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The NFL’s Thanksgiving slate in 2025 will conclude with an AFC North battle between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals.
NBC will broadcast the game and will have most of its No. 1 broadcast crew on the call for the game.
However, one notable member of the crew will be absent. Game analyst Chris Collinsworth will not be on the call for the game. Instead, he will be replaced by Jason Garrett, who will work with Mike Tirico, the network’s primary play-by-play person on the broadcast.
Why isn’t Collinsworth in the booth for Thursday’s game? Here’s what to know about the 66-year-old’s Thanksgiving celebrations.
Where’s Chris Collinsworth?
Collinsworth would not be working on Thanksgiving, but his absence was planned for. The veteran color analyst is simply taking vacations, as he did in 2024 and in other seasons.
Collinsworth was last on the NBC broadcast for the Week 12 “Sunday Night Football” battle between the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This was the 500th game of Collinsworth’s broadcasting career.
Collinsworth is expected to be in the booth for NBC’s Week 13 “SNF” game between the Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos.
Who is replacing Chris Collinsworth?
Jason Garrett will replace Collinsworth in the booth on Thanksgiving. The former Cowboys coach, who began working as a studio analyst for NBC in 2022, is no stranger to supporting Collinsworth in the book.
Garrett called NBC’s Thanksgiving game last season in place of Collinsworth, working with Tirico for the Green Bay Packers vs. Miami Dolphins game.
NBC also placed talents such as Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison and Drew Brees in the booth as backups to Collinsworth.
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