NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (12/31-1/6)
NFL GAMEDAY TAKES OVER WILD CARD WEEKEND
Adrian Peterson Interview, Plus Player Correspondents on
NFL GameDay Morning 2 ½ Hours Saturday &
Four Hours Sunday Leading to Wild Card Games
NFL GameDay Final
Saturday at Midnight ET & Sunday at 8:00 PM ET
2008 Insight Bowl
New Year’s Eve at 6:00 PM ET
Chargers-Colts 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff on
NFL Classic Games Friday at 9:00 PM ET
THIS WEEKEND ON NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NBC Analyst Cris Collinsworth Saturday
NFL GameDay Morning expands to Saturday and Sunday with complete coverage of Wild Card Weekend with ‘Word on the Street’ reports from all four stadiums and reporters providing late-breaking information. In addition, special player correspondents join NFL Network’s crew in the field to bring fresh from-the-field analysis and locker room interviews.
Saturday, January 3 • Falcons vs. Cardinals • Colts vs. Chargers – 2:00 PM ET special time
- NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth joins NFL GameDay Morning crew to discuss the Wild Card matchups
- Steve Wyche and player correspondent Willie McGinest report from Arizona
- Lindsay Soto reports from San Diego
- Marshall Faulk sit down interview with Colts QB Peyton Manning (encore)
- Scott Hanson reports from Miami with a preview of Sunday’s Raven-Dolphins matchup
- Kara Henderson reports from Minnesota with a preview of Sunday’s Eagles-Vikings matchup
- A look back at the best plays of the 2008 Regular Season
- Profile of AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan
Sunday, January 4 • Ravens vs. Dolphins • Eagles vs. Vikings – 4-hour show
- Faulk is scheduled to do a 1-on-1 interview with Vikings RB Adrian Peterson
- Hanson and player correspondent Rodney Harrison report from Miami
- Henderson reports from Minnesota
- Faulk, Warren Sapp and Steve Mariucci discuss:
- Is this Eagles QB Donovan McNabb and head coach Andy Reid’s last stand?
- What should Jets QB Brett Favre do?
NFL GameDay Morning is the longest, most comprehensive NFL pregame show on TV starting Saturday at 2:00 PM ET and Sunday at 9:00 AM ET on Wild Card Weekend.
The NFL GameDay Morning cast features analysis from Faulk, Sapp and Mariucci with reports from top correspondent Adam Schefter. Spero Dedes and Alex Flanagan will co-host the first hour.
NFL Classic Games, America’s Game and NFL Replay Highlight Wild Card Weekend Programming
NFL Network rings in the New Year with a focus on Wild Card Weekend. Among the highlights, NFL Network looks at on the Indianapolis-San Diego matchup – which marks the fourth meeting between the clubs in 14 months and the first three meetings were decided by a total of nine points.
Beginning Thursday January 1, at 10:00 PM ET, the Emmy Award-winning America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions tells the story of the 2006 Colts through the eyes of head coach Tony Dungy, quarterback Peyton Manning and center Jeff Saturday, who provide an intimate portrait of how these players became Super Bowl champions. The show is narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Donald Sutherland.
Friday morning at 8:00 AM ET, NFL Network will re-air the complete CBS telecast of the Week 7 matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins in which the Ravens defense stifled the Dolphins en route to a crucial victory over Miami, ending Baltimore’s three-game losing streak. Later that night, at 9:00 PM ET, NFL Classic Games features the complete CBS broadcast (Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf in the booth) of the Chargers’ 28-24 victory over the Colts in the 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff, a rollercoaster game which featured five second-half lead changes.
On Saturday at 9:00 AM ET last year’s Week 10 Chargers victory over the Colts airs on NFL Replay. In this game, the Colts battled back from Manning’s record six interceptions, but ultimately fall short as Adam Vinatieri missed 29-yard field goal allowing the Chargers to win 23-21. At 10:30 AM ET, NFL Replay features this season’s matchup from Week 12, with the Colts winning on Vinatieri’s 51-yard field goal as time expired.
THIS WEEK ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS:
‘On the Road’ with NFL Total Access – Parts I and II (Monday, January 5 & Tuesday, January 6)
Home Depot ‘Neighborhood MVP’ – Cardinals QB Kurt Warner (Tuesday, January 6)
‘Around the League’ with Adam Schefter
THIS WEEK ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOW
- Complete coverage and recap of bowl matchups
- Wednesday, December 31 – pregame coverage of 2008 Insight Bowl – 5:00 PM ET special time
2008 Insight Bowl • Kansas vs. Minnesota • 6:00 PM ET • NFL Network
Announcers: Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock, Lindsay Soto (sideline)
Where to Watch: DirecTV – Channel 212
WDAF FOX-4 Kansas City
Comcast (Minneapolis-St. Paul) – Channel 180
Check your local cable listings
THIS WEEK ON PLAYBOOK: Ravens LB Bart Scott & Brian Billick Fills In for Brian Baldinger
AFC Focus (Thursday, January 1): Sunday Matchups
- Brian Billick and Sterling Sharpe examine:
- Can QB Tarvaris Jackson can lead the Vikings to victory
- How the Eagles offense will end up putting points on the board against the Vikings
- How Philadelphia’s defense will shut down Minnesota’s offense
- How the Ravens will try to stop Miami’s Wildcat offense
- Why QB Chad Pennington might have the right stuff to lead the Dolphins to a win
- Why Ravens QB Joe Flacco will continue his success in the Playoffs
- Solomon Wilcots is at the board with Ravens LB Bart Scott
NFC Focus (Friday, January 2): Saturday Matchups
- Brian Billick and Sterling Sharpe on:
- How the Cardinals offense could put a lot of points on the board against the Falcons
- How Arizona can slow down Falcons RB Michael Turner
- How the Falcons defense can disrupt QB Kurt Warner
- How Matt Ryan has made the transition from college to the NFL with ease
- Why the Colts running game could be their downfall in the Playoffs
- How Indianapolis can get their running game back on track
- How the Chargers success depends on RB LaDainian Tomlinson
- How RB Darren Sproles can help compensate for Tomlinson’s lack of production
DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET):
Wednesday, December 31
12:00 PM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles (HD)
1:30 PM – NFL Replay: Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints (HD)
3:00 PM – Team Cam
5:00 PM – College Football Now
6:00 PM – College Football: 2008 Insight Bowl (Kansas vs. Minnesota) – LIVE from Sun Devil Stadium (HD)
9:00 PM – NFL Total Access
10:00 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings (HD)
11:30 PM – NFL Replay: Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets (HD)
Thursday, January 1
7:00 AM–3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10 Marathon:
- Top 10 Outrageous Characters
- Top 10 Weather Games
- Top 10 Cornerback Tandems
- Top 10 Team Turnarounds
- Top 10 Receiving Corps
- Top 10 Gutsiest Performances
- Top 10 Most Feared Tacklers
- Top 10 Elusive Runners
3:00 PM – America’s Game – The Missing Rings: 1969 Minnesota Vikings (HD)
4:00 PM – America’s Game – The Missing Rings: 1998 Minnesota Vikings (HD)
5:00 PM – Team Cam
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Playbook: Sunday Matchups
9:00 PM – Live Wire (HD)
9:30 PM – Starting 11 (HD)
10:00 PM – America’s Game: 2006 Indianapolis Colts (HD)
Friday, January 2
8:00 PM – Full Game Re-Air: Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins (Oct. 19, 2008) (HD)
11:00 PM – College Football Now
12:00 PM – Live Wire (HD)
12:30 PM – Starting 11 (HD)
1:00 PM – Playbook: Sunday Matchups
2:00 PM – NFL Follies: Most Super Fantastic Follies of the Year 2008 (HD)
3:00 PM – Playbook: Sunday Matchups
4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Clutch QBs
5:00 PM – Team Cam
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Playbook: Saturday Matchups
9:00 PM – NFL Classic Games: San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts – 2007 AFC Divisional (HD)
Saturday, January 3
9:00 PM – NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 10, 2007) (HD)
10:30 PM – NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 12, 2008) (HD)
12:00 PM – Playbook: Sunday Matchups
1:00 PM – Playbook: Saturday Matchups
2:00 PM – NFL GameDay Morning
4:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Team Nicknames
5:30 PM – The Making of Super Ad 2008:
- Inside look on how the NFL traveled the country in search of players and fans unique football stories to turn into commercials that will debut on Super Bowl Sunday. Several top stories are highlighted along with a montage of unique outtakes.
6:00 PM – 2007 Follies
6:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Records That Won’t Be Broken
7:30 PM – NFL GameDay Scoreboard
12:00 Midnight – NFL GameDay Final
Sunday, January 4
8:00 AM – Playbook: Sunday Matchups
9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning
1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Biggest Upsets
2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Coaches Who Belong in College
3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Football Factories
4:00 PM – NFL GameDay Scoreboard
8:00 PM – NFL GameDay Final
Monday, January 5
6:30 PM – NFL Total Access: 90-minute edition
Tuesday, January 6
4:00 PM – College Football Now
5:00 PM – Team Cam
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL Replay: Wild Card Game 1
9:30 PM – NFL Replay: Wild Card Game 2
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