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Joe Buck will be focused on the Bears and Vikings when he broadcasts the first “Monday Night Football” game this season from Soldier Field. But in the back of his mind, he’s keenly aware of what’s coming next season.
The broadcast Monday represents the culmination of ESPN’s yearslong effort to assemble a crew worthy of producing and calling the network’s first Super Bowl in 2027. Though Buck has called six of them, he knows that game will be different.
“I feel that. I’ve felt that since day one at ESPN,” said Buck, who with longtime partner and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman left Fox to join ESPN in 2022.