The Baltimore Ravens (5-3) are set to host the Denver Broncos (5-3) in Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season in a game that will have big playoff implications in the AFC on Sunday. Consequently, CBS is treating the matchup as a big game.
CBS has assigned its No. 1 commentary crew of Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter) to the Broncos-Ravens game in Baltimore.
The last time CBS assigned this crew to a Denver game was Christmas Day in 2022 when the Los Angeles Rams dominated the Broncos 51-14. That was one of three Christmas Day games that season — most of the NFL’s other matchups that week were played on Saturday.
As Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com pointed out on Twitter this week, the last typical Sunday game featuring the Broncos with the No. 1 crew from CBS happened five years ago in 2019.
Jim Nantz and Tony Romo called the DEN-LAR Christmas Day Debacle in 2022.
But the last time Nantz & Romo had a typical Sunday Broncos game was more than 5 years ago — Week 5 of 2019 against the Chargers. Denver has had 52 typical Sunday CBS games since then without Nantz/Romo. https://t.co/OEjqZZuBwK
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) October 28, 2024
Playing on the road, Denver is considered a big underdog this week. Broncos fans will hope the game doesn’t bring back memories of the team’s Christmas calamity two years ago.
