Jim Nantz on CBS losing Chiefs-Bills to NBC: ‘I kind of had a sinking feeling’
Jim Nantz figured Chiefs-Bills wouldn’t stay on CBS forever. Speaking to Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina on Thursday morning — a few hours before the full 2026 NFL schedule was set to drop — CBS’s lead voice was asked how bummed he was that the league had given Chiefs-Bills to NBC for Thanksgiving night. “That’s the…
Credit: CBS Sports Jim Nantz figured Chiefs-Bills wouldn’t stay on CBS forever. Speaking to Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina on Thursday morning — a few hours before the full 2026 NFL schedule was set to drop — CBS’s lead voice was asked how bummed he was that the league had given Chiefs-Bills to NBC for Thanksgiving night. “That’s the rivalry of its time,” Nantz told Traina.
“But, you know, you’re not gonna get it every year. So, I’m O. K.
with it. I have faith we’re going to get a very good schedule. I kind of had a sinking feeling that one of these years, somebody else was gonna get the chance to have that great matchup.
It’s O. K. ” The CBS broadcast team has been as intertwined with that rivalry as any crew in football.