NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico will miss Sunday night's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears because of a health issue, ABC News reported. The wire story described the matchup as NBC's "Sunday night game in Chicago" and attributed Tirico's absence to a health issue.
Fox News reported that Tirico is sidelined by a health issue ahead of the Bears and Buccaneers matchup on Sunday Night Football. According to the same report, Noah Eagle will call the game alongside Cris Collinsworth.
Both outlets described Tirico's absence only as a health issue. Neither the Fox News report nor the ABC News wire story, as reviewed for this article, identifies the nature of the condition or says how long Tirico will be away from the broadcast.
The two accounts agree on the core facts: Tirico will not work the Sunday night game, and the health issue is the stated reason in both. Fox News is the only outlet whose report names a broadcast team for the game, with Eagle and Collinsworth. The ABC News summary does not name a replacement.
The summaries available for this article do not include a statement from NBC or from Tirico. Neither outlet's material, as reviewed here, provides further details about the broadcast or about when Tirico is expected to return to his duties.
The game is scheduled for Sunday night, and the reports offer no additional schedule details for the NBC telecast.
Sources: Fox News: NBC's Mike Tirico sidelined by health issue ahead of Bears vs. Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football; ABC News: Mike Tirico will miss NBC's Sunday night game in Chicago because of health issue.