NBC's Mike Tirico is drawing rave reviews for his handling of Super Bowl 60 last night.
In a game where one side was dominating throughout, the veteran announcer found a way to keep fans engaged with some pretty remarkable storytelling, wordplay and occasional humor alongside partner Cris Collinsworth.
It can be easy for a broadcast to turn dull when there isn't much to say about one side and the other is kicking field goals. But Tirico did his best with what he was given and fans gave him a lot of credit for it — especially as he began his double-duty hosting the Olympics later in the night.
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Fans celebrate Mike Tirico's Super Bowl 60 performance
"Can we just appreciate what Mike Tirico is doing? My man just called a Super Bowl..and is now hosting NBC’s coverage of the Olympics from the field in Santa Clara. Absolute legend," Trey Wingo posted to X.
"Mike Tirico is one of the best to ever do it," Lindsay Rhodes said. "Called the Super Bowl and went straight into hosting Primetime Olympics coverage FROM THE FIELD. What?!?!?!?! All the flowers, @miketirico. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻"
"Mike Tirico is great. He's just flawless," a user replied.
"Mike Tirico looks incredibly comfortable calling his first Super Bowl. Another day at the office for one of the greats," Michael McCarthy shared.
"Mike Tirico should do every Super Bowl," a fan commented.
Cris Collinsworth calls out Drake Maye during SB broadcast
On the other side of the booth, Tirico's NBC teammate Cris Collinsworth received a bit more criticism for his performance.
But the former Pro Bowl receiver was quite frank when it came to the play of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye who struggled to get anything going against an outstanding Seattle defense.
“Maybe there was no chance that [the Patriots] were going to win this game, but there were some chances to get a little momentum going at some point on offense, and they never did," Collinsworth admitted as New England went down a couple scores. "I said Drake Maye has to be great tonight. He has not been.”
Maye finished with a stat line that read much better than his actual performance (27-of-43, 295 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs). But there were definitely some growing pains for last year's third overall pick.