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List of AFC Championship Game broadcasters

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The following is a list of the television and radio networks and announcers who have broadcast the American Football Conference Championship Game throughout the years. The years listed concentrate on the season instead of the calendar year that the game took place. The forerunner to the AFC Championship Game (prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger) was the AFL Championship Game.

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Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts	Trophy presentation
2023	Kansas City at Baltimore	CBS/Paramount+	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, Boomer Esiason, and J. J. Watt	Jim Nantz
2022	Cincinnati at Kansas City	CBS/Paramount+	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2021	Cincinnati at Kansas City	CBS/Paramount+	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2020	Buffalo at Kansas City	CBS	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Tracy Wolfson

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts	Trophy presentation
2019	Tennessee at Kansas City	CBS	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2018	New England at Kansas City	CBS	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson, Evan Washburn, and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2017	Jacksonville at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Tony Romo	Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely	James Brown	Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Nate Burleson, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2016	Pittsburgh at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely	James Brown	Tony Gonzalez, Bill Cowher, Bart Scott, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2015	New England at Denver	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn	James Brown	Tony Gonzalez, Bill Cowher, Bart Scott, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2014	Indianapolis at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Tracy Wolfson	James Brown	Tony Gonzalez, Bill Cowher, Bart Scott, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2013	New England at Denver	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Tracy Wolfson	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2012	Baltimore at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker and Solomon Wilcots	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2011	Baltimore at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2010	N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts	Trophy presentation
2009^[1]	N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2008^[2]	Baltimore at Pittsburgh	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2007^[3]	San Diego at New England	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker	James Brown	Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2006^[4]	New England at Indianapolis	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Steve Tasker and Solomon Wilcots	James Brown	Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2005^[5]	Pittsburgh at Denver	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Greg Gumbel	Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Greg Gumbel
2004^[6]	New England at Pittsburgh	CBS	Jim Nantz	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Greg Gumbel	Dan Marino, Shannon Sharpe, and Boomer Esiason	Greg Gumbel
2003^[7]	Indianapolis at New England	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Dan Marino, Deion Sanders, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2002^[8]	Tennessee at Oakland	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Dan Marino, Deion Sanders, and Boomer Esiason	Jim Nantz
2001^[9]	New England at Pittsburgh	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Mike Ditka, Randy Cross, Jerry Glanville, and Deion Sanders	Jim Nantz
2000^[10]	Baltimore at Oakland	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Mike Ditka, Craig James, Randy Cross, and Jerry Glanville	Jim Nantz

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts	Trophy presentation
1999^[11]	Tennessee at Jacksonville	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Craig James, Randy Cross, and Jerry Glanville	Jim Nantz
1998^[12]	N.Y. Jets at Denver	CBS	Greg Gumbel	Phil Simms	Armen Keteyian and Bonnie Bernstein	Jim Nantz	Marcus Allen, Craig James, Randy Cross, and Brent Jones	Jim Nantz
1997^[13]	Denver at Pittsburgh	NBC	Dick Enberg	Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Jim Gray and John Dockery	Greg Gumbel and Ahmad Rashad	Cris Collinsworth, Sam Wyche, and Joe Gibbs	Greg Gumbel
1996^[14]	Jacksonville at New England	NBC	Dick Enberg	Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Jim Gray and Randy Cross	Greg Gumbel and Ahmad Rashad	Cris Collinsworth, Mike Ditka, and Joe Gibbs	Greg Gumbel
1995^[15]	Indianapolis at Pittsburgh	NBC	Dick Enberg	Phil Simms and Paul Maguire	Jim Gray and Will McDonough	Greg Gumbel and Ahmad Rashad	Mike Ditka, Joe Gibbs, and Joe Montana	Greg Gumbel
1994^[16]	San Diego at Pittsburgh	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bob Trumpy	Jim Gray and Will McDonough^[17]	Greg Gumbel and Ahmad Rashad^[18]	Mike Ditka and Joe Gibbs^[18]	Greg Gumbel^[19]
1993^[20]	Kansas City at Buffalo	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bob Trumpy	O. J. Simpson and Will McDonough	Jim Lampley	Mike Ditka and Joe Gibbs	O. J. Simpson
1992^[21]	Buffalo at Miami	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bob Trumpy	O. J. Simpson and Todd Christensen	Bob Costas	O. J. Simpson, Will McDonough, and John Elway	O. J. Simpson
1991^[22]	Denver at Buffalo	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh		Bob Costas	O. J. Simpson, Will McDonough and Bill Parcells	Bob Costas
1990^[23]	L.A. Raiders at Buffalo	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh		Bob Costas	O. J. Simpson and Will McDonough	Bob Costas

Season	Teams	Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Sideline reporter(s)	Studio host	Studio analysts	Trophy presentation
1989^[24]	Cleveland at Denver	NBC	Dick Enberg	Bill Walsh	Jim Donovan	Dick Enberg^[25]	O. J. Simpson, Bobby Beathard, Jim Donovan^[26] and Ralph Wiley^[27]	O. J. Simpson
1988^[28]	Buffalo at Cincinnati	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen		Bob Costas	Ahmad Rashad, Gayle Gardner, and Don Shula	Ahmad Rashad
1987^[29]	Cleveland at Denver	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen		Bob Costas	Ahmad Rashad and Don Shula	Ahmad Rashad
1986^[30]	Denver at Cleveland	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen and Bob Griese		Bob Costas	Ahmad Rashad, Paul Maguire, and Don Shula	Ahmad Rashad
1985^[31]	New England at Miami	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen and Bob Griese		Bob Costas	Ahmad Rashad and Pete Axthelm	Ahmad Rashad
1984^[32]	Pittsburgh at Miami	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen	Ahmad Rashad	Bob Costas	Pete Axthelm and Bill Macatee	Ahmad Rashad
1983^[33]	Seattle at L.A. Raiders	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen	Ahmad Rashad	Len Berman	Pete Axthelm, Bill Macatee and Dave Marash	Ahmad Rashad
1982^[34]	N.Y. Jets at Miami	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen and Bob Griese	Ahmad Rashad	Len Berman	Pete Axthelm and Mike Adamle	Ahmad Rashad
1981^[35]	San Diego at Cincinnati	NBC^[36]	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen	Mike Adamle	Bryant Gumbel	Pete Axthelm	Bryant Gumbel
1980^[37]	Oakland at San Diego	NBC	Dick Enberg	Merlin Olsen	Mike Adamle, John Brodie, and Len Dawson	Bryant Gumbel	Pete Axthelm	Bryant Gumbel

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