October 29, 2009
THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 8 (SUNDAY, NOV. 1)
AUDIBLES WITH LEAD “NFL ON CBS” ANALYST PHIL SIMMS AND “NFL TODAY” ANALYST BILL COWHER
The CBS Television Network, home of Super Bowl XLIV, continues its Golden Anniversary 50th year broadcasting the NFL with THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Nov. 1 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City.
THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz, who this year is marking his 25th with CBS Sports, and Phil Simms call the action from the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game live from Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
Throughout the 2009 season, THE NFL ON CBS will broadcast all of its games each week in HDTV, the highest definition television format – 1080i lines of picture resolution – along with 5.1 digital audio.
Sean McManus is President, CBS News and Sports, and serves as executive producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
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BILL COWHER
(On 4-3 teams; N.Y. Jets and Houston): When you look at the 4-3 teams that are hovering, in particular the Jets and Houston, this is a pivotal week. For the Jets, it’s a divisional game being played at home, and is a game that they have to win. Houston is a team that needs to make the next step. To get a win on the road against a Buffalo team that has won ugly the past couple of weeks would be a big statement game. Houston is a team that has the best receiver in football (Andre Johnson). They may have the best tight end in football in Owen Daniels with the start he’s off to, one of the top returners in Jacoby Jones, and they have a quarterback (Matt Schaub) right now who’s playing as well as anybody in the League. They have offensive firepower, and Mario Williams and group of linebackers give them playmakers on defense. But they have to be able to win and put together streaks of games. Houston is a team that has flashed, but they have to show an ability to be more consistent week-in and week-out.
(On pivotal games for 3-3 teams; Baltimore and San Diego): San Diego has to show that their performance last week against Kansas City wasn’t just an anomaly. They have to show that they are more consistent. They have a chance to do that at home against Oakland this week. For Baltimore, this is a very pivotal game. You can’t lose four in a row. That could be a hole too big to dig out of in that division. And, they’re playing against a quality team in Denver. Denver may be playing against the best defense they’ve played against, on the road.
(On Denver-Baltimore): Denver is a team that it seems has been having to prove the critics every week. People are still questioning the validity of their 6-0 record. There are going to be a lot more answers coming out of this game, Denver at Baltimore, than there will be questions. This game may answer a lot of questions about both teams when all is said and done – the validity of Denver’s record, and Baltimore’s ability to have a strong performance against a quality team.
PHIL SIMMS
(On Miami vs. N.Y. Jets): The thing about the Jets and the Dolphins, there’s always been a rivalry but it’s really stepping up. Rex Ryan is making sure to step it up at a faster pace than these rivalries are used to. It makes for good preparation during the week. It’s getting close to desperation game time for the Miami Dolphins. One, because of the number of losses, if they did lose; and two, because it’s a division game. This time of year it’s getting to that stage of the season where if you lose, it’s hard to make it back up with the season almost half over.
(On Miami’s Chad Henne): The big thing with Chad Henne is that many people don’t even recognize his name. I have been impressed with him. He’s played very well. He’s very talented, and he absolutely has a chance to be in the same class as Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. But you can’t tell anybody that because he’s just not a big enough name. He wasn’t ballyhooed on draft day. He probably deserved to be a first round draft pick, but was not.
(On Jets’ Rookie Shonn Greene): I liked Shonn Greene a lot coming out of college, and I thought that when the Jets moved up in the draft to get him it was a great move on their part. I think there were quite a few NFL teams that were sitting back and shaking their heads because they were mad they didn’t make the move to go up and get Shonn Greene.
(On Brett Favre and Minnesota at Green Bay): I think Brett Favre will get a great reception in Green Bay. But between the players and the coaches of the organization, there’s extra. I don’t want to say motivation, but there comes a time when you just say okay we’ve had enough. And that’s why I think Green Bay will find a way to win the game.
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TRIP IN THE NFL ON CBS WAY BACK MACHINE…
In commemoration of THE NFL ON CBS celebrating its 50th year broadcasting the NFL, footage from historic highlights will be featured during each game. Included among the clips this week during the Cleveland-Chicago game will be highlights of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown’s all-time rushing record on October 6, 1984 against New Orleans, honoring the 10th anniversary of Payton’s death.
Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 8, Week 9 and Week 10 (subject to change).
WEEK 8 – Nov. 1
GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
1:00 PM, ET starts:
●Miami @ N.Y.Jets Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
●Denver @ Baltimore Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
●Cleveland @ Chicago Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley
●Houston @ Buffalo Ian Eagle/Rich Gannon Bob Dekas/Andy Goldberg
4:00 PM, ET starts:
●Oakland @ San Diego Dick Enberg/Dan Fouts Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
●Jacksonville @ Tennessee Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker Victor Frank/Mark Grant
WEEK 9 – Nov. 8 – CBS DOUBLEHEADER
GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
1:00 PM, ET starts:
●Miami @ New England Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
●Baltimore @ Cincinnati Dick Enberg/Dan Fouts Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
●Houston @ Indianapolis Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley
●Kansas City @ Jacksonville Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein Ross Schneiderman/Chris Svendsen
4:15 PM, ET starts:
●San Diego @ N.Y. Giants Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
●Tennessee @ San Francisco Ian Eagle/Rich Gannon Bob Dekas/Andy Goldberg
WEEK 10 – Nov. 15
GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
1:00 PM, ET starts:
●Denver @ Washington Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
●Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
●Buffalo @ Tennessee Ian Eagle/Rich Gannon Bob Dekas/Andy Goldberg
●Jacksonville @ N.Y. Jets Dick Enberg/Dan Fouts Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
4:00 PM, ET starts:
●Kansas City @ Oakland Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker Victor Frank/Mark Grant
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