Don Criqui Don Criqui ( born May 5 , 1940 , Buffalo , New York ) is an American sportscaster , currently employed as a play - by - play announcer for CBS Sports . Criqui ' s duties include occasional television coverage of National Football League games , women ' s and men ' s college basketball , occasional college football and radio play - by - play of ISP Sports ' coverage of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football . Since 1995 , he has been the voice of the New England Patriots pre - season football with Randy Cross . Career . Criqui began with CBS in 1967 before moving to NBC Sports in 1979 . When CBS reacquired the NFL in 1998 , Criqui rejoined the network , and continues to serve as a play - by - play announcer as part of the " NFL on CBS " . From 1999 to 2004 , Criqui and Steve Tasker were the designated play - by - play team for most Buffalo Bills games on CBS . He has also announced a number of other sports for CBS , NBC and ESPN including college football , college basketball , the ABA , the NBA , the NHL , professional golf and tennis tournaments , Triple Crown horse racing , the Canadian Football League and several Summer Olympics events . During his tenure at NBC , Criqui called fourteen Orange Bowl games . Criqui ' s most memorable call was the 1984 Orange Bowl between undefeated Nebraska and Miami . Nebraska was on a 22 - game winning streak coming into the game , but lost to Miami 31 – 30 when the Cornhuskers failed on a two - point conversion attempt which would have won the game . His most famous college basketball call was most likely the last second upset by St . Joseph ' s over top seeded DePaul in the Mideast regional second round of the 1981 NCAA Tournament . Criqui is currently the radio play - by - play voice of The Notre Dame Fighting Irish on the Notre Dame IMG Sports Network . Other projects . Though never the top announcer for a network , Criqui has always been a featured announcer in the American sports scene . His other projects include hosting radio talk shows about sports , and since 1995 , he has been the TV play - by - play announcer for New England Patriots pre - season broadcasts on WBZ - TV , Boston . Criqui was also for many years the key spokesperson for Trans World Airlines , appearing as himself in many television , radio and print advertisements as part of the Ogilvy & Mather - produced advertising campaign : " You ' re Gonna Like Us ( sm ) . TWA . " , which successfully ran between the years 1978 and 1984 in support of the airline ' s domestic US marketing efforts . For years , he also served as co - host of the weekend version of the newsmagazine " Inside Edition " . He also served as a sportscaster on WOR radio in New York on the " Rambling with Gambling " show , as well as on WNBC radio on " Imus in the Morning " . Memorable NFL calls from Criqui . One of Criqui ' s memorable NFL calls came on November 8 , 1970 : Tom Dempsey ' s 63 - yard field goal that lifted the New Orleans Saints to a 19 – 17 victory over the Detroit Lions at New Orleans ' Tulane Stadium . Other memorable NFL games that Criqui took part in were the 1978 " Miracle at the Meadowlands " and the 1982 " Epic in Miami " . Criqui also did play - by - play of the 1985 – 86 seasons of " Monday Night Football " and Super Bowls XX and XXI ( alongside Bob Trumpy ) for NBC Radio . He also called " Red Right 88 " in 1980 , when Brian Sipe threw an interception in the end zone to end the Cleveland Browns ' season . He along with Randy Cross called the Detroit Lions ' comeback victory over the Browns in 2009 . He was presented with the Pete Rozelle Radio - Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003 . Personal . Criqui is a native of Buffalo , New York . He graduated from St . Joseph ' s Collegiate Institute in Kenmore , New York , before attending the University of Notre Dame . He now lives with his wife in Essex Fells , New Jersey .