List of Monday Night Football commentators

The following is a complete list of sportscasters who have served as commentators for Monday Night Football broadcasts on various networks, along with each commentator's period of tenure on the show (beginning years of each season shown, as the NFL season ends in the calendar year after it begins). Game announcers used in #2 games usually come from ESPN and are included for both wild card playoff games (1995-2005 except 2002-2003 season) and secondary regular season games (1987, 1997, 2005–present).

Play-by-play announcers

 * Keith Jackson (1970)
 * Frank Gifford (1971–1985)
 * Al Michaels (1986–2005)
 * Gary Bender (#2, 1987)
 * Mike Patrick (#2, 1997 and 2005)
 * Alvaro Martin (Spanish-language on SAP, 1998–2003)

Color commentators

 * Howard Cosell (1970–1983)
 * Don Meredith (1970–1973, 1977–1984)
 * Fred Williamson (1974 preseason only)
 * Alex Karras (1974–1976)
 * Fran Tarkenton (1979–1982; Tarkenton usually replaced Cosell on Thursday night games)
 * O. J. Simpson (1983–1985; Simpson would replace Cosell on Thursday night games during 1983)
 * Joe Namath (1985)
 * Frank Gifford (1986–1997)
 * Dan Dierdorf (1987–1998)
 * Lynn Swann (#2, 1987)
 * Joe Theismann (#2, 1997 and 2005)
 * Boomer Esiason (1998–1999)
 * Dan Fouts (2000–2001)
 * Dennis Miller (2000–2001)
 * John Madden (2002–2005)
 * Paul Maguire (#2, 2005)
 * Robert Abramowitz (Spanish-language on SAP, 1998–2003)

Sideline reporters

 * Brent Musburger (1990–1995, Super Bowls)
 * Lynn Swann (1994–1997, Super Bowls)
 * Ron Jaworski (#2, 1997)
 * Lesley Visser (sideline reporter, 1998–1999 and during Wild Card playoffs and Super Bowl XXXIV; first female member of MNF)
 * Eric Dickerson (2000–2001)
 * Melissa Stark (2000–2002)
 * Lisa Guerrero (2003)
 * Michele Tafoya (2004–2005)
 * Sam Ryan (2005)
 * Suzy Kolber (#2, 2005; Super Bowl XL)

Studio hosts

 * Jim Lampley (halftime and Super Bowl XIX co-host)
 * Al Michaels (Super Bowl XIX co-host)
 * Keith Jackson (Super Bowl XXII host)
 * Frank Gifford (1998)
 * Chris Berman (halftime host, 1996–1997 and during Wild Card playoffs and Super Bowls)
 * Brent Musburger (studio host, 1990–1995)
 * Robin Roberts (playoffs and Hurricane Katrina telethon co-host, 2005)

Studio analysts

 * Dick Vermeil (playoffs and Super Bowl, 1990–1995)
 * Joe Theismann (Super Bowl XIX)
 * Peter King (1995)
 * Steve Young (playoffs and Super Bowl)
 * Brian Billick (playoffs and Super Bowl)
 * Michael Strahan (playoffs and Super Bowl)

Wild Card Playoffs (No. 2 game)

 * Brent Musburger (play-by-play, 1990–1995 and 2002)
 * Mike Patrick (play-by-play, 1996–2001 and 2003–2005)
 * Dick Vermeil (color commentator, 1990–1995)
 * Joe Theismann (color commentator, 1996–2001 and 2003–2005)
 * Paul Maguire (color commentator, 1998–2001 and 2003–2005)
 * Gary Danielson (color commentator, 2002)

ESPN

 * Chris Berman (#2 play by play, 2012–present)
 * Bonnie Bernstein (#2 sideline reporter, 2006–2007)
 * Trent Dilfer (#2 color commentator, 2010–present)
 * Mike Ditka (#2 color commentator, 2007–2008)
 * Mike Greenberg (#2 play-by-play, 2007–2009)
 * Mike Golic (#2 color commentator, 2007–2009)
 * Jon Gruden (color commentator, 2009–present)
 * Ron Jaworski (color commentator, 2007–2011; #2 color commentator, 2006)
 * Suzy Kolber (sideline reporter, 2006–2011 (as fill-in only 2011))
 * Tony Kornheiser (color commentator, 2006–2008)
 * Brad Nessler (#2 play-by-play, 2006, 2010–2011)
 * Rachel Nichols (sideline reporter, 2011)
 * Wendi Nix (sideline reporter, 2011) (Week 1,4)
 * Lisa Salters (sideline reporter, 2012–present)
 * Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter, 2006–2010)
 * Joe Theismann (color commentator, 2006)
 * Mike Tirico (play-by-play, 2006–present) (first african american to MNF play-by-play)
 * Dick Vermeil (#2 color commentator, 2006)
 * Ed Werder (Sideline reporter, 2011) (Week 3)
 * Steve Young (#2 color commentator, 2009)

ESPN Deportes/ESPN Latin America

 * Robert Abramowitz (#2 color commentator, 2006–present)
 * Raul Allegre (color commentator, 2006–present)
 * Alvaro Martin (play-by-play, 2006–present)
 * Ciro Procuna (#3 play-by-play, 2006)
 * Georgina Ruiz Sandoval (#2 sideline reporter, 2006)
 * John Sutcliffe (sideline reporter, 2006–present)
 * Eduardo Varela (#2 play-by-play, 2006–present)

ESPN Brasil

 * Everaldo Marques (play-by-play, 2006–present)
 * Paulo Antunes (color commentator, 2006–present)
 * André Kfouri (sideline reporter (Super Bowl), 2009–present)
 * Ari Aguiar (#2 play-by-play)
 * Eduardo Agra (#2 color commentator, 2010)
 * Rômulo Mendonça (#3 play-by-play, 2010-present)
 * Paulo Mancha (#3 color commentator, 2012-present)

CBS Radio/Westwood One

 * Marv Albert (play-by-play, 2002–2009)
 * Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter, 2001–2005)
 * Jack Buck (play-by-play, 1978–1984, 1987–1995)
 * Randy Cross (#2 color commentator, 2010)
 * Howard David (play-by-play, 1996–2001)
 * John Dockery (sideline reporter, 1999–2007)
 * Boomer Esiason (color commentator, 2000–present)
 * Dan Fouts (#2 color commentator, 2011–present)
 * Jim Gray (studio host, 2001–present)
 * Kevin Harlan (#2 play-by-play, 2009; #1 play-by-play, 2010–present)
 * Matt Millen (color commentator, 1996–2000)
 * Warren Moon (#2 color commentator, 2009)
 * Hank Stram (color commentator, 1978–1984, 1987–1995)
 * Lesley Visser (color commentator, 2001)
 * Clemson Smith-Muñiz (Spanish-language play-by-play, 2005)
 * David Crommett (Spanish-language color commentator, 2005)

Mutual Radio

 * Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play, 1974–1977)
 * Van Patrick (play-by-play, 1972–1973)
 * Al Wester (color commentator, 1972–1977)

NBC Radio

 * Don Criqui (play-by-play, 1985–1986)
 * Bob Trumpy (color commentator, 1985–1986)

United Stations/Univision

 * Broadcasts on United Stations/Univision are in Spanish.


 * Clemson Smith-Muñiz (play-by-play, 2006–present)
 * David Crommett (color commentator, 2006–present)