Week 18 of the 2025-26 NFL season is filled with consequential matchups, and few have higher stakes than tonight’s Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game. This is the second of two meetings between the teams, with the first resulting in a 27-22 win for the Steelers on Dec. 7. Since then, the Ravens are 8-8 and can clinch the AFC North with a win over the Steelers. Conversely, the Steelers are 9-7 and can clinch the division with a win or a tie. The stakes could not be much higher for either team.
Here’s a look at who will be on the commentary team for the playoff-determining matchup between these division rivals.
Who Are the Commentators for Sunday’s Ravens-Steelers Game?
Mike Tirico will lead the booth in the intra-divisional matchup between the AFC North teams. Tirico is a veteran sports broadcaster who has held this role with NBC since 2022, when he succeeded fellow longtime broadcaster Al Michaels.
Tirico joined NBC in 2016 after a lengthy tenure at ESPN, where he served as the play-by-play commentator for “Monday Night Football.” He also worked NBA, college basketball, golf, tennis, and other major sporting events. Additionally, he hosted “The Mike Tirico Show” on ESPN Radio, which debuted in 2007. Tirico earned dual bachelor’s degrees in political science and broadcast journalism from Syracuse University in 1988.
Chris Collinsworth is a former NFL wide receiver and a longtime football analyst for NBC Sports. Collinsworth was selected 37th overall in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Florida. During his eight-year career, he caught 417 passes for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns, while also making three Pro Bowls.
Following his playing career, Collinsworth transitioned into broadcasting, becoming the lead analyst for “Sunday Night Football” in 2009. He is known for breaking down plays, quarterback decision-making, and drawing on his experience as a former player.
Finally, Melissa Stark rounds off the team as the dedicated sideline reporter. Stark earned her degree from the University of Virginia in 1995. Before joining NBC, she spent seven years with ESPN, serving as the sideline reporter for ABC’s “Monday Night Football” for three seasons (2000-02).
Stark joined NBC Sports in April 2022 and has held various broadcast roles, including host, reporter, and correspondent across different programming. This is her fourth season as sideline reporter for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”
Fans can catch the consequential intra-divisional matchup tonight between the Ravens and Steelers on NBC, with tipoff at 8:20 p.m. ET.
