Overview
- The alternate broadcast airs on ESPN2 and the Disney Channel and streams on ESPN Unlimited/ESPN Select, Disney+, NFL+ and Fubo, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET.
- Real-time animation is powered by Sony-owned Beyond Sports using NFL Next Gen Stats and Hawk-Eye optical tracking to recreate each play.
- Drew Carter calls play-by-play with analyst Dan Orlovsky, with Katie Feeney contributing social segments; Carter and Orlovsky will work from ESPN’s Bristol studio in motion-tracking suits.
- John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprise Sulley and Mike in prerecorded rule explainers, with Roz featured as a sideline reporter and a special Chris Berman segment planned.
- This is the third Funday Football installment after Toy Story (2023) and The Simpsons (2024), and the Monsters broadcast will be available on demand on Disney+ shortly after the game.