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Pat McAfee's 'Field Pass' coming to Super Bowl LXI and select 'Monday Night Football' games

ESPN will add a Field Pass altcast for Super Bowl LXI after the format drew 2.4 million viewers for the Rose Bowl.

  • On Friday, Pat McAfee announced that Field Pass will air during Super Bowl LXI in February and select Monday Night Football games beginning with Commanders-49ers on Oct. 19.
  • Field Pass emerged as a breakout broadcast during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange and Cotton Bowls, where McAfee handled play-by-play while Hawk and Darius Butler analyzed from the sideline.
  • Following a successful trial run last month during a Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky will join the NFL broadcasts.
  • The ManningCast continues to decline, with viewership drawing 705,000 for its season premiere and bottoming out at 616,000 for the Falcons-Saints game, according to Andrew Marchand.
  • ESPN is preparing its first Super Bowl production, with Field Pass joining a ManningCast altcast as the network expands alternative broadcast formats to reach different audiences.
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