New 13-game Thursday night slate runs from Weeks 2-15

All 32 teams to play in primetime in 2012

New Spanish-language NFL RedZone channel to debut in ‘12

NFL Network will televise five additional regular-season games in 2012 as part of its Thursday Night Football package, NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today.

The Thursday Night Football schedule on NFL Network will now feature 13 games, all on Thursdays, from Weeks 2-15 (skipping Week 12). In previous years, the NFLN slate included at least one Saturday night game.  NBC will televise the Thursday night game on Thanksgiving in Week 12, in addition to the NFL Kickoff game.

“Adding these games to the NFL Network schedule will give more players, teams, and cities the primetime stage,” Commissioner Goodell said.  “Our fans can now get an early start on the NFL weekend in the season’s first 15 weeks.”

With the expansion of the Thursday Night Football schedule, all 32 NFL teams will now play at least one primetime game in 2012.  In addition, every club will play on one Thursday following a Sunday game.

Also in 2012, NFL Network will unveil a new Spanish-language NFL RedZone channel.  NFL RedZone, produced by NFL Network, debuted in 2009 and whips around to every NFL game on Sunday afternoons, delivering the touchdowns and most exciting moments as they happen. The channel keeps fans up-to-date in real time, switching from game to game with live look-ins, highlights and a chance to see the important plays.

Thursday Night Football averaged a record 6.2 million viewers in 2011 (not including over-the-air stations) – topping the average playoff viewership of other sports on cable. TNF has doubled average viewership from its inaugural season in 2006 (3.1 million viewers).

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Live Coverage of Commissioner, Team Head Coaches, Walter Payton Man of the Year & Don Shula Coach of the Year Press Conferences Friday, Feb. 3 at 8:30 AM ET

Special Guests on Friday Include Adam Sandler, Clay Matthews, Matthew Stafford, Robert Griffin III & Others

Brady 6 & Bill Belichick: A Football Life Friday at 8:00 PM ET

Video Links from Thursday’s Seven-Hour Edition of Super Bowl Live

 The following special guests appeared on Super Bowl Live on Thursday:

- Madonna:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d8268b31f/Madonna-ready-to-rock-Indy

- Former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d8268b737/Luck-Can-t-replace-Peyton-Manning

- Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82689a61/Tebow-time-in-Indy

- Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d82689ac0/Swag-Newton

- Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82689c5a/Fitzgerald-talks-playoff-WRs

- Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82689f36/Montana-Brady-is-in-best-ever-discussion

- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d8268a178/Brees-rebounding-from-loss

- St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d8268bd21/Fisher-ready-to-revitalize-Rams

- Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d8268b252/Strahan-Never-wrote-the-Giants-off

The following guests are scheduled to appear on NFL Network Friday, February 3:

- Actor Adam Sandler

- Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews

- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford

- Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III

- Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck

- Former Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon

- Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday

- Model Kate Upton

- Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson

NFL Network provides live coverage of Commissioner Roger Goodell, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin’s press conferences on Friday, February 3 at 8:30 AM ET.

Former NFL head coaches Steve Mariucci and Brian Billick are live from the Media Center to discuss the comments of each head coach, detail the preparations each team is making heading into Sunday and more.

Additionally, the press conferences for the Walter Payton Man of the Year and Don Shula Coach of the Year awards will be covered.

Below is a schedule of the press conferences NFL Network will carry live:

8:30 AM – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick

9:00 AM ET – Walter Payton Man of the Year

9:15 AM ET – Don Shula Coach of the Year

9:30 AM ET – New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin

11:30 AM ET – Commissioner Roger Goodell 

Before the New England Patriots face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, get ready for the game with Patriots-related documentaries Brady 6 and Bill Belichick: A Football Life on Friday, February 3.

At 8:00 PM ET, Brady 6 examines the career of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady since he was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft and the stories of the six quarterbacks who were taken ahead of him.

Below are video links to segments from Brady 6:

- Draft Day:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d825b6ec5/The-Brady-6-Draft-day

- Where are they Now?:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d825b7012/The-Brady-6-Where-are-they-now

- Tom’s Turn:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d825b6868/The-Brady-6-Tom-s-turn

At 9:00 PM ET, the first part of the critically acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life airs, followed by the second part at 10:00 PM ET. The most-watched documentary in the history of NFL Network provides unprecedented access into the life on and off the football field of the head coach of the New England Patriots.

Below are video links to segments from Bill Belichick: A Football Life:

- Meet Bill Belichick:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/a-football-life/09000d5d822469c5/A-Football-Life-Meet-Bill-Belichick

- The Patriots go for it on 4th Down Against the Colts:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/a-football-life/09000d5d8227bb57/A-Football-Life-Belichick-s-gambles

- Belichick Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/a-football-life/09000d5d82246b02/A-Football-Life-Belichick-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane

 

The new defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos Jack Del Rio joins former NFL head coach Brian Billick live on The Coaches Show Friday, February 3 at 6:30 PM ET from the NFL Experience.

 

 

8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

8:30 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE coverage of Super Bowl press conferences

• New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick press conference
• NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year press conference
• NFL Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference
• New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin press conference
• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell press conference

12:30 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Brady 6

9:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part I

10:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part II

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

– NFL NETWORK –

Kurt Warner 1-on-1 with Giants Eli Manning & Willie McGinest Sit Down with Tom Brady & Much More on 8 ½ Hour Pregame Show

Special Guest Analyst Packers CB Charles Woodson Joins NFL Network’s Roster of 21 Analysts, Hosts & Reporters

On Super Bowl Sunday, NFL Network’s pregame show, NFL GameDay Morning will provide 8 ½ hours of live coverage starting at 9:00 AM ET with 21 on-air personalities who have won a total of 14 Super Bowl rings. NFL GameDay Morning is live from seven locations, including two sets at Lucas Oil Stadium. Additional locations include the Giants and Patriots team hotels, the NFL Tailgate, the Super Bowl Village, and with the fans at Super Bowl parties in New York and Foxborough restaurants.

NFL GameDay Morning features host Rich Eisen joined by Super Bowl winners Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin and Warren Sapp, along with Steve Mariucci. The special Super Bowl edition also includes host Melissa Stark on a second set along with Super Bowl winners Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Heath Evans and Brian Billick previewing the game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.

Super Bowl-winning cornerback of the Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson joins the set as a special guest analyst to provide insight into the game and his own experience playing in last year’s Super Bowl.

Actor Dan Lauria returns in his role as Vince Lombardi to prepare the Giants and the Patriots for Super Bowl XLVI.

The following are highlights of Sunday’s Super Bowl pregame show on NFL Network:

9:00 AM ET  

• What to look for in Super Bowl XLVI with Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, Kurt Warner and Steve Mariucci

• Melissa Stark on “The Patriot Way” – how Bill Belichick turns spare parts into champions; includes interviews with Patriots Julian Edelman, Matthew Slater and Aaron Hernandez

10:00 AM ET

 

• NFL Films-produced feature goes “Back to the Future” to show the similarities between the Giants’ late-season runs in 2007 and 2011

• The NFL Season: A Biography examines the unique relationship between Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his mentor Tom Martinez, who is waiting for a kidney transplant:

(Advanced preview of the feature): http://ftp2.nflfilmstv.com/filmsint/ftp-inet/flashplayer.html?s_video=Preview/the_season_more_than_a_mentor_v1_600ws.flv

• Analysts Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Steve Mariucci, Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin highlight the key matchups
  

11:00 AM ET

• Feature on how “The Catch” in Super Bowl XLII changed former Giants wide receiver David Tyree’s life
  

• Michael Lombardi on how Bill Belichick uses the Patriots’ loss in Super Bowl XLII to motivate his players
  

• Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders discuss the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012
  

• Players Only: The best and worst parts of Super Bowl week

 

12 Noon ET

• Actor/comedian and Boston sports fan Dennis Leary pays tribute to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
  

• Steve Cyphers visits the Norman Lear Center for research and public policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication to investigate why America was obsessed with Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow during the 2011 NFL season
  

• Deion Sanders, Brian Billick and Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson discuss how winning the Super Bowl has changed their lives

 

1:00 PM ET

• Steve Cyphers on the anxiety of the Manning Family on Super Bowl Sunday
  

• NFL Network analysts debate if Eli Manning wins Super Bowl XLVI, which Manning has achieved more in his career?
  

• NFL Films presents piece on the emotional year Patriots owner Robert Kraft has experienced with the passing of his wife and the Patriots winning the AFC title.

• Former New England linebacker Willie McGinest on the impact of the Kraft Family on the Patriots

2:00 PM ET

• Three-time Super Bowl champion Willie McGinest sits down with his former teammate Tom Brady for a 1-on-1 interview
  

• Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk and Michael Irvin debate the hot topics of Super Bowl XLVI

3:00 – 5:30 PM ET

 

• Super Bowl XXXIV MVP Kurt Warner sits down with Super Bowl XLII MVP and former teammate Eli Manning for a 1-on-1 interview:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d8267a9e4/Sunday-Sitdown-Eli-Manning

• Essay written by Indiana native Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated  on what hosting the Super Bowl means to the Hoosier State

• Stars of the upcoming film “That’s My Boy,” Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg join the set

• Tale of the Tape: how the Giants and Patriots match up at quarterback (Kurt Warner), running back (Marshall Faulk), wide receiver (Michael Irvin), on defense (Warren Sapp) and coaching (Steve Mariucci).

• Super Bowl XLVI MVP picks

• Game picks

                       

***Immediately after the NBC postgame show – NFL GameDay Final

Host Rich Eisen and analysts Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci and Michael Irvin provide analysis and highlights from the field, plus live interviews with all the stars of the game and the winning coach. Albert Breer, Stacey Dales and Lindsay Soto provide interviews following the game.

NFL GameDay Morning Super Bowl Pregame Show Roster

 

Michael Irvin:                         Analyst                                                (3 Super Bowl rings)

Deion Sanders:                     Analyst                                                (2 Super Bowl ring)                

Marshall Faulk:                     Analyst                                                (1 Super Bowl ring)

Kurt Warner:                         Analyst                                                (1 Super Bowl ring)

Warren Sapp:                        Analyst                                                (1 Super Bowl ring)

Charles Woodson:                Guest Analyst                                     (1 Super Bowl ring)

Willie McGinest:                    Analyst                                                (3 Super Bowl rings)

Brian Billick:                          Analyst                                                (1 Super Bowl ring)

Heath Evans:                         Analyst                                                (1 Super Bowl ring)

Steve Mariucci:                     Analyst

Rich Eisen:                            Host

Melissa Stark:                       Host

Fran Charles:                        Host

Michelle Beisner:                  Reporter

Albert Breer:                         Reporter                                 

Stacey Dales:                        Reporter

Steve Cyphers:                     Reporter                                                                                             

Jason La Canfora:                Reporter                                             

Michael Lombardi:                Reporter                                             

Ari Wolfe:                               Reporter

Steve Wyche:                        Reporter

– NFL NETWORK –

Enshrinees Unveiled Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 PM ET on

Road to Canton: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Class of 2012 presented by Allstate

In a special ceremony the day before Super Bowl XLVI, NFL Network will announce the 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees on Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 PM ET on Road to Canton: Pro Football Hall of Fame: Class of 2012 presented by Allstate.

From the Super Bowl Media Center in Indianapolis, Fran Charles hosts alongside Hall of Fame quarterbacks Dan Fouts and Warren Moon. They will be joined by the new enshrinees and current Hall of Fame members for interviews. In addition, the show will cover the process that determines who is inducted and the toughest decisions that were made this year.  Portions of the announcement ceremony will also be available live on NFL.com.

Allstate is in its first year as the presenting sponsor of The Road to Canton: Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement show. As part of its three-year partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Allstate is also honoring Hall of Famers with its “Hometown Hall of Famers” program, a national initiative that honors the hometown roots of pro football’s greatest players with special ceremonies and plaque dedication events in local communities.

Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 are Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Jack Butler, Cris Carter, Dermontti Dawson, Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Chris Doleman, Kevin Greene, Charles Haley, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin, Bill Parcells, Andre Reed, Willie Roaf, Will Shields, Dick Stanfel, and Aeneas Williams. For more information, please visit www.profootballhof.com.

Following the Hall of Fame announcement, NFL Network continues its live coverage at 7:00 PM ET with a one-hour NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl.  Then at 8:00 PM ET, the Super Bowl Saturday Night debuts on NFL Network.

NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network dedicated entirely to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log onto www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.

NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM SUPER BOWL XLVI NOTES & QUOTES – TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

Below are quotes and video links from NFL Network’s Super Bowl XLVI Media Day coverage from Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday:

“At the beginning of this year and last year, I felt like [Aaron] Hernandez was the better tight end. But when he hurt his knee, that’s when we started to see [Rob] Gronkowski come on and they found out this big guy not only can block, he can run and catch.” – Marshall Faulk on New England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez

“This is a business decision. This is a football organization. It’s time. It’s time to move on without Peyton Manning.” – Warren Sapp on the quarterback Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts

- Deion’s Best of Media Day: NFL Network’s Deion Sanders has some fun with the Giants and Patriots at Media Day:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d8267abe4/Deion-s-best-of-Media-Day

- The Impact of Gronkowski: Analysts Deion Sanders, Warren Sapp and Marshall Faulk discuss the impact of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82678794/The-impact-of-Gronkowski

- Moving on Without Peyton?: Scott Hanson, Jason La Canfora, Jay Glazer and Yahoo! Sports’ Mike Silver discuss the seriousness of Peyton Manning’s neck injury:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/indianapolis-colts/09000d5d82679ab3/Moving-on-without-Peyton

- The End for Peyton?: Have we seen the last of Peyton Manning? Former Super Bowl champions Deion Sanders, Warren Sapp and Marshall Faulk discuss:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82678848/The-end-for-Peyton

 

 

On Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 AM ET, Super Bowl Live kicks off for seven hours from two sets on-location in Indianapolis. Providing up-to-the-minute news reports, live coverage of the New York Giants and New England Patriots’ media availability, expert analysis, special guest appearances and more, Super Bowl Live brings the action and excitement of Super Bowl week to television.

Host Rich Eisen and analysts Warren Sapp, Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci and Heath Evans are live from the Media Center, while hosts Andrew Siciliano, Kara Henderson and Fran Charles are live from the NFL Experience with analysts Jamie Dukes, Willie McGinest, Daryl Johnston and Sterling Sharpe.

The following special guests are scheduled to appear on Super Bowl Live Wednesday:

- Donovan McNabb

- Indianapolis Colts WR Reggie Wayne

- Atlanta Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez

- Former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jerome Bettis

- Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew

- Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy

- New York Jets TE Dustin Keller

- Actor/comedian Jay Mohr

- Former New York Giants QB Phil Simms

At 7:00 PM ET, hosts Scott Hanson and Lindsay Soto are joined by analysts Michael Irvin and Kurt Warner on NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl from the NFL Experience. Donovan McNabb will join the show as a special guest.

NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner sits down with his former teammate, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning on ‘Sunday Sitdown’ on NFL Network’s NFL GameDay Morning Super Bowl Sunday at 9:00 PM ET.

Below is a transcript and video link of a preview of the interview:

On if he can imagine his brother Peyton Manning playing with any team other than the Indianapolis Colts:

“It’d be tough. He’s been so important to this town. When he came to Indianapolis, they were not known for their football – it was truly a basketball town. He’s changed that image a little bit, and it would be hard to imagine him playing somewhere else. I know that when he was drafted to the Colts, he had his mind set that he would love to finish his career here. That’s a lot of peoples’ goals; you never know if that’s going to happen, but he wants to play football. He’s going to rehab and he’s going to work as hard as anyone to try and get back healthy. We just have to see what happens.”

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d8267a9e4/Sunday-Sitdown-Eli-Manning

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis joins former NFL head coach and current NFL Network analyst Brian Billick on The Coaches Show tonight and Wednesday, February 1 at 6:30 PM ET.

Live from the NFL Experience in Indianapolis, Billick and Lewis discuss Super Bowl XLVI from the perspective of the sideline. Each analyzes the thought process of both head coaches this week, how they best can prepare their teams for the big game on Sunday, and potential head coaching decisions that may come up during the game.

 

 

 

8:00 AM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from NFL Experience & Super Bowl Media Center

• FedEx Player of the Year announcement

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – The NFL Season

1:00 AM – Sound FX: Best of 2011 Season

2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Biggest Upsets

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – Sound FX: Bill Belichick

 

 

Coming up on Wednesday, February 1:

- Super Bowl Live Airs from the Media Center and NFL Experience at 11:00 AM ET: NFL Network’s Super Bowl Live show airs for seven hours on Wednesday, February 1 beginning at 11:00 AM ET. With two sets on-location at the Media Center and NFL Experience, NFL Network has Super Bowl week covered with the latest news and reports, live coverage of the Giants and Patriots media availability, expert analysis, special guests and more.

- Debut of NFL.com Live at Super Bowl XLVI: For the first time, NFL.com is live at the Super Bowl with NFL.com Live at Super Bowl XLVI. Host Dave Dameshek is joined by Adam Rank, Elliot Harrison and Jason Smith live from Radio Row Wednesday through Friday from 1:00 – 4:00 PM ET, providing analysis of the upcoming matchup and interviews with special guests such as NFL Network analysts Steve Mariucci and Brian Billick, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, actor Adam Sandler and more.

– NFL NETWORK –

NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM SUPER BOWL XLVI NOTES & QUOTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 30

NFL Network’s 100+ hours of Super Bowl XLVI coverage from Indianapolis kicked off today at 2:00 PM ET with Super Bowl Live from the NFL Experience. Host Rich Eisen and analysts Michael Lombardi, Jamie Dukes, Willie McGinest and Heath Evans opened Super Bowl week with analysis, interviews with special guests, the latest news and reports, and live coverage of the New York Giants’ arrival and the New England Patriots’ press conference.

Below are video links and quotes from today’s show:

“Now, the offensive coordinators have realized the best mismatch on the football field is the tight end against their safety or linebacker; it’s not wide receiver against cornerback anymore. These guys are getting opportunities that guys in previous years didn’t get.” – Shannon Sharpe on the evolution of the tight end

“Change is here. Chris Hoke just came out and retired, Aaron Smith had the same surgery that Chris had…It’s going to be different this year. We are getting older, it’s inevitable there are going to be some new guys coming in and taking over.” – Steelers DE Brett Keisel on Pittsburgh’s defense

“What we have with [Bill] Parcells is what’s happening now: it’s legacy. In other words, two of his children are in this game.” – Jamie Dukes on the impact of former head coach Bill Parcells, who had Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick on his coaching staff with the New York Giants

“The Maras and the Tischs probably never thought about firing Tom Coughlin. I really believe that. Truly, they believe that Tom Coughlin is the best coach today for their football team.” – Michael Lombardi on New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin

- The New York Giants arrive in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl/09000d5d82673473/The-Giants-have-landed

- Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe joins the show to talk about the new era of tight ends and how the game has changed since his playing days:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d82673836/Sharpe-Hernandez-reminds-me-of-me

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports on quarterback Peyton Manning’s future in Indianapolis on Super Bowl Live:

“I reported that people associated with that general manager search, people who were involved in that general manager search who were in direct contact with [Jim] Irsay came out of it absolutely convinced that the decision [to move on] had been made. There wasn’t a whole lot of talk about Peyton Manning because there didn’t need to be a whole of talk on Peyton Manning. It was focused on the first overall pick and what to do at quarterback. It was focused on the salary cap and getting their salary cap house back in order, and figuring things out that way. It was about how much of the team can we gut, how deep does this run and how far away are we from turning it around. People came out of there – multiple people came out of those discussions thoroughly convinced that really there is nothing to talk about regarding Peyton Manning because they are going in a different direction as an organization because of Manning’s health primarily and paramount. They didn’t see any scenarios existing where Peyton Manning is going to be healthy enough to play football for Indianapolis in enough time for them to actually make this decision on his option.”

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d82672fcd/Manning-on-the-move

To read La Canfora’s column on Manning, visit:

http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/28/la-canfora-manning-decision-made-weeks-ago/?module=HP11_content_stream

Tuesday, January 31 is Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium and NFL Network brings viewers live coverage from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET as the New York Giants and New England Patriots face the media.

Host Rich Eisen is joined by Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp, Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin at the desk, while Deion Sanders and Lindsay Soto roam the scene, providing interviews with players and coaches.

Between the Giants and Patriots media sessions, host Scott Hanson and analysts Willie McGinest and Jay Glazer offer further analysis and reflect on their own experiences participating in Media Day.

 

9:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE

9:30 AM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE

12 NOON – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New York Giants availability – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – ENCORE

3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – ENCORE

4:00 PM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New York Giants availability – ENCORE

5:30 PM – America’s Game: 2007 New York Giants

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams – Super Bowl XXXVI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

Coming up on Tuesday, January 31:

- Live Coverage of Super Bowl Media Day: NFL Network is live at Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl Media Day at 9:00 AM ET. Host Rich Eisen is joined at the desk by analysts Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp, Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin, while Deion Sanders and Lindsay Soto roam the field.

- The Coaches Show Live at 6:30 PM ET: NFL Network analyst and former NFL head coach Brian Billick is joined by Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis on The Coaches Show, live at 6:30 PM ET from the NFL Experience.

- Full-Game Re-Airs of Super Bowls XLII & XXXVI: Get ready for Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots with full-game re-airs of two classic Super Bowls. At 8:00 PM ET, re-live the Giants’ victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. At 12 Midnight ET, Super Bowl XXXVI between the Patriots and St. Louis Rams is shown in its entirety.

– NFL NETWORK –

LIVE Super Bowl XLVI Media Day Coverage, Super Bowl Live, NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl & 8 ½-Hour NFL GameDay Morning on Super Bowl Sunday

30 On-Air Personalities with Combined 18 Super Bowl Rings Anchor LIVE Coverage from Indianapolis

Super Bowl Champion Packers CB Charles Woodson, Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis, Former Head Coach Jack Del Rio Headline List of Special Guests

Saturday Night Specials – Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Announcement & Debut of Super Bowl Saturday Night – NFL Honors Red Carpet Show Exclusively on NFL Network

Super Bowl XLII & Giants-Patriots Week 9 Game Re-Aired in their Entirety

On the NFL’s biggest stage, NFL Network – the only network dedicated entirely to the sport of football – delivers comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage of Super Bowl week from Indianapolis. With more than 100 hours of programming featuring 30 on-air personalities with a combined 18 Super Bowl rings, NFL Network is the go-to destination for expert analysis, the latest news and reports, special guest appearances, matchup-related programming and features, and more leading up to Super Bowl XLVI.

Beginning Monday, January 30, NFL Network kicks off from Indianapolis with more than 60 live hours of Super Bowl programming. From live telecasts of original shows such as NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Live, NFL GameDay Morning, NFL GameDay Final and The Coaches Show, on-location editions of No Huddle, Playbook and The Rich Eisen Podcast, Super Bowl features and expansive Giants-Patriots-related programming, NFL Network provides all-encompassing inside access to everything inside and outside of Super Bowl XLVI.

“Our fans want more football coverage, analysis and information during Super Bowl week,” said Mark Quenzel, NFL Network senior vice president for production and programming. “Each year we raise the bar with our coverage of the biggest event of the year. We have more Super Bowl rings than ever before, more live Super Bowl shows than ever before and more than 100 hours of programming, including a new Super Bowl Saturday Night Special. We will deliver everything the fans want leading up to when the Giants and Patriots take the field for Super Bowl XLVI.”

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 5 at 9:00 AM ET, NFL Network is LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium with an 8 ½-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning – the longest and most comprehensive pregame show on television. Host Rich Eisen and analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin are joined by a team of reporters and guest analysts to preview the matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, provide the latest news reports and injury updates, pregame interviews with coaches and special guests, and more. Additionally, Super Bowl champion and 2009 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Charles Woodson of the Green Bay Packers joins to offer his insight and analysis.

This year, NFL Network’s Super Bowl coverage features more LIVE on-location shows in the network’s history. New this year is Super Bowl Saturday Night, the one-hour red carpet show hosted by Rich Eisen and Melissa Stark on Saturday, February 5 at 8:00 PM ET, leading up to the inaugural NFL Honors awards show. Additional live shows include the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Announcement on Saturday, February 5 at 5:30 PM ET, The Coaches Show Monday through Friday at 6:30 PM ET, and daily Super Bowl Live and NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl news and information shows.

Anchoring the live Super Bowl programming is an all-star talent roster of 30 on-air personalities who collectively hold 18 Super Bowl rings, 42 Pro Bowl nods and multiple Emmy award nominations. Among the NFL Network roster of talent on-hand in Indianapolis is former three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots Willie McGinest and former New England fullback Heath Evans. Additionally, former Super Bowl champions Deion Sanders, Joe Theismann, Daryl Johnston and Brian Billick offer their experiences participating in the Super Bowl.

Analysts Mike Mayock, Jamie Dukes, Sterling Sharpe, Jay Glazer and Brian Baldinger provide further analysis, while reporters Michael Lombardi, Jason La Canfora, Albert Breer, Steve Wyche, Melissa Stark, Lindsay Soto, Stacey Dales, Steve Cyphers have the city of Indianapolis covered with reports from both team hotels, the Super Bowl Media Center, NFL Experience and additional locations.

Tuesday, January 31 is Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium and NFL Network brings viewers exclusive live coverage from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET as the New York Giants and New England Patriots face the media. Host Rich Eisen is joined by Marshall Faulk and Warren Sapp at the desk, while Deion Sanders and Lindsay Soto roam the scene, providing interviews with players and coaches. Between the Giants and Patriots media sessions, host Scott Hanson and analysts Willie McGinest and Jay Glazer offer further analysis and reflect on their own experiences participating in Media Day.

New this year, Eisen takes his wildly popular The Rich Eisen Podcast on the road for a special Super Bowl television edition on Thursday, February 2 at 12 Midnight ET. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who will call Super Bowl XLVI on NBC, will be on the podcast along with other guests from the NFL and the world of entertainment.

NFL Network presents full game re-airs of the Giants’ victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII on Tuesday, January 31 at 8:00 PM ET and the teams’ Week 9 meeting this season on Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET. Additionally, on Friday, February 3, NFL Network re-airs the NFL Films-produced documentaries Brady 6 at 8:00 PM ET and both parts of the critically acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life at 9:00 PM ET.

For the first time, NFL.com is live at the Super Bowl with NFL.com Live at Super Bowl XLVI. Host Dave Dameshek is joined by Adam Rank, Elliot Harrison and Jason Smith live from Radio Row Wednesday through Friday from 1:00 – 4:00 PM ET, providing analysis of the upcoming matchup and interviews with special guests such as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, actor Adam Sandler and more.

2012 marks NFL Network’s ninth year broadcasting live from the Super Bowl site and with each passing year, the only network dedicated to football continues to raise the bar in providing football fans with the comprehensive, round-the-clock coverage they crave. With NFL Network programming and content available on television and via Verizon mobile devices, football fans are only a click away from all the action in Indianapolis with reports and interviews on NFL.com, and NFL Media personalities will also be sharing Super Bowl week from their unique perspective on Twitter.

Highlights of NFL Network’s Super Bowl XLVI programming will include:

 

• Monday, January 30 through Saturday, February 5 at 7:00 PM ET, NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl recaps the day’s action, provides the latest news reports, features on-air appearances by special guests and breaks down the key matchups leading up to kickoff of Super Bowl XLVI. Hosts Andrew Siciliano and Kara Henderson anchor the show from the NFL Experience.

• Super Bowl Live airs Monday, January 30 from 2:00 – 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1 & Thursday, February 2 from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, and Friday, February 3 from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET from the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Media Center with up-to-the-minute reports, analysis and interviews.

• Super Bowl Saturday Night, one-hour red-carpet show on Saturday, February 4 at 8:00 PM ET leading up to the inaugural NFL Honors awards show on NBC. Rich Eisen and Melissa Stark report from the red carpet at the Murat Theater.

• Live 8 ½-hour NFL GameDay Morning pregame show beginning at 9:00 AM ET on Super Bowl Sunday from Lucas Oil Stadium and the pregame tailgate at NFL Experience. The longest pregame show on television also includes live reports from both team hotels and Super Bowl Village.

• 90 minutes of NFL GameDay Final post-Super Bowl coverage live from Lucas Oil Stadium, featuring postgame analysis, interviews with players and coaches, and players from the winning team on-set.

• Four-and-a-half hours of exclusive live coverage from Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium Tuesday, January 31, beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

• NFL-related press conferences live, including team arrivals, player availability, AFC & NFC head coach press conferences (Friday, February 3), Madonna Super Bowl halftime entertainment press conference Thursday, Feb. 2 at 2:00 PM ET, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:00 AM ET, Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:15 AM ET and Commissioner Goodell’s Super Bowl press conference Friday, Feb. 3 at 11:30 PM ET.

• Rich Eisen takes his wildly popular The Rich Eisen Podcast on road to Indianapolis with a special on-location television edition on Thursday, February 2 at 12 Midnight ET. Guests include Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who will call Super Bowl XLVI on NBC.

• Super Bowl champions Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders, Warren Sapp and Willie McGinest discuss and debate all of the hot topics leading up to the big game in front of a live-audience on No Huddle Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 PM ET.

• Four episodes of The Coaches Show Tuesday, January 31 through Friday, February 3 at 6:30 PM ET LIVE from the NFL Media Center featuring Brian Billick, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis (Tuesday & Wednesday) and former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio (Thursday & Friday).

• Three episodes of Playbook from the NFL Experience in Indianapolis on Wednesday, February 1 through Friday, February 3 at 6:00 PM ET with Sterling Sharpe, Brian Baldinger, and Joe Theismann providing X-O analysis on the game plan using all-22 game film and insight straight from the players.

• Exclusive Pro Football Hall of Fame Announcement Show in primetime, Saturday, February 4 at 5:30 PM ET.

• On Tuesday, January 31, re-live two classic Super Bowls with a complete game re-air of Super Bowl XLII between the Giants and Patriots at 8:00 PM ET & complete game re-air of Super Bowl XXXVI between the Patriots and St. Louis Rams at 12 Midnight ET.

• The Giants’ Week 9 victory over the Patriots airs in its entirety Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET.

• On Wednesday, February 1 at 12 Midnight ET, The NFL Season: A Biography concludes with a one-hour edition, followed by Sound FX: Best of the 2011 Season.

• Re-live the previous 45 Super Bowls on Saturday, February 4 at 10:00 PM ET on Sound FX: Super Bowls I-XLV, featuring the best on-field sights and sounds from every game.

• Live coverage from AFC team and NFC team hotels, including the Patriots’ arrival on Sunday, January 29 and the Giants’ arrival on Monday, January 30.

• On Friday, February 3, NFL Network re-airs the NFL Films-produced documentaries Brady 6 at 8:00 PM ET and both parts of the critically acclaimed Bill Belichick: A Football Life at 9:00 PM ET.

Guest scheduled to appear on NFL Network:

• Tuesday, Jan. 31 – Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis on The Coaches Show
• Wednesday, Feb. 1 – Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis on The Coaches Show
• Thursday, Feb. 2 – Former head coach Jack Del Rio on The Coaches Show
• Friday, Feb. 3 – Former head coach Jack Del Rio on The Coaches Show
• Sunday, Feb. 5  - Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson as special Guest analyst on NFL GameDay Morning

***More Guests Announced During Super Bowl Week

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Detailed Day-by-Day Coverage (all times ET):

Monday, January 30

8:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers – Super Bowl XXXVIII

9:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl XXXIX

10:00 AM – America’s Game: 1986 New York Giants

11:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

12 NOON – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

1:00 PM – America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots

2:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE

• New York Giants team arrival
• Team availability (3:30 PM ET)
• Team availability (4:30 PM ET)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

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

10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Players to Never Have Played in a Super Bowl

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills – Super Bowl XXI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

Tuesday, January 31

9:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

9:30 AM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – LIVE

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

12 NOON – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – LIVE

1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New England Patriots availability – ENCORE

3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – ENCORE

4:00 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – ENCORE

5:30 PM – America’s Game: 2007 New York Giants

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams – Super Bowl XXXVI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

 

 

Wednesday, February 1

8:00 AM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from NFL Experience & Super Bowl Media Center

• FedEx Player of the Year announcement

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – The NFL Season

1:00 AM – Sound FX: Best of 2011 Season

2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Biggest Upsets

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – Sound FX: Bill Belichick

 

 

Thursday, February 2

8:00 AM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE coverage of New England Patriots & New York Giants team availability

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

• Madonna press conference

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Commercials

9:00 PM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots at New York Giants – Week 17, 2007

10:00 PM – No Huddle

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – The Rich Eisen Podcast

12:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowl Performances

2:00 AM – No Huddle

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan

Friday, February 3

8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

8:30 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE coverage of Super Bowl press conferences

• New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick press conference
• NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year press conference
• NFL Don Shula Coach of the Year press conference
• New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin press conference
• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell press conference

12:30 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

6:00 PM – Playbook

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Brady 6

9:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part I

10:00 PM – Bill Belichick: A Football Life – Part II

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

3:00 AM – Playbook

3:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

Saturday, February 4

7:00 AM – No Huddle

8:00 AM – Bill Parcells: A Life in Football

9:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

10:00 AM – Brady 6

11:00 AM – Playbook

12 NOON – Super Bowl Commercials

1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

2:00 PM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

2:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

5:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

5:30 PM – Hall of Fame Announcement Show: Class of 2012 – LIVE from Super Bowl Media Center

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Saturday Night – LIVE from Murat Theater

9:00 PM – Playbook

10:00 PM – Sound FX: Super Bowls I-XLV

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Honors

2:00 AM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

 

 

Sunday, February 5

9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

5:30 PM – NFL Follies: The New Year Mis-Tackular

6:30 PM – NFL GameDay StatZone

10:00 PM – NFL GameDay Final – LIVE split edition from Lucas Oil Stadium and NFL Network Los Angeles studios

NFL Network is the official television home for Super Bowl week, with more than 100 hours of high definition programming from Indianapolis, including press conferences, media day, team arrivals and much more with a live presence at the NFL Experience, Super Bowl Media Center, team hotels and Lucas Oil Stadium. NFL Network is the only network dedicated entirely to NFL news, interviews and analysis airing seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis. For more information, log onto www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

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NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (1/25 – 1/31)

NFL NETWORK’S SUPER BOWL XLVI PROGRAMMING FEATURES RE-AIR OF SUPER BOWL XLII & PATRIOTS-GIANTS WEEK 9 GAME

Exclusive Coverage of the Senior Bowl Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:00 PM ET

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock Unveils Top 5 Draft Prospects at Each Position

Alec Baldwin, Ray Rice, Carson Daly, Mike Mayock, Michael Strahan & Warren Sapp Featured on One-Hour Edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast Thursday, Jan. 26 at 12 Noon ET

Marshall Faulk, Fran Charles & Tom Waddle Anchor NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Practice Coverage from Hawaii

 

NFL Network travels to Indianapolis for its ninth year of providing comprehensive coverage of the Super Bowl. Beginning on Monday, January 30, NFL Network provides more live Super Bowl shows and more than 100 hours of programming – including more than 60 hours of LIVE coverage.

Additionally, NFL Network’s all-star roster of 30 on-air personalities has a combined 18 Super Bowl rings, providing the commentary and insight only former Super Bowl champions can offer.

Beginning Monday, January 30, NFL Network kicks off from Indianapolis with more than 60 live hours of Super Bowl programming. From live telecasts of original shows such as NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl, Super Bowl Live, NFL GameDay Morning, NFL GameDay Final and The Coaches Show, on-location editions of No Huddle, Playbook and The Rich Eisen Podcast, Super Bowl features and expansive Giants-Patriots-related programming, NFL Network provides all-encompassing inside access to everything inside and outside of Super Bowl XLVI.

Highlights of NFL Network’s Super Bowl XLVI programming will include:

• Andrew Siciliano and Kara Henderson host NFL Total Access at the Super Bowl Monday, January 30 through Saturday, February 5 at 7:00 PM ET, live from the NFL Experience.
  • Super Bowl Live airs Monday, January 30 from 2:00 – 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1 & Thursday, February 2 from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, and Friday, February 3 from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM ET from the NFL Experience and Super Bowl Media Center with up-to-the-minute reports, analysis and interviews.
  • Full game re-airs of Giants-Patriots in Super Bowl XLII Tuesday, January 31 at 8:00 PM ET and Giants-Patriots Week 9 game Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET.
    • Super Bowl-champions Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders, Warren Sapp and a special guest discuss and debate all of the hot topics leading up to the big game in front of a live-audience on No Huddle Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 PM ET.
    • Super Bowl Saturday Night, one-hour red-carpet show on Saturday, February 4 at 8:00 PM ET leading up to the inaugural NFL Honors awards show on NBC. Rich Eisen and Melissa Stark report from the red carpet at the Murat Theater.
    • Live 8 ½-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning on Super Bowl Sunday at 9:00 AM ET from Lucas Oil Stadium. Super Bowl champion CB for the Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson joins as a special guest.
      

 

NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ 2012 NFL Draft programming continues with exclusive coverage of the Senior Bowl Saturday, January 28 at 4:00 PM ET. Paul Burmeister provides the play-by-play, while Mike Mayock and Charles Davis serve as game analysts. Heath Evans and Rebecca Haarlow provide reports from the sidelines at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

Coverage begins at 3:30 PM ET with the NFL Total Access Senior Bowl Pregame show.

For the seventh consecutive year, NFL Network serves as the home of the Senior Bowl practices and game, providing wall-to-wall coverage of the collegiate all-star game and practices.

Below is the remaining schedule of NFL Network’s live coverage of Senior Bowl practices:

Wednesday, January 25

11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 3 – North Team

5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 3 – South Team

10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 3 Recap

 

Thursday, January 26

11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – North Team

5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – South Team

10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 4 Recap

 

With the 2012 NFL Draft three months away, NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock unveils his top five draft prospects at each position.

Quarterback

1. Andrew Luck – Stanford

2. Robert Griffin III – Baylor

3. Ryan Tannehill – Texas A&M

4-5. Not specified

 

Running Back

1. Trent Richardson – Alabama

2. David Wilson – Virginia Tech

3. Lamar Miller – Miami (FL)

4. Doug Martin – Boise State

5. LaMichael James – Oregon

 

Wide Receiver

1. Justin Blackmon – Oklahoma State

2. Michael Floyd – Notre Dame

3. Kendall Wright – Baylor

4. Alshon Jeffery – South Carolina

5. Chris Givens – Wake Forest

 

Tight End

1. Dwayne Allen – Clemson

2. Coby Fleener – Stanford

3. Orson Charles – Georgia

4. Ladarius Green – Louisiana-Lafayette

5. Michael Egnew – Missouri

 

Tackle

1. Riley Reiff – Iowa

2. Matt Kalil – USC

3. Jonathan Martin – Stanford

4. Mike Adams – Ohio State

T-5. James Brown – Troy

T-5. Zebrie Sanders – Florida State

 

Interior Offensive Linemen

1. David DeCastro – Stanford

2. Peter Konz – Wisconsin

3. Kevin Zeitler – Wisconsin

4. Cordy Glenn – Georgia

5. Kelechi Osemele – Iowa State

 

Defensive End

1. Quinton Coples – North Carolina

2. Melvin Ingram – South Carolina

3. Whitney Mercilus – Illinois

4. Nick Perry – USC

T-5. Chandler Jones – Syracuse

T-5. Andre Branch – Clemson

 

Defensive Tackle

1. Devon Still – Penn State

2. Jerel Worthy – Michigan State

3. Michael Brockers – LSU

4. Brandon Thompson – Clemson

T-5. Fletcher Cox – Mississippi State

T-5. Dontari Pope – Memphis

 

Linebacker

1. Courtney Upshaw – Alabama

2. Luke Kuechly – Boston College

3. Dont’a Hightower – Alabama

4. Zach Brown – North Carolina

5. Vontaze Burfict – Arizona State

 

Cornerback

1. Morris Claiborne – LSU

2. Janoris Jenkins – North Alabama

3. Alfonzo Dennard – Nebraska

4. Leonard Johnson – Iowa State

5. Dre Kirkpatrick – Alabama

 

Safety

1. Mark Barron – Alabama

2. Harrison Smith – Notre Dame

3. George Iloka – Boise State

4. Markelle Martin – Oklahoma State

T-5. Janzen Jackson – McNeese State

T-5. Antonio Allen – South Carolina

 

To view Mayock’s list, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d82648f38/article/early-positionbyposition-rankings-for-2012-nfl-draft?module=HP11_hot_topics

 

 

On Thursday, January 26 at 12 Noon ET, the first-ever one-hour television edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast airs on NFL Network, featuring a star-studded guest list. It is now available for download on NFL.com and iTunes.

Actor and the host of the inaugural NFL Honors awards show on NBC the night before the Super Bowl, Alec Baldwin, appears on the podcast. The native New Yorker talks about the New York Giants facing the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years, hosting the NFL Honors awards show and an encounter he had with Roger Staubach.

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice via Team Cam to the podcast to speak with Eisen about his team’s loss in the AFC Championship Game, his future in Baltimore and more.

NBC’s Carson Daly joins Eisen in-studio to discuss his favorite team the Oakland Raiders, trying out for the U.S. Open and the latest with his television show, The Voice. Daly also plays audio of a number of voices of NFL players and coaches that Eisen has to correctly identify.

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock appears via satellite from Mobile, Alabama where NFL Network is providing exclusive coverage of the Senior Bowl practices and game. Mayock talks about the players that have caught his attention as the talent evaluation portion of the schedule has begun, as well as break down the upcoming matchup in Super Bowl XLVI.

Former Super Bowl-champion defensive end for the New York Giants Michael Strahan joins Eisen and NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp for a conversation and to re-live an old NFL Network segment.

Finally, a portion of Eisen’s interview with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady prior to Week 1 is re-aired.

The television edition of this week’s podcast re-airs on NFL Network on Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 PM ET.

To download the latest editions of NFL.com’s six podcasts, visit the NFL.com podcast page:

http://www.nfl.com/podcast.

Friday 8:00 PM ET – New England Patriots with Sterling Sharpe, Brian Baldinger and Matt Millen

• Sterling Sharpe on how the Giants will try to beat the Patriots at their own game
• Joe Theismann goes into the film room to explain how the Patriots use their two tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez
• Patriots cornerback Devin McCourty breaks down the Patriots’ man and zone defenses
• 2:00 Warning – Who on the Patriots offense will be the biggest matchup problem for the Giants?

Friday 8:30 PM ET – New York Giants with Sterling Sharpe, Brian Baldinger and Matt Millen

• Sterling Sharpe on who needs to step up on offense for the Giants
• Joe Theismann goes into the film room to explain how the Giants use play-action pass
• Giants offensive tackle David Diehl sits down with Brian Baldinger to break down New York’s run-blocking schemes
• 2:00 Warning – Who on the Giants offense will be the biggest matchup problem for the Patriots?
  

Before the top players from both conferences, NFL Network provides exclusive coverage of the AFC and NFC Pro Bowl squad practices. Seven-time Pro Bowl running back Marshall Faulk joins Fran Charles and Tom Waddle for NFL Network’s coverage of Pro Bowl practices.

On Thursday, January 26 at 2:30 PM ET, Faulk, Charles and Waddle report from the AFC team practice at Hickman Air Force Base on the island of O’ahu, followed by coverage of the NFC team practice at 4:00 PM ET.

NFL Network’s Pro Bowl practice coverage continues on Saturday, January 28 at 1:30 PM ET.

Coverage includes mic’d up sound of players and coaches, players going through drills and interviews with the participants.

On Sunday, January 29 at 4:00 PM ET, the NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Pregame Show takes viewers right up to kickoff of the NFL’s all-star game on NBC at 7:00 PM ET.

Wednesday, January 25

5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 3 – South Team – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – 2011 NFC Championship Game

10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 3 Recap

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Replay: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – 2011 NFC Championship Game

2:30 AM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan

 

Thursday, January 26

11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – North Team – LIVE

12 NOON – The Rich Eisen Podcast

1:00 PM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan

1:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances

2:30 PM – Pro Bowl Practice: AFC at Hickman AFB – LIVE

4:00 PM – Pro Bowl Practice: NFC at Hickman AFB – LIVE

5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – South Team – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday

8:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

10:00 PM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 4 Recap

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

12 MIDNIGHT – Pro Bowl Practice: AFC at Hickman AFB

1:30 AM – Pro Bowl Practice: NFC at Hickman AFB

3:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

 

Friday, January 27

10:00 AM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday

10:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

11:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowl Performances

1:00 PM – 2006 Pro Bowl Skills Challenge

3:00 PM – 2007 Pro Bowl Skills Challenge

5:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Sounds of the Season 2011

5:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at New England Patriots – Week 9, 2011

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Playbook: New England Patriots

8:30 PM – Playbook: New York Giants

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

10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access

12 MIDNIGHT – Playbook: New England Patriots

12:30 AM – Playbook: New York Giants

1:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances

 

Saturday, January 28

8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

9:00 AM – NFL Films Presents: Sounds of the Season 2011

9:30 AM – Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs

10:00 AM – Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders

10:30 AM – Super Bowl III: New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts

11:00 AM – Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Minnesota Vikings

11:30 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons

12:30 PM – Playbook: New England Patriots

1:00 PM – Playbook: New York Giants

1:30 PM – Pro Bowl Practice – LIVE

3:30 PM – NFL Total Access Senior Bowl Pre-Game Show

4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access

8:00 PM – Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins

8:30 PM – Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins

9:00 PM – Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins vs. Minnesota Vikings

9:30 PM – Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings

10:00 PM – Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys

10:30 PM – Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings

11:00 PM – Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos

11:30 PM – Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams

12:30 AM – Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles

1:00 AM – Super Bowl XVI: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1:30 AM – Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins

2:00 AM – Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins

2:30 AM – Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins

3:00 AM – Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots

3:30 AM – Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos

4:00 AM – Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos

4:30 AM – Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals

5:00 AM – Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos

5:30 AM – Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills

 

Sunday, January 29

6:00 AM – Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills

6:30 AM – Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills

7:00 AM – Super Bowl XVIII: Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills

7:30 AM – Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers

8:00 AM – Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

8:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots

9:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers

9:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons

10:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans

10:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants

11:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams

11:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders

12 NOON – Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers

12:30 PM – Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles

1:00 PM – Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks

1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears

2:00 PM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

2:30 PM – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals

3:00 PM – Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts

3:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

4:00 PM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Pregame Show

7:00 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Single-Season Performances

9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons

10:00 PM – Sound FX: Championship Sunday

10:30 PM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Postgame Show

11:30 PM – Sound FX: 2011 New England Patriots

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

12:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles

1:00 AM – Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers

1:30 AM – Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams

2:00 AM – Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills

2:30 AM – Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos

3:00 AM – NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Postgame Show

4:00 AM – Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots

4:30 AM – Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals

5:00 AM – Super Bowl XLIV: New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts

5:30 AM – Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

 

Monday, January 30

8:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers – Super Bowl XXXVIII

9:00 AM – Game of the Week: New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Super Bowl XXXIX

10:00 AM – America’s Game: 1986 New York Giants

11:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

12 NOON – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

1:00 PM – America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots

2:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE

• New York Giants team arrival
• Team availability (3:30 PM ET)
• Team availability (4:30 PM ET)

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Super Bowls

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

10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Players to Never Have Played in a Super Bowl

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills – Super Bowl XXI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants

 

Tuesday, January 31

9:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

9:30 AM – Super Bowl XLVI Media Day: New England Patriots availability – LIVE

11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium

12 NOON – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – LIVE

1:30 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New England Patriots availability – ENCORE

3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live: Media Day – ENCORE

4:00 PM – Super Bowl XLV Media Day: New York Giants availability – ENCORE

5:30 PM – America’s Game: 2007 New York Giants

6:30 PM – The Coaches Show – LIVE

7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI – LIVE from NFL Experience

8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classic: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots – Super Bowl XLII

11:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Super Bowl XLVI

12 MIDNIGHT – Super Bowl Classic: New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams – Super Bowl XXXVI

3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots

“Tom Brady will go down in history as one of the best to ever do it. Eli is approaching that status, but until he does I would have to give the nod to Tom Brady.”

– Deion Sanders who he trusts more: Tom Brady or Eli Manning

“He took some big hits, yes he got sacked six times but he is cool, calm and collected under pressure. Eli did it again. He is really writing his legacy as we speak.”

– Steve Mariucci on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game

“We talked about what makes you an elite quarterback, as Eli said he is an elite quarterback. It’s when you can lead your team to victories throwing the ball 58 times without any interceptions and then bringing guys up saying, ‘I’m going to make all of you guys play better.’”

– Michael Irvin on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who was 32-of-58 for 316 yards in the victory over the San Francisco 49ers

“It’s amazing. Growing up, you dream about it, you see it on TV, you see the game-winning kicks. But to actually be a part of one and be on your team and your kicker kicks the game-winner, and you actually get to be the one to run on the field and go to the Super Bowl, it’s amazing. It’s the best feeling in the world. I wouldn’t take it back for anything.”

– New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz on the 20-17 victory in the NFC Championship Game

“Very few people work the middle of the football field like Victor Cruz.”

– Michael Irvin on New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, who had 142 yards receiving in the 20-17 victory

“I tried to call one of those phones on the sideline to let him know he’s 6’4, 264 [pounds].”

– Deion Sanders on New York running back Brandon Jacobs, who was stopped on a 4th-and-1

“Joe Flacco really outplayed Tom Brady. Hats off to Joe Flacco. He proved that he should be paid and he can take this team to the next level.”

– Deion Sanders on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the New England Patriots

“His knowledge of the game keeps him around. That’s why he’s been able to play at a certain level for 16 years. When he stops playing at this level, that’s when I’ll start telling you it’s time for him to leave. Definitely not [that time yet].”

– Deion Sanders on Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis

 

On NFL.com the following video clips from NFL GameDay Final are available for viewing:

 

Let’s Go Primetime – Deion Sanders counts down the top 10 performances from Championship Sunday.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263d197/Let-s-Go-Primetime

The End for Ray Lewis? – Will Ray Lewis stay a Baltimore Raven for the 2012 season? Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders discuss the star linebacker’s future.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263cdb3/The-end-for-Ray-Lewis

Brady’s Legacy – Tom Brady has put together one of the best seasons in his career. Can the star quarterback end his spectacular season as a Super Bowl champion?

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263d0ee/Brady-s-legacy

Super Bowl Advantage – The New England Patriots and New York Giants will square off in Super Bowl XLVI. Which team has the advantage? NFL GameDay Final has the answer.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263ca7d/Super-Bowl-advantage

Playing Like Giants – The NFL GameDay Final crew discusses the key players who helped the Giants defeat the 49ers 20-17 in the NFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263c4f1/Playing-like-Giants

This One’s for Myra – NFL Network’s Stacey Dales speaks to Patriots owner Robert Kraft about his emotional journey to the Super Bowl after the passing of his wife Myra Kraft last year.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d82639551/This-one-s-for-Myra

Belichick: ‘We Fought Hard all Year’ – Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks with NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi following New England’s 23-20 victory in the AFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d8263890e/Belichick-We-fought-hard-all-year

Gronkowski: ‘We’re Going to the Super Bowl, and That’s Crazy’ – Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski talks with NFL Network’s Stacey Dales as he celebrates the 23-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d82638a7a/Gronkowski-We-re-going-to-the-Super-Bowl-and-that-s-crazy

Tuck Proud of Team’s Effort – Giants defensive end Justin Tuck expresses his joy after New York’s 20-17 victory over the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d8263bcea/Tuck-proud-of-team-s-effort

Cruz Ecstatic for Indy – Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz recaps New York’s 20-17 victory in the NFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263b814/Cruz-ecstatic-for-Indy

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News and Sound Bites From Championship Sunday Edition of NFL GAMEDAY MORNING

“Absolutely he is out from under the shadow and by the time it is all said and done, Eli will reign way bigger than Peyton.” – Michael Irvin on Giants QB Eli Manning

“There is no emerging from Peyton’s shadow. We are having this conversation because No. 18 didn’t play…[Peyton’s] always going to be with Aaron [Rodgers], Drew [Brees] and [Tom] Brady, and we’d be talking about the league’s MVP.” – Marshall Faulk on Giants QB Eli Manning

“What do they say in politics: ‘in the primaries you run to the extreme of the party, but to win the general election you have to run to the middle.’ It’s the same thing in football. You can play to the extremes during the season…But when I get to the playoffs, I have to be a complete team.” – Brian Billick on teams that have success in the playoffs

“I’m not into ranking quarterbacks.” – Giants QB Eli Manning on what he would say if asked again if he was an elite QB

“You’re not going to fool these guys…It’s one of those games where we have to be at our very best.” – Patriots QB Tom Brady on beating the Ravens

La Canfora & Lombardi on Colts’ head-coaching search

NFL GameDay Morning is the FIRST pregame show on the air Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM ET, taking viewers straight up to kickoff. Today’s special six-hour Championship edition of NFL GDM features host Rich Eisen, analysts Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, Marshall Faulk, Steve Mariucci and Kurt Warner to bring fans the latest news, injury reports, pregame analysis and game previews.

Today, they were joined by former Super Bowl-winners Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Brian Billick and Rod Woodson to break down key matchups and preview what is to come in both games on a second set.

‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Patriots QB Tom Brady 1-on-1 Interview with Michael Lombardi

 

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sat down with NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi for a 1-on-1 interview on NFL GameDay Morning’s ‘Sunday Sitdown:’

On what makes this AFC Championship Game different from the other five he has played in:

“I certainly don’t think you take for granted being in this game because it’s a tough game to get to. Every year that you grow in this league, you realize the challenge it is to win consistently. This is when you really need to be at your best.”

On if the high-scoring offenses puts pressure on the team to score every time they have the ball:

“I wouldn’t say pressure; Coach [Bill] Belichick always says do your job. He says to the offense I’m not putting you out there to punt, we’re not going to run three plays and say, ‘Great job guys, we ran our three plays and now Zoltan [Mesko] is kicking the ball down the field.’ No you’re going out there to score and you’re going to score touchdowns. That’s the attitude we have: when we go out there, we’re going to try to score. We know the defense is going to try to stop us and every week it’s a different scheme; it’s ‘This is what we have to do: we have to get to Brady, we have to jam the receiver, we have to get up in their face.’ OK, we’re going to have our gameplan changes too and we’re going to see if you can stop us. That’s why we go out there and play.”

On facing the Baltimore Ravens defense:

“You just have to be always aware of where [Ed Reed] is at. That goes for this entire defense: you can’t fall asleep for one play against these guys. Whether it’s [Terrell] Suggs on the edge rushing the passer, whether it’s Ray [Lewis] making a huge game-changing play, Haloti Ngata is a phenomenal player, Jarret Johnson is a great player, Lardarius Webb has great ball-skills and can intercept the ball at any time. You can’t be sloppy with this team.”

On if this is different from playing Baltimore in October:

 

“You want to say no, but it sure is different. Everything in your life you’re putting off this week. It doesn’t matter what it is; you go to bed thinking about the game, you wake up in the night thinking about the game, the drive to the stadium you’re thinking about the game, my drive home I’m thinking about the game. There is not just 10 seconds of the day where playing this game is not the right in the forefront of my mind.”

On what the Patriots will have to do to beat the Ravens:

“I wish it was that easy, that there was one thing. We have to play our best 60 minutes of football, and like I said you can’t fall asleep for one play. They have too many playmakers, they’re too experienced. You’re not going to fool these guys; you have to go out and you have to execute…It’s one of those games where we have to be at our very best.”

To view Lombardi’s entire interview with Brady, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82636197/Sunday-Sitdown-Tom-Brady

‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Giants QB Eli Manning 1-on-1 Interview with Melissa Stark:

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning sat down with NFL Network’s Melissa Stark for a 1-on-1 interview on NFL GameDay Morning’s ‘Sunday Sitdown:’

On what he attributes the team’s late-season surge to:

 

“It’s just guys sticking together, not having doubts, not getting worried. When the game is on the line and when it’s crunch time, we start playing our best football. We had games all season either the defense would play really well and the offense was a little off. Or the offense was great and the defense was a little off. We finally got guys back healthy, everybody was practicing all week and then you’d go into games and that’s when we started to play our best football on both sides of the ball.”

On setting an NFL record with 15 fourth-quarter touchdowns:

“Those are the situations you want to be in during the game: it’s the fourth quarter, the ball is in your hands and you have to go score a touchdown or you have to make a play. The thing about that record, it’s kind of a made-up record; you have to be down in a lot of games to get to it, so it’s not the situation you always want to be in. When we needed it, we’ve stepped up and guys have gotten open. It makes my job a lot easier – I just have to hit the open guy.”

On if he has a fiery persona:

“There is one. I’m very competitive. I want to win, I want to do well. It is fiery. I don’t get too high after throwing a touchdown; I feel that’s my job, that’s what I’m supposed to do. After bad plays, I get down but I’m not a screamer and yeller. If I’m mad at myself, I’ll be disappointed in myself but it’s about keeping your head up high, it’s about getting ready for that next series or that next play to be at your best.”

On if he regrets saying he’s an elite quarterback:

 

“No, I don’t regret. I was asked a question, I thought I had to stand up and say I think I’m a good player, I think I can win games for the Giants, I think I can play at a high level in this game. My dad, he did talk to me and say you might want to make a remark to retract the statement. I said I’m not going to retract anything; I don’t think I answered the question incorrectly. I thought I gave an honest answer and if people want to make a big deal about it, so be it.”

On what he would say if he were asked the same question today:

“I’d say I’m not into ranking quarterbacks.”

On if his relationship with his brother Peyton has changed with him being injured:

“It hasn’t changed. We still talk about the same as we do the other seasons. We talk about what’s going on, how practice is going and things like that…It’s never been a help relationship. It’s having someone to talk to. I have a brother who knows what it’s like to stand in the pocket and you have to make decision. There are guys that trying to hit you and run at you, and you have to make certain throws…Like a therapist: sometimes you have to get some things off your chest, someone to talk to who understands what you’re going through.”

To view Stark’s entire interview with Manning, visit:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8263600d/Sunday-Sitdown-Eli-Manning

Quotes from NFL GameDay Morning:

“Peyton has done a wonderful job, but he’s done it in Indy. Eli is doing what he’s doing in New York, so we will relive Eli’s success and his victories and his glory way more than we will ever relive Peyton’s. So absolutely he is out from under the shadow and by the time it is all said and done, Eli will reign way bigger than Peyton.” – Michael Irvin on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning

“There is no emerging from Peyton’s shadow. We are having this conversation because No. 18 didn’t play…[Peyton’s] always going to be with Aaron [Rodgers], Drew [Brees] and [Tom] Brady, and we’d be talking about the league’s MVP. That’s what we would be talking about, and Eli would be having a good year. That’s it. There is no way to emerge from Peyton’s shadow.” – Marshall Faulk New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning

 

“What do they say in politics: ‘in the primaries you run to the extreme of the party, but to win the general election you have to run to the middle.’ It’s the same thing in football. You can play to the extremes during the season; I can have a dominant run, a dominant pass – I can win some games to get into the playoffs. But when I get to the playoffs, I have to be a complete team and that’s what we’re seeing. A more complete team says you have to play better defense.” – Brian Billick on teams that have success in the playoffs

 

“We heard his resume – more wins than anybody in his four seasons, playoffs every year, won a playoff game every single season. But for me, he gets more scrutiny because Ed Reed hasn’t won a championship, because Ray Lewis is about at the end of his career and he needs to win another championship. So now, he has to grow up.” – Kurt Warner on the criticism Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco receives

 

“This year when this is all said and done, we’re going to say he’s one or two kind of quarterbacks if he wins it all: is he Trent Dilfer, or is he Ben Roethlisberger? Guys that played with teams that had great defenses, and either you emerge from the shadows and become a great passer, or you become a guy that we continue to call a game manager.” – Marshall Faulk on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco

 

“I called him and he texted me back; that means I don’t want to talk to you. [He texted] ‘We good.’ You’re dead wrong Ed, you can’t say that about your quarterback. Your quarterback is like your little sister – you can’t say everything to him.” – Warren Sapp on Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed’s comments about quarterback Joe Flacco

 

“If you watch what they did against the Saints, it seemed like that was their championship game, that was their Super Bowl.” – Willie McGinest on the San Francisco 49ers following their win over the New Orleans Saints in the Divisional Round

“The only way they can stay away from a letdown is a healthy dose of Frank Gore and Vernon Davis because you can’t put this onus on Alex Smith.” – Deion Sanders on the San Francisco 49ers facing the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game

“This defense is better than we give them credit for, and today against the Baltimore Ravens they will show up.” – Steve Mariucci on the New England Patriots defense

“When you take Ray Rice out of the football game and insert Ricky Williams, the defense will relax. And when they relax, they’re not relaxing for the normal backup; they’re relaxing for a 10,000 yard rusher, a guy who has carried the ball so many times in this league. When that defense for the Patriots relaxes, Ricky Williams can really take advantage of that defense.” – Marshall Faulk on Baltimore Ravens backup running back Ricky Williams

“They played in eight games that were decided by eight points. They had to come back in the end, they got beat on a last-second drive by the Giants but they faced different situations. To me, that is what the playoffs are all about: you want to know what you have.” – Kurt Warner on the New England Patriots’ regular season schedule

“When we [won the Super Bowl in 2000], you could manage a championship; Trent Dilfer, Tom Brady’s first Super Bowl and even Brad Johnson in Tampa Bay. In today’s game, as good as we were, you can’t manage a championship.” – Brian Billick on the difference in the NFL today from 2000

“What you have to do with Tom Brady and most great quarterbacks is you have to make them think after they touch the football, not prior to. If he understands where they’re at already, it’s too late. It’s over…What Ed [Reed] needs to do is what he does: show one thing and give him something else.” – Rod Woodson on the Baltimore Ravens defense against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

 

 

‘Front Office View’ with Michael Lombardi

On the Baltimore Ravens defense against the New England Patriots:

This whole game is going to be third down; the Patriots force you to play a nickel defense and they’re going to try to attack the coverages, especially if the Ravens try to play a lot of man-to-man, which essentially you have to do to get off the field against the Patriots. If you play zone, Tom Brady is going to pick you apart. What I think the Ravens will do is because they can’t take their leader [Ray Lewis] off of the field is they’ll blitz him or they’ll play him in the middle of the field as a rat type of player where he’ll cut off to a different receiver coming underneath. I don’t think they’ll isolate him in man-to-man because that would be really difficult for him to do especially against Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski.

On Joe Philbin named the Miami Dolphins head coach:

It indicates that Jeff Ireland is going to control the personnel and handle the front office, and Joe Philbin is going to coach the team. They’re back to that set up. Obviously that is what the owner Stephen Ross wanted. Jeff Fisher wanted a little bit more of a say in personnel, but I think he has the structure now. It’s going to be critical for Joe Philbin to get that quarterback. Let the Matt Flynn rumors from Green Bay start already because that obviously is the key component for the Dolphins and Joe Philbin in turning this team around.

On the Indianapolis Colts head coaching search:

I’ve got two names for you. Chip Kelly of the University of Oregon; he’d be an outstanding fit for a some team looking for a guy to bring a program and start essentially from scratch with the Colts. And how about Marc Trestman, the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. He’s won two Grey Cups, he’s an NFL assistant coach for a long time, was on the 2002 Super Bowl team with the Oakland Raiders. He could certainly be an outside of the box type of coach. Kelly and Trestman to me are names. Now, I’m told they are going to talk to Trestman at the Colts; I don’t know if they’re going to talk to Kelly.

On New England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez:

Go back to when I was with Bill [Belichick] in Cleveland in 1991: the first thing that he wanted to do was find the next Mark Bavaro. Finally now here at the New England Patriots he does have the next Mark Bavaro. Bavaro was so significant in Bill Belichick’s career in terms of practicing against him every single day and knowing how difficult he was to matchup with. Rob Gronkowski is exactly like Bavaro, perhaps faster down the fielder. That was impactful, and then the Aaron Hernandez element being able to catch the football inside, being able to go outside and matchup, a receiver coming out of the backfield really creates problems. They can control the middle of the field, which is part of Belichick’s mantra: he wants to control and win the middle of the field, and he’s done it really well. The other factor here that is interesting is remember the Patriots moved up ahead of the Baltimore Ravens to pick Rob Gronkowski; the next pick they picked Sergio Kindle. It’s interesting how they had to get in front of Baltimore just to get Gronkowski.

‘Inside Slant’ with Jason La Canfora

On the Indianapolis Colts head coaching search including Jim Tressel:

Jim Irsay has talked to Jim Tressel. People in the league I talked to don’t believe he does [have a chance], except for the Irsay factor: which is he’s taking this franchise back from the Polians. He can take it any way he wants. He had Tressel on the staff last year as a replay consultant. Maybe he ends up on staff somewhere other than a head coach, but clearly there is some affinity for Jim Tressel. They’ve also talked to Jerry Gray, the Titans defensive coordinator. They’ve talked to Pete Carmichael, a rising coach and offensive coordinator with the Saints. My sources say they also want to talk to Brad Childress this week; Mike Zimmer, the Bengals defensive coordinator also is on their hit list as. And maybe there is another surprise candidate to come. Irsay tweeted that he wants a decision made by the end of the week. If that is the case, that indicates their not waiting for any of this final four coaches because obviously they don’t even know who they could interview yet at this time point from those four teams.

On the latest with Peyton Manning:

Here is the next thing to watch: Ryan Grigson, the new general manager there, comes from the Philadelphia Eagles. West Coast offense, attack-minded defense, getting the secondary involved. That is not the Peyton Manning offense with a Tampa-Two [defense] that sits back and doesn’t give up the big play. Very different philosophically. If they hire a coach with Grigson ties – like a Brad Childress, Marty Mornhinweg is also someone they may want to talk to as well – that is another indication they are going a different direction philosophically, schematically. From the cap standpoint, are you going to have Manning and [Andrew] Luck if Luck is the first overall pick? Are you going to sit Luck, even though if you get Childress that is the West Coast system that he knows better than Peyton Manning?

On Alex Smith and Joe Flacco’s contract situations:

Alex Smith isn’t going anywhere. You talk to general managers around the league, they don’t even think he’ll become a free agent. Look at that Kevin Kolb contract: averages about $10 million a year but with contingencies that they can get out of it after any given year without having their cap really blown up or any real negative ramifications. For [Joe] Flacco, he has to win and he has to perform. He knows that if he doesn’t put up better numbers in the playoffs, he’s going to be playing out the final year of his rookie deal. If he steps up and gets them to the Super Bowl and more, then you start looking at that $13-15 million a year stratosphere, that second tier of quarterbacks.

On the reaction to Ed Reed’s comments about Joe Flacco:

Coach [John] Harbaugh wasn’t thrilled about it and he addressed it early in the week. But really in the locker room it’s not a big deal. If you know the personalities involved and how they interact in that locker room, Ed Reed is a little bit like the crazy uncle, especially when it comes to talking to the media. Not going to be super polished, kind of gets on a rift, gets going a little bit. No malice intended in that and Joe Flacco, he deals with criticism constantly; talk radio, all of that stuff. One thing to his credit, he’s always tuned it out. He doesn’t really care what people say, whether it’s Ed Reed or LaMarr Woodley, or whoever else takes shots at him. This thing was squashed early in the week, and actually people in that locker room feel like it may prove to be a positive because you have two guys with different personalities in Flacco and Reed who maybe aren’t hanging out in the locker room a whole lot. They were this week putting this thing to bed, and maybe that bodes well moving forward.”

To view La Canfora’s ‘Inside Slant,’ visit:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82633b33/Tressel-s-chances-for-Colts-job

 

 

On NFL.com, the following video clips from the Championship Sunday edition of NFL GameDay Morning are available for viewing:

Remembering Joe Paterno – Rich Eisen takes a look back on the life of legendary Penn State head coach Joe Paterno.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826344bb/Remembering-Joe-Paterno

Making a Golden Star – San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis speaks with NFL Network’s Steve Cyphers about his career thus far.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826355cb/Making-a-golden-star

 

A Golden Collapse? – Winning takes intangibles, and even with seven Super Bowl rings our analysts know what those are. Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Brian Billick and Rod Woodson debate if the 49ers have what it takes or are due for a letdown in the NFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82633e51/A-golden-collapse

Motivating the Patriots – Willie McGinest, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, has the inside scoop on Bill Belichick’s motivational tactics.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82634db6/Motivating-the-Patriots

What’s at Stake for Flacco? – Joe Flacco’s performance is about more than getting the Ravens back to the Super Bowl. It’s about claiming overdue respect for quarterbacks with great defenses.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82635481/What-s-at-stake-for-Flacco

Dilfer, Flacco Comparisons Unfair – NFL GameDay Morning examine the comparison of current Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82634ed0/Dilfer-Flacco-comparisons-unfair

 

Manning Up – With Peyton Manning sidelined all season and Eli Manning leading the Giants to the NFC Championship Game, our experts debate if Eli is starting to emerge from his big brother’s shadow.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826352ae/Manning-up

Who Holds the Rematch Advantage? – Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp and Steve Mariucci discuss if the 49ers or Giants hold the advantage in today’s championship game after having played in Week 10.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82633ed7/Who-holds-the-rematch-advantage

Lessons Learned – Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner discuss what the Ravens and Patriots can take from their 2009 Wild Card playoff game in preparation for today’s AFC Championship Game.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-playoffs/09000d5d82633b6f/Lessons-learned

Do Players Make the Best Coaches? – Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Brian Billick and Rod Woodson debate if former NFL players make better and more successful coaches than their other coaching counterparts.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826343c5/Do-players-make-the-best-coaches

Pressure’s Mounting – Which of the four starting quarterbacks has the most pressure on him to take his team to the big game? Our analysts debate.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826339f7/Pressure-s-mounting

Ravens Defense Must Get Brady – NFL GameDay agrees no matter what offensive schemes the Patriots show, the Ravens defense has to disrupt quarterback Tom Brady if they want any success for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82634745/Ravens-defense-must-get-Brady

Scary Blue – The Giants won Super Bowl XLII with a scary pass rush. Albert Breer reports how this year’s team is following the same game plan with 17 sacks in their last four games.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826349b4/Scary-Blue

Patriots: Weak Schedule a Disadvantage? – The Patriots struggled against teams this season with a winning record. Will it affect their confidence against the Ravens?

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d82634bcf/Patriots-Weak-schedule-a-disadvantage

EXTRA POINTS:

• NFL GameDay Scoreboard & NFL GameDay Final Provide Complete Analysis of Championship Sunday: At 6:00 PM ET on NFL GameDay Scoreboard, host Scott Hanson and analysts Jamie Dukes and Tom Waddle provide comprehensive highlights, postgame interviews and expert analysis of the Baltimore Ravens-New England Patriots game, as well as a preview of the upcoming game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. On NFL GameDay Final at 10:00 PM ET, host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin to provide a recap of Championship Sunday and the first preview of Super Bowl XLVI.

• Week-Long Coverage of the Senior Bowl Practices and Game: For the seventh consecutive year, NFL Network serves as the exclusive home of the Senior Bowl, providing week-long coverage of the practices and game from Mobile, Ala. NFL Network’s daily coverage of Senior Bowl practices kicks off Monday, January 23 at 4:00 PM ET. Tuesday through Thursday, practice coverage airs from 11:00 AM – Noon ET (North team) and 5:30 – 7:00 PM ET (South team). A 30-minute recap show of the day’s action airs Monday through Thursday at 10:30 PM ET. Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock and Charles Davis analyze each day’s action and preview what is to come during the game, while Rebecca Haarlow and Heath Evans provide reports and player interviews from the practice field. On game day Saturday, January 28 at 4:00 PM ET, Burmeister calls the game alongside analysts Mayock and Davis, while Haarlow and Evans provide reports from the sidelines. Coverage begins at 3:30 PM ET with the NFL Total Access: Senior Bowl Pregame show.

• Pro Bowl Practice Coverage on NFL Network: As the NFC and AFC Pro Bowl squads prepare for the annual Pro Bowl, NFL Network provides coverage of both practices. On Thursday, January 26 beginning at 2:00 PM ET, Fran Charles, Marshall Faulk and Tom Waddle analyze what is to come in the all-star game and provide interviews with players and coaches from Hickman Airforce Base in Hawaii. On Saturday, January 28 at 1:30 PM ET, Charles, Faulk and Waddle anchor the coverage of the final practice before the game on Sunday, January 29.
  

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