FOX will have the opening game on Thanksgiving Day, with the Detroit Lions hosting the Green Bay Packers. The Lions have a winning record on Thanksgiving for the first time since 2017, when they were 6-4. The Lions enter the contest this season with a three-game lead in the loss column over the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North lead.
Pregame coverage on FOX starts at 10:30 a.m. ET with the usual pregame team crew of Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, Rob Gronkowski, and Jay Glazer.
Kickoff for the game will be at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Who Are the Game Announcers for Packers-Lions?
The FOX lead crew of Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi will be on the call for the Packers-Lions. This is the first time since Week 7 that they have announced a game without the Dallas Cowboys.
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Olsen is in his third season as a game analyst for FOX. After retiring from the NFL, he joined FOX as a game analyst for the 2021 season. After one season with Burkhardt, FOX elevated the duo to be the lead duo for the 2022 campaign after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman left for ESPN. They called their first Thanksgiving game last season in Dallas for the Cowboys and New York Giants.
Burkhardt has been with FOX since 2013, when he joined the network as an NFL play-by-play announcer. He also leads FOX’s MLB studio coverage during the regular season and postseason.
Andrews has been with FOX since 2012, after eight years at ESPN. At FOX, she has been part of the broadcast team for three Super Bowls, along with multiple World Series and MLB All-Star games.
Rinaldi joined FOX in 2021 after almost two decades at ESPN. He has won 16 Sports Emmy Awards and seven Edward R. Murrow Awards in his career, as he’s covered most of the biggest events in sports. Rinaldi has covered the Super Bowl, the World Cup, the Olympics, the Daytona 500, the Masters, Wimbledon, and the College Football National Championship.
Greg Olsen’s Football Career
Olsen played tight end for the Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, and Seattle Seahawks during a 14-year career. The Bears selected him in the first round of the 2007 draft out of Miami.
Olsen played four seasons with Chicago before being traded to Carolina. With the Panthers, Olsen made three Pro Bowls and helped lead the team to Super Bowl 50. After playing a season with the Seahawks in 2020, Olsen retired with 742 receptions, 8,683 yards, and 60 touchdowns in his career.
Olsen played in one Thanksgiving game during his career, when the Panthers defeated the Cowboys 33-14 in 2015. He had five receptions for 70 yards in the win as Carolina moved to 11-0 on the season.
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