Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Charles Curtis

Al Michaels’ lack of enthusiasm on Thursday Night Football continues to be a problem for NFL fans

Sports fans have been known to call out broadcasters if they’re not feeling the excitement, and that’s the case of late with Amazon Prime Video’s Al Michaels.

Before we go on, let’s say this: Michaels is a legend, a first-ballot Hall of Fame play-by-play voice who has decades of amazing calls under his belt and has been there for some of sports’ biggest moments (also, dude has never eaten a vegetable, which is wild).

But the complaints about his low energy continue to dog him this year during Thursday NFL games, and there are definitely examples of some calls that are less than exciting. What gives? Who knows?

Here’s a roundup of some of the complaints from Week 8’s Buffalo Bills win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

This was a question asked by a fan last week:

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.