Game Times, TV Channels, Announcers, Live Streams & NFL Playoff Schedules

The Eagles are the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but the team wins the Fox’s No. 2 booth.

The Byrds will face the No. 6-seeded New York Giants in the divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday night, while the Foxes will allocate their top announce booth (Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen) for Sunday night’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. I was. .

Calling tonight’s Eagles-Giants game is Joe Davis, who most Philadelphia sports fans will remember as the voice of the Phillies’ World Series on Fox. It should sound very familiar to Eagles fans, having called three of the final five games of the season.

Davis was well-received by Phillies fans, especially for calling Bryce Harper’s series-changing home run. He called his 49ers blowout victory over the Seahawks in Seattle his first NFL playoff game last weekend, garnering generally positive reviews.

Alongside Davis in the booth will be veteran broadcaster Darryl Johnston. Reporting from the sidelines of the rink are Pam Oliver and Christina Pink.

Eagles fans can also hear the action at 94.1 WIP. Meryl Reese, the NFL’s longest-serving announcer, calls the game with former Eagles wide receiver Mike Her Quick. WIP host her Howard Eskin reports from the sideline.

Reese, 79, has been playing for the Eagles since 1977 and is in his 25th season working with Quick. Earlier this year, Reese signed a new deal that said he would stay in the booth until his 2024 season, and the duo received some accolades from his top NFL announcers.

“There’s no false excitement in my voice. What you’re hearing is totally how I feel,” Reese told the Inquirer earlier this season. I absolutely love every second of it.

Here’s what you need to know to watch or stream tonight’s Eagles vs. Giants divisional playoff game.

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What games aired before the Eagles-Giants?

Ahead of the Byrds playoff game against the Giants, the Jacksonville Jaguars will face the AFC’s top playoff seed, the hugely popular Kansas City Chiefs.

The Jaguars-Chiefs are scheduled to kick off at 4:30 PM ET on NBC, with Mike Tillico and Chris Collinsworth answering the phone. Al Michaels returned to NBC last week to declare a comeback victory for the Jaguars over the Chargers in Los Angeles, as NBC had two wildcards in his game. Tony Dungey, who called the game with Michaels, will return to his show pregame on NBC. American football night.

The game will see the two former head coaches of the Eagles face off in the playoffs for the first time. Chiefs’ Andy Reid is his coach and Jaguars’ Doug is his Pederson coach.

“Pederson has done it all for the worst franchise in the NFL. He inherited a culture corrupted by Urban Meyer’s brief existence and Doug Malone’s lingering stench,” Hayes wrote. In the last two seasons, the team went 4-29, won 9 games, and missed the playoffs for four years.

Head official had a viral moment at a previous Eagles game

In Saturday’s Giants game, the Eagles named umpire Crete Blakeman.

A quick look at the numbers shows the Eagles have won 13 games with Blakeman as head official, including two big wins this season against the Steelers on Oct. 30 and the Giants on Dec. 11. it turns out to be a loss. Quite a few yellows his flag — Blakeman’s crew has called him 12 or more penalties per game this season. This is his third-highest number in the NFL.

Blakeman, 58, is entering his 15th season as an NFL official. After serving as his judge on the field for several seasons, he was promoted to referee during the 2010 season and called several postseason games for him, including Super Bowl 50. game referee.

But Blakeman may be best known for his clumsy penalty announcement during the Eagles-Steelers game. There, Brandon’s attempt to explain his call to Graham ended in the viral word his salad.

If the Eagles win, who will they face next week?

If the Eagles beat the Giants, they will face the winner of the Division Round matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. As the Birds are the top playoff seed in the NFC, they’ll be hosting their games at Linc, with a limited number of playoff tickets going on sale early next week.

The NFC Championship matches will take place on Sunday, January 29 at 3:00 PM ET.

The Eagles went 1-1 against the Cowboys this season. The Byrds beat Dallas on October 16, 26-17, but on Christmas he lost 40-34. The Eagles didn’t play against the 49ers during the regular season.

The Eagles last hosted an NFC Championship Game in 2018, easily defeating the Minnesota Vikings and winning Super Bowl LII against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

media coverage

Inquirer staff writers Jeff McLane, EJ Smith and Josh Tolentino cover the action live on Saturday. Smith and Tolentino will discuss the Eagles vs. Lions game live at 6:45 p.m. before kickoff. Game notes and observations can be found at Inquirer.com/Eagles. Don’t forget to subscribe to our free Sports Daily newsletter.

NFL Network will begin pregame coverage at noon. NFL game day morninghosted by Rich Eisen side by side with analysts Michael Irvin, Kurt WarnerWhen Steve MariucciNFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport We will provide live updates throughout the afternoon.

ESPN will be broadcast postseason nfl countdown 10 am, performance Sam Ponder, Teddy Bruschi, Matt Hasselbeck, Randy Moss When Rex Ryan.Chris Mortensen When Adam Shefter Provides live updates.

Fox 29 airs at 6:30 p.m. gameday livefeatured Breland Moore, Garry Cobb, Dave Spadaro, Bill Anderson, Howard Eskin. Fox NFL Sunday It will be broadcast at 7:30 pm (on Saturday), Kurt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strawn, Jimmie JohnsonWhen Jay Glazer.

Coverage began on NBC at 3:00 p.m. Saturday’s american football nightfeatured Maria Taylor Tony Dungey, Jason GarrettJalen Hurts Hayter Chris Sims, Mike Florio (one of the few pundits to pick the Giants as winners), Jack CollinsworthWhen Rodney HarrisonNBC also broadcasts Eagles game plan noon, perform John Clark Mike Quickand WIP host Ike Reese.