- Dan Orlovsky received high praise for hosting the experimental segment
ESPN and Dan Orlovsky stunned viewers this week when they debuted virtual reality technology to break down Bills star Josh Allen.
Allen and his Buffalo squad defeated the Chiefs last weekend, handing their AFC rivals their first loss of the season.
And to analyze a crucial third down conversion in the game, Orlovsky – himself a former NFL quarterback – put on a VR headset to take Allen’s point of view on the play.
Orlovsky spent several minutes using the technology, which came from NFL’s Next Gen Stats and the StatusPRO Visualizer (the latter company was founded by Orlovksy’s ESPN colleague Andrew Hawkins, who appeared alongside him during the segment).
The breakdown went down extremely well with fans after Orlovsky posted the segment on X.
ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky put on a VR headset to break down a play from the Bills-Chiefs game
Orlovsky was able to line up under center and show Josh Allen’s position on the play
He also zoomed in on the coverage that Buffalo receiver Mack Hollins saw
I will discuss this in pointless football debates all day long,” one person wrote.
“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen on TV,” a second fan gushed. “They need to do this all the time…and expand into other sports. This is unbelievable.’
“This needs to be a recurring segment,” a third added.
Orlovsky’s fellow NFL alumni also loved the technology, with former linebacker Will Compton writing, “This is awesome.”
Ex-Steelers safety Ryan Clark added, “Yes, this is fire!!”
And Orlovsky himself wrote on X that it was “one of the coolest things I’ve ever been a part of.”
The Bills have another big game next weekend against the 49ers, so maybe Orlovsky will get some more virtual reality analysis from Allen after that.