The following is a list of the television and radio networks and announcers who have broadcast the National 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 NFC Championship Game (prior to the 1970 AFL–NFL merger ) was the NFL Championship Game .
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Television
2020s
Season
Teams
Network
Play-by-play
Color commentator (s)
Sideline reporter (s)
Studio host
Studio analysts
Trophy presentation
2023
Detroit at San Francisco
Fox
Kevin Burkhardt
Greg Olsen [1]
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Curt Menefee
Howie Long , Michael Strahan , Jimmy Johnson , and Rob Gronkowski
Michael Strahan [2]
2022
San Francisco at Philadelphia
Fox [3]
Kevin Burkhardt [4]
Greg Olsen
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , Jimmy Johnson , and Rob Gronkowski
Terry Bradshaw
2021
San Francisco at L.A. Rams
Fox
Joe Buck [5]
Troy Aikman [6]
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2020
Tampa Bay at Green Bay
Fox
Joe Buck [7]
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , Jimmy Johnson , and Tony Gonzalez
Tom Rinaldi
Notes
2010s
Season
Teams
Network
Play-by-play
Color commentator (s)
Sideline reporter (s)
Studio host
Studio analysts
Trophy presentation
2019
Green Bay at San Francisco
Fox [9] [10]
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2018
L.A. Rams at New Orleans
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , Jimmy Johnson , and Tony Gonzalez
Terry Bradshaw
2017
Minnesota at Philadelphia
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2016
Green Bay at Atlanta
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2015
Arizona at Carolina
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2014
Green Bay at Seattle
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2013
San Francisco at Seattle
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Erin Andrews
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2012
San Francisco at Atlanta
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Erin Andrews
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2011
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2010
Green Bay at Chicago
Fox
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2000s
Season
Teams
Network
Play-by-play
Color commentator (s)
Sideline reporter (s)
Studio host
Studio analysts
Trophy presentation
2009 [11]
Minnesota at New Orleans
Fox [12]
Joe Buck [13]
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , and Jimmy Johnson
Chris Myers
2008 [14]
Philadelphia at Arizona
Fox [15]
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , Michael Strahan , and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2007 [16]
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay
Fox
Joe Buck [17] [18]
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2006 [19]
New Orleans at Chicago [20]
Fox
Joe Buck [21]
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
Joe Buck and Curt Menefee
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2005 [22]
Carolina at Seattle
Fox [23] [24]
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2004 [25]
Atlanta at Philadelphia
Fox
Joe Buck [26] [27]
Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2003 [28]
Carolina at Philadelphia
Fox [29] [30]
Joe Buck
Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth
Pam Oliver and Chris Myers
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2002 [31]
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Fox [32]
Joe Buck [33] [34]
Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth
Pam Oliver and Ron Pitts
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
2001 [35]
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Fox [36]
Pat Summerall [37] [38]
John Madden
Ron Pitts and Pam Oliver
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Cris Collinsworth
Ron Pitts
2000 [39]
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants
Fox [40]
Pat Summerall [41]
John Madden
Pam Oliver and D. J. Johnson
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Cris Collinsworth
Terry Bradshaw
Notes
1990s
Season
Teams
Network
Play-by-play
Color commentator (s)
Sideline reporter (s)
Studio host
Studio analysts
Trophy presentation
1999 [42]
Tampa Bay at St. Louis
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Ron Pitts and D. J. Johnson
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Cris Collinsworth
Terry Bradshaw
1998 [43]
Atlanta at Minnesota
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Ron Pitts and Pam Oliver
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Cris Collinsworth
Terry Bradshaw
1997 [44]
Green Bay at San Francisco
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Ron Pitts and Pam Oliver
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Ronnie Lott
Terry Bradshaw
1996 [45]
Carolina at Green Bay
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Ron Pitts
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long , and Ronnie Lott
Terry Bradshaw
1995 [46]
Green Bay at Dallas
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Matt Millen and Pam Oliver
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
1994 [47]
Dallas at San Francisco
Fox
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Matt Millen
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw , Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson
Terry Bradshaw
1993 [48]
San Francisco at Dallas
CBS
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Jim Gray
Greg Gumbel
Terry Bradshaw
Lesley Visser
1992 [49]
Dallas at San Francisco
CBS
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Jim Gray
Greg Gumbel
Terry Bradshaw
Lesley Visser
1991 [50]
Detroit at Washington
CBS
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Greg Gumbel
Terry Bradshaw
Lesley Visser
1990 [51]
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
CBS
Pat Summerall
John Madden
Lesley Visser
Greg Gumbel
Terry Bradshaw
Greg Gumbel
1980s
Notes
1970s
Radio
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
See also
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