On this date in football thirty-two years ago, nbc broadcasted the first-ever nfl game without broadcasters. the executive producer of nbc sports at the time, don ohlmeyer, needed to find a way to attract viewers to a meaningless, season-ending game between the 8-8 miami dolphins and the 4-12 new york jets.. 24-17 in the orange bowl in miami, fl in a game with no playoff implications. the game became known as “the announcerless game”, “the no announcers game”, or “the no tv announcers game”.. Announcer bryant gumbel introduced the game and returned several times during the game to provide updates. ap photo/evan agostini nonetheless, no nfl broadcast had ever featured so many graphics..
Classic sports playlist on december 20, 1980, nbc sports intentionally broadcast a late-season nfl game with no tv . marv albert and bob griese with the call of the game. category. I've always wanted this. i would pay a little extra if i could watch college and nfl games without announcers and with the camera panned out a little so i could see receivers running routes downfield.. Nfl network will show a replay of next week’s jets – bengals game on saturday without any announcers. “we’ve got 15 players and coaches miked during the game, including both coaches and.