LOS ANGELES — Al Michaels has been making play-by-play calls for prime-time NFL games for 40 years. His next game will be Saturday, when the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game on Amazon Prime Video. Michaels will return to call games for Prime Video's NFL coverage next season, the streaming service confirmed Friday. Michaels told Sports Illustrated's Jimmy Traina in November that he would be happy to return in 2026 if Amazon would have him. Michaels was the play-by-play voice of ABC's "Monday Night Football" from 1986 to 2005 and NBC's "Sunday Night Football" from 2006 to 2021.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 09, 2026 22:15 UTC