“Without Collinsworth it’s an L” - NFL fans left disappointed by NBC’s choice of color commentator in Al Michaels’ return to network

Fans everywhere mourned the loss of the Al Michaels-Chris Collinsworth duo that concluded NFL Sundays with Sunday Night Football. When the announcement of Michaels joining Amazon Prime was made, there were reports of the commentator potentially returning to NBC to call a playoff game.Those reports became a reality as Michaels will be returning to the network. However, most assumed he would be paired back up with Cris Collinsworth. According to Field Yates, that will not be happening as Michaels will instead be joined by Tony Dungy.Put simply, fans were overwhelmingly against the move. Here's what some of them had to say:Field Yates@FieldYatesA reminder: tonight the legendary Al Michaels will return to NBC to call the Jaguars vs. Chargers playoff game. Michaels called Sunday Night Football with NBC from 2006-2021 before moving to Amazon, but remains in an emeritus role at NBC. Tony Dungy will be his partner.5509221A reminder: tonight the legendary Al Michaels will return to NBC to call the Jaguars vs. Chargers playoff game. Michaels called Sunday Night Football with NBC from 2006-2021 before moving to Amazon, but remains in an emeritus role at NBC. Tony Dungy will be his partner. https://t.co/cZ2iJdnyKPNick Mensio@NickMensio@FieldYates You really had me until “Tony Dungy”.57@FieldYates You really had me until “Tony Dungy”.Mashed Potato Man #FireJB@cavsfan_421@FieldYates Without Collin it’s an L18@FieldYates Without Collin it’s an LMoniz@mikemoniz81@FieldYates They give Al back to us and stick him with Dungy?! 🤦🏻&zwj;♂️64@FieldYates They give Al back to us and stick him with Dungy?! 🤦🏻&zwj;♂️JayBird@JayLundquist@FieldYates Tony Dungy not exactly at the top of the excitement list…7@FieldYates Tony Dungy not exactly at the top of the excitement list…Andrew Zell@AZell1986@FieldYates But the slide won’t be there38@FieldYates But the slide won’t be there https://t.co/ZeLWwnYlE1Pats Buzz@PatsBuzz@FieldYates Disservice to everyone involved sticking him with Tony Dungy.21@FieldYates Disservice to everyone involved sticking him with Tony Dungy.David Gawkowski@davegawkowski@FieldYates The electrically captivating Tony Dungy…said no one ever.8@FieldYates The electrically captivating Tony Dungy…said no one ever.David Josiah Dunbeck@DjDbeck@FieldYates Al really doesn’t like working with Cris anymore. You could tell the past couples years he was annoyed by him. Even Mike Tirico seemed to be agitated in their first year together.1@FieldYates Al really doesn’t like working with Cris anymore. You could tell the past couples years he was annoyed by him. Even Mike Tirico seemed to be agitated in their first year together.Phil@UnclePh1l@FieldYates We want Al and Chris!@FieldYates We want Al and Chris!Vincent Mejia@vinnymejia11@FieldYates With Dungy?? Seriously?! Ugh.@FieldYates With Dungy?? Seriously?! Ugh.Al Michaels will call the playoff debuts of quarterbacks Justin Herbert and Trevor LawrenceJustin Herbert at Los Angeles Chargers v Arizona CardinalsTonight's matchup between Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence will be the first playoff matchup in both players' careers.Will Justin Herbert win the Super Bowl?Herbert, interestingly, is coming off a career-low in touchdown passes after throwing for 25, along with 10 interceptions in the regular season. Trevor Lawrence is coming off a similar level of production, although it marked the best of his young career. In the regular season, he threw for 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions.The two quarterbacks faced off earlier this year and if neutrals were to know that a repeat was on the cards, they would be hard-pressed to watch. Trevor Lawrence dominated Justin Herbert, with the Jaguars winning 38-10. In the September 25 matchup, Lawrence threw for three touchdowns, zero interceptions and completed 28 of 39 passes for 262 yards.Meanwhile, Justin Herbert completed 25 of 45 throws for 297 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Jaguars running back James Robinson reached 100 yards on the ground and earned one touchdown, while the Chargers failed to get anything going on the ground. Their leading rusher was Sony Michel, who rushed five times for 22 yards.While both quarterbacks are getting their feet wet in the playoffs for the first time, the same is not true for one of their head coaches. Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory with quarterback Nick Foles in 2018.On the other sideline, Justin Herbert will be led by Brandon Staley, who has never coached a playoff game before. Staley came under fire from Chargers fans for playing his starters in Week 18 against the Denver Broncos despite having already sealed a playoff berth, losing both the game and wide receiver Mike Williams due to injury in the process.This should be a real spectacle and the NFL world awaits kickoff with excitement.