On Oct. 16, 1988, the Indianapolis Colts topped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35–31 in a shootout. For CBS, ex-Los Angeles Rams quarterback Pat Haden handled color commentary... and a young announcer named Jim Nantz handled TV play-by-play duties for the first time.
Five hundred games later, Nantz is still standing. On Sunday, he will call his milestone 500th contest for CBS when the Denver Broncos visit the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card game.
