On december 20, 1980, nbc experimented with airing the dolphins vs. jets game without announcers. the destination for all national football league-related video on the web.. 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”..
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 broadcasters take a lot of criticism, some warranted and some unfair. but with so much attention paid to them without actual hard data, we charted 32 games to figure out which announcing crews. In 1980 nbc tried an announcerless game, this should sparks some memories. where is mystery science theater 3000 when you need them? classic sports playlist.
