the New York Giants, Ricardo’s line was “Si, Senior!” In an interview, Ricardo explained that the simplicity of the call is meant to be accessible to both English speakers and a Hispanic audience that wants to learn the game of football.

“ ‘Si, señor’ is very easy for everyone,” he said. “The lowest common denominator, you don’t have to think much. It’s very simple for Hispanics, but if you don’t speak Spanish it doesn’t take much thought. This guy missed a kick. You could not know one phrase in Spanish and you know what’s going on.” When asked if the enthusiasm and repetition behind his catchphrase was comparable at all to Andres Cantor’s famous “Goooaaalll” call, Ricardo said that he could appreciate the similarities, but pointed out that there is more variety in American football.

“The Hispanic sports fan is passionate; that’s what they want,” he said. “But you can only paint the word goal in so many colors.”

Both announcers were fielding accolades Monday for their work. Collinsworth’s son told him he was trending on Twitter. “It’s been bananas,” Ricardo said of the calls and texts he has received and the attention on social media.

Both men also indicated that before the kick they felt something momentous was about to happen.

“I called Cody Parkey’s games for the Eagles,” Ricardo said. “I saw him make some big kicks and miss some big kicks.”

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