Pat McAfee Joins ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown,' Jason Kelce to Be Analyst for NFL Network Games

ESPN has announced its Sunday and Monday NFL coverage for the 2026 season, which will culminate with the network airing the Super Bowl for the first time in its history.

Of note, Pat McAfee is joining ESPN's Monday Night Countdown team for the 2026 season. He and Jason McCourty are the new additions to the desk, which will also consist of host Scott Van Pelt and analysts Jason Kelce and Marcus Spears.

McAfee will make his regular season debut on Monday, Sept. 14 in Kansas City, where the Chiefs will host the Broncos in a pivotal AFC West matchup.

McAfee will continue his other roles at ESPN, including host of The Pat McAfee Show and analyst on College GameDay.

In addition, Kelce will be serving as a commentator for a few games airing on NFL Network. Play-by-play commentator Dave Pasch will call the shots, and Kurt Warner will be a commentator as well.

That trio will call four games: two in London (the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders on Oct. 4 and the Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 11) and one in Paris (the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints on Oct. 25). Their final game will be a to-be-determined Week 16 matchup that will be part of NFL Network's Dec. 26 doubleheader.

This is a big year for ESPN's NFL coverage with the addition of the Super Bowl, which will take place in Los Angeles' SoFI Stadium.

The game will be nationally televised on ESPN and ABC on Sunday, Feb. 14.