And really, really looking forward to it. All of that shapes up to be a pretty incredible night. So you combine all those together on this coming Thursday night and obviously returning to the Dome for the first time with fans in about two years for me. And now this joy of broadcasting for me as well. I think we had, all three victories - one at Dallas, one here in New Orleans and one in Atlanta. Had the chance to play on Thanksgiving a few times in the NFL, all with the Saints, which have been some pretty enjoyable experiences. My brother Reid and I would throw on our sweats and we would play football in the backyard.

I remember as a kid going out in the backyard on Thanksgiving Thursdays. I very much relate Thanksgiving to football. Thanksgiving, probably one of my favorite holidays. Have certainly learned a ton and have really had a lot of fun doing it.

It’s been an absolute pleasure to have the chance to work beside Mike here broadcasting these past seven home Notre Dame games. I reciprocate all those feelings about you as well. And he sees the Superdome from the perspective we’ve seen it all these years.ĭREW BREES: Thank you, Mike. It will be a thrill to be back in the dome with fans, as Drew’s there in a very different capacity. Talking, traveling, all that stuff, it’s been fun. I’ve learned so much watching games with Drew. And obviously very different pools to jump into. And I think most of you know that’s really two different skill sets. He’s coming in and being a studio analyst for the NFL and calling games for college. I just think it’s been really great to watch how hard Drew has worked at this because he’s doing something that’s unique. We’ve done seven Notre Dame games and probably a dozen studio shows here in Drew’s early start in the business. To do this and then bounce over to Baltimore to join Cris Collinsworth for the Browns and Ravens, a very important game for the AFC North. And the opportunity to be involved with football has been great for me over the couple of decades of Thanksgiving college games for eight years and now the NFL games with the NBC package on Thanksgiving evening. Any of us on the call, most of the people that you’re writing for, there’s nothing like Thanksgiving with football and family. Given our accolades where Drew has the most passing yards in any stadium in the history of the league, and my Thanksgiving game got canceled last year, you probably want to hear more from Drew than me, which is absolutely fine. We’ll begin with brief comments from Mike & Drew and then we’ll take your questions. For those of you who like stats, Drew’s 281 TD passes and 35,505 yards at the Superdome are each the most by a player at one venue in NFL history. Joining us on today’s call is our Thanksgiving night announce booth of Mike Tirico, who has his fifth Thanksgiving assignment, but will be calling his fourth Thanksgiving night game for NBC as last year’s game was postponed.Īnd alongside Mike, it will be Drew Brees making his return to New Orleans, where he played 15 seasons for the Saints, setting all of the team’s major passing records and leading the franchise to a Super Bowl victory. We have a pair of games this holiday weekend, with the Bills at the Saints in primetime at 8pm ET on Thanksgiving night…and then an AFC North matchup between the Browns and the first-place Ravens on Sunday Night Football. THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon and welcome to today’s NBC Sports NFL conference call.

Drew brees commentator tonight