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Pat McAfee announced on his show that his alternative football broadcast called "Field Pass" will cover Super Bowl 2027 and some "Monday Night Football" games starting with a game between the Commanders and the 49ers on October 19. The format involves commentators stationed near the field for live reactions and analysis, different from traditional booth-based broadcasts. McAfee's college football version of "Field Pass" debuted during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals and averaged 2.4 million viewers in its broadcast of the Rose Bowl earlier this year.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-10,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Pat McAfee, the former punter turned media personality, announced on Friday that he will provide an alternate broadcast for Super Bowl LXI through ESPN. This follows his successful "Field Pass" broadcasts during college football games and select "Monday Night Football" matches. The Super Bowl LXI event is set to take place in February at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. McAfee's on-field commentary style will be featured during the game, with analysts like Dan Orlovsky joining him for NFL coverage starting from an upcoming October 19 match between the Washington Commanders and San Francisco 49ers. ESPN’s decision to include McAfee reflects a growing trend of innovative broadcasting techniques in sports media.
Written for “Super Bowl Alt Cast” on 2026-10-10,
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Pat McAfee is bringing his alternate football broadcast to the NFL — including the Super Bowl.
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McAfee → bring → Bowl
The ESPN personality announced Friday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that his “Field Pass” broadcast will be featured during Super Bowl 2027 on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
The show will also cover select “Monday Night Football” games this season, starting with the Commanders visiting the 49ers on Oct. 19.
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Commanders → announce → Oct.
“There was a little bit of a pipe dream that maybe if we have a little bit of success with this field pass with college, maybe with the relationship that ESPN has with the NFL that we could do some field passes for NFL games, ‘Monday Night Football’ games,” McAfee said.
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McAfee → be → games
Analyst and former quarterback Dan Orlovsky will join McAfee and his crew for the NFL broadcasts, while ex-linebacker A.J. Hawk will continue participating in the college football version.
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Hawk → join → version
The “Field Pass” format will feature McAfee and other commentators stationed near the field, providing live reactions, analysis and commentary throughout games.
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McAfee → feature → games
Unlike a standard TV broadcast, the presentation places its commentators alongside the action as opposed to being in a broadcast booth.
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presentation → place → booth
McAfee had previously been joined by Hawk, Darius Butler and various guests during college football broadcasts.
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McAfee → join → broadcasts
The alternate broadcast made its debut during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals.
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broadcast → make → semifinals
Its broadcast of the Rose Bowl between Indiana and Alabama earlier this year averaged 2.4 million viewers.
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broadcast → average → viewers
Super Bowl 2027 will mark the first time ESPN will produce the NFL championship game since becoming a rights partner with the league.
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ESPN → mark → league
The traditional broadcast will air on ESPN and ABC, with the expectation that Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will call the action.
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Buck → air → action
ESPN also plans to offer a separate “ManningCast” featuring brothers Peyton and Eli Manning.
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ESPN → plan → brothers
McAfee, a former Colts punter, already appears on ESPN’s “College GameDay” and joined the network’s “Monday Night Countdown” pregame coverage this season.
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McAfee → appear → coverage
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