NBC Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico will not be on the call for Sunday night's NFL matchup between the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a report from For The Win published November 9, 2026. The network has not publicly disclosed the specific reason for Tirico's absence from the prime-time broadcast.
Tirico, a veteran broadcaster who has called Sunday Night Football since joining NBC in 2016, typically headlines the network's top NFL assignment each week. His replacement for the Bears-Buccaneers game was not specified in the initial report by Robert Zeglinski.
