Los Angele Rams kicker Harrison Mevis was celebrating his game-winning field goal against the Chicago Bears when NBC audio issues derailed his TV interview.
Mevis and Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford were speaking with reporter Melissa Stark after the kicker nailed a 42-yard field goal in overtime to send his team to the NFC Championship Game.
But as he started to reply to Stark’s first question, audio from what seemed to be a different program started to play.
Many on social media suggested it sounded like Russian but the issue corrected itself after a few seconds.
It seemed like Mevis, 23, was unaware of the difficulties, as he continued with his answer untroubled. But confused fans raced to social media to try and find out what happened.
One commented: ‘Did Mevis just malfunction and speak another language on live TV lmao.’
Rams kicker Harrison Mevis celebrates his game-winning field goal against the Bears
Mevis nailed a 42-yard field goal in overtime to send his team to the NFC Championship Game
Another added: ‘What in the world did Harrison Mevis just say? Or did YouTube TV just glitch?’
‘Harris Mevis speaking pure alien there,’ another confused viewer commented.
‘Did anyone else’s NBC feed have Mevis speaking backwards?’ a fourth asked.
‘Wait… what was this gibberish?’ another fan asked, before adding: ‘Harrison Mevis is not of this earth.’
Some on social media have claimed that the feed was scrambled because Mevis said ‘s***’ as he replied to Stark’s first question. Others say he said ‘shoot’.
Mevis continued: ‘It was a good moment, obviously. Good for the team, good to get the win. That’s why we do it, man.
‘Preferably this guy (Stafford) gets in the end zone but if it has to come down to me I’ll be ready for my moment.’
Mevis has been nicknamed the ‘Thiccer Kicker’ because his slightly larger frame is not typical for someone who plays his position. He only signed for the Rams in November after getting cut by the New York Jets in preseason.
Mevis and the Rams survived an incredible throw by Caleb Williams that forced overtime, beating the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Sunday night to advance to the NFC championship game.
Mevis kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime after Kam Curl intercepted a deep pass by Williams on the Bears´ first possession of the extra period.
Stafford completed a 16-yard pass to Puka Nacua to get the Rams into field-goal range and set up Mevis for the game-ending kick. He was mobbed by teammates while a crowd that was rocking earlier watched in near silence.
The Rams will visit NFC West rival Seattle next Sunday in their first trip to the conference championship game since the 2021 team won the Super Bowl. The Seahawks beat San Francisco 41-6 on Saturday.
