Tag: Michele Tafoya

Melissa Stark replacing Michele Tafoya on Sunday Night Football

Who is replacing Michele Tafoya

NBC Sports went to an audible on replacing Michele Tafoya as its sideline reporter on Sunday Night Football.

The New York Post reports Melissa Stark gets the nod and not Kathryn Tappen, who was the presumed favorite for the gig after filling in for Tafoya last year and working one sideline in the Super Bowl.

Stark will be another new face and voice on the team as Mike Tirico takes over play-by-play for the great Al Michaels.

Michaels has moved on to Amazon, where he will be the voice for its Thursday Night Football telecasts. Advantage, Amazon.

Stark has worked for ESPN, NBC Sports, NBC on The Today Show and NFL Network.

 

NFL Divisonal Round announcer assignments revealed

The Divisional Round announcer assignments are out for each of the 4 games

The NFL is down to 8 teams and there will be 4 games this weekend. That means the top announce teams will be working while others are home having finished their assignments.

Saturday, January 22

Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans on CBS (4:30 p.m. ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers on FOX (8:15 p.m. ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

Sunday, January 23

Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers on NBC (3 p.m. ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michelle Tafoya, Kathryn Tappen

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs on CBS (6:30 p.m.) Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Jay Feely

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend announcer assignments revealed

The announcer schedule is set for NFL Super Wild Card Weekend

Get ready for a wild weekend. Or more accurately, a Super Wild Card weekend as the NFL kicks off its playoffs and the run to the Super Bowl.

The big names will be on the call for all the big games.

Saturday, Jan. 15

Las Vegas Raiders  at Cincinnati Bengals (NBC, 4:30 p.m. ET): Mike Tirico, Drew Brees, Kathryn Tappen

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (CBS, 8:15 p.m. ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn

Sunday, Jan. 16

Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (FOX, 1:05 p.m. ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrew, Tom Rinaldi

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys (CBS, 4:30 p.m. ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC, 8:15 p.m. ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya

Monday, Jan. 17

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (ABC/ESPN, 8:15 p.m. ET): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters

Michele Tafoya done with NBC sideline reporting at end of season

Michele Tafoya is going to leave Sunday Night Football at the end of the season, per a report

The bye weeks will lead to a final goodbye for Michele Tafoya on the sidelines of “Sunday Night Football.”

The New York Post reported Tuesday NBC Sports’ NFL sideline reporter will step away from the gig … by her own decision.

Per Andrew Marchand of the Post:

Sources said it is Tafoya’s decision to step away from the field. She has been on network TV at CBS, ABC/ESPN and NBC for nearly three decades.

NBC declined comment, while Tafoya could not be immediately reached.

In recent days, Tafoya, 56, has been in the news because she has missed three games, which NBC describes as “bye weeks.”

Kathryn Tappen has filled in for Tafoya while she has been away.

Tafoya’s final game will be the Super Bowl, which NBC is broadcasting on Feb. 13 from SoFi Stadium.

Of course, there is speculation it could also be the final game at the Peacock Network for Al Michaels, who has been prominently mentioned as a candidate for “Thursday Night Football” next season when Amazing takes over that.

NFL Week 6 announcers’ schedule

Mike Tirico will fill in for Al Michaels on Sunday Night Football in NFL Week 6

Week 6 only kicks off with the GOAT and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who visit the Philadelphia Eagles. And it is bookended with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills facing the Tennessee Titans.

That more than offsets the league following the New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons in Week 5 with the Miami Dolphins vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

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Thursday Night Football

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Kristina Pink

9:30 a.m. ET Kickoff (in London)

Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins

1 p.m. ET  Kickoff

Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn

Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants (FOX): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (CBS): Spero Dedes, Jay Feely

Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions (FOX): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Jen Hale

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (FOX): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen

Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross

Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Lindsay Czarniak

4:05 p.m. ET Kickoff

Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns (FOX): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin

4:25 p.m. ET Kickoff

Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Amanda Balionis

Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson

Sunday Night Football, 8:20 p.m. ET Kickoff

Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers(NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya

Monday Night Football, 8:15 ET Kickoff

Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans (ESPN, ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, Lisa Salters