List of AFC Wild Card Playoff Game broadcasters

The following is a list of the television and radio networks and sports announcers that have broadcast the Wild Card Playoff games in the American Football Conference throughout the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

The years listed concentrate on the season instead of the calendar year that the game took place.

Television

2010s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
2012	Cincinnati-Houston Indianapolis-Baltimore	NBC CBS	Dan Hicks Jim Nantz	Mike Mayock Phil Simms	Alex Flanagan
2011	Cincinnati-Houston Pittsburgh-Denver	NBC CBS	Tom Hammond Jim Nantz	Mike Mayock Phil Simms	Alex Flanagan
2010	New York Jets-Indianapolis Baltimore-Kansas City	NBC CBS	Al Michaels Jim Nantz	Cris Collinsworth Phil Simms	Andrea Kremer

2000s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
2009	New York Jets-Cincinnati Baltimore-New England	NBC CBS	Tom Hammond Jim Nantz	Joe Theismann and Joe Gibbs Phil Simms	Tiki Barber
2008	San Diego-Indianapolis Baltimore-Miami	NBC CBS	Al Michaels Jim Nantz	John Madden Phil Simms	Andrea Kremer
2007	Jacksonville-Pittsburgh Tennessee-San Diego	NBC CBS	Al Michaels Jim Nantz	John Madden Phil Simms	Andrea Kremer
2006	Kansas City-Indianapolis New York Jets-New England	NBC CBS	Tom Hammond Jim Nantz	Cris Collinsworth Phil Simms	Bob Neumeier
2005	Jacksonville-New England Pittsburgh-Cincinnati	ABC CBS	Al Michaels Jim Nantz	John Madden Phil Simms	Michele Tafoya Bonnie Bernstein
2004	New York Jets-San Diego Denver-Indianapolis	ABC CBS	Al Michaels Jim Nantz	John Madden Phil Simms	Michele Tafoya Bonnie Bernstein
2003	Tennessee-Baltimore Denver-Indianapolis	ABC CBS	Mike Patrick Greg Gumbel	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Phil Simms	SuZy Kolber Armen Keteyian
2002	Indianapolis-New York Jets Cleveland-Pittsburgh	ABC CBS	Brent Musburger Greg Gumbel	Gary Danielson Phil Simms	Jack Arute Armen Keteyian
2001	New York Jets-Oakland Baltimore-Miami	ABC CBS	Al Michaels Greg Gumbel	Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller Phil Simms	Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein
2000	Indianapolis-Miami Denver-Baltimore	ABC CBS	Mike Patrick Greg Gumbel	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Phil Simms	Solomon Wilcots Armen Keteyian

1990s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
1999	Buffalo-Tennessee Miami-Seattle	ABC CBS	Mike Patrick Greg Gumbel	Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Phil Simms	Solomon Wilcots Armen Keteyian
1998	Buffalo-Miami New England-Jacksonville	ABC CBS	Al Michaels Greg Gumbel	Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason Phil Simms	Lesley Visser Armen Keteyian
1997	Jacksonville-Denver Miami-New England	ABC NBC	Al Michaels [...] Enberg	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Lynn Swann Jim Gray
1996	Jacksonville-Buffalo Indianapolis-Pittsburgh	ABC NBC	Mike Patrick [...] Enberg	Joe Theismann Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Mark Malone and Lesley Visser Jim Gray and Randy Cross
1995	Miami-Buffalo Indianapolis-San Diego	ABC NBC	Brent Musburger [...] Enberg	[...] Vermeil Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Lesley Visser Jim Gray
1994	Kansas City-Miami New England-Cleveland	ABC NBC	Al Michaels [...] Enberg	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Bob Trumpy	Lynn Swann Beasley Reece
1993	Pittsburgh-Kansas City Denver-Los Angeles Raiders	ABC NBC	Al Michaels Charlie Jones	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Todd Christensen	Lynn Swann O.J. Simpson
1992	Kansas City-San Diego Houston-Buffalo	ABC NBC	Brent Musburger Charlie Jones	[...] Vermeil Todd Christensen	Lynn Swann
1991	Los Angeles Raiders-Kansas City New York Jets-Houston	ABC NBC	Brent Musburger Marv Albert	[...] Vermeil Paul Maguire	Lynn Swann
1990	Kansas City-Miami Houston-Cincinnati	ABC NBC	Al Michaels Don Criqui	Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf Bob Trumpy

Notes

In 1990, the league expanded its playoff system from a 10-team to a 12-team tournament. With these changes, three wild card teams (those non-division champions with the conference's best won-lost-tied percentages) qualified, up from two the year before.

1980s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
1989	Pittsburgh-Houston	NBC	Marv Albert	Bob Trumpy
1988	Houston-Cleveland	NBC	Don Criqui	Bob Trumpy
1987	Seattle-Houston	NBC	Marv Albert	Joe Namath
1986	Kansas City-New York Jets	NBC	Marv Albert	Bob Griese
1985	New England-New York Jets	NBC	Marv Albert	Bob Griese
1984	Los Angeles-Seattle	NBC	Charlie Jones	Bob Griese
1983	Denver-Seattle	NBC	Charlie Jones	Bob Griese
1981	Buffalo-New York Jets	NBC	Charlie Jones	Len Dawson

Notes

There was no traditional Wild Card playoff round in 1982. A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format (dubbed the "Super Bowl Tournament"), just for this year. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1-8 based on their regular season records. Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days.

1970s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
1979	Denver-Houston	NBC	Charlie Jones	Len Dawson
1978	Houston-Miami	NBC	[...] Enberg	Len Dawson

Notes

1978 marked the first year that the playoffs expanded to a ten-team format, adding a second wild card team (a fifth seed) from each conference. The Two wild card teams from each conference (the 4 and 5 seeds) would play each other in the first round, called the "Wild Card Playoffs." The division winners (seeds 1, 2, and 3) automatically advanced to the Divisional Playoffs, which became the second round of the playoffs.

Radio

2010s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
2012	Cincinnati-Houston Indianapolis-Baltimore	Dial Global Dial Global	Tom McCarthy Ian Eagle	Tony Boselli Trent Green	Steve Tasker Laura Okmin
2011	Cincinnati-Houston Pittsburgh-Denver	Dial Global Dial Global	Howard David Kevin Harlan	Tony Boselli Dan Fouts	Mark Malone Steve Tasker
2010	New York Jets-Indianapolis Baltimore-Kansas City	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Dave Sims Kevin Harlan	Boomer Esiason James Lofton	Steve Tasker Tony Boselli

2000s

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)
2009	New York Jets-Cincinnati Baltimore-New England	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Larry Kahn Kevin Harlan	Dan Fouts Mark Malone	Laura Okmin Steve Tasker
2008	San Diego-Indianapolis Baltimore-Miami	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Bill Rosinski Marv Albert	Dan Reeves Dennis Green	Scott Kaplan John Dockery
2007	Jacksonville-Pittsburgh Tennessee-San Diego	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Dave Sims [...] Enberg	Boomer Esiason Dennis Green	Kevin Kiley Scott Kaplan
2006	Kansas City-Indianapolis New York Jets-New England	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	[...] Enberg Bill Rosinski	Bob Trumpy Dan Reeves	Bonnie Bernstein Trev Alberts
2005	Jacksonville-New England Pittsburgh-Cincinnati	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Dave Sims Joel Meyers	Boomer Esiason Bob Trumpy
2004	New York Jets-San Diego Denver-Indianapolis	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Marv Albert Joel Meyers	John Riggins Bob Trumpy	John Dockery Rick Walker
2003	Tennessee-Baltimore Denver-Indianapolis	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Marv Albert Dave Sims	Boomer Esiason John Riggins	John Dockery Allen Pinkett
2002	Indianapolis-New York Jets Cleveland-Pittsburgh	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One	Marv Albert Dave Sims	Boomer Esiason Jack Ham	John Dockery John Riggins
2001	New York Jets-Oakland Baltimore-Miami	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One
2000	Indianapolis-Miami Denver-Baltimore	CBS/Westwood One CBS/Westwood One

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