List of NFC Wild Card Playoff Game broadcasters
Season |
Teams |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
2009 |
Philadelphia-Dallas |
NBC |
Al Michaels |
Cris Collinsworth |
Andrea Kremer |
2008 |
Atlanta-Arizona |
NBC |
Tom Hammond |
Cris Collinsworth |
Tiki Barber |
2007 |
Washington-Seattle |
NBC |
Tom Hammond |
Cris Collinsworth |
Bob Neumeier |
2006 |
Dallas-Seattle |
NBC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Andrea Kremer |
2005 |
Washington-Tampa Bay |
ABC |
Mike Patrick |
Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire |
SuZy Kolber |
2004 |
St. Louis-Seattle |
ABC |
Mike Patrick |
Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire |
Suzy Kolber |
2003 |
Dallas-Carolina |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Lisa Guerrero |
2002 |
Atlanta-Green Bay |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
John Madden |
Melissa Stark |
2001 |
Tampa Bay-Philadelphia |
ABC |
Mike Patrick |
Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire |
Suzy Kolber |
2000 |
St. Louis-New Orleans |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Dan Fouts and Dennis Miller |
Melissa Stark and Eric Dickerson |
1990s
Season |
Teams |
Network |
Play-by-play |
Color commentator(s) |
Sideline reporter(s) |
1999 |
Detroit-Washington |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Boomer Esiason |
Lesley Visser |
1998 |
Arizona-Dallas |
ABC |
Mike Patrick |
Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire |
Solomon Wilcots |
1997 |
Minnesota-New York Giants |
ABC |
Mike Patrick |
Joe Theismann and Ron Jaworski |
Lesley Visser |
1996 |
Minnesota-Dallas |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1995 |
Detroit-Philadelphia |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Lynn Swann |
1994 |
Detroit-Green Bay |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
Lesley Visser |
1993 |
Green Bay-Detroit |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
Tim Brant |
1992 |
Washington-Minnesota |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
Tim Brant |
1991 |
Atlanta-New Orleans |
ABC |
Al Michaels |
Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf |
|
1990 |
Washington-Philadelphia |
ABC |
Brent Musburger |
[...] Vermeil |
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 |
Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1988 |
Los Angeles Rams-Minnesota |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1987 |
Minnesota-New Orleans |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1986 |
Washington-Los Angeles Rams |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1985 |
San Francisco-New York Giants |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1984 |
New York Giants-Los Angeles Rams |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1983 |
Los Angeles Rams-Dallas |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1981 |
New York Giants-Philadelphia |
CBS |
Pat Summerall |
John Madden |
|
1980 |
Los Angeles Rams-Dallas |
CBS |
Gary Bender |
John Madden |
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 |
Chicago-Philadelphia |
CBS |
Vin Scully |
George Allen |
|
1978 |
Philadelphia-Atlanta |
CBS |
Gary Bender |
Hank Stram |
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.