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The perfect NFL Sunday broadcast

By Andrew Hammond

Terry Bradshaw interviews Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady on Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA., 2/3/02. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect.
Terry Bradshaw interviews Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady on Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA., 2/3/02. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect. /
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Aug 8, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; John Madden (left) and Jonathan Ogden during the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 8, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; John Madden (left) and Jonathan Ogden during the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Broadcast Team-John Madden and Pat Summerall 

If I want to listen to one NFL broadcast. This is the team I’m listening to. Their credentials speak for themselves.

– 22 Seasons broadcasting the NFL on both CBS and FOX

– 8 Super Bowls

Yeah, I think they deserve to be doing the game. With Summerall’s solid simple but dramatic storytelling and Madden’s fumbling, bumbling yet insightful analysis is the perfect compliment. One thing you could always appreciate about Madden and Summerall is that when they were in their prime, they never really stepped on each other. Each guy would make a solid observation which stems from both having lengthy careers in the NFL as a player or coach.

Next you need sideline reporters…

Pam Oliver and Will McDonough

Look, I don’t care if Pam Oliver’s hair is umm, unkept at times. She’s still much better than Erin Andrews and I’m going to die on this hill, come join me. In all seriousness, one thing I’ve always appreciated about Oliver is her willingness to ask the tough questions and calling a coach out for a decision. That’s always garnered my respect.

As for Will McDonough, the long-departed Boston Globe writer was a fixture on NFL sidelines for many years as the “news and notes” man for CBS and NBC. Before Jay Glazer, there was Will and he would be just as good as Glazer. The duo gives you the perfect dose of non-biased and informative journalistic reporting that’s missing from broadcasts today.

So where do we go after the games are over?

Aug 8, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; Chris Berman emcees the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 8, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; Chris Berman emcees the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Postgame Crew – Chris Berman, Stuart Scott and Tom Jackson 

Look, I know what you’re gonna say. Hate on Berman all you want but nobody, and I mean nobody, does a postgame show like Chris Berman.

There was a time when NFL Primetime was THE postgame show. You really had no other options. Berman along with Tom Jackson was the perfect way to end Sunday leading into the Sunday night game on ESPN. Someone who was just as good doing highlights and hosting was Stuart Scott, putting his energy and entertaining way of telling the day’s events would put a smile on anybody’s face even if your team lost.

There you have it, your perfect Sunday broadcast from start to finish. Think you can do it better? Leave a comment below or on Twitter and Facebook.

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