Pat McAfee's 'Field Pass' coming to Super Bowl LXI and select 'Monday Night Football' games
ESPN will add a Field Pass altcast for Super Bowl LXI after the format drew 2.4 million viewers for the Rose Bowl.
- On Friday, Pat McAfee announced that his "Field Pass" altcast will air during Super Bowl LXI in February, alongside select Monday Night Football games beginning with Commanders-49ers on Oct. 19.
- The show's expansion follows "Field Pass" success during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals at the Orange and Cotton Bowls, where it emerged as a breakout broadcast format.
- ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky will join the NFL broadcasts following a successful trial run last month during a Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.
- The ManningCast continues declining viewership, with reporter Andrew Marchand noting it drew 705,000 viewers for its season premiere and bottomed out at 616,000 for the Falcons-Saints game.
- As the network prepares for its first Super Bowl production, ESPN is mapping plans for Super Bowl LXI while expanding alternative broadcast formats to reach different audiences.
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