NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (5/15 – 5/22)

NFL-net-bannerThe Top 100 Players of 2013 – Nos. 70-61 Unveiled Thursday at 8:00 PM ET; Reactions show at 9:00 PM ET

The Top 100 Players of 2013 Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings weekly series continues Thursday at 8:00 PM ET when players ranked No. 70 through No.61 will be unveiled. The Top 100 Players of 2013 series has already unveiled No.100 through No.71 in its first three episodes. This is the third consecutive year current NFL players have voted to determine the top 100 players in the NFL.

Unveiled This Week:

  • A Super Bowl-winning quarterback
  • Six players who did not make the top 100 in 2012
  • A former sixth-round draft pick

Following each weekly episode, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show airs live from the NFL Network studios at 9:00 PM ET. At least one of the players revealed will join the show to discuss their ranking.

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Super Bowl Selection Show – Tuesday at 2:00 PM ET

On Tuesday, May 21 at 2:00 PM ET, Super Bowl Selection Show, a 90-minute special, will showcase the awarding of Super Bowl L and Super Bowl LI to their host cities live from the Spring Owners Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

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NFL AM & NFL Total Access – Daily Episodes at 6:00 AM ET and 7:00 PM ET, respectively

At 6:00 AM ET daily through August 2, NFL AM counts down the top 100 plays from 2012.  This week, on Thursday and Friday, plays No. 57 and No. 56 will be revealed. Throughout next week, plays No. 55 through No. 51 will be revealed.

NFL AM started counting down the top 100 plays from 2012 in March and have already revealed 42 plays. To get caught up on the entire list, please visit here:  http://on.nfl.com/11fVAcf

 

TONIGHT at 7:00 PM ET on NFL Total Access, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley will join the show. Thursday at 7:00 PM ET, Cleveland Browns linebacker Paul Kruger will join the show from Browns cam.

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NFL.com’s Dave Dameshek and Family Guy’s Alec Sulkin Featured on The Rich Eisen Podcast – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

 NFL.com contributor and host of the Dave Dameshek Football Program podcast, Dave Dameshek joins The Rich Eisen Podcast along with Family Guy’s Alec Sulkin.

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 Hard Knocks: Cincinnati Bengals Marathon – Sunday at 7:00 PM ET – 11:00 PM ET

Sunday starting at 7:00 PM ET, relive the entire five-episode season of Hard Knocks: Cincinnati Bengals which was filmed and aired in August of 2009. The final episode will air at 11:00 PM ET.

A NFL Films and HBO production, Hard Knocks: Cincinnati Bengals follows the entire Bengals organization through their 2009 training camp as they prepare for the oncoming season.

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Top 100 Players of 2013 – Nos. 70-61 to be Unveiled Thursday at 8:00 PM ET; Reactions show at 9:00 PM ET

The Top 100 Players of 2013 Presented by Buffalo Wild Wings weekly series continues Thursday at 8:00 PM ET when players ranked No. 70 through No. 61 will be unveiled. This is the third consecutive year current NFL players have voted to determine the top 100 players in the NFL.

Unveiled This Week:

  • A Super Bowl-winning quarterback
  • Six players who did not make the top 100 in 2012
  • A former sixth-round draft pick

Following each weekly episode, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show airs live from the NFL Network studios at 9:00 PM ET. Hosted by Lindsay Rhodes and joined by NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp and Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver, the one-hour show provides instant reaction to players unveiled – and not unveiled – on the latest episode. This week, at least one of the players revealed will join the show to discuss their ranking on the top 100.

The Top 100 Players of 2013 series has already unveiled No.100 through No.71 in its first three episodes. The 11-episode, weekly series continues each Thursday at 8:00 PM ET until the back-to-back episodes unveil the top 10 players of 2013 on June 27 at 8:00 PM ET and 9:00 PM ET.

Additionally, fans can vote for who they believe the top players in the NFL are by visiting www.NFL.com/Top100. Voting ends May 31.

Super Bowl Selection Show – Tuesday at 2:00 PM ET

On Tuesday, May 21 at 2:00 PM ET, Super Bowl Selection Show, a 90-minute special, will showcase the awarding of Super Bowl L and Super Bowl LI to their host cities live from the Spring Owners Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Host Rich Eisen and NFL AM’s Steve Wyche anchor the coverage at the NFL Network studios while reporters Albert Breer, Jeff Darlington, and Desmond Purnell will be live from the Hyatt-Harborside in Boston covering the proceedings.

The San Francisco and South Florida Super Bowl Host Committees are eligible to host Super Bowl L, which will be awarded first. The committee which is not awarded Super Bowl L will then be eligible for Super Bowl LI along with the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee.

Breer will cover the San Francisco Super Bowl Host Committee, while Darlington covers South Florida Super Bowl Host Committee and Purnell the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee

NFL.com’s Dave Dameshek and Family Guy’s Alec Sulkin Featured on The Rich Eisen Podcast – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

NFL.com contributor and host of the Dave Dameshek Football Program podcast, Dave Dameshek joins The Rich Eisen Podcast.  As always with Dameshek, no topic is out of bounds as he and Rich Eisen discuss the NHL playoffs, television shows, and Twitter.

Then, stopping by The Rich Eisen Podcast once again is Alec Sulkin, best known for his writing and producing several episodes of Family Guy. Sulkin talks about his upcoming projects, including A Million Ways to Die in the West and the madness of show business.

The interviews with Dameshek and Sulkin can he heard here:

http://richeisen.nfl.com/2013/05/14/rich-eisen-podcast-dave-dameshek-and-alec-sulkin/

To download the latest editions of all seven NFL.com podcasts, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/podcast

 

 

THIS WEEK ON NFL AM & NFL TOTAL ACCESS

Wake up to the NFL on NFL Network’s NFL AM every Monday-Friday at 6:00 AM ET. Host Nicole Zaloumis, and analysts Eric Davis, Mark Kriegel and Steve Wyche discuss and debate all of the NFL news. Guests from around the NFL join the show daily.

At 6:00 AM ET daily through August 2, NFL AM counts down the top 100 plays from 2012.  This week, on Thursday and Friday, plays No. 57 and No. 56 will be revealed. Throughout next week, plays No. 55 through No. 51 will be revealed.

NFL AM started counting down the top 100 plays from 2012 in March and have already revealed 42 plays. To get caught up on the entire list, please visit here:  http://on.nfl.com/11fVAcf

Recap the day with NFL Total Access every Monday-Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.  Our analysts and reporters provide up-to-date information on everything in the NFL while players from around the league join the show.

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Lindsay Rhodes; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Heath Evans
  • Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley interview

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Amber Theoharis; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Heath Evans
  • Cleveland Browns linebacker Paul Kruger interview

Friday, May 17, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Amber Theoharis; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Heath Evans

 

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)

Wednesday, May 15

4:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: High Wire Acts

4:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Fancy Footwork

5:00 PM – America’s Game: 1988 Cincinnati Bengals

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Joe Montana Games

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Ray Lewis: A Football Life

9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #80-71

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 3

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Thursday, May 16

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 4

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Motivational Coaches

4:00 PM – Ray Lewis: A Football Life

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #80-71

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Players Who Never Played in a Super Bowl

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61 – Premiere

9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013 Reactions: #70-61

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 4

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

 

 

Friday, May 17

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 5

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Pass Rushers

4:00 PM – Sound Fx: Jerome Bettis

4:30 PM – Sound Fx: Ray Lewis

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Green Bay Packers

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Super Bowl Performances

9:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Top 10 Teams That Didn’t Win the Super Bowl

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 5

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Saturday, May 18

10:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #80-71

11:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61

12 NOON – NFL Classic Game: September 13, 1998: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions

2:00 PM – America’s Game: Missing Rings 1988 Cincinnati Bengals

3:00 PM – Lost Treasures: Lost Sounds 1966-1968

4:00 PM – Lost Treasures: American Football League

5:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Football Moves

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Characters

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Ray Lewis: A Football Life

9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61

10:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Toughest Acts to Follow

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Sunday, May 19

10:00 AM – Ray Lewis: A Football Life

11:00 AM – NFL Films Presents: High Wire Acts

11:30 AM – NFL Films Presents: Fancy Footwork

12 NOON – Sound Fx: Jerome Bettis

12:30 PM – Sound Fx: Ray Lewis

1:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #80-71

2:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Toughest Acts to Follow

4:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Characters

5:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Super Bowl Performances

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Teams That Didn’t Win the Super Bowl  

7:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 1

8:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 2

9:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 3

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 4

11:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2009 Cincinnati Bengals – Episode 5

 

Monday, May 20

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys – Episode 1

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Gutsiest Performances

4:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #80-71

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #70-61

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Pittsburgh Steelers

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Greatest Games: 1981 NFC Championship featuring The Catch: Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys – Episode 1
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Tuesday, May 21

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys – Episode 2

3:00 PM – Super Bowl Selection Show

5:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Super Bowls

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Homefield Advantages

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: What’s Going On

8:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Tecmo Super Bowl

9:00 PM – America’s Game: 1981 San Francisco 49ers

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys – Episode 2

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

ESPN’s NFL Insiders to Debut in August with Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter

espnSuzy Kolber to Host New Daily, Weekday Show, Beginning Aug. 5

ESPN will debut NFL Insiders, a new one-hour weekday pro football-themed show, in time for the 2013 season. The year-round program will focus on the biggest NFL news stories and information each day, including front office decisions, coaching moves, trades, free agency, the NFL Draft, and more.

NFL Insiders will examine the league from the perspectives of people who make decisions and from those who are first to report the news. Scheduled to debut Monday, Aug. 5 – the day after the Pro Football Hall of Fame game – the new show will replace NFL32.

Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter, two of the most respected reporters in the NFL, will be featured prominently on NFL Insiders and will have an even greater platform for breaking league news. Fans will also gain an inside look into how teams operate from six-time NFL Executive of the Year Bill Polian, who has more than a quarter century of front office experience. Veteran host/anchor Suzy Kolber will host the show from ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., headquarters.

“There is nothing more stimulating for a reporter than when you know you’re about to tell somebody something they haven’t heard until that very moment,” said Mortensen. “This is the essence of what Adam and I and this great team of contributors will bring each day to NFL Insiders, and we’re excited to get started.”

ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton and NFL insider Ed Werder will also have key roles, along with NFL Draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay, who will appear regularly in the offseason during the lead-up to the NFL Draft.

“Whether it’s in season or out of season, fans crave NFL news and that’s exactly what NFL Insiders will have every day with a smart presentation and some of the most connected people in the league,” said Seth Markman, senior coordinating producer, who oversees ESPN’s NFL studio shows.

In addition to ESPN’s popular television personalities, the daily four-person NFL Insiders panel will draw from a roster of accomplished journalists, former front office executives and other league experts as regular contributors, including:

  • Former Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage;
  • Former St. Louis Rams general manager Billy Devaney;
  • USA Today Sports NFL columnist Jarrett Bell;
  • Sirius/XM radio host Adam Caplan;
  • ESPN.com senior NFL writer Ashley Fox;
  • ESPN.com NFC East blogger Dan Graziano; and
  • ESPN Insider and ESPN Boston writer Field Yates.

NFL Insiders is the newest addition to ESPN’s comprehensive year-round NFL programming lineup. Other popular NFL-branded studio shows include Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Live, NFL PrimeTime, NFL Kickoff, NFL Matchup and Mike and Mike’s Best of the NFL. ESPN is also home to sports television’s longest running series Monday Night Football, entering its 44thseason this fall.

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NFL Network & NFL.com Programming Notes (5/01 – 5/08)

NFL-net-bannerTop 100 Players of 2013 –  Nos. 90-81 to be Unveiled Thursday at 8:00 PM ET; Reactions show at 9:00 PM ET

The Top 100 Players of 2013 presented by Buffalo Wild Wings weekly series continues Thursday, at 8:00 PM ET when players ranked No. 90 through 81 will be unveiled. This is the third consecutive year current NFL players have voted to determine the top 100 players in the NFL.

Following each weekly episode, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show airs live from the NFL Network studios at 9:00 PM ET.

Additionally, fans can vote for who they believe the top players in the NFL are by visiting www.NFL.com/Top100. Voting ends May 31.

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Path to the Draft – Recap – Daily at 6:00 PM ET Through Friday, May 3

At 6:00 PM ET daily, through Friday May 3, Path to the Draft – Recap looks back at the 2013 NFL Draft and examines which teams and players faired the best, and worst, over the annual three-day NFL event. NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Charles Davis, along with former NFL general manager Charley Casserly, anchor the coverage.

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Charles Davis and Matt Taibbi are Featured on The Rich Eisen Podcast – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

The latest version of The Rich Eisen Podcast is available to download on NFL.com and iTunes featuring NFL Network draft analyst Charles Davis and Rolling Stone magazine writer Matt Taibbi.

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Top 100 Players of 2013 – Nos. 90-81 to be Unveiled Thursday at 8:00 PM ET; Reactions show at 9:00 PM ET

The Top 100 Players of 2013 presented by Buffalo Wild Wings weekly series continues Thursday, at 8:00 PM ET when players ranked No. 90 through 81 will be unveiled. This is the third consecutive year current NFL players have voted to determine the top 100 players in the NFL.

Following each weekly episode, The Top 100 Players of 2013 Reactions show airs live from the NFL Network studios at 9:00 PM ET. Hosted by Lindsay Rhodes and joined by NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp and Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver, the one-hour show provides instant reaction to players unveiled – and not unveiled – on the latest episode. NFL players who have been voted onto the top 100 will also join the Reactions’ show throughout the series.

Additionally, fans can vote for who they believe the top players in the NFL are by visiting www.NFL.com/Top100. Voting ends May 31.

The Top 100 Players of 2013 kicked off Saturday when players ranked No.100 through No.91 were unveiled. The 11-episode, weekly series continues each Thursday at 8:00 PM ET until the back-to-back episodes unveil the top 10 players of 2013 on June 27 at 8:00 PM ET and 9:00 PM ET.

Players Ranked No. 100 Through No. 91 on The Top 100 Players of 2013  

 

Please note: Link is to video segment from The Top 100 Players of 2013 in which the specific player was profiled. Segment features interviews with other, current NFL players speaking about specific player.

100. Dennis Pitta – Baltimore Ravens, TE

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99. Trent Williams – Washington Redskins, OT

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98. Maurice Jones-Drew – Jacksonville Jaguars, RB

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97. Heath Miller – Pittsburgh Steelers, TE

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96. Dashon Goldson – San Francisco 49ers/Tampa Bay Buccaneers, S

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95. Max Unger – Seattle Seahawks, OL

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94. Daryl Washington – Arizona Cardinals, LB

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93. Anquan Boldin – Baltimore Ravens/ San Francisco 49ers, WR

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92. Gerald McCoy – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DT

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91. Troy Polamalu – Pittsburgh Steelers, SS

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To view the release for The Top Players of 2013, please visit: http://on.nfl.com/11LgRH1

Path to the Draft – Recap – Daily at 6:00 PM ET Through Friday, May 3

At 6:00 PM daily ET through Friday May 3, Path to the Draft – Recap looks back at the 2013 NFL Draft and examines which teams and players faired the best, and worst, over the annual three-day NFL event. NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Charles Davis, along with former NFL general manager Charley Casserly, anchor the coverage.

Charles Davis and Matt Taibbi are Featured on The Rich Eisen Podcast – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

The latest version of The Rich Eisen Podcast is available to download on NFL.com and iTunes.

The NFL Draft has come and gone and there is only one podcast can recap it – The Rich Eisen Podcast. Rich Eisen welcomes in NFL Network draft analyst Charles Davis who spent the better half of the Draft with Eisen on the NFL Network set live from Radio City Music Hall. Hear both of their opinions on the interesting developments, surprises, and unpredictability of the draft.

Also joining the The Rich Eisen Podcast is Matt Taibbi, a writer and editor for Rolling Stone magazine. Though sports media not his forte, he has, self-admittedly, become fascinated with the NFL Draft and how it is covered by the media. He offers his unique take.

The interviews with Davis and Taibbi can be heard here:

http://richeisen.nfl.com/2013/04/30/rich-eisen-podcast-charles-davis-and-matt-taibbi/

To download the latest editions of all seven NFL.com podcasts, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/podcast

 

THIS WEEK ON NFL AM & NFL TOTAL ACCESS

Wake up to the NFL on NFL Network’s NFL AM. Host Nicole Zaloumis, and analysts Eric Davis, Mark Kriegel and Steve Wyche discuss and debate all of the NFL news. Guests from around the NFL join the show daily.

NFL AM is seen every Monday-Friday at 6:00 AM ET

Below is a schedule of what is to come on NFL Total Access this week:

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Amber Theoharis; Analysts: Shaun O’Hara & Donovan McNabb

Thursday, May 2, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Amber Theoharis; Analysts: Shaun O’Hara & Donovan McNabb

Friday, May 3, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Amber Theoharis; Analysts: Shaun O’Hara & Donovan McNabb

 

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)

Wednesday, May 1

4:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Looking Back, Ahead

4:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Saluting Champs

5:00 PM – America’s Game: 2011 New York Giants

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Kurt Warner: A Football Life

9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #100-91

9:30 PM – Game Changers: Quarterbacks

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Thursday, May 2

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Cornerback Tandems

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Dallas Cowboys

4:00 PM – Kurt Warner: A Football Life

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #100-91

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #90-81 – Premiere

9:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013 Reactions: #90-81

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

 

 

Friday, May 3

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Defenses

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Most Snakebitten Franchises

4:00 PM – Sound Fx: John Randle

4:30 PM – Sound Fx: Manning

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #90-81

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Draft Day Moments

9:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Rookie Seasons

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft – Recap

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Saturday, May 4

10:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #100-91

11:00 AM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #90-81

12 NOON – NFL Classic Game: December 18, 2004: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants

2:00 PM – America’s Game: 2011 New York Giants

3:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2012 Part I

4:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2012 Part II

5:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Weather Games

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Follies

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Draft Journey: Geno Smith, Matt Barkley, Marcus Lattimore and Barkevious MIingo

9:00 PM – Trial By Fire

10:00 PM – The Ones

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access Draft Recap

Sunday, May 5

10:00 AM – Draft Journey: Geno Smith, Matt Barkley, Marcus Lattimore and Barkevious MIingo

11:00 AM – The Ones

12 NOON – Trial By Fire

1:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Heisman Winners in the NFL

2:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Draft Steals

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Draft Day Moments

4:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Rookie Seasons

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #100-91

6:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #90-81

7:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2012 Part I

8:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2012 Part II

9:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Things That Changed the Game

10:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Follies

11:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Weather Games

Monday, May 6

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2010 New York Jets – Episode One

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Follies

4:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #100-91

5:00 PM – The Top 100: Players of 2013: #90-81

6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Revenge Games

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Greatest Games: 2007 NFC Championship: New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers

9:30 PM – NFL Greatest Games: Super Bowl XLII New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2010 New York Jets – Episode One

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Tuesday, May 7

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2010 New York Jets – Episode Two

3:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Innovations

4:00 PM – NFL Greatest Games: 2007 NFC Championship: New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers

5:30 PM – NFL Greatest Games: Super Bowl XLII New York Giants vs. New England Patriots 6:00 PM – NFL Top 10: Quarterback Controversies

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Defense Never Rests

8:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Greatest Roundtable

9:00 PM – America’s Game: 1968 New York Jets

10:00 PM – Hard Knocks: 2010 New York Jets – Episode Two

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

NFL Network Provides Record-Setting Coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft

NFL-net-banner47 Live Hours of Coverage Beginning Thursday, April 25 in Addition to Round-the-Clock Coverage on NFL.com & NFL Mobile

Behind-the-Scenes Access with 15 War Room Cams at Team Facilities – Including Kansas City & Jacksonville

College Coaches Brian Kelly, Les Miles, David Shaw & Kevin Sumlin Join Live Draft Coverage from Radio City Music Hall

NFL Network’s coverage of the 78th annual NFL Draft is officially on the clock. With a record-high 47 hours of live coverage of the three-day event, an extensive talent roster of analysts, reporters and college coaches, and a record number of draft war room cameras providing behind-the-scenes access, NFL Network – along with NFL.com and NFL Mobile – will descend upon Radio City Music Hall in New York City for its eighth year of NFL Draft coverage.

The 2013 NFL Draft kicks off with the first round Thursday, April 25 at 8:00 PM ET, followed by Rounds 2-3 Friday, April 26 at 6:30 PM ET and Rounds 4-7 Saturday, April 27 at 12 Noon ET.

NFL Network’s “Draft Week” coverage begins Monday, April 22 at 6:00 AM ET with NFL AM. Throughout the week, programming highlights include daily editions of NFL AM, featuring Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson as guest analyst; Path to the Draft shows Monday through Wednesday at 6:00 PM ET, and at 11:00 AM ET on Thursday and Friday; and Around the League Live Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 4:00 PM ET.

NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated draft expert Mike Mayock and Emmy-nominated host Rich Eisen headline the roster of analysts, reporters, hosts and college coaches. Additionally, analyst Charles Davis, former players such Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders, former NFL head coaches Steve Mariucci and Brian Billick, former general managers Charley Casserly and Scott Pioli, and former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah cover the draft from every angle with expert analysis. Throughout the week, NFL Network and NFL.com Insider Ian Rapoport provides updates from New York City, while NFL Network and NFL.com reporters stationed at various team facilities around the league offer the latest news reports.

Four of the top head coaches in college football will join NFL Network’s live coverage from Radio City Music Hall. On Thursday, LSU’s Les Miles, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly, Stanford’s David Shaw and Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin will provide analysis on each of their former players who may be selected in the first round. If former Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel is selected number one overall, it will mark the second-consecutive year NFL Network has been joined simultaneously by the number one overall pick’s head coach (2012 – Shaw and former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck).

Prior to the start of the first round on Thursday, NFL Network’s Melissa Stark and host of The Insider Kevin Frazier are live from the Red Carpet to provide interviews as each of the 23 prospects attending arrive at Radio City Music Hall during 2013 NFL Draft Kickoff. Additionally, Angela Simmons, the daughter of hip hop artist Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, will provide fashion critiques on-air as well as on Twitter (@AngelaSimmons).

Highlighting NFL Network’s coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft is the return of the war room cameras in a record 15 team facilities, offering behind-the-scenes video access as team executives make their selections. Featured this season are the Kansas City Chiefs – marking the fourth consecutive year NFL Network has been inside the war room of the team with the first overall pick. Additional teams include the Jacksonville Jaguars (2), Arizona Cardinals (7), Tennessee Titans (10), San Diego Chargers (11), Miami Dolphins (12), Carolina Panthers (14), St. Louis Rams (16 & 22), Dallas Cowboys (18), Minnesota Vikings (23 & 25), Green Bay Packers (26), Houston Texans (27), Denver Broncos (28), Atlanta Falcons (30), and Seattle Seahawks (2nd round – 56).

NFL Network will be inside the homes of prospects Matt Barkley, Margus Hunt, Alec Ogletree and Tyler Wilson, as well as feature live coverage from 19 team draft parties – including 16 on Thursday night – providing the fan reaction to each selection made by their favorite teams.

NFL.com and NFL Mobile From Verizon

Not near a television, or seek the perfect second-screen companion? NFL Digital Media has you covered with an array of options across multiple platforms and devices. NFL.com Live Presented by Courtyard , NFL Mobile from Verizon, and the debut of Draft Xtra Presented by State Farm on the NFL ’13 app for iOS and Android devices each provide video access inside Radio City Music Hall, complete with interactive features.

Starting at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 25, NFL.com Live Presented by Courtyard provides comprehensive online coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft. Matt “Money” Smith hosts alongside former NFL players LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner and Akbar Gbajabiamila, and former NFL general manager Charley CasserlyNFL.com Live will combine their analysis of each pick while joining NFL Network’s television broadcast throughout the night.

 

On Friday, April 26 at 6:30 PM ET, NFL.com Live returns with the same talent and format to provide extensive coverage of Rounds 2-3. On Saturday, April 27 at 12 Noon ET, NFL.com Live will simulcast the majority of NFL Network’s television coverage of Rounds 4-7.

Additional NFL.com features include NFL Fan Pass Presented by McDonalds, Fan War Rooms Presented by Verizon, and Mock Draft Central.

NFL Mobile from Verizon streams NFL Network’s 2013 NFL Draft Coverage in its entirety throughout the three days of the NFL Draft. Also available through NFL Mobile from Verizon is a live draft tracker and video on-demand featuring draft and team analysis.

New for this year, Draft Xtra – a feature on the NFL ’13 app – offers a comprehensive second-screen companion to NFL Network and NFL.com Live’s coverage of the 2013 NFL Draft. The free, downloadable Draft Xtra on NFL ‘13 app will have both on-demand and live video featuring Elliot Harrison, Bucky Brooks and Dave Dameshek conducting numerous interviews with NFL draftees, NFL greats, and fans in attendance at Radio City Music Hall. Additionally, Draft Xtra will provide player profiles and fan participation components.

The NFL ’13 app featuring Draft Xtra will be available to download on Tuesday, April 23 on both iOS and Android devices.

ABOUT NFL NETWORK

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

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2013 “Sunday Night Football” Schedule Announced

NBC_sunday_night_football19 Primetime Games Including Thursday NFL Kickoff 2013 and Thanksgiving Night Game

NFL Season Begins on NBC with Thursday NFL Kickoff 2013 Featuring Peyton Manning and Denver Broncos Hosting the Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens

NFC East Rivalry: Dallas Cowboys Host New York Giants in Opening Sunday Night Football Game on September 8

NEW YORK – April 18, 2012 – NBC will broadcast 19 primetime NFL games during the 2013 season, highlighted by: Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos hosting the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens on NFL Kickoff 2013 on Thursday, September 5; a classic NFC East rivalry as the Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants in the opening Sunday Night Football game on September 8; Manning returning home to Indianapolis to take on Andrew Luck and the Colts; and NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game, featuring the heated AFC North rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens.

MARK LAZARUS, CHAIRMAN, NBC SPORTS GROUP:

“The NFL continues to be the most powerful content in the sports and entertainment universe, and we are poised for another exciting season of Sunday Night Football, once again the No. 1 show in primetime television.”

Highlights of the 2013 Sunday Night Football schedule:

  • 19 primetime games, including the NFL’s opening game of the season, NFL Kickoff 2013 and NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game;
  • Every 2012 playoff team makes an appearance on Sunday Night Football; 16 of NBC’s 18 scheduled games involve at least one playoff team from last season; 10 of 18 include two playoff teams (Week 17 game TBD);
  • Three games each for the Ravens, Broncos, Patriots, Steelers, Packers, Giants, Cowboys;
  • The Ravens host the Steelers on NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game. NBC will broadcast a Thanksgiving night game each season through 2022;
  • Peyton Manning goes home to Indianapolis to take on Andrew Luck and the Colts in Week 7. Manning vs. Tom Brady as the Patriots host the Broncos in Week 12;
  • Three matchups among bitter NFC East rivals: Giants-Cowboys (Week 1), Redskins-Cowboys (Week 6) and Giants-Redskins (Week 13);
  • Three playoff rematches, including a rematch of the AFC Championship Game (Patriots-Ravens) in Week 16, and a rematch of the AFC Divisional Playoffs (Broncos-Ravens) in NFL Kickoff 2013;
  • Emerging rivalries, including 49ers-Seahawks in Week 2 and Colts-Texans in Week 9;

NBC TO BROADCAST 19 NFL GAMES IN 2012: As part of the agreement NBC signed with the NFL in December 2011, NBC, for the second straight season, will broadcast 19 regular-season games, including 17 regular-season Sunday Night Football games, NFL Kickoff 2013, and the annual Thanksgiving night game. NBC’s original Sunday Night Football agreement, which began in 2006, included 17 regular-season games. It was increased to 18 games in 2010.

SNF IS NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION: For the second straight primetime television season (through April 16), Sunday Night Football ranks as the most-watched (persons 2+) show, and the No. 1 program across the key demographics of Adults 18-49, 18-34, 25-54, as well as Men 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54, based on Nielsen live + same day and Combo data. Additionally, SNF is the No. 2 show among Women 18-34, and Women 18-49 based on Nielsen live + same day data.

2013 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thurs. Sept. 5 NFL Kickoff Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Sun. Sept. 8 Week 1 New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Sept. 15 Week 2 San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Sun. Sept. 22 Week 3 Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun. Sept. 29 Week 4 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons
Sun. Oct. 6 Week 5 Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers
Sun. Oct. 13 Week 6 Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Oct. 20 Week 7 Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Sun. Oct. 27 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Sun. Nov. 3 Week 9 Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Sun. Nov. 10 Week 10 Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
*Sun. Nov. 17 Week 11 Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
*Sun. Nov. 24 Week 12 Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
**Thurs. Nov. 28 Week 13 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 1 Week 13 New York Giants at Washington Redskins
*Sun. Dec. 8 Week 14 Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Dec. 15 Week 15 Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Dec. 22 Week 16 New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 29 Week 17 TBA

*Flex Week

** Thanksgiving Night Game

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 – NFL KICKOFF 2013

Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos (Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colo.)

The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens travel to Denver to take on Peyton Manning and the Broncos in NFL Kickoff 2013, the opening game of the 2013 NFL season, and a rematch of last year’s AFC Divisional Playoffs won by the Ravens, 38-35. NFL Kickoff 2013 will be played on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 8:30 p.m. ET, with coverage on NBC beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8 – WEEK ONE

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

In a classic NFC East division rivalry, Eli Manning and the New York Giants travel to Dallas to take on Tony Romo and the Cowboys in the opening Sunday Night Football game of the season. The Giants-Cowboys game in Week 17 of the 2011 season held the record for the most-watched SNF game ever (27.62 million), before being surpassed by last season’s Week 17 Cowboys-Redskins game (30.3 million).

SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 – WEEK TWO

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks (Century Link Field, Seattle, Wash.)

Two NFC playoff teams with emerging star quarterbacks square off as Colin Kaepernick and the defending NFC Champion 49ers host 2012 rookie sensation Russell Wilson and their NFC West rival Seahawks, who captured a Wild Card spot with an 11-5 record last season. These two teams split their season series last year with each team winning at home.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 – WEEK THREE

Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers (Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Two of the NFL’s most-storied franchises look to rebound in 2013 after both teams missed the playoffs last season. Jay Cutler and the Bears (10-6 in 2012) lost a tiebreaker for a Wild Card spot, while Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers (8-8 in 2012) missed the playoffs for the first time in three years.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 – WEEK FOUR

New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.)

A matchup of two teams who both lost in their respective Championship Games last season. Matt Ryan and the Falcons (13-3 in 2012) lost to the 49ers, 28-24, in the NFC Championship Game, while Brady and the Patriots (12-4 in 2012) were defeated by the Ravens, 28-13, in the AFC Championship Game. This is the first game between these two teams since the 2009 season.

SUNDAY OCT. 6 – WEEK FIVE

Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers (Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Calif.)

The Texans, led by QB Matt Schaub, won the last two AFC South Division titles after missing the playoffs in the franchise’s first nine seasons. They travel to San Francisco for only the third-ever meeting between these teams.

SUNDAY, OCT. 13 – WEEK SIX

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington Texas)

A classic NFC East division rivalry, as Robert Griffin, III and the Redskins travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. These two teams played Week 17 last season in a win-and-in game. The Redskins won, 28-18, in the most-watched game ever on Sunday Night Football (30.3 million viewers).

SUNDAY, OCT. 20 – WEEK SEVEN

Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)

Peyton Manning returns home to Indianapolis for the first time as a visiting QB as the Colts, and their second-year QB Andrew Luck, host the Broncos. The Colts have won the last five games in this series (all with Manning as their QB).

SUNDAY, OCT. 27 – WEEK EIGHT

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minn.)

This NFC North rivalry is a rematch of last year’s NBC Wild Card Saturday playoff game that the Packers won 24-10. This rivalry dates back to 1961, with the Packers holding a 54-48-11 advantage. They split their two games last season, with each team winning at home.

SUNDAY, NOV. 3 – WEEK NINE

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans (Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas)

The Colts, behind Luck, returned to the playoffs in 2012 after having missed the playoffs in 2011 for the first time in 10 years. They lost to the Super Bowl champion Ravens in the Wild Card round. The Colts won 15 of the first 16 games between these two teams, dating back to 2002, but the two teams have split their season series each of the last three years.

SUNDAY, NOV. 10 – WEEK 10

Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.)

Two teams looking to rebound after not making the playoffs, as Drew Brees and the Saints host Tony Romo and the Cowboys. The Saints missed the playoffs last year for the first time since the 2008 season, while the Cowboys are seeking their first playoff appearance since the 2009 season.

SUNDAY, NOV. 17 – WEEK 11

Green Bay Packers at New York Giants (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.)

Aaron Rodgers and the defending NFC North champion Packers travel to the Meadowlands to take on Eli Manning and the Giants, a series that dates back to 1928. These two teams met on Sunday Night Football in Week 13 last season, with the Giants winning, 38-10. The Packers lead the all-time series 31-25-2.

SUNDAY, NOV. 24 – WEEK 12

Denver Broncos at New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.)

In one of the most highly-anticipated quarterback matchups every year, Tom Brady and the Patriots host Peyton Manning and the Broncos. The teams have met a total of 76 times dating back to 1970, with the Patriots leading the series 47-29.

THURSDAY, NOV. 28 – WEEK 13 – THANKSGIVING NIGHT GAME

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md.)

For the second straight year, NBC will host a Thanksgiving night game. This year it is one of the hardest-hitting games of the year, as the defending Super Bowl Champion Ravens host their division rivals, the Steelers.

SUNDAY, DEC. 1 – WEEK 13

New York Giants at Washington Redskins (FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)

A fierce NFC East division rivalry pits RGIII and the Redskins, who made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2007, against Eli Manning and the Giants. This series dates back to 1932, with the Giants leading the all-time series 93-65-4.

SUNDAY, DEC. 8 – WEEK 14

Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field, Green Bay Wis.)

Sunday Night Football returns to Lambeau Field as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers host Matt Ryan and the Falcons, in a matchup featuring two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. These teams last met on SNF in Week 5 of the 2011, season with the Packers winning 25-14.

SUNDAY, DEC. 15 – WEEK 15

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

The Bengals, led by QB Andy Dalton, qualified for the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, the first time the franchise has reached the postseason in back-to-back years since the 1981-1982 seasons. The Steelers have won 10 of the last 13 meetings between these two teams, and lead the all-time series 53-33.

SUNDAY, DEC. 22 – WEEK 16

New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md.)

A rematch of the last two AFC Championship Games. Last year, the Ravens defeated the Patriots, 28-13, to advance to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. After the 2011 season, the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis by defeating the Ravens, 23-20.

SUNDAY, DEC. 29 – WEEK 17

Teams to be announced by NFL at least six days prior.

The schedule does not list a Sunday night game in Week 17, but the NFL will choose matchups for each of their network partners to ensure a national game with playoff implications to conclude the season.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: The season again will utilize “flexible scheduling” in Weeks 11-17. In Weeks 11-16, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time. Flexible scheduling will not be applied to games airing on Thursday or Monday nights.

A flexible scheduling move would be announced at least 12 days before the game. For Week 17, the change will be announced no later than six days before the December 29 game. The schedule does not list a Sunday Night Football game in Week 17, but an afternoon game with playoff implications will be moved to that time slot to conclude the season.

Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks, and give “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.

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20th NFL on FOX Season Kicks Off This September

nfl-on-fox-logoCountdown to Super Bowl XLVIII on FOX Begins Sunday, Sept. 8;

Week 1 Doubleheader Anchored by Packers/49ers Divisional Playoff Rematch

NFC Champion 49ers, Cowboys and Bears Each Scheduled 10 Times;

Giants, Packers and Redskins Slated for Nine Appearances

New York, NY – This September, FOX Sports embarks on its landmark 20th season of NFL coverage and the countdown to the biggest, boldest and most likely, the coldest Super Bowl in history begins.

The 2013 NFL on FOX schedule includes 59 games featuring at least one of last season’s playoff teams, including 10 games featuring the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers.  The NFC East Champion Washington Redskins, the NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants each play nine games on FOX.  The Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears also appear 10 times each on FOX.

At present, FOX Sports is scheduled to broadcast 105 regular-season games, including nine editions of AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK (NFL on FOX’s national doubleheader window and the highest-rated, most-watched on any network) and the traditional Thanksgiving Day game this year featuring a divisional showdown in the Motor City when the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers, their Black and Blue Division foe.

The NFL on FOX regular season gets underway Sunday, Sept. 8 with doubleheader coverage of six games including a divisional playoff rematch as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers face-off against Colin Kaepernick and the defending NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park.  Week 1 action also features the return of Sean Payton to the New Orleans sidelines as the Saints and Drew Brees host Matt Ryan and the NFC runner-up Atlanta Falcons.

As the 2013 season unfolds, viewers can look forward to many exciting matchups including two featuring Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. The first comes on Sunday, Sept. 29 when Denver hosts Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4, while the second comes Sunday, Oct. 27 as the Broncos welcome another NFC East opponent to Mile High in Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. Week 6 features two of the most prolific quarterbacks in the NFL when Brees and the New Orleans Saints travel to Foxborough to take on Tom Brady and the defending AFC East Champion New England Patriots on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 4:25 PM ET, while earlier that day, the Green Bay Packers visit the Super Bowl Champion Ravens in Baltimore. Headlining Week 12 doubleheader action is a classic NFC East clash when Eli Manning and the New York Giants host Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Nov. 24. Three weeks later, as the regular season reaches its final stretch, the Packers and Cowboys clash in Big D on Sunday, Dec. 15, then Week 17 could see many teams fighting for playoff positions with key divisional matchups pitting the Packers against the Bears and the Redskins traveling to MetLife Stadium to take on the Giants on Sunday, Dec. 29.

Each week, live coverage begins with FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00-1:00 PM ET/9:00-10:00 AM PT), America’s most-watched pregame show for 19 straight seasons. Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee return as co-hosts alongside analysts Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan. They are once again joined by NFL insider Jay Glazer and NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira. Since its premiere in September 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has won 20 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities, including four for Outstanding Studio Show.

Once playoff teams are determined, the NFL on FOX presents exclusive live postseason coverage, including an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday, Jan. 5, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12, and the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 19.  FOX Sports then presents SUPER BOWL XLVIII, the first outdoor, cold weather Super Bowl ever played, on Sunday, Feb. 2 from MetLife Stadium, hosted by New York/New Jersey.

The 2013 NFL on FOX Super Bowl season kicks off with three exciting preseason matchups, beginning on Friday, Aug. 16 (8:00 PM ET), the eve of the historic FOX Sports 1 launch, as the upstart Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Patriots.  The game on Sunday, Aug. 18 (8:00 PM ET), features super sophomore Andrew Luck and the resurgent Indianapolis Colts visiting MetLife Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLVIII, to face the Giants.  The NFL on FOX preseason slate wraps up with the Saints visiting the defending AFC South Champion Houston Texans on Sunday, Aug. 25 (4:00 PM ET).

Following is a complete list of games on the 2013 NFL on FOX regular and postseason broadcast schedules.

 

2013 NFL ON FOX BROADCAST SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES ET)

 

Sunday, September 8
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

      Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

      Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets

4:25 PM                      Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers

      Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams

Sunday, September 15

 

1:00 PM                      St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons

      Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills

      Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

      Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers

      Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs

4:05 PM                      Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals

      New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sunday, September 22

 

1:00 PM                      St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys

      Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals

      New York Giants at Carolina Panthers

      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots

      Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints

      Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins

4:05 PM                      Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins

Sunday, September 29

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

      Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans

      New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs

      Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:25 PM                      Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos

      Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers

      Washington Redskins at Oakland Raiders

 

Sunday, October 6

 

1:00 PM                      New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears

      Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

      Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts

      Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

4:05 PM                      Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals

Sunday, October 13

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Ravens

      Detroit Lions at Cleveland Browns

      St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans

      Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings

      Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:25 PM                      New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

      Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, October 20

 

1:00 PM                      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons

      St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers

      Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

      Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins

4:05 PM                      San Francisco 49ers at Tennessee Titans

Sunday, October 27

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions

      San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)

      New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

4:25 PM                      Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos

      Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals

Sunday, November 3

 

1:00 PM                      Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

      Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

      New Orleans Saints at New York Jets

                              

4:05 PM                      Philadelphia Eagles at Oakland Raiders

      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, November 10

 

1:00 PM                      Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons

      Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

      Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers

      St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts

4:05 PM                      Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, November 17*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars

      Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

      Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers

      Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:25 PM                      San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints

      Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks

 

Sunday, November 24*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions

      Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

      Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins

      Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams

4:25 PM                      Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Thursday, November 28 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

 

12:30 PM                    Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

Sunday, December 1*

1:00 PM                      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

      Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

      Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles

4:05 PM                      Atlanta Falcons at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)

      St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, December 8*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens

      Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

      Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles

4:25 PM                      Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

      New York Giants at San Diego Chargers

      St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals

Sunday, December 15*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons

      Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns

      Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings

      Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants

      New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams

      San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

      Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans

4:25 PM                      Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

Sunday, December 22*

 

1:00 PM                      New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

      Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals

      Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles

      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams

      Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

4:05 PM                      New York Giants at Detroit Lions

      Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, December 29*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

 

1:00 PM                      Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

      Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

      Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

      Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

      Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

      Washington Redskins at New York Giants

4:25 PM                      San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

      St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks

 

Sunday, January 5, 2014

NFC Wild Card Game (teams, site & time to be determined)

Saturday, January 11, 2014

NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)

Sunday, January 12, 2014

NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)

Sunday, January 19, 2014

NFC Championship Game (teams, site & time to be determined)

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Super Bowl XLVIII (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ)

* NFL on FOX games scheduled in Weeks 11 – 17 are part of the NFL’s flexible schedule plan.  After consultation with FOX Sports, the NFL will determine start times on these dates, with a game or games possibly moving to the late afternoon broadcast window.

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ESPN’s 2013 Monday Night Football Schedule

2011 -- ESPN Monday Night Football logoEagles vs. Redskins and Texans vs. Chargers in Season-Opening Doubleheader on Sept. 9

MNF Highlights:

  • Appearances by both Super Bowl teams – Baltimore Ravens at Detroit (Dec. 16); and San Francisco 49ers (twice), at Washington (Nov. 25) and vs. Atlanta (Dec. 23);
  • Eight teams have two appearances each – Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington;
  • Rematch of 2012 NFC Championship in final regular season game at Candlestick Park (Dec. 23).

The 44th season of Monday Night Football will kick off on ESPN with a doubleheader Monday, September 9 –Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins (7 p.m. ET) and Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers (10:15 p.m. / 7:15 p.m. PT).  ESPN’s 17-game prime time schedule in 2013 will feature all 12 playoff teams from 2012, including both the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and NFC champion San Francisco 49ers.

The Redskins and Robert Griffin III – the hopeful opening week starter after suffering a knee injury in the playoffs – kick off the season at FedEx Field against the division rival Philadelphia Eagles and Michael Vick in the first game of ESPN’s nationally televised week 1 doubleheader. Washington won the NFC East last year for the first time since 1999. The Eagles, who hold a 4-3 advantage over the Skins in seven previous MNF meetings, have high hopes for the new season under first-year head coach Chip Kelly.

In the second game, quarterback Matt Schaub and the AFC South champion Texans travel west to play Philip Rivers and the Chargers under new head coach Mike McCoy.

Play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico, analyst Jon Gruden and sideline reporter Lisa Salters will call the Eagles-Redskins opener, and the MNF games each week at 8:30 p.m. The commentators for the West Coast game will be announced at a later date.

All ESPN MNF games will be available on tablets and computers via WatchESPN. ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s 24-hour Spanish-language domestic sports network, will also continue to offer a Spanish-language production of MNF games during the 2013 NFL season. Additional MNF “game around the game” content will be available throughout the day across ESPN’s multimedia platforms, including the Monday Night Countdown pregame and post-game SportsCenter. The week-by-week MNF schedule:

September: Broncos and Peyton Manning renew MNF rivalry with Raiders

  • Sept. 9: Season-opening doubleheader – Eagles at Redskins and Texans at Chargers;
  • Sept. 16: Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals, a Wild Card team in 2012, host Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC North divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers;
  • Sept. 23: Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos host the new-look Oakland Raiders and quarterback Matt Flynn. The longtime AFC West rivals face one another for an NFL record 17th time under the Monday night lights, while the Broncos extend the NFL’s longest current streak of 22 consecutive seasons playing on MNF (1992-present).
  • Sept. 30: Ryan Tannehill and the Miami Dolphins, one of the NFL’s most aggressive teams in free agency this spring, play Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints in The Big Easy.

October: NFL MVP Adrian Peterson vs. Eli Manning and Giants 

  • Oct. 7: Matt Ryan and the NFC South champion Falcons welcome Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta;
  • Oct. 14: Andrew Luck makes his MNF debut when the Indianapolis Colts travel to San Diego to play the Chargers;
  • Oct. 21: NFL MVP Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings face Eli Manning and the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLVIII;
  • Oct. 28: The resurgent Seattle Seahawks, led by second-year sensation Russell Wilson, take on the divisional foe Rams as MNF returns to St. Louis for the first time since 2006.

November: Top QBs Rodgers, Brady and Kaepernick in Monday Night games

  • Nov. 4: The second half of the season begins with a bang when Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears play Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in a key NFC North game at Lambeau Field.
  • Nov. 11: A “Sunshine State” slugfest pits the Dolphins against Josh Freeman and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, which MNF’s Gruden once called home as coach of the Bucs;
  • Nov. 18: Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers take on Tom Brady and the defending AFC East champion New England Patriots. The same two franchises met in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
  • Nov. 25: Colin Kaepernick – who made his debut as a starter on MNF in 2012 – and the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers play RG III and the Redskins in the Nation’s Capital in a matchup of electrifying quarterbacks.

 

December: Cowboys vs. Bears; NFC Championsip rematch as 49ers close out Candlestick vs. Falcons

  • Dec. 2: In a matchup of NFC playoff hopefuls, Brees and the Saints play Wilson and the Seahawks in the Pacific Northwest;
  • Dec. 9: For the second straight year, Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys play Cutler and the Chicago Bears on MNF, this time in the Windy City;
  • Dec. 16: Joe Flacco and the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens face Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions in Motown;
  • Dec. 23: An early holiday gift, the MNF season-finale features a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship when Kaepernick and the 49ers host Matt Ryan and the Falcons. It will be the 36th MNF game at Candlestick Park – most among all NFL stadiums – and the final regular season game at the historic venue, as the 49ers are set to move into a new facility in 2014.

 

ESPN’s Monday Night Football

ESPN’s Monday Night Football is the most-watched series in cable television history.  In seven seasons on ESPN, MNF has registered five of the top 10 all-time biggest household audiences in cable history. For the 2012 season, ESPN’s MNF delivered 12 of the 20 biggest household audiences (and 11 of the top 20 among viewers) for cable television in 2012, averaging a 9.5 rating (8.2 US rating) and 9,325,000 homes (12,826,000 viewers).

ESPN’s 2013 Monday Night Football Schedule

Preseason    
Date Time (ET) Teams
Aug. 8 8 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals vs. Atlanta Falcons
Aug. 15 8 p.m. San Diego Chargers vs. Chicago Bears
Aug. 19 8 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins
Aug. 22 8 p.m. Carolina Panthers vs. Baltimore Ravens
Regular Season    
Sept. 9 7 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
  10:15 p.m. Houston Texans vs. San Diego Chargers
Sept. 16 8:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Sept. 23 8:30 p.m. Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos
Sept. 30 8:30 p.m. Miami Dolphins vs. New Orleans Saints
Oct. 7 8:30 p.m. New York Jets vs. Atlanta Falcons
Oct. 14 8:30 p.m. Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers
Oct. 21 8:30 p.m. Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants
Oct. 28 8:30 p.m. Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams
Nov. 4 8:30 p.m. Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
Nov. 11 8:30 p.m. Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nov. 18 8:30 p.m. New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
Nov. 25 8:30 p.m. San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins
Dec. 2 8:30 p.m. New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks
Dec. 9 8:30 p.m. Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears
Dec. 16 8:30 p.m. Baltimore Ravens vs. Detroit Lions
Dec. 23 8:30 p.m. Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers

 

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2013 NFL ON CBS Broadcast Schedule

cbs_nflCBS SPORTS MARKS 54th YEAR OF NFL COVERAGE AS

NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2013 “NFL ON CBS” BROADCAST SCHEDULE

The CBS Television Network marks its 54th year broadcasting the NFL with a total of 103 games during its 17 weeks of regular-season coverage of the NFL’s American Football Conference.  The regular-season schedule is followed by a full post-season slate including an AFC Wild Card playoff game on January 5, 2014, two divisional playoff games on January 11 and January 12, and the AFC Championship Game on January 19.

PITTSBURGH, SAN DIEGO, MIAMI AND CINCINNATI SLATED FOR 11 APPEARANCES; BALTIMORE, HOUSTON AND INDIANAPOLIS SET FOR 10 APPEARANCES; NEW ENGLAND AND DENVER TO MAKE NINE APPEARANCES

Last year’s Super Bowl XLVII champions Baltimore Ravens, AFC South Champions Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts will appear 10 times each on THE NFL ON CBS.

The AFC West Champions and Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos and the AFC East Champions New England Patriots led by Tom Brady will make nine appearances each; while the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals will make 11 appearances each; the New York Jets make 12 appearances; and the Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns 13 times each.

► NINE NFL ON CBS DOUBLEHEADER WEEKENDS

The broadcast schedule, which includes nine doubleheader weekends, features several of last year’s powerhouse teams in the AFC and key AFC-NFC match-ups including:

AFC MATCH-UPS

Houston-Baltimore (9/22)

Baltimore-Pittsburgh (10/20)

New England-N.Y. Jets (10/20)

Pittsburgh-New England (11/3)

New England-Houston (12/1)

Denver-Houston (12/22)

 

AFC-NFC MATCH-UPS

Cincinnati-Chicago (9/8)

Denver-New York Giants (9/15)

Indianapolis-San Francisco (9/22)

Denver-Dallas (10/6)

Cleveland-Green Bay (10/20)

Buffalo-New Orleans (10/27)

San Diego-Washington (11/3)

Oakland-New York Giants (11/10)

Baltimore-Chicago (11/17)

Kansas City-Washington (12/8)

Pittsburgh-Green Bay (12/22)

 

Other AFC-NFC match-ups during the season include: San Diego-Philadelphia (9/15), Jacksonville-Seattle (9/22), Jacksonville-St. Louis (10/6), Tennessee-Seattle (10/13), Tennessee-St. Louis (11/3), Houston-Arizona (11/10), Indianapolis-Arizona (11/24) and Buffalo-Tampa Bay (12/8).

AFC DIVISIONAL RIVALRIES

Along with near-weekly divisional battles, AFC games highlighted include Pittsburgh-N.Y. Jets (10/13), Pittsburgh-Oakland (10/27), Denver-San Diego (11/10), N.Y. Jets-Baltimore (11/24); and Week 17 with teams from the four AFC Divisions squaring off against each other in games that could have major playoff implications: Baltimore-Cincinnati, Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Jacksonville-Indianapolis, N.Y Jets-Miami, Buffalo-New England, Houston-Tennessee, Denver-Oakland and Kansas City-San Diego (12/29).

LONDON CALLING

In Week 4 (9/29) THE NFL ON CBS, for the fifth-of-the-past-six years, travels across the Atlantic Ocean to cover the Pittsburgh Steelers-Minnesota Vikings clash live from Wembley Stadium in London, England.

THANKSGIVING DAY GAME

Thanksgiving Day (11/28) will feature the Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys.

► OPENING KICK-OFF

THE NFL ON CBS kicks off Week 1 with singleheader coverage on Sunday, Sept. 8 (12:00 Noon-4:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game studio show.  The day’s NFL action is highlighted by an AFC-NFC tilt with Cincinnati taking on Chicago and an early AFC East match-up with New England and Buffalo.  Other regional action that day on THE NFL ON CBS includes Miami-Cleveland, Oakland-Indianapolis, Kansas City-Jacksonville and Tennessee-Pittsburgh games live on the CBS Television Network.

PRESEASON

 CBS Sports’ NFL pre-season schedule begins on Friday, Aug. 23 (8:00 PM, ET) when the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks live in prime time on the CBS Television Network.  THE NFL ON CBS will conclude its two-game preseason schedule the following night as the St. Louis Rams take on the Denver Broncos live in prime time on Saturday, Aug. 24 (8:00 PM, ET).

Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the lead announce team for the Network’s coverage of THE NFL ON CBS.   THE NFL TODAY, CBS Sports’ NFL pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins on Sunday, Sept. 8 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) with host James Brown, along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher.

Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of the NFL.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports. 

Following is the complete 2013 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule.

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Follow CBS Sports on Twitter: @CBSSportsGang and @NFLonCBS

CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle              212/975-4120             [email protected]

      Robin Brendle            212/975-1533             [email protected]

Jerry Caraccioli          212/975-7466             [email protected]

2013 CBS SPORTS NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE

(all times ET)

WEEK 1 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

New England @ Buffalo                                1:00

Cincinnati @ Chicago                                    1:00

Miami @ Cleveland                                       1:00

Oakland @ Indianapolis                                 1:00

Kansas City @ Jacksonville                           1:00

Tennessee @ Pittsburgh                                 1:00

WEEK 2 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 15  – CBS DBHDR

Cleveland @ Baltimore                                  1:00

Tennessee @ Houston                                    1:00

Miami @ Indianapolis                                   1:00

San Diego @ Philadelphia                             1:00

Denver @ N.Y. Giants                                   4:25

Jacksonville @ Oakland                                 4:25

WEEK 3 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 – CBS DBHDR

Houston @ Baltimore                                    1:00

Cleveland @ Minnesota                                 1:00

San Diego @ Tennessee                                 1:00

Indianapolis @ San Francisco                        4:25

Jacksonville @ Seattle                                   4:25

Buffalo @ N.Y. Jets                                       4:25

WEEK 4 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 29  

Baltimore @ Buffalo                                      1:00

Cincinnati @ Cleveland                                 1:00

Indianapolis @ Jacksonville                          1:00

Pittsburgh-Minnesota (London)                    1:00

N.Y. Jets @ Tennessee                                   4:05

WEEK 5 – SUNDAY, OCT. 6 – CBS DBHDR 

New England @ Cincinnati                            1:00

Baltimore @ Miami                                       1:00

Jacksonville @ St. Louis                                1:00

Kansas City @ Tennessee                              1:00

Denver @ Dallas                                            4:25

San Diego @ Oakland                                    4:25

WEEK 6 – SUNDAY, OCT. 13 

Cincinnati @ Buffalo                                     1:00

Oakland @ Kansas City                                 1:00

Pittsburgh @ N.Y. Jets                                   1:00

Tennessee @ Seattle                                      4:05

Jacksonville @ Denver                                  4:05

WEEK 7 – SUNDAY, OCT. 20 – CBS DBHDR

Cincinnati @ Detroit                                      1:00

San Diego @ Jacksonville                             1:00

Houston @ Kansas City                                 1:00

Buffalo @ Miami                                           1:00

New England @ N.Y. Jets                              1:00

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh                                 4:25

Cleveland @ Green Bay                                 4:25

WEEK 8 – SUNDAY, OCT. 27

Cleveland @ Kansas City                              1:00

Miami @ New England                                  1:00

Buffalo @ New Orleans                                 1:00

N.Y. Jets @ Cincinnati                                   4:05

Pittsburgh @ Oakland                                    4:05

WEEK 9 – SUNDAY, NOV. 3 – CBS DBHDR

Kansas City @ Buffalo                                  1:00

Tennessee @ St. Louis                                   1:00

San Diego @ Washington                              1:00

Pittsburgh @ New England                            4:25

Baltimore @ Cleveland                                  4:25

WEEK 10 – SUNDAY, NOV. 10

Cincinnati @ Baltimore                                 1:00

Oakland @ N.Y. Giants                                  1:00

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh                                     1:00

Jacksonville @ Tennessee                             1:00

Denver @ San Diego                                      4:05

Houston @ Arizona                                        4:05

WEEK 11 – SUNDAY, NOV. 17

N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo                                       1:00

Baltimore @ Chicago                                     1:00

Cleveland @ Cincinnati                                 1:00

Oakland @ Houston                                       1:00

San Diego @ Miami                                       1:00

Kansas City @ Denver                                   4:05

WEEK 12 – SUNDAY, NOV. 24

N.Y. Jets @ Baltimore                                   1:00

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland                                 1:00

Jacksonville @ Houston                                 1:00

San Diego @ Kansas City                              1:00

Indianapolis @ Arizona                                 4:05

Tennessee @ Oakland                                    4:05

WEEK 13 – THURSDAY, NOV. 28  THANKSGIVING DAY

Oakland @ Dallas                                          4:30

WEEK 13 – SUNDAY, DEC. 1 – CBS DBHDR

Jacksonville @ Cleveland                              1:00

Tennessee @ Indianapolis                              1:00

Denver @ Kansas City                                   1:00

Miami @ N.Y. Jets                                         1:00

New England @ Houston                               4:25

Cincinnati @ San Diego                                 4:25

WEEK 14 – SUNDAY, DEC. 8

Indianapolis @ Cincinnati                             1:00

Cleveland @ New England                            1:00

Oakland @ N.Y. Jets                                      1:00

Miami @ Pittsburgh                                       1:00

Buffalo @ Tampa Bay                                   1:00

Kansas City @ Washington                           1:00

Tennessee @ Denver                                      4:05

WEEK 15 – SUNDAY, DEC. 15

Houston @ Indianapolis                                 1:00

Buffalo @ Jacksonville                                  1:00

New England @ Miami                                 1:00

N.Y. Jets @ Carolina                                      4:05

Kansas City @ Oakland                                 4:05

WEEK 16 – SUNDAY, DEC. 22 – CBS DBHDR

Miami @ Buffalo                                           1:00

Denver @ Houston                                         1:00

Tennessee @ Jacksonville                             1:00

Indianapolis @ Kansas City                           1:00

Cleveland @ N.Y. Jets                                   1:00

Pittsburgh @ Green Bay                                4:25

Oakland @ San Diego                                    4:25

WEEK 17 – SUNDAY, DEC. 29 – CBS DBHDR

Baltimore @ Cincinnati                                 1:00

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland                                 1:00

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis                          1:00

N.Y. Jets @ Miami                                         1:00

Buffalo @ New England                                1:00

Houston @ Tennessee                                    1:00

Denver @ Oakland                                         4:25

Kansas City @ San Diego                              4:25

AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME –

SUNDAY, JAN. 5, 2014

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS –

SATURDAY, JAN. 11 & SUNDAY, JAN. 12

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, JAN.  19

NFL Network & NFL.com Programming Notes (4/17 – 4/24)

NFL-net-bannerFeature on NFL Prospect D.J. Hayden – Tonight on NFL Total Access at 7:00 PM ET

Tonight during NFL Total Access at 7:00 PM ET former University of Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden will be profiled. Learn about his extraordinary comeback from a near-death experience which now has him positioned to be selected next week in the NFL Draft.

 

Click for a full schedule of NFL Total Access this week

Schedule Release ’13 Thursday at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network and NFL.com

The 2013 NFL schedule will be released on NFL Network and NFL.com Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on Schedule Release ’13. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and featuring analysts Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Baldinger, the three-hour special breaks down the entire 2013 regular season schedule, division by division, analyzing the top matchups and primetime games. For fans who want to see their team’s entire schedule immediately, NFL.com is the place to go on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET.

Click for a full description

Live Stream of Mike Mayock’s Pre-Draft Conference Call – Thursday at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com

For the first time, NFL.com will provide fans access to listen to NFL Network’s draft analyst Mike Mayock’s conference call with the media for the upcoming 2013 NFL Draft. Set to begin at 1:00 PM ET on Thursday, April 18, Mayock’s pre-draft conference call with the media should draw more than 100 members of the media and last over two hours. Fans can log on to nfl.com/mayockdraftcall  to listen live.

Click for a full description

 

Path to the Draft – Monday Through Friday at 6:00 PM ET

Path to the Draft continues each Monday through Friday at 6:00 PM ET leading up to the first day of the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25, which will be broadcast on NFL Network. On Thursday, Mike Mayock connects prospects with team needs and offers his best fits in the 2013 NFL Draft. Additionally, Brian Billick breaks down each team in the NFC West heading into the draftOn Friday, Daniel Jeremiah and Brian Baldinger offer the latest mock draft.

Click for a full description

NFL.com Live: Mock Draft Weekly – Fridays at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com

Friday at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com LIVE: Mock Draft Weekly, NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks will do a three-round mock draft for each team in both the AFC and NFC West divisions. Also, Matt “Money” Smith will reveal his final first-round mock draft.  

Click for a full description

 

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Schedule Release ’13 – Thursday at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network and NFL.com

The 2013 NFL schedule will be released on NFL Network and NFL.com Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on Schedule Release ’13. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and featuring analysts Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Baldinger, the three-hour special breaks down the entire 2013 regular season schedule, division by division, analyzing the top matchups and primetime games.

During the show, McGinest, Evans, O’Hara and Baldinger analyze the 2013 regular season schedule, pinpoint “Hot Spots” in the schedule by identifying the top games each week, and provide their Super Bowl XLVIII predictions. Additionally, the analysts examine the 13-game NFL Network Thursday Night Football schedule.

Former chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol joins as a guest analyst to provide his insight and thoughts on all of the primetime national television schedules, bringing four decades of sports television experience.

Throughout the show, fans can interact with the analysts and voice their opinions on the 2013 NFL schedule by posing questions via Twitter (@nflnetwork) and Facebook (facebook.com/nflnetwork).

For fans who want to see their team’s entire schedule immediately, NFL.com is the place to go on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET. NFL.com will provide complete team-by-team and weekly schedules of all 256 regular-season games, listing opponents, sites and times on a new schedule page that integrates social media and video highlights. Additionally, NFL.com features movie-like trailers previewing the top games on the schedule, sponsored by DirecTV, which can be viewed now at www.NFL.com/movietrailers.

 

NFL.com to Live Stream Mike Mayock’s Pre-Draft Conference Call – Thursday at 1:00 PM ET

For the first time, NFL.com will provide fans access to listen to NFL Network’s Draft analyst Mike Mayock’s conference call with the media for the upcoming 2013 NFL Draft. Set to begin at 1:00 PM ET on Thursday, Mayock’s pre-draft conference call with the media should draw more than 100 members of the media and last over two hours.

Fans can log on to nfl.com/mayockdraftcall and listen while Mayock answers dozens of questions from the media about the 2013 NFL Draft. The live streaming audio will be accompanied by highlight packages of draft prospects and graphics on NFL team needs.

Fans can also participate by tweeting questions to @InsideNFLMedia using #askMayock. The best questions will be selected and used during the conference call.

Following the conference call, audio clips will be available on NFL.com.

 

 

Path to the Draft – Monday Through Friday at 6:00 PM ET

Path to the Draft continues each Monday through Friday at 6:00 PM ET leading up to the first day of the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25 which will be broadcast on NFL Network. The one-hour program re-airs each evening at 10:00 PM ET.

Path to the Draft provides the background of NFL prospects as they prepare to become household names. On Thursday, former SMU defensive end Margus Hunt will be profiled and on Friday it will be former Alabama offensive tackle DJ Fluker.  

Path to the Draft analyzes each NFL team our analysts evaluate areas of strength and weakness for each. On Thursday, Mike Mayock connects prospects with team needs and offers his best fits in the 2013 NFL Draft. Additionally, Brian Billick breaks down the NFC West heading into the draft

On Friday, Daniel Jeremiah and Brian Baldinger offer the latest mock draft.

NFL.com Live: Mock Draft Weekly – Fridays at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com

Prepare for the 2013 NFL Draft with a new weekly show on NFL.com dedicated to bringing fans the latest mock drafts from NFL.com’s experts.

On Friday at 1:00 PM ET, NFL.com LIVE: Mock Draft Weekly provides mock drafts from NFL.com’s roster of analysts and reporters while dissecting the major needs for all 32 teams, and focusing on specific landing spots for the top prospects leading up the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City starting on April 25.

This week, NFL Network draft analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks will do a three-round mock draft for each team in both the AFC and NFC West divisions. Also, Matt “Money” Smith will reveal his final first-round mock draft.  

To view the show each week, visit www.nfl.com/videos/mock-draft-weekly.

Mike Mayock, Von Miller, and Dan Patrick  Featured on  the 200th Episode of The Rich Eisen Podcast – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

The latest version of The Rich Eisen Podcast is available to download on NFL.com and iTunes.

The Rich Eisen Podcast has released its 200th episode and it is packed with big-named guests. NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock talks about where top prospects and NFL teams stand just more than a week away from the NFL Draft. Also, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller speculates about former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s transition into the NFL, and then admits he wanted to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.

Former colleague of Rich Eisen and current radio talk show host Dan Patrick joins The Rich Eisen Podcast to take a walk down memory lane. Also, former NFL Network reporter Kara Henderson and former NFL Network producer Jason Wormser join the episode to reflect on some of their favorite moments on the podcast over the previous two-and-a-half years.

The complete 200th episode of The Rich Eisen Podcast can be heard here:

http://richeisen.nfl.com/2013/04/16/rich-eisen-podcast-mike-mayock-von-miller-and-dan-patrick/

To download the latest editions of all seven NFL.com podcasts, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/podcast

THIS WEEK ON NFL AM & NFL TOTAL ACCESS

Wake up to the NFL on NFL Network’s NFL AM. Host Nicole Zaloumis, and analysts Eric Davis, Mark Kriegel and Steve Wyche discuss and debate all of the NFL news. Guests from around the NFL join the show daily.

NFL AM is seen every Monday-Friday at 6:00 AM ET

Below is a schedule of what is to come on NFL Total Access this week at 7:00 PM ET:

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Lindsay Rhodes; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Shaun O’Hara
  • Profile on former University of Houston cornerback DJ Hayden
  • Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker interview
  • The Babineaux Brothers: Jordan and Jonathan in studio

Thursday, April 18, 2013

NFL Total Access:

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Lindsay Rhodes; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Shaun O’Hara

Friday, April 19, 2013

NFL Total Access

  • Hosts: Andrew Siciliano & Lindsay Rhodes; Analysts: Darren Sharper & Shaun O’Hara
  • Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell in studio

 

 

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)

 

 

Wednesday, April 17

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Classes

3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Undrafted Players

4:00 PM – Game Changers: 2013 Quarterbacks

4:30 PM – Game Changers: 2013 Wide Receivers

5:00 PM – Game Changers: 2013 Linebackers w/Manti Te’o

5:30 PM – Game Changers: 2013 Defensive Backs

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Opening Days

9:00 PM – The Perfect Schedule ‘13

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

 

Thursday, April 18

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Comebacks

2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Trades

3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Most Underrated Players

4:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life: Part I

5:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life: Part II

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Schedule Release Pre-Show

8:00 PM – Schedule Release ‘13

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Friday, April 19

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Busts

3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Toughest Acts to Follow

4:00 PM – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players #20-11

5:00 PM – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players #10-1

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Heisman Winners in the NFL

9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Undrafted Players

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Saturday, April 20

10:00 AM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life: Part I

11:00 AM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life: Part II

12 NOON – NFL Classic Games: 2009 NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals

3:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2011 Part I

4:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2011 Part II

5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Steals

 

6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Fans’ Choice

9:00 PM – Fans’ Choice

10:00 PM – Fans’ Choice

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

Sunday, April 21

10:00 AM – Fans’ Choice

11:00 AM – Fans’ Choice

12 NOON – Fans’ Choice

1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Steals

2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons

3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Heisman Winners in the NFL

4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Undrafted Players

5:00 PM – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players #20-11

6:00 PM – Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players #10-1

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Draft Special

7:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Gone But Not Forgotten

8:00 PM – NFL Top 100: Preview Show

8:30 PM – Game Changers: 2013 Quarterbacks

9:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2012 Part I

10:00 PM – Hey Rookie: 2011 Part II

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Draft Special

 

Monday, April 22

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Hey Rookie – 2012: Part I

3:00 PM – Hey Rookie – 2012: Part II

4:00 PM – Around the League Live

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Trial by Fire

9:00 PM – Draft Journey:

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

 

Tuesday, April 23

6:00 AM – NFL AM – LIVE

10:00 AM – NFL AM – Re-Air

2:00 PM – Brady 6

3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Steals

4:00 PM – Around the League Live

6:00 PM – Path to the Draft

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Day Moments

9:00 PM – The Ones

10:00 PM – Path to the Draft

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL.com LIVE: Mock Draft Weekly Special Edition – Premiere

1:30 AM – Game Changers: Defensive Linemen

2013 NFL Schedule Announced Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network & NFL.com

NFL-net-bannerThree-Hour ‘Schedule Release ‘13’ Show Breaks Down 2013 NFL Schedule

Broncos LB Von Miller & Ravens WR Torrey Smith In-Studio on ‘The Perfect Schedule ‘13’ Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00 PM ET

The 2013 NFL schedule will be released on NFL Network and NFL.com Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 PM ET on Schedule Release ’13. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and featuring analysts Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Baldinger, the three-hour special breaks down the entire 2013 regular season schedule, division by division, analyzing the top matchups and primetime games.

During the show, McGinest, Evans, O’Hara and Baldinger analyze the 2013 regular season schedule, pinpoint “Hot Spots” in the schedule by identifying the top games each week, and provide their Super Bowl XLVIII predictions. Additionally, the analysts examine the 13-game NFL Network Thursday Night Football schedule.

Former chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol joins as a guest analyst to provide his insight and thoughts on all of the primetime national television schedules, bringing four decades of sports television experience.

Throughout the show, fans can interact with the analysts and voice their opinions on the 2013 NFL schedule by posing questions via Twitter (@nflnetwork) and Facebook (facebook.com/nflnetwork).

For fans who want to see their team’s entire schedule immediately, NFL.com is the place to go on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET. NFL.com will provide complete team-by-team and weekly schedules of all 256 regular-season games, listing opponents, sites and times on a new schedule page that integrates social media and video highlights. Additionally, NFL.com features movie-like trailers previewing the top games on the schedule, sponsored by DirecTV, which can be viewed now at www.NFL.com/movietrailers.

NFL.com’s Elliott Harrison has a comprehensive list of the 13 best games of the 2013 NFL Season, which can be found at: www.NFL.com/top13gamesof13. NFL.com’s Fantasy Editor Michael Fabiano also provides an early scouting report on which players fantasy users should target in the draft and which ones have favorable schedules come playoff time.

On Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00 PM ET, The Perfect Schedule ‘13 selects the best 17 games for the year ahead. Hosted by Andrew Siciliano and Amber Theoharis, and featuring analysts Warren Sapp, Darren Sharper, Willie McGinest, Heath Evans, Brian Billick and Daniel Jeremiah, the hour-long Perfect Schedule ‘13 examines who the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens should open the 2013 season against, as well as the best homecoming games, playoff rematches and quarterback matchups. Additionally, Mark Kriegel examines Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker facing his former team, the New England Patriots.

Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith appear in-studio on The Perfect Schedule ‘13 to provide their thoughts and opinions on their teams’ schedules.

Later this week fans will be able to participate in an online vote to predict the entire 2013 season, including the eight divisional champions and their projected Super Bowl XLVIII champion.

For complete analysis of the 2013 schedule, NFL.com writers have it covered from every angle, providing Super Bowl predictions, the best primetime matchups and each team’s strength of schedule.

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