Al Michael has called 11 Super Bowls during his legendary broadcasting career, including Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Nowadays, many NFL fans refer to it simply as “The Malcolm Butler Game.

Al Michaels has announced that he will return to the booth for the 2026 NFL season. The 81-year-old has been serving as the play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime

Al Michaels has achieved many milestones during his Hall of Fame broadcasting career. The one he has reached this season, though, may stand the test of time — 40 years as the play-by-play announcer for one of the NFL’s primetime packages. According to ...

Al Michaels has made a decision on his broadcasting future, and it is not one that most NFL fans are thrilled about. Amazon Prime confirmed that Michaels will return for “Thursday Night Football” in 2026 as the play-by-play voice. The 81-year-old said ...

LOS ANGELES — Al Michaels has been making play-by-play calls for prime-time NFL games for 40 years. His next game will be Saturday, when the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game on Amazon Prime Video. It won't be his last.

Joe Buck and Al Michaels are both at the top of the broadcasting profession. Buck is the play-by-play guy for Monday Night Football on ESPN. Michaels holds the same duty for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video. Michaels, 81, has come under criticism this season for calls that fans would describe as less-than-enthusiastic.

Despite Joe Buck and Al Michaels never having had the privilege of calling a game together, the two longtime broadcasters clearly appreciate one another’s talents. During an appearance on “The Sports-Casters” podcast on Jan. 14, Buck pushed back on critics of Michaels.

Broadcast legend Al Michaels will call NFL games for Amazon Prime Video again in 2026. Amazon confirmed the news to The Athletic, which reported it Friday. Michaels, 81, has been the voice of "Thursday Night Football" since Amazon took over the franchise ...

NFL announcer Joe Buck is "not happy" with a growing criticism in regards to the 2025 season. The criticism isn't aimed at Buck, though. Instead, it's aimed at legendary NFL announcer Al Michaels. Many have been pushing for the 81-year-old broadcaster to retire following the year.