New York ? Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann are reuniting on television on NBC’s Sunday night NFL coverage.

The network announced Monday that it had hired Patrick, hoping the recapture the chemistry that hooked viewers to ESPN’s “SportsCenter” during the pair’s run from 1992-97.

“It was seamless. We never tried to understand why it worked,” Patrick said on a conference call. “It just did.”

Patrick joins the returning cast of NBC’s studio show that includes Olbermann and host Bob Costas. Patrick said the idea originated in casual conversations with Costas, some of whose highlight duties he will take.