Chris Lewis and former Panthers star Luke Kuechly headline the Baltimore Ravens game, live on CBS and Paramount+

On Saturday 4 October 2026, the Tennessee Titans take on the Baltimore Ravens in the latest game of the NFL regular season, with play-by-play commentary provided by Chris Lewis, backed by the veteran colour commentator Luke Kuechly. The game is being carried on CBS in the United States, with a second feed on Paramount+ that shows the dollar and gateway figures, while a reporter stands in for live updates throughout. The event runs from 18:00 UK time.

The broadcast brings together two very different voices in the booth. Chris Lewis is the CBS Sports play-by-play man who has carried the network's college football and NFL coverage since 2021, and he is joined once again this week by Luke Kuechly, a former professional football player who has made the transition from athlete to announcer. Between them they cover the game from the tabletop down to the field, with Mitch Zaralegui also signing on as a main commentator and Amanda Balionis working the reporter role.

The channels and who is on them

The primary feed is on CBS, where Chris Lewis and Mitch Zaralegui share the play-by-play duties, Luke Kuechly provides colour commentary, and Amanda Balionis serves as the reporter. A parallel feed is available on Paramount+ in the United States, where Chris Lewis and Luke Kuechly handle the booth and Amanda Balionis takes the reporter role again. The two feeds share much of the same talent, so viewers on either network hear the same core commentary with slightly different layouts.

For readers following along from Britain, the 18:00 UK start gives plenty of lead-up time before the game itself gets going, which is useful whether you are watching the CBS feed or the Paramount+ version. Both are official CBS Sports broadcasts, so the figures you hear on air are the same ones named in the network's talent listings.

On play-by-play: Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis, whose full name is Christopher Lewis, was born on 11 February 1991 in New Jersey and has been active as a sportscaster since 2013. He joined CBS Sports in 2021 and currently serves as a play-by-play announcer across the network's college football and basketball coverage, as well as on NFL. The team's own press listing notes that he also calls college baseball and lacrosse games on the CBS Sports Network, which places him as one of the more widely deployed play-by-play voices on the roster.

His tenure on CBS has grown steadily, and by 2026 he is a familiar name to anyone who follows the NFL on television. For the 2024 Paris Olympics he took on a very different role as table tennis play-by-play commentator under NBC's coverage, a second Olympic assignment for him after his debut the previous year. That cross-portfolio history is why CBS Sports lists him as a headline play-by-play talent for games like this one.

On colour commentary: the legendary Luke Kuechly

Luke Kuechly brings something few other commentators can: he used to play the game himself. He spent eight years in professional football from 2012 to 2019, all with the Panthers, before retiring at age 28 after a career that spanned numerous championships. He earned the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award and later turned it into the Defensive Player of the Year award, and he was Carolina's first-round pick in the 2012 draft after starring at Boston College.

That pedigree is exactly why the player-turned-announcer transition has gone so smoothly. Former Panthers star Greg Olsen was part of the same shift, and reactions to Luke Kuechly's broadcasting debut had the NFL community taking notice, with one headline calling it "already better in the booth than Tony Romano has ever been." He joined CBS Sports as an analyst, and a 2026 move also put him on a streaming platform as its lead game analyst for the season. His presence this week is a reminder of what a former professional player can add to the colour commentary.

The reporter and supporting voice

Amanda Balionis rounds out the roster as reporter. She joined CBS Sports in 2017 as a reporter for the network's golf coverage, working select tournaments, and came on full-time in 2018. She now serves as a sideline reporter for select NFL on CBS games and CBS Sports Network college football games, which is exactly the role she is playing here. Born as Amanda Jacqueline Balionis on 20 June 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she has been active since 2009 and is a fixture on the network's reporter side.

Mitch Zaralegui also signs on as a main commentator on the CBS feed, sharing the play-by-play load alongside Chris Lewis. The supporting lineup keeps the game well covered from angle to angle across both networks.

Where to watch

Head to CBS for the main broadcast, with Chris Lewis and Mitch Zaralegui on play-by-play, Luke Kuechly providing colour, and Amanda Balionis reporting. The Paramount+ feed in the United States offers the dollar and gateway figures with Chris Lewis and Luke Kuechly in the booth. Both are official CBS Sports productions, so the commentary you hear on air matches the talent named in the network's own listings.

For background on the play-by-play talent, the CBS Sports press listing for Chris Lewis confirms his role as a play-by-play announcer on CBS Sports' college football and NFL coverage. With the game running from 18:00 UK time on 4 October 2026, that is a good place to start if you want to know more about who is calling the action.

Article generated: 4 October 2026, 18:12 GMT