Cris Collinsworth’s spirited debate with Terry McAulay was one of his finer moments
"But in reality — the game of football, that wasn't grounding."
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Cris Collinsworth’s Tyson Bagent lovefest rubbed SNF viewers the wrong way
"However long Bagent stays the starting quarterback, they're gonna have Justin Fields study this guy..."
Let’s talk about nepotism in sports media
Terry McAulay gave a refreshing perspective on missed Giants-Bills calls
"I'm gonna tell you it's not a foul."
Bill Simmons chided Cris Collinsworth’s ‘live orgasm’ over Zach Wilson
"I’ve never heard anyone hype up a … decent performance"
Cris Collinsworth: America is about to find out how good Patrick Mahomes is
"Are there people who aren't aware?"
NBC’s Melissa Stark, Cris Collinsworth, and Mike Tirico talk interviewing Aaron Rodgers: ‘We see a different side.’
"Have you ever had, like, a really hard class, and if they decide that you get called on in class...and the teacher's going to figure out just how much you know? It's kind of like interviewing Aaron."
Cris Collinsworth claims NBC would air 17 Dallas Cowboys games if they could
The Cowboys' popularity ensures primetime exposure, even when they're not good.
Cris Collinsworth’s ‘what happened to him’ comment on Deshaun Watson drew a stir
"Almost automatically, you have to acknowledge what happened to him off the field before you're allowed to even begin a conversation about on the field."
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame unveils 2023 class headlined by Ernie Johnson, Cris Collinsworth
Ernie Johnson and Cris Collinsowrth are among this year's Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductees.
Rate the 2022 NFL announcers
It's time to rate the NFL's broadcasters from this past season.
Tom Brady responds to Cris Collinsworth’s criticism and claims Fox gig will be his chance to ‘fire back at everyone’
"I’m gonna get a chance to cover some games here shortly, at some point. So maybe I get a chance to fire back at everyone else"
Cris Collinsworth awkwardly changes tune on Tua Tagovailoa’s concussions after commercial break
"I think earlier I said that Tua had been knocked out in two different games. He was knocked out of two different games, officially he was not knocked out of the first one, he was the second one."
Jac Collinsworth ‘would love’ to call a game with dad Cris: ‘We would have so much chemistry’
“Would anybody be able to tell who is talking?"
Mike Tirico baffled by Cris Collinsworth’s double-cheek push explanation: ‘Did you have to give it to all of America?’
"Sometimes you only get a single cheek. But that’s what they do. They submarine underneath and then they try to get the double-cheek push."
Cris Collinsworth’s NSFW Landon Dickerson comment garnered some wild reactions
"How about if we get a little taste of Landon Dickerson coming right down your throat."
Cris Collinsworth inexplicably lost his telestrator pen to nearby fans
"I thought I landed it right in that guy's hair."
Cris Collinsworth talks to Kay Adams on the end of the Collinsworth Slide
"So what do you do? Do you do it just for effect? I don't know, I don't know what I'm going to do."
Did John Madden retire from Sunday Night Football because Cris Collinsworth turned 50?
"I really think he sort of thought he was doing me a favor."
Cris Collinsworth doesn’t hate your NFL team
"Heaven forbid I criticize a guy who made one bad throw in the Super Bowl."
Drew Brees may have foreshadowed reasoning for NBC exit months ago on the Dan Patrick Show
"[Game] broadcasting, to me, is kind of like playing the game. Which is a lot of fun."
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and NBC’s production team brought their best for Super Bowl LVI
If this is indeed the last Super Bowl for Al Michaels, he went out on top.
Cris Collinsworth praises Aaron Rodgers, who misled people about his vaccine status, for his honesty
"Have you seen a guy, and in particular this year, be more honest about everything?" Umm...
Ryan Clark walks off Get Up! set after Rex Ryan’s “toe expert” joke
Clark returned to the desk with his own foot joke, too.
MaddenCast?: Cris Collinsworth says NBC ‘had this dream of two analysts doing [Sunday Night Football]’
"I would sort of do the play-by-play and John would be the caller, but it would be much more of a conversation about football than, like, a traditional broadcast."