Al Michaels was in rare form on Black Friday broadcast
Michaels has received criticism from fans this year for a lack of enthusiasm. But that wasn't an issue for him on Friday.
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Amazon preparing for possibility of Taylor Swift attending Chiefs-Broncos game
"There’s a lot of conversation around it for sure."
Animation of Brock Purdy’s UCL surgery during Amazon’s TNF draws praise
"I don't know about you but anatomical animation...I gotta look out of the corner of my eye."
Thursday Night Football streams still hit technical issues for some, but were praised by others
Amazon's season two debut of exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcasts on Prime Video got some mixed reviews.
TNF’s Andrew Whitworth on offensive linemen as analysts: ‘I think people’s eyes are being opened.’
Nielsen plan to incorporate Amazon’s internal data for ‘Thursday Night Football’ draws anger from ESPN, FOX
"Reckless, wrongheaded, and a slap in the face to the largest Nielsen clients and NFL partners."
Al Michaels on criticism over low-energy calls: ‘What do you want me to do? Scream, holler, yell the game?’
"If eight people rip you on social media, I’m going, ‘Huh?’ Now anybody sitting in a basement has a platform."
Mark Davis speaks out against Thursday Night Football flex scheduling
“Just make the schedule and play it."
Al Michaels refuses to sell NFL fans on ‘crap’
"And I'm not going to oversell a game to you. That's wrong."
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for December 29, 2022: how to watch the Thursday Night Football finale
The final Thursday Night Football of the season streams on Amazon and also airs on local TV in Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville.
Amazon’s Ryan Fitzpatrick: “I thought I would struggle with…being critical”
“I think I’ve very easily been able to make sure to watch film on a guy or a team and tell what I think and not necessarily worry about the feelings that much.”
Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ criticized for initial Tua Tagovailoa injury coverage, though they soon adjusted
Michael Smith's appearance during the post-game show helped Amazon save face.
Al Michaels, Amazon punt on meaningful Deshaun Watson discussion during Thursday Night Football
"If $230 million guarenteed doesn't motivate you to do the things you need to do, I give up."
Amazon’s Kirk Herbstreit: ‘I want to be the best booth in television’
"I want to be the best booth in television. NBA, MLB, college — I want to be the best."
Al Michaels ‘really comfortable’ with Kirk Herbstreit in Amazon ‘Thursday Night Football’ booth
"We didn’t take the game to its conclusion because we said, ‘Hey, this is gonna work.’"
Amazon’s audience for preseason game was significantly younger than NFL preseason average
The overall audience here was eighth out of nine nationally-aired preseason games last week, but it was younger than the preseason average.
Amazon analyst Andrew Whitworth blasts Pro Football Talk, says the ‘many calls’ he got were only from reporters
"@ProFootballTalk has gotten another story wrong and failed to take any responsibility!"
