Sports Commentary Script · American football play-by-play, game-winning drive
Seventy-Five Yards (Football Touchdown Drive)
Call a full game-winning drive with this football touchdown commentary script: four plays, down and distance, the clock, and a late touchdown pass.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 159 words · ~1 min 4 sec
- Skills
- number clarity, energy build, breath control, storytelling
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Ironclads ball on their own twenty-five. Down four, one minute forty-eight to play, one timeout left. Seventy-five yards between Eli Thorne and a win.
First and ten. Thorne in the shotgun, quick throw to the sideline, Okwu makes the catch and steps out at the thirty-three. Clock stops. Second and two.
Handoff to Danny Ruiz. He bounces it outside, he's got the first down and more! Ruiz dragged down at the Stags' thirty-eight! Clock's running, Ironclads hustling to the line... and they burn their last timeout. One minute four to go.
First and ten. Thorne back to throw. Pressure up the middle! He escapes, rolls right, fires for the end zone... incomplete. Off the fingertips of Okwu.
Second and ten. Fifty-eight seconds. Thorne takes the snap. Steps up. Okwu on the post. He's got a step! Thorne lets it fly...
(full voice)CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN! SAM OKWU! THE IRONCLADS LEAD! Seventy-five yards in fifty-six seconds, and Eli Thorne has done it again!
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- Down, distance, and clock are your rhythm section. Give 'Second and two,' 'One minute four to go,' and 'Fifty-eight seconds' the same crisp, steady read every time, no matter how excited the play before was.
- The incomplete pass is a fake-out. Ride the energy up on 'fires for the end zone...' and let it fall flat and disappointed on 'incomplete.' That dip makes the final play hit harder.
- 'He's got a step!' is where you start to stand up out of your seat. Keep 'SAM OKWU' clean and clear on the call; a radio audience has to hear who caught it.
Try it three more ways
- Call it as the Stags' broadcaster, watching your team's lead disappear one play at a time.
- Call it as a two-person booth, with you reading play-by-play and a partner reacting between plays.
- Call it as a small-town high school radio voice who knows every player's grandparents.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Seventy-Five Yards (Football Touchdown Drive)" script?
159 spoken words, about 1 min 4 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 1 min 13 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: urgent, precise, rising to triumphant, brisk, ~170 words per minute, quickest on the final play. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.