Sunday Night Football sounded a bit different than what fans were used to. Instead of the duo of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, the latter was replaced by Jason Garrett for Sunday’s matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers.
According to NBC’s broadcast, Collinsworth was enjoying the remainder of the Thanksgiving holiday with his family. A reasonable excuse to miss Sunday Night Football! So instead, football fans were treated to Garrett in Collinsworth’s stead.
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Unfortunately for NFL fans, while Garrett started off the night fine, it’s clear the synergy between him and Tirico wasn’t always there.
"Cris Collinsworth enjoying the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend with his family."- Mike Tirico
Jason Garrett is filling in for Collinsworth in the SNF booth. 🏈📺🎙️ pic.twitter.com/JqcE7C6C9g
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 27, 2023
Tirico is going for a dramatic outro and Jason Garrett just does this 💀 pic.twitter.com/xbv8STvqsr
— Grant Bilse (@WiscoGrant) November 27, 2023
While it’s hard to follow in the shoes of Collinsworth, NFL fans definitely weren’t happy with his replacement in the form of Garrett.