NBC Calls Audible, Dumps Al Michaels for NFL Playoffs

It’s the end of an era. Legendary play-by-play announcer Al Michaels will not be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC this year.

While NBC will air three playoff contests on its broadcast network and one on its streaming service Peacock, it has not tapped Michaels to be part of its postseason crew. The New York Post was first to report the move.

Instead, three of the games will feature the network’s top pair of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, while the other game will be handled by Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge, who generally call college games. NBC Sports vice president Greg Hughes confirmed the game assignments to the Post.

Read more at The Daily Beast.