Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico will not be on the Sunday Night Football broadcast tonight.
NBC Sports PR released a statement from Tirico, explaining that he’ll have to miss the Bears/Buccaneers game at Soldier Field “due to a health issue.”
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— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) November 8, 2026
No further information on the health issue was made available.
Noah Eagle will call the game, which you can watch on Channel 11, alongside Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark. Eagle called the Miami-Notre Dame game in South Bend on Saturday night.
Tirico expects to return next week, when the Steelers and Bengals face off in Cincinnati for the lead in the AFC North. It will also be his 300th game, per NBC Sports.
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