Al Michaels ‘caught off guard by being shafted from NBC’s NFL playoff coverage’ after serving as lead commentator for 2022 Super Bowl, 17-year tenure with the network
- Al Michaels has called 11 Super Bowls during his career, tied for the most all-time
- Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth are now the network's No. 1 broadcast team
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Al Michaels will not cancel any of NBC's four NFL playoff games, a move the 79-year-old broadcaster did not expect.
Michaels has been part of the network's football postseason coverage since joining NBC in 2006. That run of seventeen seasons is now over, according to the New York Post.
Along with Tony Dungy, Michaels cited last year's Jacksonville Jaguars comeback win over the Los Angeles Chargers to extend his streak for another year.
Now, Trevor Lawrence's performance could be the last move Michaels mentions after the season.
NBC's top commentator Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, who handle the network's “Sunday Night Football” duties each week, will call three of those playoff games. Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge, who usually commentate on college football for NBC, will handle the other.
Al Michaels had called at least one playoff game for NBC since 2006, a streak of 17 years
Michaels is now the lead commentator for 'Thursday Night Football' alongside Kirk Herbstreit
Without his weekly âSunday Night Footballâ responsibilities for NBC, Michaels was the lead commentator for âThursday Night Footballâ on Amazon Prime.
Michaels will likely end his NFL commentary career after the season because he wore the headset for most Super Bowls.
Pat Summerall and Michaels have both been in the broadcast booth for 11 Super Bowls.
Michaels has one year left on his contract with Amazon Prime and recently told the New York Post that he planned to return to the broadcast booth in 2024.
NBC last broadcast the Super Bowl in 2022, with Michaels and Collinsworth on the call.