Story byBilly HeyenFri, December 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM UTC·1 min readNFL fans continue to be annoyed at Al Michaels after Broncos' game-winning touchdown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The refrain has been common most of the season:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNFL fans don't think Al Michaels gets excited enough. The legendary play-by-play man, now with Amazon Prime Video, got to call a game-winning touchdown with less than two minutes to play on Christmas night when the Denver Broncos' Bo Nix threw to RJ Harvey for a touchdown. Michaels raised the volume slightly, but not much more. MORE: The Giants, the Raiders, the NFL Draft order and the Disgrace of GijonThis is a tricky one on multiple levels. For one, more is not always better when it comes to play-by-play calls. Some announcers are brilliant at sliding in, then sliding out to let the scene tell the story. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd of course, Michaels is a legend.
