Al Michaels misstates Penix's college
The gist
Al Michaels said Michael Penix Jr. went to Oregon during Amazon's Thursday Night Football broadcast.
The 81-year-old announcer's slip-ups drew fan calls for him to retire.
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2026During the first quarter of Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football broadcast of the Atlanta Falcons-Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., Al Michaels mistakenly said Michael Penix Jr. went to college at Oregon; Penix attended the University of Washington.
- Sep 25, 2026Michaels also referred to Falcons running back Bijan Robinson as "Brian Robinson," appeared to misidentify wide receiver Bryan Cissé, and misstated Atlanta's field position, saying the Falcons were on the Green Bay 49-yard line when they were on their own 49.
- Sep 25, 2026Michaels eventually issued a correction on the air for the Oregon/Washington error.