Noah Eagle to fill in for Mike Tirico on ‘Sunday Night Football’ due to undisclosed health issue

NBC Sports’ lead NFL play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico will not call Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears due to an undisclosed health issue, the network announced on Sunday afternoon. Instead, Noah Eagle will replace Tirico on  Sunday Night Football this week, calling the game alongside Cris Collinsworth. “Unfortunately, I will have to miss tonight’s game in Chicago due to a health issue,” Tirico said in a statement. “I look forward to watching tonight and can’t wait to be back with Cris, Melissa and the rest of our SNF team next Sunday night in Cincinnati.” Eagle, of course, is the lead voice of NBC’s college football package and last night called the biggest game of the week between Miami and Notre Dame. The 29-year-old broadcaster also has plenty of NFL experience under his belt. This year, Eagle is serving as the play-by-play voice for Netflix’s package of NFL games , including the Week 1 contest between the Rams and 49ers in Australia. He’s also become a prominent voice on NBC’s coverage of the NBA and Olympics. This is the second time in just over a year that Tirico has needed to bow out of a high-profile assignment at the last minute for health reasons. In 2025, Tirico had to step away from hosting the Kentucky Derby due to an allergic reaction, thrusting Ahmed Fareed into the action on short notice . Luckily, it appears as if whatever health issue Tirico is dealing with is not serious enough to put his status in jeopardy for next week’s game between the Steelers and Bengals, as the veteran broadcaster indicated he plans to return for the game in Cincinnati. The post Noah Eagle to fill in for Mike Tirico on ‘Sunday Night Football’ due to undisclosed health issue appeared first on Awful Announcing .