NFL playoff announcers: Meet the broadcasters for 2026 divisional games on Fox, CBS, NBC and ESPN

Wild-card weekend around the NFL lived up to the anticipation, with four games coming down to the wire. What does the league have for an encore?

Every team still in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy plays in the divisional round, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks joining the fray after opening the playoffs with a bye. The Broncos will face a steep challenge as they host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, while the Seahawks will see the division-rival San Francisco 49ers for the second consecutive week.

On Sunday, the Houston Texans and their stellar defense will try to end the New England Patriots' dream season, while the Chicago Bears are hoping a massive comeback isn't necessary to survive the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field.

Four networks will broadcast the action on divisional weekend, setting the stage for the AFC and NFC championship games. 

Here's what you need to know about the NFL's divisional round announcers as the road to Super Bowl 60 continues.

MORE 2026 NFL PLAYOFFS:

• Full NFL playoff schedule
• NFL divisional round picks, predictions
• Updated NFL playoff bracket
• Ranking eight teams remaining in 2026 NFL playoffs
• NFL divisional round picks against the spread

NFL divisional round announcers

Bills-Broncos: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will call their second consecutive Bills game, with Allen and Buffalo heading on the road to Denver to face the top-seeded Broncos.

Nantz has long been the voice of the NFL on CBS, as he is wrapping up his 22nd season as the network's top play-by-play broadcaster for the league. Nantz also serves as the voice of the Masters on CBS each April and was the voice of college basketball's Final Four before retiring in 2023. Romo is in his ninth season as CBS' lead NFL color analyst alongside Nantz. 

49ers-Seahawks: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady

Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will return for another 49ers broadcast on Saturday, after calling their win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round. This time, San Francisco is looking to knock off its NFC West-rival Seahawks.

Burkhardt has headed Fox's lead NFL broadcasting crew since Joe Buck's departure for ESPN in 2022. Now in his fourth season in the top slot, Burkhardt called has already called two Super Bowls and is no stranger to big games. He will be joined by legendary quarterback Tom Brady, who has settled into his role as a color analyst nicely in his second season.

Texans-Patriots: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

After calling the Texans' wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will see Houston's vaunted defense try to knock Drake Maye and the Patriots out of the playoffs.

Buck and Aikman have been paired together since 2022, but they left Fox for ESPN in 2022 and are in their fourth season as the voices of "Monday Night Football." Buck was formerly the voice of the World Series at Fox, but he has focused on football since jumping to ESPN.

ESPN and ABC will air a divisional round game for the third consecutive season as Buck and Aikman look forward to their first Super Bowl broadcast since the move from Fox next season.

Rams-Bears: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth

Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth called a bit of a quiet game in the wild-card round as the Patriots held the Los Angeles Chargers to three points, but there could be fireworks as the Bears host the Rams. Chicago is the king of the comeback this season, but L.A. Is favored on the road.

Tirico has been the voice of "Sunday Night Football" on NBC since 2022, when he replaced Al Michaels on a full-time basis, while Collinsworth has been the network's lead color analyst since 2009. This will be the final game for the two until Super Bowl 60 in three weeks, as only CBS and Fox will broadcast the conference championship games.

MORE: Updated 2026 NFL mock draft

NFL playoffs announcing schedule

Wild card weekend

Divisional round

Championship round

Super Bowl