{
  "id": 19213417,
  "title": "‘Biggest winner of the night’… Fans rave about Noah Eagle after stepping in for Mike Tirico on SNF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/biggest-winner-of-the-night-fans-rave-about-noah-eagle-after-stepping",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T20:30:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/biggest-winner-night-fans-rave-203059974.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Noah Eagle took over as the play-by-play broadcaster for Sunday Night Football after Mike Tirico announced he would be absent due to a health issue. NBC filled the void by calling in Eagle to co-commentate with Cris Collinsworth alongside Tirico. Eagle's performance was met with praise from fans and experts alike. Brendan Surgue, a Bears writer, tweeted that Eagle was \"only 29 and he’s already so good\" and predicted a long career for him. Content creator Zach Cohen called Eagle the \"biggest winner of the night.\" The Athletic's Andrew Marchand simply stated that Eagle was \"very good.\" Former broadcaster Brandon Carney summed it up by saying \"It’s weird not hearing Tirico with Collinsworth but Noah Eagle is so good.\" Tirico is expected to return to the broadcast booth for Week 10, but if he needs more time off, NBC has confidence in Eagle's abilities.",
  "summary": "Noah Eagle stepped in for Mike Tirico on Sunday Night Football and earned rave reviews. Mike Tirico stunned NFL fans by announcing he would be absent from NBC’s broadcast of the Chicago Bears against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on SNF.",
  "key_points": [
    "Noah Eagle stepped in for Mike Tirico on SNF due to health issue",
    "Fans and experts praised Eagle's performance as \"very good\"",
    "Zach Cohen called Noah Eagle the \"biggest winner of the night\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}