Netflix expands its on-air team for the first-ever regular season NFL game in Australia next week. Live from the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 10, coverage kicks off at 6:30 PM ET ahead of an 8:30 PM ET kickoff (Sept. 11, 10:30 AM AEST), as Netflix broadcasts the Week 1 matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. The studio desk and in-game broadcast team will also return across Netflix’s entire 2026-2027 NFL slate, with more names to come.
NEWLY ANNOUNCED
Terry McAulay, Rules Analyst
Samyr Hamoudi, French Language Play-by-Play
Philippe Gardent, French Language Color Commentator
Flo Hauser, German Language Play-by-Play
Dominik Eberle, German Language Color Commentator
Luís Felipe Freitas, Brazilian Portuguese Language Play-by-Play
Raphão Martins, Brazilian Portuguese Color Commentator
Enrique Garay, Spanish Play-by-Play
Raúl Allegre, Spanish Color Commentator
FULL BROADCAST TEAM
Studio Coverage
Elle Duncan, Desk Host (Emmy Award-winning host, Netflix Sports)
Michael Irvin, Desk Analyst (Pro Football Hall of Famer, 3× Super Bowl Champion and host of The White House), second year with Netflix
Nick Foles, Desk Analyst (Super Bowl Champion, Former NFL quarterback)
Clay Matthews III, Desk Analyst (Super Bowl Champion, Former NFL All-Pro linebacker)
Game Coverage
Noah Eagle, Play-by-Play (Play-by-Play announcer), third year with Netflix
Luke Kuechly, Booth Analyst (Pro Football Hall of Famer)
Tom Pelissero, Sideline Reporter (NFL Insider)
MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Sideline Reporter (Award-winning bilingual sports journalist and broadcaster)
Terry McAulay, Rules Analyst (3× Super Bowl referee)
Additional Languages
Samyr Hamoudi, French Language Play-by-Play
Philippe Gardent, French Language Color Commentator
Flo Hauser, German Language Play-by-Play
Dominik Eberle, German Language Color Commentator
Luís Felipe Freitas, Brazilian Portuguese Language Play-by-Play
Raphão Martins, Brazilian Portuguese Color Commentator
Enrique Garay, Spanish Play-by-Play
Raúl Allegre, Spanish Color Commentator
Netflix’s 2026-27 coverage doesn’t stop in Melbourne. The season continues with the NFL’s first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game on Nov. 25 at 8:00 PM ET (Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams); a doubleheader NFL Christmas Gameday on Dec. 25 at 1:00 PM ET and 4:30 PM ET (Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, followed by Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos); and a Week 18 matchup on Jan. 9 at 1:00 PM ET, the final weekend of the regular season, with playoffs on the line. Last year, Netflix’s Christmas Day broadcast of the Detroit Lions versus the Minnesota Vikings was the most-streamed NFL regular season game in US history.
In addition to the on-field action this season, Netflix will also stream NFL Honors globally, showcasing the League’s annual awards presentation the week of the Super Bowl.
Netflix’s NFL games in 2026 will be available in over 200 countries, and be available globally to Netflix subscribers in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. All games will be available on U.S. mobile devices with NFL+. In addition, the 49ers-Rams game on Sept. 10 will air on NBC stations in the teams’ respective markets. NBC Sports will produce the games, pre and postgame shows. EverWonder Studio will serve as an executive producer for Netflix.
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