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Al Michaels couldn’t resist taking a shot at the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Michaels was calling the Week 17 “Thursday Night Football” game for Amazon between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. There was plenty of …
Al Michaels has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, and one of his coworkers wound up in the crosshairs during Amazon’s latest “Thursday Night Football” broadcast. Andrew Whitworth, who played five seasons for the Los Angeles …
The Los Angeles Chargers were completely demolished by the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night, and Al Michaels showed the losing team no mercy. The Chargers lost to the Raiders 63-21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. They trailed 42-0 at …
Al Michaels still had a key role with NBC’s NFL coverage last season even when he left “Sunday Night Football” to work for Amazon, but that will not be the case again this year. Michaels will not call a game for NBC during the NFL …
The Pittsburgh Steelers had one last chance at stealing a win Thursday against the New England Patriots. Amazon broadcasters Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit didn’t approve of how the Steelers approached the opportunity. The Steelers (7-6) were …
Amazon announcer Al Michaels said what every fan was thinking Thursday during the Dallas Cowboys-Seattle Seahawks clash. The Cowboys hosted the Seahawks on “Thursday Night Football” at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The matchup …
Al Michaels is known for having quite the appetite. But the Amazon Prime announcer was not touching the sandwich served up to him during the Black Friday broadcast between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Michaels called the Dolphins’ …
Al Michaels has faced some recent criticism from fans who feel he no longer has the same level of enthusiasm for his job, but the legendary broadcaster insists he is not planning to walk away from his current gig early. Michaels is in the second …
Al Michaels has generated a newsworthy clip nearly every week while calling “Thursday Night Football” for Amazon this season. He did so again in Week 7, though not for a good reason. Michaels completely botched his call of the …
Al Michaels does not appear to be enthused over his next “Thursday Night Football” assignment. It’s hard to blame him given the matchup. Amazon Prime will broadcast the Chicago Bears taking on the Washington Commanders next …
San Francisco 49ers were upset with Al Michaels on Thursday night — for good reason. Michaels was calling the Niners’ game against the New York Giants for “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon. Late in the first quarter, Amazon …
Al Michaels made an embarrassing blunder during Thursday night’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings on Amazon. As the second half of the game was getting set to begin, Michaels welcomed fans back to “Veterans …
Al Michaels is arguably the greatest play-by-play announcer in sports television history, but that does not make him immune to criticism. The 78-year-old still insists he is not bothered by any of it. Many NFL fans felt Michaels lacked energy with a …
Some of the worst games of the 2022 NFL season were played on ‘Thursday Night Football,’ and that had as much to do with the participants as it did with teams playing on short rest. Al Michaels seems to think things will be different this …
Al Michaels will once again do play-by-play for Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” broadcasts in 2023, and he had a pretty stern warning about one game on his broadcast schedule. Michaels will do a 16-game slate for Amazon, …
Al Michaels responded to critics of his call of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. Michaels and analyst Tony Dungy were criticized by some for their low-key call of the Jaguars’ dramatic …
