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The following is a list of the television and radio networks and sports announcers that have broadcast the Divisional Playoff games in the American Football Conference throughout the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

The years listed concentrate on the season instead of the calendar year that the game took place.

Television[]

2010s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2012 Baltimore-Denver
Houston-New England
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Solomon Wilcots
Steve Tasker
2011 Denver-New England
Houston-Baltimore
CBS
CBS
Jim Nantz
Greg Gumbel
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
Steve Tasker

2010 Baltimore-Pittsburgh
New York Jets-New England
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms

2000s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2009 Baltimore-Indianapolis
New York Jets-San Diego
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
2008 Baltimore-Tennessee
San Diego-Pittsburgh
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
2007 Jacksonville-New England
San Diego-Indianapolis
CBS
CBS
Jim Nantz
Greg Gumbel
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
2006 Indianapolis-Baltimore
New England-San Diego
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
2005 New England-Denver
Pittsburgh-Indianapolis
CBS
CBS
Jim Nantz
Dick Enberg
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
Bonnie Bernstein
Armen Keteyian
2004 New York Jets-Pittsburgh
Indianapolis-New England
CBS
CBS
Dick Enberg
Jim Nantz
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Armen Keteyian
Bonnie Bernstein
2003 Tennessee-New England
Indianapolis-Kansas City
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Dick Enberg
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
Armen Keteyian
Bonnie Bernstein
2002 Pittsburgh-Tennessee
New York Jets-Oakland
CBS
CBS
Dick Enberg
Greg Gumbel
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Bonnie Bernstein
Armen Keteyian
2001 Oakland-New England
Baltimore-Pittsburgh
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Dick Enberg
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
Armen Keteyian
Bonnie Bernstein
2000 Miami-Oakland
Baltimore-Tennessee
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Dick Enberg
Phil Simms
Dan Dierdorf
Armen Keteyian
Bonnie Bernstein

1990s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1999 Miami-Jacksonville
Tennessee-Indianapolis
CBS
CBS
Verne Lundquist
Greg Gumbel
Dan Dierdorf
Phil Simms
Bonnie Bernstein
Armen Keteyian
1998 Miami-Denver
Jacksonville-New York Jets
CBS
CBS
Greg Gumbel
Verne Lundquist
Phil Simms
Randy Cross
Armen Keteyian
Michele Tafoya
1997 New England-Pittsburgh
Denver-Kansas City
NBC
NBC
Tom Hammond
Dick Enberg
Randy Cross
Phil Simms and Paul Maguire
1996 Jacksonville-Denver
Pittsburgh-New England
NBC
NBC
Dick Enberg
Marv Albert
Phil Simms and Paul Maguire
Randy Cross and Sam Wyche
1995 Buffalo-Pittsburgh
Indianapolis-Kansas City
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Cris Collinsworth
Phil Simms and Paul Maguire
1994 Cleveland-Pittsburgh
Miami-San Diego
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Paul Maguire
Bob Trumpy
1993 Los Angeles Raiders-Buffalo
Kansas City-Houston
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Paul Maguire
Bob Trumpy
1992 Buffalo-Pittsburgh
San Diego-Miami
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Bill Parcells
Bob Trumpy
1991 Houston-Denver
Kansas City-Buffalo
NBC
NBC
Charlie Jones
Dick Enberg
Todd Christensen
Bill Walsh
1990 Miami-Buffalo
Cincinnati-Los Angeles Raiders
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Paul Maguire
Bill Walsh

1980s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1989 Buffalo-Cleveland
Pittsburgh-Denver
NBC
NBC
Charlie Jones
Dick Enberg
Merlin Olsen
Bill Walsh
1988 Seattle-Cincinnati
Houston-Buffalo
NBC
NBC
Dick Enberg
Marv Albert
Merlin Olsen
Paul Maguire
1987 Indianapolis-Cleveland
Houston-Denver
NBC
NBC
Don Criqui
Dick Enberg
Bob Trumpy
Merlin Olsen
1986 New York Jets-Cleveland
New England-Denver
NBC
NBC
Don Criqui
Dick Enberg
Bob Trumpy
Merlin Olsen
1985 Cleveland-Miami
New England-Los Angeles Raiders
NBC
NBC
Don Criqui
Dick Enberg
Bob Trumpy
Merlin Olsen
1984 Seattle-Miami
Pittsburgh-Denver
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
John Brodie
Merlin Olsen
1983 Seattle-Miami
Pittsburgh-Los Angeles Raiders
NBC
NBC
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Bob Trumpy
Merlin Olsen
1981 San Diego-Miami
Buffalo-Cincinnati
NBC
NBC
Don Criqui
Dick Enberg
John Brodie
Merlin Olsen
1980 Buffalo-San Diego
Oakland-Cleveland
NBC
NBC
Dick Enberg
Don Criqui
Merlin Olsen
John Brodie

Notes[]

  • There was no traditional Divisional playoff round in 1982. A players' strike reduced the regular season to nine games. Thus, the league used a special 16-team playoff format (dubbed the "Super Bowl Tournament"), just for this year. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1-8 based on their regular season records. Because of the eight-game first round, this was the first (and currently only) time that NFL playoff games were regionally televised across the United States instead of nationwide. This year was also the only season in which the conference championship games were played on separate days.

1970s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
1979 Houston-San Diego
Miami-Pittsburgh
NBC
NBC
Dick Enberg
Don Criqui
Merlin Olsen
John Brodie
1978 Denver-Pittsburgh
Houston-New England
NBC
NBC
Dick Enberg
Charlie Jones
Merlin Olsen
Len Dawson
1977 Oakland-Baltimore
Pittsburgh-Denver
NBC
NBC
Curt Gowdy
Jim Simpson
John Brodie
Merlin Olsen
1976 New England-Oakland
Pittsburgh-Baltimore
NBC
NBC
Curt Gowdy
Jim Simpson
Don Meredith
John Brodie
1975 Baltimore-Pittsburgh
Cincinnati-Oakland
NBC
NBC
Jim Simpson
Curt Gowdy
John Brodie and Don Meredith
Al DeRogatis
1974 Miami-Oakland
Buffalo-Pittsburgh
NBC
NBC
Curt Gowdy
Jim Simpson
Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith
John Brodie
1973 Pittsburgh-Oakland
Cincinnati-Miami
NBC
NBC
Jim Simpson
Curt Gowdy
Kyle Rote
Al DeRogatis
1972 Oakland-Pittsburgh
Cleveland-Miami
NBC
NBC
Curt Gowdy
Jim Simpson
Al DeRogatis
Kyle Rote
1971 Miami-Kansas City
Baltimore-Cleveland
NBC
NBC
Curt Gowdy
Jim Simpson
Al DeRogatis
Kyle Rote
1970 Cincinnati-Baltimore
Miami-Oakland
NBC
NBC
Jim Simpson
Curt Gowdy
Al DeRogatis
Kyle Rote

Radio[]

2010s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2012 Baltimore-Denver
Houston-New England
Dial Global
Dial Global
Kevin Kugler
Ian Eagle
Mark Malone
Trent Green
Scott Kaplan
Lewis Johnson
2011 Denver-New England
Houston-Baltimore
Dial Global
Dial Global
Dave Sims
Ian Eagle
James Lofton
Trent Green
Hub Arkush
Tony Boselli
2010 Baltimore-Pittsburgh
New York Jets-New England
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Dave Sims
Kevin Harlan
James Lofton
Randy Cross
Steve Tasker
Kevin Kiley

2000s[]

Season Teams Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
2009 Baltimore-Indianapolis
New York Jets-San Diego
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Ian Eagle
Marv Albert
Tony Boselli
Warren Moon
Laura Okmin
Scott Kaplan
2008 Baltimore-Tennessee
San Diego-Pittsburgh
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Marv Albert
Ian Eagle
Warren Moon
Dennis Green
Mark Malone
Hub Arkush
2007 Jacksonville-New England
San Diego-Indianapolis
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Dick Enberg
Marv Albert
Dennis Green
Jim Fassel
John Dockery
Hub Arkush
2006 Indianapolis-Baltimore
New England-San Diego
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Marv Albert
Dick Enberg
Sam Wyche
Bob Trumpy
John Dockery
Bonnie Bernstein
2005 New England-Denver
Pittsburgh-Indianapolis
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Bob Papa
Dave Sims
Rick Walker
Bob Trumpy
Jeff Bostic
John Dockery
2004 New York Jets-Pittsburgh
Indianapolis-New England
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Dave Sims
Bob Papa
Jack Ham
Rick Walker
Kevin Kiley
Jeff Bostic
2003 Tennessee-New England
Indianapolis-Kansas City
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Brad Sham
Joel Meyers
Kellen Winslow
Bob Trumpy
John Dockery
Rick Walker
2002 Pittsburgh-Tennessee
New York Jets-Oakland
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Joel Meyers
Brad Sham
Warren Moon
Jack Ham
Rick Walker
Allen Pinkett
2001 Oakland-New England
Baltimore-Pittsburgh
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
Brad Sham

Bob Trumpy

John Dockery

2000 Miami-Oakland
Baltimore-Tennessee
CBS/Westwood One
CBS/Westwood One
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