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The NFL season has begun.
The season begins Thursday night with a heavyweight clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The game is scheduled to begin at 8:20 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBC.
The NFL will also be in action on Friday night, when the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the league’s first game in Brazil. The game will air exclusively on Peacock and is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Sunday features eight games at 1 p.m. ET and four afternoon games. The Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions play Sunday Night Football and opening week concludes with the New York Jets playing the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.
Here’s what you need to know about the commentator pairings on the various networks this NFL season.
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Who are the NFL commentators for FOX?
The network may have made the biggest signing of any broadcaster this offseason, naming seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady its lead NFL analyst. Brady will provide commentary on games alongside live commentator Kevin Burkhardt, while Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will serve as sideline reporters.
The group’s first task will be to provide commentary on Week 1’s America’s Game of the Week, which sees the Cleveland Browns host the Dallas Cowboys. The game is scheduled to begin at 4:25 p.m. ET.
Here are the remaining FOX commentary teams for the NFL season, according to the broadcaster:
- Joe Davis, match reporter; Greg Olsen, analyst; Pam Oliver, sideline reporter
- Kenny Albert, game commentator; Jonathan Vilma, analyst; Megan Olivi, sideline reporter
- Adam Amin, game commentator; Mark Sanchez, analyst; Kristina Pink, sideline reporter
- Chris Myers, match reporter; Mark Schlereth, analyst; Jen Hale, sideline reporter
- Kevin Kugler, game commentator; Daryl “Moose” Johnston, analyst; Laura Okmin, sideline reporter
Former NFL Vice Presidents of Referees Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino will serve as NFL rules analysts for the network.
The network’s studio pregame show, “FOX NFL Sunday,” is co-hosted by Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw. The duo are joined by Pro Football Hall of Famers Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson, as well as FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer.
Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski will also appear later this year, the broadcaster announced in August.
Who are the NFL commentators for CBS?
CBS is bringing back the trio of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson for their eighth season together and will commentate on the network’s top game every week, the network announced in July.
Here are the rest of CBS’s announce teams for the NFL season, according to the network:
- Ian Eagle, game commentator; Charles Davis, analyst; Evan Washburn, sideline reporter
- Kevin Harlan, game commentator; Trent Green, analyst; Melanie Collins, sideline reporter
- Andrew Catalon, game commentary; Tiki Barber and Jason McCourty, analysts; AJ Ross, sideline reporter
- Spero Dedes, match reporter; Adam Archuleta, analyst; Aditi Kinkhabwala, sideline reporter
- Tom McCarthy, match reporter; Jay Feely, analyst; Ross Tucker, sideline reporter
Chris Lewis and Beth Mowins will also serve as live commentators on select games, and Amanda Balionis, Tiffany Blackmon and Amanda Guerra will serve as sideline reporters on select games, the network announced. Gene Steratore will serve as the network’s NFL rules analyst for the seventh season.
CBS’ pregame studio show, “The NFL Today,” is hosted by James Brown, with analysts Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, JJ Watt and Matt Ryan, and NFL insider Jonathan Jones.
Who are the commentators for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video?
The upcoming season will be Prime Video’s second as the home of Thursday Night Football.
An experienced trio of commentators returns to the streaming platform, including Al Michaels as live commentator, Kirk Herbstreit as co-commentator and Kaylee Hartung as sideline reporter.
The first game available to stream on Prime Video this season is the Week 2 clash between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins on September 12.
Who are the Sunday Night Football commentators on NBC?
NBC is sending the trio Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark back for their third season together as the “Sunday Night Football” crew.
In Week 1, the group will commentate on the season-opening game between the Ravens and Chiefs on Thursday, September 5, as well as the Sunday Night Football duel between the Rams and Lions on September 8.
Who are the Monday Night Football commentators on ESPN?
ESPN announced in May that the trio of Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters would return to Monday Night Football for their third season together.
This upcoming season will be Buck and Aikman’s 23rd season together, extending their record as the longest-running commentating duo in NFL history, according to ESPN. Salters will begin her 13th season as a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football.
“Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” is also returning for a fourth season, ESPN announced in May, adding an eleventh game to its schedule.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on X. @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].
