Paul Allen: Voice of the Vikings, Voice for Jesus | Unfolding Short Stories "God decided… I'm gonna have you be a play-by-play voice in the NFL… even though you've never done it in your life."
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
4.9 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
"God decided… I'm gonna have you be a play-by-play voice in the NFL… even though you've never done it in your life."
Paul Allen didn't take the usual path to the broadcast booth. He went from horse racing to becoming the voice of the Minnesota Vikings. His passion made him go viral, but his greatest transformation didn't happen on the mic. It happened when Jesus became real to him after 52 years of belief without relationship.
In this Unfolding Short Story, we share a powerful moment from The Champion: Unlike Any Other podcast, where Paul tells how God changed everything.
Hear the full story of Paul Allen on this episode of The Champion: Unlike Any Other.
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| 0:00.0 | where until six years ago, I never included Jesus Christ in one prayer the first 52 years of my life |
| 0:06.0 | because I'd never read the Bible. God's story, your life. Unfolding short stories. |
| 0:16.4 | In November of 2022, LeBron James tweeted, Paul Allen is a legend. I think there may have been |
| 0:24.1 | some fire emojis with that. Anyway, he was reacting to a clip posted by Pat McAfee, former NFL |
| 0:29.9 | punter, one of the biggest sports personalities on the planet. Anyways, that's about the same time |
| 0:36.0 | I first heard about Paul Allen, too. And he may not |
| 0:39.7 | have a flashy business card, but he's got one of the coolest, unique careers in sports |
| 0:44.6 | broadcasting. Before the NFL ever gave him the mic, he was a horse race announcer. So he did that |
| 0:50.8 | rapid fire high energy thing, and that translated surprisingly well to football. |
| 0:56.5 | Today, he's the voice of the Minnesota Vikings. |
| 0:59.2 | Takes the snap, four-man rush, Sam, to the right, caught, and touchdown! |
| 1:05.8 | He's showtime! |
| 1:09.1 | 23, 22, Minnesota. |
| 1:11.4 | Murray on second down, hasn't been sacked yet. |
| 1:14.3 | He dropped the ball, and he falls on it back at the 27. |
| 1:18.0 | Be discombobulated, Tyler. |
| 1:20.6 | The game's on the line against the Arizona Cardinals, fourth and ten for Kyler Murray, |
| 1:26.2 | facing a five-man rush. |
| 1:27.8 | Kyler, back to pass, throws right, intercepted. |
| 1:32.0 | Jack Griffin has won the game. |
| 1:36.9 | As millions of people and me watch these viral clips of Paul Allen, we saw a fan-first |
| 1:44.0 | announcer. Paul Allen is standing in these clips. We saw a fan-first announcer. |
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