Noah Eagle Steps In as Mike Tirico Missing Sunday Night Football in Chicago
Tirico to Miss Broadcast
NBC Sports announced Sunday afternoon that longtime play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico would not call that night’s game. The network cited an undisclosed health issue. Tirico has not missed a broadcast since taking over the role from Al Michaels in 2022. The Sunday night matchup is between the Buccaneers and Bears in Chicago.
Eagle Takes the Call
Noah Eagle will replace Tirico, working with Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark. The assignment is Eagle’s first NFL primetime broadcast. Eagle has called NFL games since 2023 and announced the league’s Christmas Day Special on Netflix. He is the son of Ian Eagle, a longtime CBS Sports football and basketball broadcaster who has been with the network since 1998.
Travel Made the Switch Possible
Eagle was in Indiana for Saturday night’s Miami versus Notre Dame game. From the neighboring state, he was able to travel to Chicago for the Buccaneers-Bears broadcast. The article also included NFL trade-deadline and fantasy-football items, along with community guidelines and gambling support information.
Key points
- Mike Tirico is missing the Sunday Night Football broadcast because of an undisclosed health issue.
- Noah Eagle will call the Buccaneers-Bears game with Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark.
- Eagle’s assignment is his first NFL primetime broadcast.
- Tirico’s absence is his first since replacing Al Michaels in 2022.