Al Michaels Re-Ups For Another Season Of TNF

Al Michaels will return to call NFL games for Amazon Prime Video next season, the streaming service confirmed Friday.

The 81-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster will continue as the play-by-play announcer for “Thursday Night Football” alongside color commentator Kirk Herbstreit in 2026. His next assignment is today’s NFC wild-card playoff game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on Prime Video.

Michaels has been the voice of Prime’s Thursday night package since Amazon acquired the rights in 2022.

After an initial three-year deal that expired following the 2024 season, he worked the 2025 campaign under a one-year agreement.

In November, Michaels told Sports Illustrated he would welcome the opportunity to continue if Amazon wanted him.   “It’s a two-way street here,” he said. “They could tell me, ‘We got to move on, it’s time to make a transition.’ … But as of the moment … I feel really good, still love what I do … So, yeah, I think at this moment in time, I would like to continue, yes.”

Michaels has been calling prime-time NFL games for 40 years. He was the play-by-play voice of ABC’s “Monday Night Football” from 1986 to 2005 and NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” from 2006 to 2021. He has called 11 Super Bowls, most recently in 2022 when the Rams beat the Bengals at SoFi Stadium.

His legendary career includes one of sports’ most iconic calls—“Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”—during the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s upset of the Soviet Union. Michaels began his broadcasting journey shortly after college with a brief stint alongside Chick Hearn on Lakers radio in 1967.