The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks meet for the second time ever on Thanksgiving. The first meeting was in 2014, when the Seahawks defeated the 49ers 19-3 behind a Russell Wilson touchdown pass and four Stephen Hauschka field goals.
The 49ers are 2-1 in prime time this season, while the Seahawks won their only prime-time game of the season. The teams play twice in the next three weeks, with San Francisco up one game on Seattle for the NFC West lead.
NBC’s pregame coverage is at 8:00 p.m. ET, with kickoff scheduled for twenty minutes later.
Who Are the Game Announcers for 49ers-Seahawks?
Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth are in the booth, with Melissa Stark as the sideline reporter and Terry McAulay as the rules analyst.
Tirico is in his second season as the play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Football. He joined NBC in 2012 after 25 years at ESPN, where he was the Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer for 10 seasons.
Tirico has won two straight Emmys for Outstanding Sports Personality-Studio Host for his work anchoring NBC’s coverage of the Olympics, along with horse racing’s Triple Crown, golf’s U.S. Open, and the Indianapolis 500.
Collinsworth is in his 15th season, providing game analysis for NBC’s NFL coverage. He has won 17 Emmy awards, including stops at HBO, FOX, and the NFL Network.
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Stark is in her second season as a sideline reporter for NBC. Along with NBC, she worked for ESPN and the NFL Network during her career. She was nominated for a Sports Emmy for her work on the sidelines last season on Sunday Night Football.
McAulay joined NBC as a rules analyst in 2018 after 20 years as an on-field NFL official. He was a referee for 17 seasons and was assigned to the Super Bowl three times.
Cris Collinsworth’s NFL Career
Collinsworth was a wide receiver at Florida before being selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 1981 draft. As a rookie, he became the first player in franchise history to have 1,000 receiving yards in a season. The Bengals reached the Super Bowl for the first time during his rookie season. Collinsworth had five catches for 107 yards in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI.
In his final season, he helped the Bengals make a second Super Bowl appearance, another loss to Joe Montana and the 49ers. Cincinnati defeated Buffalo in the postseason in both Super Bowl runs when Collinsworth played.
Collinsworth was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and had four seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards. He finished his career with 417 receptions, 6,698 yards, and 36 touchdowns in 107 games from 1981 to 1988.
Collinsworth never played on Thanksgiving during his NFL career.
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