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CBS’ NFL COVERAGE IN 2025

Once again, Jim Nantz will be returning as the play-by-play man on the No. 1 team, along with partner Tony Romo and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. 

The four other announcer pairings include:

• Play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle, analyst JJ Watt with sideline reporter Evan Washburn
• Kevin Harlan and Trent Green with Melanie Collins
• Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis and Jason McCourty with AJ Ross
• Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta with Aditi Kinkhabwala

Besides those four tandems Beth Mowins and Chris Lewis will also serve as the play-by-play announcers for select games this year. Two-time Super Bowl champion Logan Ryan will also be in the booth as an analyst for select games. On the sidelines, you’ll also see Tom McCarthy and Ross Tucker working certain games throughout the season. Other sideline reporters in 2025 will include Amanda Balionis and Tiffany Blackmon.

One big thing you might notice is that Watt is now in the announcer’s booth. After spending the 2024 season as part of “The NFL Today crew,” the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year will now be making the jump to the booth to work with Eagle on the No. 2 team.

Although Watt is no longer on “The NFL Today,” you will see several familiar faces. James Brown will once again be anchoring the show from from New York. Brown will be joined by veteran analysts Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson and Matt Ryan. And Gene Steratore will be returning for his eighth year as rules analyst.

The first round of CBS games will be kicking off on Sunday, Sept. 7 in Week 1 with a schedule that includes Steelers at Jets, Lions at Packers and Texans at Rams.

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FOX NFL KICKOFF Debuts Live Multi-Camera LED Stage Featuring Cutting-Edge XR/AR Technology 

Ahead of its 32^nd season presenting the NFL, FOX Sports today unveils its 2025 lineup of storied broadcasters, Pro Football Hall of Fame analysts and legendary former players anchoring game and studio coverage. With decades of experience in the broadcast booth and on the field, the renowned FOX NFL game and studio broadcast teams continue to set the standard in excellence in sports broadcasting. The 2025 FOX NFL broadcast team announcement was made today by Brad Zager, President, Production & Operations/Executive Producer, FOX Sports.

Following their celebrated call of Super Bowl LIX, which set an all-time viewership record, FOX NFL’s lead announce team of critically acclaimed and award-winning play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and seven-time Super Bowl champion and analyst Tom Brady return for their second season together. They again are joined on the sidelines by Erin Andrews, the first woman singularly honored with the Pat Summerall Award, and Tom Rinaldi, a 17-time Sports Emmy winner, to call FOX Sports’ top regular and postseason NFL games.

Burkhardt, Brady, Andrews and Rinaldi usher in Week 1 on Sunday, Sept. 7, from the nation’s capital, as the Washington Commanders host the New York Giants at 1:00 PM ET. They return in Week 2 to call the highly anticipated Super Bowl LIX rematch starring the Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs in the first 2025 edition of AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK on FOX.

Multi-sport play-by-play announcer and Sports Emmy winner Joe Davis, also the voice of FOX MLB, enters his third full season calling FOX NFL games alongside three-time Pro Bowl tight end and two-time Sports Emmy winner Greg Olsen. Award-winning broadcaster and the longest-tenured NFL television reporter, Pam Oliver, enters her 31^st FOX NFL season and will handle reporting duties for the crew. In Week 1, the team calls the San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks matchup at 4:05 PM ET.

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NBC

Mike Tirico is the lead play by play announcer for NBCs Sunday Night Football and will be the primary voice for their upcoming NBA coverage, which begins in October. He joined NBC Sports in 2016 and has become a prominent figure, also hosting various other NBC Sports events like the Olympics and Triple Crown races.

As the 2025-26 NBA season approaches, NBC is preparing to make its return as a league partner.

And on Tuesday, the network made a series of announcements connected to its upcoming coverage, including Peacock’s debut doubleheader, a Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader and the launch of its Sunday Night Basketball program.

Six days later, Peacock will host its debut doubleheader, with the Detroit Pistons hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves hosting the Denver Nuggets. Known as Peacock NBA Monday, the streamer will host up to three national games each Monday throughout the season, with the network also announcing a day-long Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader featuring the following matchups:

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ESPN

ESPN’s NFL coverage includes a variety of commentators, analysts, and reporters across different platforms like MNF Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL live. Key figures include Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as the Monday Night Football play-by-play and analyst team, respectively. Monday Night Football also features sideline reporter Lisa Salters. Other notable analysts include Randy Moss, Rex Ryan, Tedy Bruschi, Alex Smith, and more. NFL Live is hosted by Laura Rutledge, with analysts like Marcus Spears, Dan Orlovsky, Mina Kimes, and Ryan Clark

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