Best line: ESPN’s Peter Burns on Best Week Ever radio show, “LSU winning the game down by 17 and only having 80 yards passing was the most Les Miles Like win.”
Strongest comment: ESPN’s Peter Burns, on the radio show with Katie Burns, “If you are a fan of the college football kickoff, it will be banned in the next 5 years or look completely different.”
Best stat: ESPN’s Katie George, on Best Week Ever, told viewers that Clemson has won 38 straight home games.
Top analysis: Fox Sports' Spencer Tillman, on Texas, noted the mark of improving is consistency.
Top information: Kevin Kugler on NFL Network told viewers the Saints were going for it on 4th down for just the 2nd time this season. (They were successful.)
Best call: CBS Sports Andrew Catalon as Caleb Huntley danced to celebrate his run that put Atlanta ahead of Cleveland: "First NFL touchdown for Caleb Huntley, and he Griddies his way to giving the Falcons the lead!"
Best line: CBS Sports' Beth Mowins, "Two rushing touchdowns today for Austin Ekeler. He was held out of the endzone for the first three games, but not so today."
Best stat: CBS Sports' Beth Mowins calling the LA Chargers at Houston NFL game, "Now the worst team (Texans) on 3rd Down has another one. Just 2/8 today (25%). They're right on average."
Best call: CBS Sports' Beth Mowins, "Chargers allowing points quite often when opponents get down to the red zone. (Texans) This is just the seventh trip of the season. Burkhead out of the backfield....TOUCHDOWN!"
Best insight: CBS Sports' James Lofton, “I talked to Lovie Smith earlier in this week and asked if they were going to implement any changes. He said we’re doing what we believe in, and if we switch things up now we didn’t have enough belief to begin with.”
Top Observation: Fox Sports' Kevin Burkhardt, on a Washington Commanders 2nd and 26, "Oh my goodness! Nearly taking the handoff was the Cowboys Dante Fowler." Fowler proceeded to nail the RB for a 1 yard loss.
Oops Award: Fox Sports' Howie Long, "Cooper Rush, he's trying to get his third win." Cooper Rush got his third win as a starter last week. He was trying to go 4-0 as a starter.
Top Analysis: Fox Sports' Greg Olsen, "Trevon Diggs, he makes you think twice about if you want to go over there and attack him, because if he gets his hands close near it, he gonna come down with it."
Best stat: Fox Sports' Chris Myers noted that in the history of the Seahawks they never had a game where they never punted until that day (Sunday).
Best stat: Fox Sports Chris Myers told viewers that the Seahawks/Lions game was the highest scoring of the season.
Top observation: ESPN Radio’s Louis Riddick during the Titans/Colts game, “Look at that... Yes, it's a 1-yard run. First down plays (this game) have always been to Jonathan Taylor. They've got to switch that up at some point."
Clever line: ESPN Radio's Mike Couzens, on Titans/Colts "The crowd is loud because the home team is down as we start the fourth quarter."
Best stat: Fox Sports Kevin Burkhardt told viewers in the storied history of the Dallas Cowboys that QB Cooper Rush is trying to become first QB to start 4-0.
Top interview: NBC Sports' Melissa Stark asked 2 difficult questions to Bucs HC Todd Bowles. Bucs trailed 14-3 after 1st Quarter.
Best line: NBC Sports' Cris Collinsworth, after a Houdini type TD, “He looks like the dad playing in the backyard with all the kids.”
Best exchange: NBC's Cris Collinswoth and Mike Tirico during the Chiefs/Bucaneers game,
Collinsworth: "You know how they say competition is a good thing?"
Mike Tirico: "Uh huh."
Collinsworth: "I'm really feeling that tonight."
Say what? Cris Collinsworth: "Is this the first time we've ever used Skycam to cover Sky? I'm not sure."
Best reporting: NBC''s Melissa Stark did an excellent job breaking down every step the Chiefs did for Justin Reid and a potential concussion. It led to Tirico and Collinsworth discussing how the league and players want to update the protocol and have new changes.
Hustle Award: ESPN’s John Schriffen will be busy this week. Tuesday, he calls G League game between Ignite/Metropolitan 92 at 10pm ET on ESPN2. (Potential #1 vs #2 NBA 2023 Draft Picks). Thursday night he calls Lakers/Timberwolves & Saturday Missouri/Florida on ESPNU at 12pm ET.
October 3rd, 1995 OJ Simpson was acquitted for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in what was dubbed, “The Trial of the Century.”
AROUND THE DIAL
CBS Sports will have Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, and Evan Washburn on the call for 49ers/Panthers.
CBS Sports will have multi-sport star Spero Dedes, Jay Feely, and Aditi Kinkhabwala on the call for Texans/Jaguars.
CBS Sports will have the ageless Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, and AJ Ross on the call for Chargers/Browns.
CBS Sports will have Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, and Melanie Collins on the call for Dolphins/Jets.
CBS Sports will have multi-sport star Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, and Amanda Renner on the call for Titans/Commanders.
CBS Sports will have Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, and Tracy Wolfson on the call for Steelers/Bills.
Fox Sports will have the best interviewer in the business in Chris Myers, Robert Smith, and Jen Hale on the call next Sunday for Eagles/Cardinals.
Fox Sports will have Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi on the call for Cowboys/Rams.
Fox Sports will have “The Voice of Madden”, Brandon Gaudin, the keen and observant analysis of Matt Millen on the for Seahawks/Saints. Megan Olivi will be the reporter.
Fox Sports will have multi-sport star Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, and ace reporter on the call for Lions/Patriots.
Fox Sports will have Adam Amin, Schlereth, and Kristina Pink on the call next Sunday for th matchup between Bears/Vikings.
Fox Sports will have Joe Davis, Daryl Johnson, and Pam Oliver on the call next Sunday for Falcons/Bucs.
NFL Network will have star Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin and Stacey Dales on the call from London again for the matchup between the Giants/Packers. Kickoff is 9:30am ET. Game is produced by Fox Sports.
Westwood One will have the astute Bill Rosinski and the pipes of Derek Rackley in London for Giants/Packers on Sunday from Tottenham Stadium.
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