"One illuminating way to gauge how your favorite football team is perceived around the NFL is to look at which announcer teams television networks deploy to call their Sunday games. During the two-decade dynasty, Jim Nantz called so many Patriots games - first with analyst Phil Simms on CBS's top team for 13 seasons, then with Tony Romo beginning in 2017 - that a moment was spent acknowledging his 100th broadcast of a New England contest during an October 2020 matchup with the 49ers."
"Since the dynasty ended, however? Let's just say that Nantz hasn't said, "Hello, friends," to Patriots viewers very often. In fact, Sunday's anticipated matchup with the Buccaneers in Tampa will be the first time Nantz and Romo call a Patriots game in more than two years. Their most recent one came in Week 6 of the 2023 season, a 21-17 road loss to the Raiders."
Announcer assignments are used to measure an NFL team's perceived status. Jim Nantz frequently called Patriots games during the two-decade dynasty, including his 100th New England broadcast in October 2020. Since the dynasty ended, Nantz and Tony Romo have rarely been assigned Patriots contests. The upcoming game in Tampa marks their first Patriots broadcast in more than two years; their last was a Week 6, 2023 road loss to the Raiders that left New England 1-5. CBS's No. 5 team has covered most recent Patriots games. Nantz said he and Romo look forward to reconnecting with the team.
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