Eric Collins Praised by NFL World for Very Awesome Call of Panthers-Dolphins Game

The Hornets play-by-play broadcaster made his NFL debut on Sunday.

Eric Collins was on the call for Sunday's Panthers-Dolphins game. / Screengrab on Twitter/ @awfulannouncing

Those who tuned into the Carolina Panthers-Miami Dolphins game on Sunday were in for a real treat, with Hornets play-by-play man Eric Collins lending his voice to the Week 5 matchup.

In his NFL broadcasting debut, Collins made an already exciting game between the Panthers and Dolphins even more thrilling with his loud, out-of-his-seat hoots and cheering of even the most standard, run-of-the-mill football plays. Collins, who has long endeared himself to sports fans in Carolina as the Hornets' easily excitable commentator, worked with the much more stoic Mark Schlereth in the Fox Sports booth on Sunday, and his animated passion was on full display.

Take a listen to some of these electric calls from the game:

Eric Collins makes Dolphins-Panthers feel like the Super Bowl. 🏈🔥🎙️ #NFL pic.twitter.com/bGcZBHarnp https://t.co/kbxSaRQJCW

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 5, 2025

Hornets announcer Eric Collins should just call every gamepic.twitter.com/Z1hyc8Wxz4

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 5, 2025

Eric Collins deserves to call playoff basketball, playoff football, or any major event in any major sport.pic.twitter.com/wcGpxInydL

— r/CharlotteHornets (@HornetsReddit) October 5, 2025

Eric Collins, the Charlotte Hornets announcer, is on the Panthers call today..

NATIONAL TREASURE.pic.twitter.com/vI45YV3BmV

— Brett Hanfling (@Brett_Hanfling) October 5, 2025

This game has been wild and the announcer Eric Collins has been killing it. pic.twitter.com/lcl6Z7vaDx

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 5, 2025

*Bryce Young passes for 2 yards*

Eric Collins on the Panthers broadcast: pic.twitter.com/TFG2SpCKk4

— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) October 5, 2025

I don't care what anyone says. Eric Collins is crushing it in Carolina-Miami. He is making an expired ham sandwich feel like a Michelin star experience.

— Conor Orr (@ConorOrr) October 5, 2025

I’ve got all 6 games up, yet the sound hasn’t moved off the Dolphins-Panthers game because play-by-play guy Eric Collins is calling it like it’s the Super Bowl. Screaming and yelling and losing his mind on every call. It’s amazing.

— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) October 5, 2025

Eric Collins is Gus Johnson 2.0. Love the energy.

— Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) October 5, 2025

Eric Collins is absolutely perfect for teams like the Panthers and Charlotte Hornets with fanbases that literally cannot feel pain or joy anymore. It's like he's teaching them how to have emotions again https://t.co/oaildVjGZt

— SET THE EDGE (@SetTheEdgeYT) October 5, 2025

A true national treasure. Never change, Eric Collins.

The Panthers came back from down 17-0 to beat the Dolphins, 27-24, thanks to a late, game-winning touchdown drive led by Bryce Young.

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