Announcer Al Michaels called his first game with with former NFL player and coach Tony Dungy on Saturday, the epic wild-card game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Chargers. And he has no time or patience for people who didn't like the energy of NBC's newest broadcast pairing.
Michaels brushed away criticism and defended the tone of the broadcast"Very happy," Michaels texted Marchand about the broadcast."Had never worked with Tony and it felt extremely comfortable. Was like doing two different games. First half/second half. Tons of fascinating strategy. Nothing like postseason in any sport. Must have gotten a hundred texts from folks who were very happy to see me back on NBC. Read some comments that we didn't sound excited enough.
Michaels addressed the criticism that the broadcast was low energy, largely blaming the game itself for not being interesting enough to get excited about .
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