Joe Buck sounds off on the Jerry Jones-Stephen A. relationship. Smith

The The Dallas Cowboys are completely outplayed of the Arizona Cardinals led by Jacoby Brissett in front of a national audience Monday Night Football. It was the kind of prime-time embarrassment you can imagine as a Cowboys hater Stephen A. Smith enjoying himself.

And then, like a vision from a fever dream, the image of Smith sitting next to it Jerry Jones in the owner’s suite at AT&T Stadium appeared. The pair sit awkwardly side by side in silence as the Cowboys play their worst game of the season. In Dallas. On ESPN. That handshake. Smith’s sudden departure just after Jake Ferguson’s attempt to kill the drive. It was all too disturbing.

Veteran announcer Joe Buck just had to bring attention to this thing that just shouldn’t exist. “They say a picture is worth a billion words. Here it is… Stephen A. says, ‘Okay, good luck. I’m out of here. I’m going to post on social media.'”

Joe Buck: “They say a picture is worth a billion words. Here it is… Stephen A. says, ‘Okay, good luck. I’m out of here. I’m going to post on social media.'” 🏈📺🎙 #MNF #NFL https://t.co/KZpDrdKsds7 pic.twitter.com/5uvk3VKSKlm

— Avful Announcing (@avfulannouncing) November 4, 2025

Has anyone, anywhere at any time, looked half as uncomfortable as Stephen A. Smith in this clip?

Stephen A. Smith next to Jerry Jones in the AT&T Stadium suite to watch the Cardinals-Cowboys MNF. #NFL #MNF pic.tvitter.com/PkTkNAvhFt

— Avful Announcing (@avfulannouncing) November 4, 2025

Jerry and Stephen A. watched the MNF Cowboys go down together

Smith was extremely open about his contempt for the team’s fans: “Their fans are truly the nastiest, nastiest fan base in American history. And he unashamedly enjoys watching Dallas lose: “I don’t know if anything gives me more pleasure than seeing poor Cowboys fans.

But Jones found some common ground with the insolent invader. In a strange moment of play recognition, Jones told Smith that he deliberately creates controversy for attention. “What you do, Stephen A., is part of my philosophy. Controversy … When it slows down, I mix that shit up,” Jones said when the pair appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio earlier Monday.

Apparently the recognition resonated with Smith, as the two met up later that night to watch the game. Together. Until Smith couldn’t take it anymore and just walked away.

It was a strange sight while it lasted. And the unsuspecting NFL crowd should never be exposed to it again.