Super Bowl LXI gets Pat McAfee treatment as ESPN adds alternate broadcast

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-10 · by Ryan Morik

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Pat McAfee, a former punter turned media personality, will provide an alternate broadcast of Super Bowl LXI through ESPN, similar to his "Field Pass" telecasts from previous college football games. This announcement follows Disney’s recent decision to stream the Super Bowl on Disney+, continuing the trend since 2021 where the game is available on a streaming service. McAfee has been expanding his presence at ESPN this year with roles in pregame shows and select "Monday Night Football" broadcasts.
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Pat McAfee, a former punter turned media personality, will provide an alternate broadcast for Super Bowl LXI through ESPN. This follows McAfee’s successful "Field Pass" telecasts during college football games earlier this year and is similar to his coverage style. Additionally, ESPN's and ABC's broadcast of the Super Bowl will be available on Disney+ starting February 2024, marking the seventh consecutive year a streaming service offers live Super Bowl coverage. McAfee has been increasingly active with ESPN recently, joining "Monday Night Countdown" pregame show and his regular duties on "College GameDay."

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The Super Bowl will be Joe Buck's and Troy Aikman's return to the booth for the NFL's championship after they last called the game in 2020 when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers for Fox.
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🔮 The former punter-turned-media mogul announced on Friday that he will have his own alternate cast of Super Bowl LXI in February through ESPN.

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The former punter-turned-media mogul announced on Friday that he will have his own alternate cast of Super Bowl LXI in February through ESPN. asserted
he → turn → ESPN
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
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If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
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McAfee said he expects the broadcast to be similar to his "Field Pass" telecasts. asserted
broadcast → say → telecasts
He did so in the college football national championship earlier this year and is expected to do so again this coming January. asserted
He → do → championship
McAfee will have similar broadcasts for select "Monday Night Football" games this season, as well. asserted
McAfee → have → games
The news comes two days after the Walt Disney Company announced that Disney+ will stream ESPN's and ABC's broadcast of the big game. asserted
Disney+ → come → game
This will be the seventh consecutive year a Super Bowl will be available on a streaming service, beginning with Super Bowl LV. asserted
Bowl → begin → LV
McAfee has had an even bigger presence this year on ESPN, joining the "Monday Night Countdown" pregame show, in addition to his full-time role on "College GameDay." asserted
McAfee → have → GameDay
ESPN was awarded this season's game in 2021 as part of the NFL's new media rights deal that added the network to the existing rotation of Fox, CBS and NBC. asserted
that → award → Fox
The Super Bowl will be Joe Buck's and Troy Aikman's return to the booth for the NFL's championship after they last called the game in 2020 when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers for Fox. asserted
Chiefs → call → Fox
The game will be played on Valentine's Day. asserted
game → play → Day
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