Pat McAfee to present alternate Super Bowl broadcast on ESPN

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 02:48 · Archive

Pat McAfee will present an alternate broadcast of Super Bowl LXI on ESPN in February, using his 'Field Pass' format.

Pat McAfee announced on Friday that he will present an alternate broadcast of Super Bowl LXI on ESPN on 14 February at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The broadcast will use his 'Field Pass' format, which positions commentators near the field to provide live reactions and analysis throughout the game, rather than commentary from a booth.

McAfee said on his show that the move came from a 'pipe dream' that grew out of his success with the college football Field Pass format. 'There was a little bit of a pipe dream that maybe if we have a little bit of success with this field pass with college, maybe with the relationship that ESPN has with the NFL that we could do some field passes for NFL games, Monday Night Football games,' he said. The broadcast will also cover select Monday Night Football games this season, starting with the Commanders visiting the 49ers on 19 October. Dan Orlovsky, a former quarterback, will join McAfee for the NFL broadcasts.

McAfee's college football Field Pass made its debut during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals and its Rose Bowl broadcast between Indiana and Alabama averaged 2.4 million viewers. This will be the first Super Bowl ESPN has produced since becoming an NFL rights partner.

How it is being reported

• Pat McAfee is getting a special alt-cast for Super Bowl 2027Pat McAfee is bringing his alternate football broadcast to the NFL.New York Post · 10 Oct, 02:38
• Super Bowl LXI gets Pat McAfee treatment as ESPN adds alternate broadcastPat McAfee announced his own alternate Super Bowl LXI broadcast on ESPN, bringing his signature "Field Pass" style to the NFL's biggest stage.Fox News · 10 Oct, 01:25

In this story: Pat McAfee · ESPN · SoFi Stadium · Inglewood · Dan Orlovsky · A.J. Hawk

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