Pat McAfee to lead Field Pass alternate Super Bowl LXI broadcast on Disney+ Pat McAfee will bring his Field Pass format to Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium, plus select Monday Night Football games, ESPN announced. Pat McAfee will bring his Field Pass alternate broadcast to the NFL this season, including Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. McAfee announced the plan Friday on The Pat McAfee Show. The ESPN personality said the NFL Field Pass will also cover select Monday Night Football games, starting with the Washington Commanders visiting the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 19. The Super Bowl LXI alternate presentation will stream on Disney+ alongside ESPN and ABC's traditional telecasts. ESPN announced the McAfee-led show as an addition to its main coverage.McAfee Leads New NFL Field PassThe move puts one of ESPN's most prominent personalities at the center of the NFL's championship. McAfee said there was a pipe dream that college Field Pass success and ESPN's NFL relationship could lead to NFL Field Pass broadcasts. Analyst and former quarterback Dan Orlovsky will join McAfee and his crew for the NFL broadcasts. Former linebacker A.J.Hawk will continue participating in the college football version. McAfee had previously been joined by Hawk, Darius Butler and various guests during college football broadcasts. The Field Pass format features McAfee and other commentators stationed near the field, providing live reactions, analysis and commentary throughout games. Unlike a standard TV broadcast, the presentation places its commentators alongside the action instead of in a broadcast booth.The alternate broadcast made its debut during the 2024-25 College Football Playoff semifinals. Its broadcast of the Rose Bowl between Indiana and Alabama earlier this year averaged 2.4 million viewers. McAfee said he expects the Super Bowl broadcast to be similar to his Field Pass telecasts. He did so for the college football national championship earlier this year and is expected to do so again this coming January.ESPN Produces First NFL ChampionshipHe will have similar broadcasts for select Monday Night Football games this season as well. Super Bowl LXI will mark the first time ESPN will produce the NFL championship game since becoming a rights partner with the league. The traditional broadcast will air on ESPN and ABC, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman expected to call the action. They last called the game in 2020, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers for Fox.Their return gives ESPN a veteran pairing for its main presentation. ESPN also plans to offer a separate ManningCast featuring brothers Peyton and Eli Manning. McAfee's presence on ESPN has grown significantly. He already appears on ESPN's College GameDay and joined the network's Monday Night Countdown pregame coverage this season.McAfee, a former Colts punter, has become a fixture across ESPN's football coverage. His Field Pass style blends analysis with entertainment. The format has been used for major college games and select NFL games. The Super Bowl LXI arrangement reflects ESPN's expanding role in the NFL's biggest event.Super Bowl Streaming And Rights DealESPN has not yet announced the full roster of guests or contributors for the McAfee broadcast. The network also has not detailed how the alternate feed will differ from the main telecast. More specifics are expected closer to the game. The game itself will decide the NFL champion for the 2026 season.Super Bowl LXI will air on ESPN and ABC and stream on Disney+. McAfee's alternate presentation will be available to viewers who want a different take on the championship. This will be the seventh consecutive year a Super Bowl will be available on a streaming service. The streak began with Super Bowl LV.ESPN was awarded this season's game in 2021 as part of the NFL's new media rights deal. That agreement added the network to the existing rotation of Fox, CBS and NBC. The network now shares the championship with Fox, CBS and NBC. Streaming has become a central part of the plan, with Disney+ carrying the main broadcast.McAfee's alternate feed will run alongside the traditional broadcast rather than replace it. The approach mirrors the ManningCast format ESPN has used for Monday Night Football.