NFL broadcast teams add information and excitement to an NFL game.
There are excellent broadcast teams from CBS, FOX, NBC, Amazon Prime Video, and ESPN.
Below are the top 10 NFL broadcast teams that help fans further enjoy the experience of an NFL game.
Top 10 NFL Broadcasting Teams
The NFL Broadcast teams add a lot to an NFL game, whether it is information from a sideline reporter during games or an exciting call from an announcer after a big play.
Nobody in the media has more information on teams than the NFL broadcasting teams, and they provide fans with valuable information.
Below are the top 10 NFL broadcasting teams.
10. Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, & Megan Olivi
This FOX crew kicks off the list of the top 10 NFL broadcasting teams.
Kenny Albert (play-by-play) is one of the original FOX NFL broadcasters with the network since 1994, and Albert is the longest-tenured FOX NFL game announcer.
Jonathan Vilma is this game crew’s color commentator/game analyst and has been with Kenny Albert for five straight seasons.
This was Megan Olivi’s first full season as a sideline reporter. Olivi did work for FOX covering the UFC before being a full-time sideline reporter this season.
9. Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, & Pam Oliver
Joe Davis, also the voice of FOX MLB, is the play-by-play announcer of this game crew and this was his second full season performing play-by-play duties for FOX covering the NFL.
Color commentator/game analyst Greg Olsen joins Davis. This was the first time these two were paired. Olsen was a very good Tight End in the NFL and has become one of the best color commentators/game analysts in the business.
Pam Oliver is one of the best sideline reporters of all time. The 2024 NFL season was her 30th FOX NFL season and she is the longest-tenured NFL television reporter. Oliver makes this crew one of the best in the business.
8. Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, & Aditi Kinkhabwala
Spero Dedes is the play-by-play announcer of this game crew. He joined the CBS Television Network’s coverage of THE NFL ON CBS as a play-by-play announcer in 2010. Dedes also performs play-by-play duties for college basketball on CBS.
Adam Archuleta (color commentator/game analyst) spent seven years in the NFL before joining CBS in 2013. He began as a college football analyst for CBS and became a game analyst for THE NFL ON CBS in June 2014. He has done a good job as a color commentator for CBS.
Aditi Kinkhabwala is the sideline reporter for this crew. She joined the NFL ON CBS in 2022 after spending 10 years as a national correspondent at the NFL Network. Kinkhabwala is also a panelist on CBS’ We Need To Talk. In three short years as a sideline reporter for CBS, Kinkhabwala has quickly become one of the best in the business, making this one of the best game crews.
7. Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, & Melanie Collins
Kevin Harlan joined CBS as an NFL play-by-play announcer in 1998, after spending four years broadcasting the NFL on Fox Sports. He has also called CBS Sports’ coverage of college basketball since 1999. Harlan has called many major college basketball games, including Final 4 games and Championship games.
Former NFL QB Trent Green is the color commentator/game analyst of this crew. He joined CBS as a game analyst in 2014. Green and Harlan make a good pair.
Melanie Collins joined as a reporter for The NFL ON CBS in 2018. Before being promoted in 2018, Collins served as a sideline reporter for College Football and College Basketball for CBS. Collins was tasked to perform sideline duties for the Steelers vs Chiefs Christmas Day game on Netflix. She has established herself as one of the best sideline reporters.
6. Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, & Evan Washburn
Ian Eagle joined CBS in 1998 as an NFL and NCAA Division Men’s Basketball Championship play-by-play announcer. He was tasked with play-by-play duties for the Steelers vs Chiefs Christmas Day game on Netflix. Eagle has established himself as one of the best play-by-play announcers in the business.
Charles Davis is the color commentator/game analyst of this crew. He first joined CBS in 2020 as a game analyst. Davis joined FOX Sports in 2006 and moved to be a full-time color commentator in 2015. Davis and Eagle work very well together.
Evan Washburn is the sideline reporter for this crew. He joined CBS in June 2014. Washburn serves as a reporter for THE NFL ON CBS and as a college basketball reporter. Washburn was on the sidelines as a reporter for Super Bowl LV in 2021, Super Bowl LIII in 2019, and Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
5. Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, & Kaylee Hartung
The NFL Amazon TNF crew began in 2022.
Al Michaels is an eight-time Emmy Award winner. Michaels is known as one of the most accomplished and revered broadcasters in history. He brings his legendary status to Thursday Night Football as the play-by-play announcer for Prime Video’s exclusive coverage. Michaels is the only commentator to cover the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals on network television.
Kirk Herbstreit is the color commentator/game analyst for the Prime Video crew. Herbstreit has been featured on ESPN for over 20 years and has won 14 Emmy Awards for his work as both a studio analyst and a game analyst. He is widely regarded as one of the best football analysts in all of football, and he joined Prime Video as the game analyst for Thursday Night Football in 2022.
Kaylee Hartung is the sideline reporter for this crew. In addition to her role on TNF, Kaylee is a contributing correspondent for NBC’s Today Show. Throughout her career, she has worked in a variety of high-profile reporting roles, including ABC’s Good Morning America, World News Tonight with David Muir, and Nightline. She began with the Prime Video crew from the start.
4. Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, & Tom Rinaldi
The current NFL GOAT joined the broadcast booth in 2024. Tom Brady’s first NFL season as a color commentator/game analyst went well, as he was paired with critically acclaimed and award-winning play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt.
Burkhardt is one of the best play-by-play announcers, which helped Brady tremendously in his first NFL season in the booth.
To add to this stacked crew are sideline reporters Erin Andrews, the first woman singularity honored with the Pat Summerall award, and Tom Rinaldi, a 17-time Sports Emmy winner.
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi are two of the best sideline reporters in the business, making this crew one of the best.
The FOX crew will cover Super Bowl LIX.
3. Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, & Melissa Stark
Mike Tirico is a TV journalist with more than three decades of National television experience. Tirico has been a key member of the NBC Sports team since 2016 and has been a member of the Sunday Night Football team since 2022, replacing Al Michaels. Tirico is tasked with play-by-play duties for SNF.
Cris Collinsworth joins Tirico in the booth as the color commentator/game analyst for Sunday Night Football. He played Wide Receiver for the Bengals in the 1980s. Collinsworth entered the broadcasting world after his NFL career. He brings more than 30 years of experience, including 15 with SNF to the booth and he has won 17 Sports Emmy Awards for his coverage.
Melissa Stark is the sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football. She is a veteran journalist with experience in investigative reporting, interviewing, and hosting. She joined the SNF crew in 2024. Stark has more than 25 years of National sports broadcasting experience including working at ESPN and the NFL Network.
2. Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, & Tracy Wolfson
Jim Nantz is one of the best play-by-play announcers of all time. He has been the lead play-by-play voice for CBS since 2004. Nantz is a member of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the youngest to ever be inducted into both the Pro Football and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is a four-time Emmy Award-winner and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year since joining CBS in 1985.
The former NFL QB, Tony Romo, joined CBS in 2017 as the lead game analyst for the NFL On CBS. He performs color commentator duties alongside Nantz, as the pair have called three Super Bowls together.
To finish off this crew is sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. Tracy is a seven-time Emmy Award-nominated reporter and received the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Sideline Reporter in 2024. She was named the NFL ON CBS lead reporter in 2014 and has called numerous top games, including four Super Bowls. Additionally, Tracy is a panelist on CBS’ We Need To Talk and serves as the lead reporter for CBS for the NCAA Men’s Division Championship. There is no denying Tracy is one of the all-time greats, along with Nantz.
1. Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, & Laura Rutledge
In March 2022, ESPN signed play-by-play commentator Joe Buck, along with Troy Aikman (color commentator/game analyst), to a multi-year deal, making Buck the new play-by-play announcer of Monday Night Football.
Buck and Aikman are the NFL’s longest broadcasting tandem in history, beginning their partnership in 2002. Over their 22 seasons together, they called more than 300 regular season NFL games, more than 40 playoff matchups, 18 NFC Championships, and six Super Bowls.
They have both been nominated for Sports Emmy Awards multiple times, with Buck winning a record-tying eight times for play-by-play. In 2022, Buck was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
Lisa Salters is a well-accomplished, Sports Emmy-winning reporter with more than three decades of experience. She is the sideline reporter for ESPN’s Monday Night Football and NBA games on ESPN and ABC. Salters was named the sideline reporter in April 2012 and is now the longest-tenured sideline reporter in MNF history. In May 2023, Salters won her first Sports Emmy in the ‘Outstanding Personality/Reporter’ category.
Laura Rutledge is the host of ESPN’s year-round weekday NFL Live show. Rutledge has been a sideline reporter for numerous NFL and College Football games. In addition to sideline reporting duties, she plays a large role in ESPN’s NFL Pro Bowl and Draft coverage.
This is the best NFL broadcasting crew.
