Tag: NFL playoffs
The games were fair at best; Stories do well; A little animation would be better; Who stood out?
Sunday wasn’t Saturday. The first game Sunday was duller than whale poop! First, surprisingly […]
Yesterday’s broadcast reviews turning to two dandies today: CBS’ Cincy-Bills and Fox’ SF-Dallas
REVIEW OF YESTERDAY’S TWO TELECASTS Jacksonville at Kansas City – NBC – Mike Tirico […]
Unforgettable weekend of end-game finishes; 3 on FGs and one in OT; Voices differed but were remarkable
All four critical games were settled on one dramatic final play? You’d have needed […]
The NFL couldn’t have scripted a more gripping Saturday of TV; Today, CBS and NBC teams step up
SBJ Wildcard Saturday Commentary Notes Bengals vs Titans CBS: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Evan […]
Ready for a great quartet of playoff football? Superb matchups; Voices expected to sparkle
BIG WEEKEND On a short drive this morning, I figuratively hopped across the over-the-air radio […]
Hard to argue that the best NFL TV trios worked Sunday; Tirico too hyped late in Saturday’s Cincy win
From column contributor Don Haley and comments by publisher David Halberstam. My notes follow. Five […]
Tirico pumped for Cincy’s first playoff win in 31 years; Eagle and Davis got a bad hand in Buffalo’s blowout
They’re off! Game one was riveting. Cincinnati finally won a playoff game, its first […]
The final Day; A busy NFL Sunday; Fox and CBS both run doubleheaders as teams squeeze into playoffs
SBJ Week 18 Saturday Commentary Notes As the NFL regular season reaches its conclusion, […]
Week #17 of #18: Decision time; TV geographic splits to accommodate regional races
The penultimate weekend of the NFL season. All the league’s 32 teams will be in […]
NBC gets an A+ for its Baltimore-Buffalo playoff coverage; Michaels and Collinsworth sparkled
The dean of NFL play-by- play voices Al Michaels and former receiver Cris Collinsworth […]
Busy week: Media focuses on NFL and college playoffs, coaching choices and March Madness plans
With the NFL playoffs starting today, the media had lots to say this week. […]
Huge weekend of football: An NFL playoff six-pack Saturday and Sunday; College title game Monday
Update: To comply with Covid protocols, NBC had Mike Tirico work last night’s Bucs’ […]