Kirk Herbstreit came to the defense of TV booth partner Al Michaels after NFL fans criticized the legendary broadcaster for his lack of enthusiasm on Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football.
Herbstreit posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, about his enjoyment calling the Thursday night slog between the Panthers and Bears in Chicago. Herbstreit wrote that calling a one-score game in the fourth quarter is a “win for a broadcaster.”
His post was met with a reply from a follower asking whether Michaels felt the same way, a nod to the frequent critiques of Michaels’s announcing in recent years.