Al Michaels
Fred Gaudelli, left, and Al Michaels participate in the Super Bowl 52 panel during the NBCUniversal Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Jan. 9, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. For 33 seasons, an NFL prime time package has seen Fred Gaudelli in the producer's chair and Al Michaels announcing from the booth. One of those eras comes to an end on Saturday night when Gaudelli produces his last NFL game. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
TV producer Gaudelli to do final NFL game after 33 seasons

By Joe Reedy Jan. 13, 2023 05:16 PM EST

Carolina Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman smiles after their win against the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL football game on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Panthers running game has improved since McCaffrey trade

By Steve Reed Nov. 11, 2022 01:20 PM EST

Fans arrive for Game 4 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philly, Houston rev up for rare World Series-NFL double dip

By Dan Gelston Nov. 02, 2022 06:56 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Commanders' Dan Snyder poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. The Washington Commanders are denying the contents of a report by ESPN detailing Dan Snyder's efforts to influence other NFL owners and the league office to keep control of the team. In a statement sent to The Associated Press on Thursday, Oct. 13, a Commanders spokesperson called it “categorically untrue” and “clearly part of a well-funded, two-year campaign to coerce the sale of the team, which will continue to be unsuccessful.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Analysis: Commanders ugly on and off the field

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 14, 2022 05:58 AM EDT

Chicago Bears wide receiver Dante Pettis celebrates a touchdown catch with tight end Cole Kmet in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Muffed punt, Robinson TD lift Commanders over Bears 12-7

By Andrew Seligman Oct. 13, 2022 11:22 PM EDT

FILE - Robert "Bojo" Ackah, center, and Fik-Shun, left, perform during the announcement of the first Thursday Night Football on Prime Video matchup featuring the San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs at the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. The Thursday night, Sept. 15 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs kicks off Amazon Prime Video's 11-year agreement with the NFL to carry “Thursday Night Football". (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)
Amazon Prime ready to kick off 'Thursday Night Football'

By Joe Reedy Sep. 13, 2022 04:37 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports reporter Melissa Stark is shown before an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Houston Texans, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. Twenty years after leaving the "Monday Night Football" to start a family, Melissa Stark is back as a sideline reporter. Stark will be on the sidelines for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" package and Thursday night's regular-season opener between the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
NBC's Melissa Stark back on sideline, 1st time in 20 years

By Joe Reedy Sep. 07, 2022 03:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib is shown during NFL football training camp in Irvine, Calif. With less than two months before its first regular season game, Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football” is nearly set. Kaylee Hartung has been hired by Amazon as the sideline reporter while Andrew Whitworth and Aqib Talib have signed on as contributors for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.(AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)
Hartung, Whitworth, Talib join 'Thursday Night Football'

By Joe Reedy Jul. 21, 2022 11:47 AM EDT

Charissa Thompson to host Amazon Prime Video TNF coverage

Jun. 28, 2022 02:45 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prime Video is turning to an experienced host for its coverage of “Thursday Night Football”. Amazon announced Tuesday that Charissa...

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick waves to fans before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday, June 3, 2022, that he informed former teammates of his intention to retire a day earlier. Former Bills running back Fred Jackson first announced the news of Fitzpatrick’s retirement on his Twitter account by posting an image and message from his former Buffalo teammate. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Ryan Fitzpatrick joins Amazon Prime Video as studio analyst

Jun. 21, 2022 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, now a TV analyst, talks on the field before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in New Orleans, on Nov. 25, 2021. Brees is officially done at NBC Sports after one year. NBC Sports president Pete Bevacqua said in a phone interview with the Associated Press that Brees will not be a part of the network’s NFL and Notre Dame coverage this year.(AP Photo/Derick Hingle, File)
Brees won't return for NBC's NFL and Notre Dame coverage

By Joe Reedy Jun. 08, 2022 07:00 AM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. On Monday, May 16, 2022, Buck and Aikman made their first trips to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, to meet with executives and their future co-workers as preparations for the upcoming season began to ramp up. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Fox promoting Olsen caps NFL's announcer movement for now

By Joe Reedy May. 31, 2022 06:50 PM EDT

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, center, attends Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz, Monday, April 25, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Chargers-Chiefs will be first Thursday night game on Amazon

By Joe Reedy Apr. 28, 2022 10:01 PM EDT

Tirico, Collinsworth and Stark to do 'Sunday Night Football'

Apr. 19, 2022 02:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the...

FILE - NBC Sports reporter Al Michaels reports from the sidelines during warm ups before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcer team when Prime Video takes over the "Thursday Night Football" package in September. The move was announced on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, ending weeks of speculation. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Michaels, Herbstreit to call Prime Video's NFL package

By Joe Reedy Mar. 23, 2022 03:04 PM EDT

FILE - Kirk Herbstreit talks on the set of ESPN's College Game Day program at Soldier Field before an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Notre Dame Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Chicago. Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcer team when Prime Video takes over the “Thursday Night Football” package in September. The move was announced on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Notre Dame at Wisconsin 9/25/2021

Mar. 23, 2022 02:07 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. Aikman is on the verge of leaving Fox after 22 years to become the lead analyst on ESPN's Monday Night Football. The New York Post reported that Aikman will sign a five-year deal that would rival the $17.5 million per year Tony Romo is making at CBS. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Buck, Aikman going from Fox to ESPN's 'Monday Night' booth

By Joe Reedy Mar. 16, 2022 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, left, and analyst Troy Aikman work in the broadcast booth before a preseason NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. Aikman is on the verge of leaving Fox after 22 years to become the lead analyst on ESPN's Monday Night Football. The New York Post reported that Aikman will sign a five-year deal that would rival the $17.5 million per year Tony Romo is making at CBS. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Aikman expected to leave Fox for ESPN 'Monday Night' booth

By Joe Reedy Feb. 24, 2022 07:30 PM EST

NBC Sports analyst Cris Collinsworth is seen during warmups before an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Denver Broncos, on, Sept. 27, 2015, in Detroit. Collinsworth is familiar with unlikely Super Bowl runs by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was part of the first two as a player and now gets to call Sunday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Former Bengal Collinsworth excited to call 5th Super Bowl

By Joe Reedy Feb. 12, 2022 06:12 PM EST

Los Angeles Rams' Von Miller holds the George Halas trophy after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams won 20-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Miller back on big stage 6 years after MVP performance

By Arnie Stapleton Feb. 09, 2022 04:41 PM EST