During Week 12’s Sunday Night Football broadcast of Eagles-Rams, NBC’s Mike Tirico — with the encouragement of Cris Collinsworth — revealed to viewers that he had suffered a torn Achilles earlier in the week. But that didn’t stop him from making the trip to Los Angeles and calling the game from SoFi Stadium.

Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth were in the booth as usual for NBC's broadcast of Sunday Night Football in Week 12 as the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Los Angeles Rams. Tirico, however, could be seen with a medical boot on his left leg.

NBC's Mike Tirico called the Philadelphia Eagles win on Sunday Night Football with his leg elevated after brutally tearing his Achilles earlier in the week. Tirico has not missed an assignment since being on the call in the NFL in primetime slots since 2006 and had no intention of doing so this season despite his injury,

No such thing as IR for Mike Tirico. The play-by-play announcer worked NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams after tearing his Achilles on Monday. Tirico tore his Achilles when he missed a step in his house.

NFL players are done for the season whenever they suffer an Achilles injury. In the case of a football announcer, they just keep going. NBC’s Mike Tirico called Sunday night’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams despite rupturing ...