Netflix Hires Other Network’s Broadcasters for NFL Games

<p>Netflix is streaming two NFL games on Christmas for the first time and is hiring plenty of well-known talent from ESPN&comma; CBS&comma; NBC and Fox Sports for the day to staff its broadcast booth and pre-game shows&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The game will be available globally to Netflix subscribers in English&comma; French&comma; Spanish&comma; Portuguese&comma; and German&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;netflix&period;com&sol;tudum&sol;articles&sol;nfl-games-on-netflix" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">NFL Christmas Gameday<&sol;a> has an all-star list of on-air talent &lpar;as if <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;netflix&period;com&sol;tudum&sol;articles&sol;beyonce-halftime-nfl-christmas-gameday-live-on-netflix" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Beyoncé performing at the Ravens vs&period; Texans halftime show<&sol;a> wasn’t enough&rpar;&period;  The two  matchups include the Super Bowl LVII-winning Kansas City Chiefs vs&period; the Pittsburgh Steelers live on Netflix at 1 p&period;m&period; ET&semi; followed by the Baltimore Ravens vs&period; the Houston Texans at 4&colon;30 p&period;m&period; ET&period; Reporting from Pittsburgh&comma; Houston&comma; and Los Angeles&comma; this roster of multi-award winning experts will help bring fans the ultimate Gameday experience&comma; with analysis and commentary from pregame to the final score&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It all kicks off with the live pregame show from NFL Network’s studios in Los Angeles and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh at 11<i> <&sol;i>a&period;m  ET&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Los Angeles pregame show hosts include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;heykayadams&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Kay Adams<&sol;a>&comma; anchor and host of Up &amp&semi; Adams<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;drewbrees&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Drew Brees<&sol;a>&comma; former Super Bowl-winning quarterback<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;rgiii&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Robert Griffin III<&sol;a>&comma; former NFL quarterback<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;mteo50&sol;&num;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Manti Te’o<&sol;a>&comma; former NFL linebacker and NFL Network analyst<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;mina&lowbar;kimes&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Mina Kimes<&sol;a>&comma; NFL analyst at ESPN<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Pittsburgh pregame show hosts include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;laura&percnt;20rutledge&sol;">Laura Rutledge<&sol;a>&comma; host at ESPN<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;devinmccourty&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Devin McCourty<&sol;a>&comma; NFL analyst at NBC<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;jason&percnt;20mccourty&sol;">Jason McCourty<&sol;a>&comma; NFL analyst at ESPN and CBS Sports<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; comedian Bert Kreischer joins NFL Christmas Gameday as a tailgate correspondent&comma; and comedian Nate Bargatze will also provide special guest commentary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"css-1atbt2x" data-sel&equals;"heading"><strong>Chiefs vs&period; Steelers On-Air Commentators<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Pittsburgh Steelers live on Netflix at 1 p&period;m&period; ET&period; Pregame commentators will return at halftime&period; During the game&comma; on-air talent includes&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Ian Eagle&comma; play-by-play announcer at CBS Sports<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;nateburleson&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Nate Burleson<&sol;a>&comma; former NFL wide receiver and analyst on The NFL Today and CBS Mornings co-host<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;jjwatt&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">JJ Watt<&sol;a>&comma; former NFL defensive end and CBS sports analyst<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Eagle will be the play-by-play commentator during the game&comma; while Burleson and Watt will provide color commentary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There are two phenomenal matchups&comma;” Watt tells Tudum&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Chiefs and Steelers are both near the top of the AFC — &lbrack;it will be&rsqb; an old school battle&comma; hopefully with a bit of snow&period; Just a perfect Christmas Day game&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reporting from the sidelines are CBS Sports sideline reporter <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;melanie&lowbar;collins&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Melanie Collins<&sol;a> and NFL Network senior national reporter <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;stacey&percnt;20dales&sol;">Stacey Dales<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"css-1atbt2x" data-sel&equals;"heading"><strong>Ravens vs&period; Texans On-Air Commentators<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>From the NRG Stadium in Houston&comma; the Baltimore Ravens go head-to-head with the Houston Texans live on Netflix 4&colon;30 p&period;m&period; ET&period; On-air talent includes&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;noaheagle15&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Noah Eagle<&sol;a>&comma; play-by-play announcer at NBC Sports<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;gregolsen88&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Greg Olsen<&sol;a>&comma; analyst at FOX Sports<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;jamieerdahl&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Jamie Erdahl<&sol;a>&comma; host at the NFL Network<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;wyche89&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Steve Wyche<&sol;a>&comma; chief national reporter at the NFL Network<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Eagle and Olsen will be the play-by-play commentators during the game&comma; while Erdahl and Wyche will be reporting from the sidelines&period; Beyoncé will be the halftime performer in Houston at NRG Stadium — but Eagle tells Tudum there’s more than just an epic halftime show to look forward to — especially if you’re a fan of subplots&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Aside from Beyonce&comma; this is an outstanding quarterback matchup&comma;” Eagle says&period; One of the rising stars of the NFL in CJ Stroud &lbrack;of the Houston Texans&rsqb; is going up against the reigning MVP in Lamar Jackson &lbrack;of the Baltimore Ravens&rsqb;&period; This time of year is when the stars tend to rise to the occasion&period; Now they get to do it for a global audience&comma; which makes it all the more special&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additional NFL Christmas Gameday talent includes Ian Rapoport of NFL Network and Insider reporting breaking news&comma; and former NFL official Gene Steratore as a rules analyst across both games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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