Cris Collinsworth has been an NFL broadcaster for over two decades, but he somehow always seems to call New Englan games in the Super Bowls. Collinsworth's broadcasting career coincided with New England's dynasty in the 2000s and 2010s, which means he worked during many of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady's Super Bowl appearances. Even though New England didn't make every Super Bowl in Brady and Belichick's tenures, somehow Collinsworth always found himself doing Patriots' Super Bowl contests. Here's a breakdown of Collinsworth's Super Bowl career and how often he has broadcasted Patriots games. MORE : How many Super Bowls has Cris Collinsworth broadcasted? Cris Collinsworth has been on the call for five Super Bowls in his broadcasting career. The former wide receiver's first Super Bowl was with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on Fox, before moving to NBC as John Madden's replacement. Date Super Bowl Network Result Feb. 6, 2005 39 Fox Patriots 24, Eagles 21 Feb. 5, 2012 46 NBC Giants 21, Patriots 17 Feb. 1, 2015 49 NBC Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 Feb. 4, 2018 52 NBC Eagles 41, Patriots 33 Feb. 13, 2022 56 NBC Rams 23, Bengals 20 MORE : How many Patriots Super Bowls has Cris Collinsworth broadcasted? Of Collinsworth's five Super Bowls, four featured the Patriots as the AFC representative. New England is 2-2 in those games, alternating between wins and lo ses in the four games. Super Bowl 39: Patriots 24, Eagles 21 The first time Collinsworth broadcasted a Super Bowl was in 2005, as he saw the the Patriots win their third championship in four seasons while working for Fox. New England's defense forced Donovan McNabb into three turnovers, while Tom Brady was steady with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Patriots and traded scores for most of the game, but New England took a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter that proved to be too big for Philadelphia to overcome. 20 years ago the Patriots beat the Eagles in Super Bowl 39. Boston Cream (@
Spencer Schwellenbach Jersey BostonCream) Super Bowl 46: Giants 21, Patriots 17 Collinsworth's first Super Bowl with NBC came in Super Bowl 46, when he saw the upset the Patriots for the second time in five years. The Giants took a 9-0 lead in the first quarter, but New England stormed back to take a two-point lead entering the fourth quarter. This game featured one of Eli Manning's two signature throws in his career, a perfect pa s to Mario Manningham on his final drive. Eli Manning's 38-yard dime down the left side to Mario Manningham, with all the chips in the center of the table late in Super Bowl XLVI The best throw of Eli's career and an unbelievable catch by Mario the signature play of the game The ' fourth ring February 5, 2012 Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) Super Bowl 49: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24 Three years later, Collinsworth called another cla sic and perhaps the most famous singular play in Patriots history. In a heavyweight battle between two 12-win teams, the appeared to have the upper hand as they took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. That is when Tom Brady led a comeback, scoring two touchdowns to take a four-point lead late in the fourht quarter. And of course, the game was capped off by the famous Malcolm Butler interception. February 1, 2015: Malcom Butlers interception at the goal line seals a 28-24 Patriots win over the Seahawks at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale. This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) Super Bowl 52: Eagles 41, Patriots 33 There have been two Eagles-Patriots Super Bowls, and Collinsworth has been on the call for both. The scond time, it was Philadelphia who came out on top by scoring 41 points on New England behind backup quarterback Nick Foles. This game had many great highlights, but "The Philly Special" overtakes them all as one of the best moments in Philadelphia sports history. Crazy to think that the Philly Special happened 7 years ago already : Sunday 6:30pm ET : Stream on NFL (@NFL)
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