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Charles Curtis

Joe Tessitore accidentally called DK Metcalf ‘Decaf’ and everyone made jokes

Booger McFarland wasn’t the only one making mistakes during Monday Night Football broadcast of the Seattle Seahawks’ win over the Minnesota Vikings

Play-by-play man Joe Tessitore was in the middle of calling a DK Metcalf fumble after the Hawks receiver coughed up the football, and he called the super-strong rookie “Decaf Metcalf.”

It’s not that bad of an error, but it’s pretty hilarious, and it might be a good nickname for a player who’s in the city where Starbucks started. That led to Twitter making so many really good jokes, turning the gaffe into a meme of sorts.

Here’s the mistake and the resulting jokes:

Too good.

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