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2010 NFL Schedule Announced

April 20, 2010 By admin

2010 NFL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

— Complete 2010 Schedule Available on NFL.com —

The NFL announced today its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2010, which kicks off on Thursday night, September 9 in New Orleans and concludes on Sunday, January 2, with 16 division games.

The season begins with the NFL’s annual Thursday primetime kickoff game. This year the opener on September 9 on NBC (8:30 PM ET) features the Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints at home against the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last season’s memorable NFC Championship Game. In a format introduced in 2004, the Super Bowl champion annually hosts the NFL Thursday night season kickoff.

NBC will carry two primetime games on Kickoff Weekend (Thursday and Sunday nights) for a season total of 18 primetime games (the opening Thursday night kickoff and 17 Sunday Night Football games). The Sunday night Kickoff Weekend game will feature an NFC East showdown when the Dallas Cowboys visit the Washington Redskins.

Among the Kickoff Weekend highlights are the debuts of two venues. The new Meadowlands Stadium will host two games on Kickoff Weekend, including one in primetime. On Sunday, September 12, the New York Giants will face the Carolina Panthers (1:00 PM ET, FOX) in the first regular-season game at the stadium. A day later, the New York Jets will meet the Baltimore Ravens in the first nationally televised Monday Night Football game (7:00 PM ET, ESPN) of the season. The second contest of ESPN’s opening weekend doubleheader will feature the Kansas City Chiefs hosting the San Diego Chargers, showcasing the unique renovation of one of the NFL’s iconic venues – Arrowhead Stadium (10:15 PM ET, ESPN). For the remainder of the season, ESPN will televise one Monday night game for the next 15 weeks. There will be no Monday night game on the final regular-season weekend (Week 17), enhancing the ability to schedule the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs.

The regular season will conclude with Week 17 on Sunday, January 2. All 16 games scheduled for Week 17 are division contests. In the final three weeks, there will be a total of 28 division matchups, up from 15 division games in the final three weeks of 2009, to enhance the potential for more games at the end of the season with playoff ramifications.

The 2010 season will come to a close on Sunday, February 6, 2011, when the NFL will crown a champion at Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas.

For ticket information, fans may visit http://www.nfl.com/tickets.

The 2010 NFL Kickoff Weekend schedule:

NFL KICKOFF 2010 WEEKEND

Thursday, September 9

	LOCAL	EASTERN
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints	7:30 PM CT	8:30 PM

Sunday, September 12

	LOCAL	EASTERN
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at New York Giants	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00 PM ET	1:00 PM
Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans	12:00 PM CT	1:00 PM
Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles	4:15 PM ET	4:15 PM
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks	1:15 PM PT	4:15 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins	8:20 PM ET	8:20 PM

Monday, September 13

Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets	7:00 PM ET	7:00 PM
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs	9:15 PM CT	10:15 PM

Two of the highlights in a season sure to have many will come in late October and early November when the NFL again extends beyond the borders of the United States. On October 31 at London’s historic Wembley Stadium, the NFL will continue its International Series of regular-season games when the San Francisco 49ers host the Denver Broncos (1:00 PM ET, CBS). Then on Sunday, November 7, the Buffalo Bills will venture north to Canada for the third consecutive season when they host the Chicago Bears in Toronto at the Rogers Centre (1:00 PM ET, FOX).

NFL Network will kick off an eight-game “run to the playoffs” schedule on November 11 when the Atlanta Falcons host the Ravens. The network will televise seven games on Thursday night and a Saturday night game on Christmas featuring the Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. All NFL Network games will start at 8:20 PM ET, except for the December 25 matchup, which will kick off at 7:30 PM ET.

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

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

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

Thanksgiving will feature an NFL tripleheader. The early game will send the New England Patriots to Detroit to face the Lions (12:30 PM ET, CBS). The late afternoon game will feature the Saints at the Cowboys (4:15 PM ET, FOX). The holiday feast concludes with the Jets welcoming the Cincinnati Bengals (8:20 PM ET, NFLN) in the first Thanksgiving game hosted by a New York team since the AFL’s first two Thanksgiving games in 1960 and 1961 when the Jets were known as the Titans.

The NFL’s 32 teams will each play 16 games over 17 weeks. Byes are scheduled for Weeks 4 through 10.

The 2010 playoffs will include four division winners and two wild cards from each conference. The playoffs begin with Wild Card Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, January 8-9. The two division winners with the best records in each conference will earn first-round byes.

Wild Card Weekend winners join the top two division champions in each conference in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday and Sunday, January 15-16. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will be played on Sunday, January 23. The winners meet two weeks later on Sunday, February 6 in North Texas in Super Bowl XLV.

Preceding the Super Bowl for the second year in a row, the Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 30 at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii.

FOX will carry NFC games, the NFC playoffs, the NFC Championship Game, the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLV. CBS will present the AFC, the AFC playoffs and the AFC Championship Game. The 64 AFC-NFC interconference games (excluding primetime) are carried by CBS when the AFC team is the visitor and by FOX when the NFC team is on the road. All postseason games are televised nationally.

In addition to its Sunday night package, NBC will televise a Wild Card playoff doubleheader on Saturday, January 8.

By NFL policy, ESPN and NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.

The NFL is the only sports league that carries all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television.

Westwood One Radio will broadcast all NFL primetime games, the three Thanksgiving Day games and the entire NFL playoffs.

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 (FIRST WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

1. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

2. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

3. DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

5. DENVER BRONCOS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

6. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

7. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

8. ATLANTA FALCONS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

9. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

10. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

11. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

12. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 3:15p (CT) 4:15P

13. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

14. DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

15. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT NEW YORK JETS 7:00p (ET) 7:00p

16. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 9:15p (CT) 10:15p

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 (SECOND WEEKEND)

17. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

18. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

19. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

20. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

21. CHICAGO BEARS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

22. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

23. BUFFALO BILLS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

24. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

25. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

26. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p

27. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

28. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT NEW YORK JETS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

29. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

30. HOUSTON TEXANS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

31. N.Y. GIANTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

32. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 5:30p (PT) 8:30p

Pg – 2

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (THIRD WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

33. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

34. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

35. DALLAS COWBOYS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

36. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

37. DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

38. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

39. ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

40. TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

41. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

42. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p

43. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT ST. LOUIS 3:05p (CT) 4:05p

44. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:15p (MST) 4:15p

45. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p

46. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

47. NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

48. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 (FOURTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: DALLAS, KANSAS CITY, MINNESOTA, TAMPA BAY)

49. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

50. NEW YORK JETS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

51. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

52. DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

53. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

54. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

55. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

56. DENVER BRONCOS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

57. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 4:05p (ET) 4:05p

58. HOUSTON TEXANS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

59. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

60. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

61. CHICAGO BEARS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

62. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

Pg – 3

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 (FIFTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: MIAMI, NEW ENGLAND, PITTSBURGH, SEATTLE)

LOCAL EASTERN

63. DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

64. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

65. CHICAGO BEARS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

66. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

67. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

68. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

69. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

70. NEW YORK GIANTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

71. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

72. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05p (MST) 4:05p

73. TENNESSEE TITANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p

74. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

75. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 5:20p (PT) 8:20p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

76. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK JETS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 (SIXTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: ARIZONA, BUFFALO, CAROLINA, CINCINNATI)

77. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

78. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

79. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

80. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

81. DETROIT LIONS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

82. ATLANTA FALCONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

83. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

84. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

85. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

86. NEW YORK JETS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p

87. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

88. DALLAS COWBOYS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p

89. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18

90. TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

Pg – 4

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 (SEVENTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: DETROIT, HOUSTON, INDIANAPOLIS, NEW YORK JETS)

LOCAL EASTERN

91. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

92. BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

93. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

94. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

95. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

96. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

97. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

98. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

99. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

100. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

101. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

102. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p

103. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:20p (CT) 8:20p

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25

104. NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 (EIGHTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, NEW YORK GIANTS, PHILADELPHIA)

105. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

106. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

107. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

108. BUFFALO BILLS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

109. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

110. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

111. DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (LONDON) 5:00p (GMT) 1:00p

112. TENNESSEE TITANS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

113. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

114. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

115. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:15p (MT) 4:15p

116. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 7:20p (CT) 8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1

117. HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

Pg – 5

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (NINTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: DENVER, JACKSONVILLE, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO, TENNESSEE, WASHINGTON)

LOCAL EASTERN

118. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

119. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

120. CHICAGO BEARS AT BUFFALO BILLS (TORONTO) 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

121. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

122. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

123. NEW YORK JETS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

124. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

125. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

126. NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

127. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

128. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

129. DALLAS COWBOYS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:20p (CT) 8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8

130. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (TENTH WEEKEND)

(BYES: GREEN BAY, NEW ORLEANS, OAKLAND, SAN DIEGO)

131. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14

132. DETROIT LIONS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

133. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

134. NEW YORK JETS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

135. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

136. HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

137. TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

138. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

139. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p

140. DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

141. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p

142. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

143. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15

144. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

Pg – 6

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (ELEVENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

145. CHICAGO BEARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21

146. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

147. BUFFALO BILLS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

148. DETROIT LIONS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

149. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

150. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

151. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

152. HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

153. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

154. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

155. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:05p (CT) 4:05p

156. ATLANTA FALCONS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 3:05p (CT) 4:05p

157. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

158. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

159. NEW YORK GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES * 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22

160. DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:30p (PT) 8:30p

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (TWELFTH WEEKEND)

161. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT DETROIT LIONS 12:30p (ET) 12:30p

162. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p

163. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT NEW YORK JETS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28

164. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

165. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

166. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

167. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

168. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

169. TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

170. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

171. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

172. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

173. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

174. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15P (MT) 4:15P

175. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS * 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29

176. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 6:30p (MT) 8:30p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

Pg – 7

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 (THIRTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

177. HOUSTON TEXANS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5

178. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

179. CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

180. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

181. DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

182. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

183. BUFFALO BILLS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

184. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

185. ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

186. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

187. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

188. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p

189. DALLAS COWBOYS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

190. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

191. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS * 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6

192. NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 (FOURTEENTH WEEKEND)

193. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 7:20p (CT) 8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

194. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

195. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

196. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

197. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

198. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

199. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

200. NEW YORK GIANTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

201. ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

202. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:05p (CT) 4:05p

203. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

204. DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:15p (MT) 4:15P

205. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

206. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

207. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS * 7:20p (CT) 8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13

208. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

Pg – 8

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 (FIFTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

209. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 5:20p (PT) 8:20p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19

210. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

211. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

212. CLEVELAND BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

213. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

214. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

215. BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

216. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

217. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

218. DETROIT LIONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

219. HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

220. ATLANTA FALCONS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

221. DENVER BRONCOS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

222. NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 4:15p (ET) 4:15p

223. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS * 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20

224. CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 7:30p (CT) 8:30p

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 (SIXTEENTH WEEKEND)

225. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25

226. DALLAS COWBOYS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 5:30p (MT) 7:30p

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26

227. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

228. NEW YORK JETS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

229. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

230. WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

231. TENNESSEE TITANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

232. DETROIT LIONS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

233. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

234. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

235. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

236. HOUSTON TEXANS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:05p (MT) 4:05p

237. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS 1:05p (PT) 4:05p

238. NEW YORK GIANTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 3:15p (CT) 4:15p

239. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS * 8:20p (ET) 8:20p

MONDAY, DECEMBER 27

240. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:30p (ET) 8:30p

* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-16 subject to change

Pg – 9

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
(GAMES GROUPED BY START TIMES AND LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY HOME TEAM)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 (SEVENTEENTH WEEKEND)

LOCAL EASTERN

241. CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

242. CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

243. PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

244. MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

245. CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

246. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

247. TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

248. OAKLAND RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

249. MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

250. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00p (CT) 1:00p

251. BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

252. DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

253. NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1:00p (ET) 1:00p

254. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:15p (MT) 4:15p

255. ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

256. ST. LOUIS RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:15p (PT) 4:15p

* – Sunday night game in Week 17 TBD

POSTSEASON

Saturday, January 8 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (NBC)

Sunday, January 9 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Saturday, January 15 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 16 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 23 AFC and NFC Championship Games (CBS and FOX)

Sunday, January 30 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl in Hawaii (FOX)

Sunday, February 6 Super Bowl XLV in North Texas (FOX)

2010 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Baltimore Ravens			Buffalo Bills
Sep. 13	at New York Jets (Mon)	7:00p	Sep. 12	Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Sep. 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Sep. 19	at Green Bay Packers	12:00p
Sep. 26	Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Sep. 26	at New England Patriots	1:00p
Oct. 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p	Oct. 3	New York Jets	1:00p
Oct. 10	Denver Broncos	1:00p	Oct. 10	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p
Oct. 17	at New England Patriots	1:00p	Oct. 17	BYE
Oct. 24	Buffalo Bills	1:00p	Oct. 24	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p
Oct. 31	BYE		Oct. 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p
Nov. 7	Miami Dolphins	1:00p	Nov. 7	Chicago Bears (Toronto)	1:00p
Nov. 11	at Atlanta Falcons (Thu)	8:20p	Nov. 14	Detroit Lions	1:00p
Nov. 21	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Nov. 21	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Nov. 28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p	Nov. 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p
Dec. 5	Pittsburgh Steelers *	8:20p	Dec. 5	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p
Dec. 13	at Houston Texans (Mon)	7:30p	Dec. 12	Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Dec. 19	New Orleans Saints	1:00p	Dec. 19	at Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Dec. 26	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Dec. 26	New England Patriots	1:00p
Jan. 2	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Jan. 2	at New York Jets	1:00p


Cincinnati Bengals			Cleveland Browns
Sep. 12	at New England Patriots	1:00p	Sep. 12	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Sep. 19	Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Sep. 19	Kansas City Chiefs	1:00p
Sep. 26	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Sep. 26	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p
Oct. 3	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Oct. 3	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Oct. 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p	Oct. 10	Atlanta Falcons	1:00p
Oct. 17	BYE		Oct. 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p
Oct. 24	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Oct. 24	at New Orleans Saints	12:00p
Oct. 31	Miami Dolphins	1:00p	Oct. 31	BYE
Nov. 8	Pittsburgh Steelers (Mon)	8:30p	Nov. 7	New England Patriots	1:00p
Nov. 14	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00p	Nov. 14	New York Jets	1:00p
Nov. 21	Buffalo Bills	1:00p	Nov. 21	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p
Nov. 25	at New York Jets (Thu)	8:20p	Nov. 28	Carolina Panthers	1:00p
Dec. 5	New Orleans Saints	1:00p	Dec. 5	at Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Dec. 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p	Dec. 12	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Dec. 19	Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Dec. 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Dec. 26	San Diego Chargers *	8:20p	Dec. 26	Baltimore Ravens	1:00p
Jan. 2	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Jan. 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Denver Broncos			Houston Texans
Sep. 12	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p	Sep. 12	Indianapolis Colts	12:00p
Sep. 19	Seattle Seahawks	2:05p	Sep. 19	at Washington Redskins	4:15p
Sep. 26	Indianapolis Colts	2:15p	Sep. 26	Dallas Cowboys	12:00p
Oct. 3	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p	Oct. 3	at Oakland Raiders	1:05p
Oct. 10	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Oct. 10	New York Giants	12:00p
Oct. 17	New York Jets	2:05p	Oct. 17	Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p
Oct. 24	Oakland Raiders	2:15p	Oct. 24	BYE
Oct. 31	at San Francisco 49ers (London)	5:00p	Nov. 1	at Indianapolis Colts (Mon)	8:30p
Nov. 7	BYE		Nov. 7	San Diego Chargers	12:00p
Nov. 14	Kansas City Chiefs	2:05p	Nov. 14	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p
Nov. 22	at San Diego Chargers (Mon)	5:30p	Nov. 21	at New York Jets	1:00p
Nov. 28	St. Louis Rams	2:15p	Nov. 28	Tennessee Titans	12:00p
Dec. 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p	Dec. 2	at Philadelphia Eagles (Thu)	8:20p
Dec. 12	at Arizona Cardinals	2:15p	Dec. 13	Baltimore Ravens (Mon)	7:30p
Dec. 19	at Oakland Raiders	1:15p	Dec. 19	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p
Dec. 26	Houston Texans	2:05p	Dec. 26	at Denver Broncos	2:05p
Jan. 2	San Diego Chargers	2:15p	Jan. 2	Jacksonville Jaguars	12:00p


Indianapolis Colts			Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep. 12	at Houston Texans	12:00p	Sep. 12	Denver Broncos	1:00p
Sep. 19	New York Giants	8:20p	Sep. 19	at San Diego Chargers	1:15p
Sep. 26	at Denver Broncos	2:15p	Sep. 26	Philadelphia Eagles	4:05p
Oct. 3	at Jacksonville Jaguars	4:05p	Oct. 3	Indianapolis Colts	4:05p
Oct. 10	Kansas City Chiefs	1:00p	Oct. 10	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Oct. 17	at Washington Redskins	8:20p	Oct. 18	Tennessee Titans (Mon)	8:30p
Oct. 24	BYE		Oct. 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p
Nov. 1	Houston Texans (Mon)	8:30p	Oct. 31	at Dallas Cowboys	12:00p
Nov. 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	4:15p	Nov. 7	BYE
Nov. 14	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Nov. 14	Houston Texans	1:00p
Nov. 21	at New England Patriots	4:15p	Nov. 21	Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Nov. 28	San Diego Chargers *	8:20p	Nov. 28	at New York Giants	1:00p
Dec. 5	Dallas Cowboys	4:15p	Dec. 5	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p
Dec. 9	at Tennessee Titans (Thu)	7:20p	Dec. 12	Oakland Raiders	1:00p
Dec. 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p	Dec. 19	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00p
Dec. 26	at Oakland Raiders	1:05p	Dec. 26	Washington Redskins	1:00p
Jan. 2	Tennessee Titans	1:00p	Jan. 2	at Houston Texans	12:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Kansas City Chiefs			Miami Dolphins
Sep. 13	San Diego Chargers (Mon)	9:15p	Sep. 12	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Sep. 19	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Sep. 19	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p
Sep. 26	San Francisco 49ers	12:00p	Sep. 26	New York Jets	8:20p
Oct. 3	BYE		Oct. 4	New England Patriots (Mon)	8:30p
Oct. 10	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00p	Oct. 10	BYE
Oct. 17	at Houston Texans	12:00p	Oct. 17	at Green Bay Packers	12:00p
Oct. 24	Jacksonville Jaguars	12:00p	Oct. 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p
Oct. 31	Buffalo Bills	12:00p	Oct. 31	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Nov. 7	at Oakland Raiders	1:15p	Nov. 7	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p
Nov. 14	at Denver Broncos	2:05p	Nov. 14	Tennessee Titans	1:00p
Nov. 21	Arizona Cardinals	12:00p	Nov. 18	Chicago Bears (Thu)	8:20p
Nov. 28	at Seattle Seahawks	1:05p	Nov. 28	at Oakland Raiders	1:05p
Dec. 5	Denver Broncos	12:00p	Dec. 5	Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Dec. 12	at San Diego Chargers	1:15p	Dec. 12	at New York Jets	4:15p
Dec. 19	at St. Louis Rams	12:00p	Dec. 19	Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Dec. 26	Tennessee Titans	12:00p	Dec. 26	Detroit Lions	1:00p
Jan. 2	Oakland Raiders	12:00p	Jan. 2	at New England Patriots	1:00p


New England Patriots			N.Y. Jets
Sep. 12	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Sep. 13	Baltimore Ravens (Mon)	7:00p
Sep. 19	at N.Y. Jets	4:15p	Sep. 19	New England Patriots	4:15p
Sep. 26	Buffalo Bills	1:00p	Sep. 26	at Miami Dolphins	8:20p
Oct. 4	at Miami Dolphins (Mon)	8:30p	Oct. 3	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Oct. 10	BYE		Oct. 11	Minnesota Vikings (Mon)	8:30p
Oct. 17	Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Oct. 17	at Denver Broncos	2:05p
Oct. 24	at San Diego Chargers	1:15p	Oct. 24	BYE
Oct. 31	Minnesota Vikings	4:15p	Oct. 31	Green Bay Packers	1:00p
Nov. 7	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Nov. 7	at Detroit Lions	1:00p
Nov. 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	8:20p	Nov. 14	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Nov. 21	Indianapolis Colts	4:15p	Nov. 21	Houston Texans	1:00p
Nov. 25	at Detroit Lions (Thu)	12:30p	Nov. 25	Cincinnati Bengals (Thu)	8:20p
Dec. 6	New York Jets (Mon)	8:30p	Dec. 6	at New England Patriots (Mon)	8:30p
Dec. 12	at Chicago Bears	12:00p	Dec. 12	Miami Dolphins	4:15p
Dec. 19	Green Bay Packers *	8:20p	Dec. 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	4:15p
Dec. 26	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p	Dec. 26	at Chicago Bears	12:00p
Jan. 2	Miami Dolphins	1:00p	Jan. 2	Buffalo Bills	1:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Oakland Raiders			Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep. 12	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p	Sep. 12	Atlanta Falcons	1:00p
Sep. 19	St. Louis Rams	1:05p	Sep. 19	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p
Sep. 26	at Arizona Cardinals	1:15p	Sep. 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Oct. 3	Houston Texans	1:05p	Oct. 3	Baltimore Ravens	1:00p
Oct. 10	San Diego Chargers	1:15p	Oct. 10	BYE
Oct. 17	at San Francisco 49ers	1:05p	Oct. 17	Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Oct. 24	at Denver Broncos	2:15p	Oct. 24	at Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Oct. 31	Seattle Seahawks	1:15p	Oct. 31	at New Orleans Saints	7:20p
Nov. 7	Kansas City Chiefs	1:15p	Nov. 8	at Cincinnati Bengals (Mon)	8:30p
Nov. 14	BYE		Nov. 14	New England Patriots	8:20p
Nov. 21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p	Nov. 21	Oakland Raiders	1:00p
Nov. 28	Miami Dolphins	1:05p	Nov. 28	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Dec. 5	at San Diego Chargers	1:05p	Dec. 5	at Baltimore Ravens *	8:20p
Dec. 12	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p	Dec. 12	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Dec. 19	Denver Broncos	1:15p	Dec. 19	New York Jets	4:15p
Dec. 26	Indianapolis Colts	1:05p	Dec. 23	Carolina Panthers (Thu)	8:20p
Jan. 2	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p	Jan. 2	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p


San Diego Chargers			Tennessee Titans
Sep. 13	at Kansas City Chiefs (Mon)	9:15p	Sep. 12	Oakland Raiders	12:00p
Sep. 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:15p	Sep. 19	Pittsburgh Steelers	12:00p
Sep. 26	at Seattle Seahawks	1:15p	Sep. 26	at N.Y. Giants	1:00p
Oct. 3	Arizona Cardinals	1:15p	Oct. 3	Denver Broncos	12:00p
Oct. 10	at Oakland Raiders	1:15p	Oct. 10	at Dallas Cowboys	3:15p
Oct. 17	at St. Louis Rams	12:00p	Oct. 18	at Jacksonville Jaguars (Mon)	8:30p
Oct. 24	New England Patriots	1:15p	Oct. 24	Philadelphia Eagles	12:00p
Oct. 31	Tennessee Titans	1:05p	Oct. 31	at San Diego Chargers	1:05p
Nov. 7	at Houston Texans	12:00p	Nov. 7	BYE
Nov. 14	BYE		Nov. 14	at Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Nov. 22	Denver Broncos (Mon)	5:30p	Nov. 21	Washington Redskins	12:00p
Nov. 28	at Indianapolis Colts *	8:20p	Nov. 28	at Houston Texans	12:00p
Dec. 5	Oakland Raiders	1:05p	Dec. 5	Jacksonville Jaguars	12:00p
Dec. 12	Kansas City Chiefs	1:15p	Dec. 9	Indianapolis Colts (Thu)	7:20p
Dec. 16	San Francisco 49ers (Thu)	5:20p	Dec. 19	Houston Texans	12:00p
Dec. 26	at Cincinnati Bengals *	8:20p	Dec. 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p
Jan. 2	at Denver Broncos	2:15p	Jan. 2	at Indianapolis Colts	1:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Arizona Cardinals			Atlanta Falcons
Sep. 12	at St. Louis Rams	3:15p	Sep. 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p
Sep. 19	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Sep. 19	Arizona Cardinals	1:00p
Sep. 26	Oakland Raiders	1:15p	Sep. 26	at New Orleans Saints	12:00p
Oct. 3	at San Diego Chargers	1:15p	Oct. 3	San Francisco 49ers	1:00p
Oct. 10	New Orleans Saints	1:05p	Oct. 10	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p
Oct. 17	BYE		Oct. 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	1:00p
Oct. 24	at Seattle Seahawks	1:05p	Oct. 24	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p
Oct. 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:15p	Oct. 31	BYE
Nov. 7	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p	Nov. 7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Nov. 14	Seattle Seahawks	2:15p	Nov. 11	Baltimore Ravens (Thu)	8:20p
Nov. 21	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p	Nov. 21	at St. Louis Rams	3:05p
Nov. 29	San Francisco 49ers (Mon)	6:30p	Nov. 28	Green Bay Packers	1:00p
Dec. 5	St. Louis Rams	2:15p	Dec. 5	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Dec. 12	Denver Broncos	2:15p	Dec. 12	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p
Dec. 19	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Dec. 19	at Seattle Seahawks	1:05p
Dec. 25	Dallas Cowboys (Sat)	5:30p	Dec. 27	New Orleans Saints (Mon)	8:30p
Jan. 2	at San Francisco 49ers	1:15p	Jan. 2	Carolina Panthers	1:00p


Carolina Panthers			Chicago Bears
Sep. 12	at New York Giants	1:00p	Sep. 12	Detroit Lions	12:00p
Sep. 19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p	Sep. 19	at Dallas Cowboys	12:00p
Sep. 26	Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Sep. 27	Green Bay Packers (Mon)	7:30p
Oct. 3	at New Orleans Saints	12:00p	Oct. 3	at New York Giants	8:20p
Oct. 10	Chicago Bears	1:00p	Oct. 10	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p
Oct. 17	BYE		Oct. 17	Seattle Seahawks	12:00p
Oct. 24	San Francisco 49ers	1:00p	Oct. 24	Washington Redskins	12:00p
Oct. 31	at St. Louis Rams	12:00p	Oct. 31	BYE
Nov. 7	New Orleans Saints	1:00p	Nov. 7	at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)	1:00p
Nov. 14	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p	Nov. 14	Minnesota Vikings	12:00p
Nov. 21	Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Nov. 18	at Miami Dolphins (Thu)	8:20p
Nov. 28	at Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Nov. 28	Philadelphia Eagles	12:00p
Dec. 5	at Seattle Seahawks	1:15p	Dec. 5	at Detroit Lions	1:00p
Dec. 12	Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Dec. 12	New England Patriots	12:00p
Dec. 19	Arizona Cardinals	1:00p	Dec. 20	at Minnesota Vikings (Mon)	7:30p
Dec. 23	at Pittsburgh Steelers (Thu)	8:20p	Dec. 26	New York Jets	12:00p
Jan. 2	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Jan. 2	at Green Bay Packers	12:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


Dallas Cowboys			Detroit Lions
Sep. 12	at Washington	8:20p	Sep. 12	at Chicago Bears	12:00p
Sep. 19	Chicago Bears	12:00p	Sep. 19	Philadelphia Eagles	1:00p
Sep. 26	at Houston Texans	12:00p	Sep. 26	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p
Oct. 3	BYE		Oct. 3	at Green Bay Packers	12:00p
Oct. 10	Tennessee Titans	3:15p	Oct. 10	St. Louis Rams	1:00p
Oct. 17	at Minnesota Vikings	3:15p	Oct. 17	at New York Giants	1:00p
Oct. 25	New York Giants (Mon)	7:30p	Oct. 24	BYE
Oct. 31	Jacksonville Jaguars	12:00p	Oct. 31	Washington Redskins	1:00p
Nov. 7	at Green Bay Packers	7:20p	Nov. 7	New York Jets	1:00p
Nov. 14	at New York Giants	4:15p	Nov. 14	at Buffalo Bills	1:00p
Nov. 21	Detroit Lions	12:00p	Nov. 21	at Dallas Cowboys	12:00p
Nov. 25	New Orleans Saints (Thu)	3:15p	Nov. 25	New England Patriots (Thu)	12:30p
Dec. 5	at Indianapolis Colts	4:15p	Dec. 5	Chicago Bears	1:00p
Dec. 12	Philadelphia Eagles *	7:20p	Dec. 12	Green Bay Packers	1:00p
Dec. 19	Washington Redskins	12:00p	Dec. 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Dec. 25	at Arizona Cardinals (Sat)	5:30p	Dec. 26	at Miami Dolphins	1:00p
Jan. 2	at Philadelphia Eagles	1:00p	Jan. 2	Minnesota Vikings	1:00p


Green Bay Packers			Minnesota Vikings
Sep. 12	at Philadelphia Eagles	4:15p	Sep. 9	at New Orleans Saints (Thu)	7:30p
Sep. 19	Buffalo Bills	12:00p	Sep. 19	Miami Dolphins	12:00p
Sep. 27	at Chicago Bears (Mon)	7:30p	Sep. 26	Detroit Lions	12:00p
Oct. 3	Detroit Lions	12:00p	Oct. 3	BYE
Oct. 10	at Washington Redskins	1:00p	Oct. 11	at New York Jets (Mon)	8:30p
Oct. 17	Miami Dolphins	12:00p	Oct. 17	Dallas Cowboys	3:15p
Oct. 24	Minnesota Vikings	7:20p	Oct. 24	at Green Bay Packers	7:20p
Oct. 31	at New York Jets	1:00p	Oct. 31	at New England Patriots	4:15p
Nov. 7	Dallas Cowboys	7:20p	Nov. 7	Arizona Cardinals	12:00p
Nov. 14	BYE		Nov. 14	at Chicago Bears	12:00p
Nov. 21	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p	Nov. 21	Green Bay Packers	12:00p
Nov. 28	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Nov. 28	at Washington Redskins	1:00p
Dec. 5	San Francisco 49ers	12:00p	Dec. 5	Buffalo Bills	12:00p
Dec. 12	at Detroit Lions	1:00p	Dec. 12	New York Giants	12:00p
Dec. 19	at New England Patriots *	8:20p	Dec. 20	Chicago Bears (Mon)	7:30p
Dec. 26	New York Giants	3:15p	Dec. 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	1:00p
Jan. 2	Chicago Bears	12:00p	Jan. 2	at Detroit Lions	1:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


New Orleans Saints			N.Y. Giants
Sep. 9	Minnesota Vikings (Thu)	7:30p	Sep. 12	Carolina Panthers	1:00p
Sep. 20	at San Francisco 49ers (Mon)	5:30p	Sep. 19	at Indianapolis Colts	8:20p
Sep. 26	Atlanta Falcons	12:00p	Sep. 26	Tennessee Titans	1:00p
Oct. 3	Carolina Panthers	12:00p	Oct. 3	Chicago Bears	8:20p
Oct. 10	at Arizona Cardinals	1:05p	Oct. 10	at Houston Texans	12:00p
Oct. 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p	Oct. 17	Detroit Lions	1:00p
Oct. 24	Cleveland Browns	12:00p	Oct. 25	at Dallas Cowboys (Mon)	7:30p
Oct. 31	Pittsburgh Steelers	7:20p	Oct. 31	BYE
Nov. 7	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Nov. 7	at Seattle Seahawks	1:05p
Nov. 14	BYE		Nov. 14	Dallas Cowboys	4:15p
Nov. 21	Seattle Seahawks	3:05p	Nov. 21	at Philadelphia Eagles *	8:20p
Nov. 25	at Dallas Cowboys (Thu)	3:15p	Nov. 28	Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p
Dec. 5	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Dec. 5	Washington Redskins	1:00p
Dec. 12	St. Louis Rams	3:05p	Dec. 12	at Minnesota Vikings	12:00p
Dec. 19	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Dec. 19	Philadelphia Eagles	1:00p
Dec. 27	at Atlanta Falcons (Mon)	8:30p	Dec. 26	at Green Bay Packers	3:15p
Jan. 2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12:00p	Jan. 2	at Washington Redskins	1:00p


Philadelphia Eagles			St. Louis Rams
Sep. 12	Green Bay Packers	4:15p	Sep. 12	Arizona Cardinals	3:15p
Sep. 19	at Detroit Lions	1:00p	Sep. 19	at Oakland Raiders	1:05p
Sep. 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	4:05p	Sep. 26	Washington Redskins	3:05p
Oct. 3	Washington Redskins	4:15p	Oct. 3	Seattle Seahawks	12:00p
Oct. 10	at San Francisco 49ers	5:20p	Oct. 10	at Detroit Lions	1:00p
Oct. 17	Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Oct. 17	San Diego Chargers	12:00p
Oct. 24	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p	Oct. 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Oct. 31	BYE		Oct. 31	Carolina Panthers	12:00p
Nov. 7	Indianapolis Colts	4:15p	Nov. 7	BYE
Nov. 15	at Washington Redskins (Mon)	8:30p	Nov. 14	at San Francisco 49ers	1:15p
Nov. 21	New York Giants *	8:20p	Nov. 21	Atlanta Falcons	3:05p
Nov. 28	at Chicago Bears	12:00p	Nov. 28	at Denver Broncos	2:15p
Dec. 2	Houston Texans (Thu)	8:20p	Dec. 5	at Arizona Cardinals	2:15p
Dec. 12	at Dallas Cowboys *	7:20p	Dec. 12	at New Orleans Saints	3:05p
Dec. 19	at New York Giants	1:00p	Dec. 19	Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p
Dec. 26	Minnesota Vikings	1:00p	Dec. 26	San Francisco 49ers	12:00p
Jan. 2	Dallas Cowboys	1:00p	Jan. 2	at Seattle Seahawks	1:15p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

2010 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES
(All times local)


San Francisco 49ers			Seattle Seahawks
Sep. 12	at Seattle Seahawks	1:15p	Sep. 12	San Francisco 49ers	1:15p
Sep. 20	New Orleans Saints (Mon)	5:30p	Sep. 19	at Denver Broncos	2:05p
Sep. 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	12:00p	Sep. 26	San Diego Chargers	1:15p
Oct. 3	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Oct. 3	at St. Louis Rams	12:00p
Oct. 10	Philadelphia Eagles	5:20p	Oct. 10	BYE
Oct. 17	Oakland Raiders	1:05p	Oct. 17	at Chicago Bears	12:00p
Oct. 24	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Oct. 24	Arizona Cardinals	1:05p
Oct. 31	Denver Broncos (London)	5:00p	Oct. 31	at Oakland Raiders	1:15p
Nov. 7	BYE		Nov. 7	New York Giants	1:05p
Nov. 14	St. Louis Rams	1:15p	Nov. 14	at Arizona Cardinals	2:15p
Nov. 21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:05p	Nov. 21	at New Orleans Saints	3:05p
Nov. 29	at Arizona Cardinals (Mon)	6:30p	Nov. 28	Kansas City Chiefs	1:05p
Dec. 5	at Green Bay Packers	12:00p	Dec. 5	Carolina Panthers	1:15p
Dec. 12	Seattle Seahawks	1:05p	Dec. 12	at San Francisco 49ers	1:05p
Dec. 16	at San Diego Chargers (Thu)	5:20p	Dec. 19	Atlanta Falcons	1:05p
Dec. 26	at St. Louis Rams	12:00p	Dec. 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Jan. 2	Arizona Cardinals	1:15p	Jan. 2	St. Louis Rams	1:15p


Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Washington Redskins
Sep. 12	Cleveland Browns	1:00p	Sep. 12	Dallas Cowboys	8:20p
Sep. 19	at Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Sep. 19	Houston Texans	4:15p
Sep. 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	1:00p	Sep. 26	at St. Louis Rams	3:05p
Oct. 3	BYE		Oct. 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	4:15p
Oct. 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	1:00p	Oct. 10	Green Bay Packers	1:00p
Oct. 17	New Orleans Saints	1:00p	Oct. 17	Indianapolis Colts	8:20p
Oct. 24	St. Louis Rams	1:00p	Oct. 24	at Chicago Bears	12:00p
Oct. 31	at Arizona Cardinals	1:15p	Oct. 31	at Detroit Lions	1:00p
Nov. 7	at Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Nov. 7	BYE
Nov. 14	Carolina Panthers	1:00p	Nov. 15	Philadelphia Eagles (Mon)	8:30p
Nov. 21	at San Francisco 49ers	1:05p	Nov. 21	at Tennessee Titans	12:00p
Nov. 28	at Baltimore Ravens	1:00p	Nov. 28	Minnesota Vikings	1:00p
Dec. 5	Atlanta Falcons	1:00p	Dec. 5	at New York Giants	1:00p
Dec. 12	at Washington Redskins	1:00p	Dec. 12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1:00p
Dec. 19	Detroit Lions	1:00p	Dec. 19	at Dallas Cowboys	1:00p
Dec. 26	Seattle Seahawks	1:00p	Dec. 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1:00p
Jan. 2	at New Orleans Saints	12:00p	Jan. 2	New York Giants	1:00p


* – Sunday night games in Weeks 11-17 subject to change

NFL on FOX’s Super Bowl Season Features McNabb’s Return to Philly Sun Oct. 3

April 20, 2010 By admin

NFL ON FOX STARTS SUPER BOWL SEASON ON SEPT. 12^th

Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints Featured 11 Times Including Thanksgiving Day Showdown with the Dallas Cowboys

McNabb Returns to Philadelphia as a Redskin on Sunday, Oct. 3

Giants Christen New Stadium Against Panthers as Part of Week 1 Doubleheader

Season Culminates with the Exclusive Presentation of Super Bowl XLV

from State-of-the-Art Cowboys Stadium

New York – The 17^th season of the NFL on FOX premieres Sunday, Sept. 12 with doubleheader coverage of six games including the regular season debut of New York football’s epicenter when Eli Manning and the Giants christen their new facility against John Fox’s Carolina Panthers. Week 1 doubleheader action of FOX’s Super Bowl Season is anchored by a clash between last season’s NFC Wild Card winners when Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia Eagles at the Linc in the late afternoon.

At present, FOX Sports is scheduled to broadcast 106 regular-season games, including nine doubleheader Sundays and the traditional Thanksgiving Day game this year featuring an exciting rematch between the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys. Last season, the Cowboys put an end to New Orleans’ quest of an undefeated season in Week 15.

NFL fans will have Sunday, Oct. 3 circled on their calendars when FOX Sports presents Donovan McNabb’s highly-anticipated return to Philadelphia wearing a division rival’s uniform when Mike Shanahan’s Washington Redskins clash with Andy Reid’s Eagles to anchor FOX’s Week 4 doubleheader coverage.

Viewers can look forward to many exciting matchups on the NFL on FOX schedule including Sunday, Oct. 17 when the NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings host the Cowboys as Dallas looks to avenge their Division Playoff thrashing. Other key dates include Sunday, Oct. 31 as Adrian Peterson and the Vikings march into Foxboro to take on Tom Brady and the Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 14 when the Cowboys get their first taste of the Giants’ new home-field and Tony Romo and the Cowboys visit Peyton Manning and the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, Dec. 5. Week 17 (Sunday, Jan. 2) features at least seven divisional showdowns that could prove pivotal to the NFC playoff picture as part of FOX’s doubleheader coverage including Dallas at Philadelphia, Giants at Washington, Chicago at Green Bay and Tampa Bay at New Orleans.

Each week, coverage begins with FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00-1:00 PM ET/9:00-10:00 AM PT), America’s most-watched pregame show for 16-straight seasons. Terry Bradshaw, last year’s Emmy-Award winner for Outstanding Studio Analyst, and Curt Menefee return as co-host alongside Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, insider Jay Glazer and comedian Frank Caliendo. Since its premiere in September 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has won 20 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities, including four for Outstanding Studio Show.

The 2009 NFL season was one for the record books for FOX Sports. The regular season averaged 19.1 million viewers, surpassing the previous NFL on FOX record of 18.2 million set in 1995 by almost one million viewers. NFL on FOX NATIONAL GAMES had a remarkable 2009 season, averaging an enormous 15.5/28 and over 26.2 million viewers, both new NFL on FOX records. FOX Sports once again out-rated all other NFL rightsholders including the league’s prime-time over-the-air package and the NFC package on FOX out-rated the AFC package for the 15^th straight season.

All NFL on FOX games are produced and broadcast in state-of-the-art HD beginning with three preseason broadcasts in August straight through coverage of the NFC’s postseason including Super Bowl XLV in Texas.

The 2010 NFL on FOX season includes 54 games featuring last season’s NFC playoff teams, including 11 games featuring the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints while the NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings play 10 games on FOX. The New York Giants, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, appear 10 times apiece while their division rival Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for nine games.

Once the playoff teams are determined, the NFL on FOX presents exclusive live postseason coverage, including an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday, Jan. 9, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Saturday, Jan. 15 and Sunday, Jan. 16, the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 23, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl from Honolulu on Sunday, Jan 30 and SUPER BOWL XLV on Sunday, Feb. 6 from state-of -the-art Cowboys Stadium.

The NFL on FOX’s 17^th season of coverage begins with three prime-time preseason contests including back-to-back nights of NFL action under the lights. On Thursday, Aug. 19 (8:00 PM ET) Tom Brady and the AFC East-winning New England Patriots visit the Georgia Dome to take on Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the exciting Atlanta Falcons. On Friday, Aug. 20, (8:00 PM ET) Andy Reid and his Philadelphia Eagles travel to Cincinnati to take on Chad Ochocinco and the Bengals, who last season dominated the AFC North. FOX Sports’ last preseason broadcast comes Sunday, Aug. 29 (8:00 PM ET) at INVESCO Field in Denver when the most decorated franchise in the NFL, the six-time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers square-off against the Denver Broncos, who could find themselves in the midst of a quarterback controversy between last season’s starter Kyle Orton and off-season acquisition Brady Quinn.

David Hill and Ed Goren are the Executive Producers of the NFL on FOX. Bill Brown is Senior Producer and George Greenberg is Creative Director. Scott Ackerson is the Coordinating Producer of FOX NFL SUNDAY.

Following is a complete list of games on the 2010 NFL on FOX regular and postseason broadcast schedules.

2010 NFL ON FOX BROADCAST SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES ET)

Sunday, September 12
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Carolina Panthers at New York Giants

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers

4:15 PM Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams

Sunday, September 19

1:00 PM Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions

Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

4:05 PM Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos

St. Louis Rams at Oakland Raiders

Sunday, September 26

1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans

San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs

4:05 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars

Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams

Sunday, October 3

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams

4:15 PM Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers

Sunday, October 10

1:00 PM Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins

St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals

Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns

New York Giants at Houston Texans

4:05 PM New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals

Sunday, October 17

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Detroit Lions at New York Giants

Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles

Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings

Sunday, October 24

1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears

San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers

St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans

4:05 PM Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, October 31

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions

Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams

Green Bay Packers at New York Jets

4:15 PM Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals

Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders

Sunday, November 7

1:00 PM Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)

Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

4:05 PM New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, November 14

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills

4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, November 21*

1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans

Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs

4:05 PM Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints

Thursday, November 25 (THANKSGIVING DAY)

4:15 PM New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys

Sunday, November 28*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears

Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens

Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns

4:15 PM St. Louis Rams at Denver Broncos

Sunday, December 5*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals

4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts

St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals

Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, December 12*

1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Redskins

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

4:05 PM St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, December 19*

1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers

Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens

4:05 PM Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, December 26*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles

Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams

Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins

Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars

4:15 PM New York Giants at Green Bay Packers

Sunday, January 2*

(FOX NFL SUNDAY & CBS Doubleheader)

1:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

New York Giants at Washington Redskins

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

4:15 PM Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Sunday, January 9, 2011

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

Saturday, January 15, 2011

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

Sunday, January 16, 2011

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

Sunday, January 23, 2011

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

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Super Bowl XLV (Arlington, TX, teams & time to be determined)

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

— FOX SPORTS —

www.foxsports.com

ESPN’s 2010 Monday Night Football Schedule

April 20, 2010 By admin

ESPN’s 2010 Monday Night Football Schedule

All 12 Playoff Teams from 2009; 13 Divisional Matchups; Three MNF Appearances for Jets, including New Meadowlands Stadium Prime-Time Opener

The 41st season of Monday Night Football will kick off on ESPN with a doubleheader Monday, September 13 – Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets (7 p.m. ET) and San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (10:15 p.m. / 9:15 p.m. CT) – and will continue with a total of 17 prime-time games. Following a successful season that delivered the 15 biggest cable household audiences of the year, ESPN’s MNF schedule will feature all 12 playoff teams from 2009, including both the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and AFC champion Indianapolis Colts.

In the first game of the nationally televised ESPN week 1 doubleheader, Mark Sanchez and the Jets will host Joe Flacco and the Ravens. The Jets advanced to the AFC Championship last season, while Baltimore reached the AFC Divisional playoffs. The matchup will be the first prime-time regular season game in the New Meadowlands Stadium and the first of three MNF appearances for the Jets, the NFL’s most aggressive franchise this offseason having added former NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes, All-Pro defensive back Antonio Cromartie and 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Jason Taylor.

In the doubleheader nightcap, running back Thomas Jones and the Chiefs will host Phillip Rivers and the defending AFC West champion Chargers at the newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium, one of the NFL’s iconic venues. It will be the first MNF game in Kansas City since Nov. 22, 2004, and it is the first time the MNF doubleheader will conclude outside San Francisco/Oakland since the season-opening two-game format was adopted in 2006.

A week later, Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees and the NFL champion New Orleans Saints travel to the West Coast to play Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers September 20.

Play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico and analysts Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski will call the Ravens-Jets opener, and the MNF games each week at 8:30 p.m. ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s 24-hour Spanish-language domestic sports network, will continue to offer a Spanish-language production of MNF games during the 2010 NFL season. Additional MNF “game around the game” content will be available throughout the day across ESPN’s multimedia platforms.

ESPN’s MNF Schedule Highlights:

Appearances by both Super Bowl teams – New Orleans Saints at San Francisco (Sept. 20) and at Atlanta (Dec. 27); and Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston (Nov. 1);

New York Jets lead all NFL teams with three MNF appearances. Multiple teams have two appearances each – Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, San Diego and San Francisco;

13 of 17 MNF games involve divisional matchups, including Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Sept. 27), New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (Oct. 25), Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins (Nov. 15), New York Jets at New England Patriots (Dec. 6) and Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings (Dec. 20).

Super Bowl Champion Saints Come Marching in September:

Sept. 13: Season-opening doubleheader – Ravens at Jets and Chargers at Chiefs – features three AFC playoff teams from last season, as well as the prime-time NFL regular season debut of both the New Meadowlands Stadium and the newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium;

Sept. 20: Drew Brees and the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints face Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers;

Sept. 27: A classic NFC North matchup featuring top young quarterbacks, as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel to the Windy City to play Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears.

Favre (?) Back in New York and Giants in Big D in October:

Oct. 4: All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall – traded to the Miami Dolphins this offseason – makes his MNF debut at home against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots;

Oct. 11: Brett Favre, still undecided about his NFL future, could face his former team when the Minnesota Vikings play the New York Jets. Both teams advanced to the conference championships last season and are hoping for another Super Bowl run in 2010;

Oct. 18: 2009 NFL leading rusher Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans play David Garrard and the Jacksonville Jaguars in a key AFC South game;

Oct. 25: Annually one of the NFL’s most anticipated games, Eli Manning and the New York Giants travel to Texas to face Tony Romo and the NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys.

Peyton’s Place and McNabb’s New Home in November:

Nov. 1: For the second consecutive week, MNF will feature a Manning. This time it’s Peyton’s turn as the reigning NFL MVP and the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts host Matt Schaub and the Houston Texans in the first MNF game at Lucas Oil Stadium;

Nov. 8: Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers try to recapture the AFC North from Carson Palmer and the defending division champion Cincinnati Bengals;

Nov. 15: Donovan McNabb faces his former team when new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb and the Philadelphia Eagles travel to the nation’s capital to play the Washington Redskins;

Nov. 22: AFC West contenders meet when Rivers and the Chargers host the Denver Broncos;

Nov. 29: Larry Fitzgerald and the NFC West champion Arizona Cardinals host the 49ers.

Jets-Pats Grudge Match and Bears-Vikings Clash in December:

Dec. 6: The Jets and Patriots renew their AFC East rivalry in a game that could decide the division;

Dec. 13: Ray Lewis and the Ravens travel to Houston to battle Schaub and the Texans;

Dec. 20: Adrian Peterson and the Vikings host Cutler and the Bears in a key late-season NFC North matchup;

Dec. 27: With hopes of recapturing the NFC South, Brees and the Super Bowl champion Saints face Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons in the MNF season finale.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football

ESPN’s Monday Night Football is the most-watched series in cable television history. In four seasons on ESPN, Monday Night Football has registered eight of the top 10 all-time biggest household audiences in cable history, led by the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings telecast (10/5/09), which attracted cable’s largest household audience ever (an average of 15,136,000 million homes and 21,839,000 viewers). For the 2009 season, ESPN’s MNF delivered the 15 biggest household audiences (and top 14 among viewers) for cable television in 2009, averaging a 10.4 rating and 10,315,000 homes (14,382,000 viewers). It was also the first time on ESPN that the series averaged higher than a 10 rating and 14 million viewers for the season. Accompanying NFL content on ESPN.com, including “Monday Night HQ,” sparked an increase of Monday traffic to the site of 24% over the previous season with an average 84.6 million page views per week.

ESPN’s 2010 Monday Night Football Schedule

Preseason
Date	Time (ET)	Teams
Aug. 12	8 p.m.	Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens
Aug. 16	8 p.m.	New York Giants at New York Jets
Aug. 23	8 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans
Aug. 26	8 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers

Regular Season
Sept. 13	7 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets
	10:15 p.m.	San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Sept. 20	8:30 p.m.	New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers
Sept. 27	8:30 p.m.	Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Oct. 4	8:30 p.m.	New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
Oct. 11	8:30 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings at New York Jets
Oct. 18	8:30 p.m.	Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Oct. 25	8:30 p.m.	New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Nov. 1	8:30 p.m.	Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Nov. 8	8:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Nov. 15	8:30 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Nov. 22	8:30 p.m.	Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Nov. 29	8:30 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Dec. 6	8:30 p.m.	New York Jets at New England Patriots
Dec. 13	8:30 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans
Dec. 20	8:30 p.m.	Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Dec. 27	8:30 p.m.	New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

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NFL Network 2010 Primetime ‘Thursday Night Football’ Schedule Announced

April 20, 2010 By admin

NFL NETWORK 2010 PRIMETIME

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Eight-Game Slate Kicks Off With Ravens-Falcons on Nov. 11

Dallas Cowboys Visit Arizona Cardinals on Christmas

MVP Peyton Manning and Colts Take On 2,000-Yard Rusher Chris Johnson and the Titans

Thanksgiving Special: Bengals Visits Jets In New Meadowlands Stadium

NFL Network announced today its eight-game, regular-season primetime Thursday Night Football schedule. Game times for the contests — seven on Thursdays and one on Saturday – are 8:00 PM ET, with a special 7:30 PM ET start on Christmas. NFL Network’s schedule features teams that combined for eight playoff berths and five division titles in 2009.

This is the fifth season of NFL games on NFL Network. In 2009, NFL Network games featured four of the five most viewed games in the network’s history. The following are highlights of NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football schedule:

Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons, Thursday, Nov. 11 – Class of 2008 quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan meet for the first time. The third-year quarterbacks have a combined 40-22 (.645) regular-season record as starters.

Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Nov. 18 – These franchises meet for the fifth time in primetime when the Bears visit Miami. One of their most memorable games was on Dec. 2, 1985 Monday Night Football game which drew record 29.6 TV rating for the Dolphins’ upset of the unbeaten Bears. The Bears went on to win the Super Bowl that year.

Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets, Thursday, Nov. 25 – The third consecutive nationally televised game between the clubs (2009 Week 17 Sunday Night Football & 2009 AFC Wild Card Playoff) is also the first Thanksgiving game hosted by a New York team since the Jets (then the Titans) hosted the American Football League’s first two Thanksgiving games in 1960 and 1961.

Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Dec. 2 – The Eagles aim for their third consecutive playoff berth and ninth postseason trip in 11 seasons with a new starting quarterback. Houston, which had the league’s top passing offense in 2009 led by QB Matt Schaub and WR Andre Johnson, looks to make the first playoff appearance in franchise history.

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, Thursday, Dec. 9 – NFL MVP Peyton Manning of the Colts and 2,000-yard rusher Chris Johnson of the Titans take the field in this division matchup. In the eight years of the current divisional alignment, Indianapolis and Tennessee have swept all eight AFC South crowns.

San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers, Thursday, Dec. 16 –The Chargers, with the AFC’s highest scoring offense in 2009 (28.4 points per game), take on the 49ers that feature the NFC’s number two scoring defense (17.6 points per game). San Diego has won four consecutive division titles, the top current streak in NFL.

Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers, Thursday, Dec. 23 – These clubs finished at .500 or better last season but missed the playoffs. They both look to return to the postseason after one year away.

Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals, Saturday, Dec. 25 – A pair of 2009 division champions meet in the special Christmas game in Arizona. Star power on both offenses will be on display with Cowboys QB Tony Romo and Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald.

Each NFL Network game telecast will feature a live, two-hour pregame show. In addition, a one-hour postgame show will wrap up the action with interviews, highlights and press conferences.

NFL.com LIVE again will offer complementary Thursday Night Football game coverage including select live video, statistics and interactive applications. NFL.com LIVE coverage in 2007 and 2008 earned Sports Emmy nominations for outstanding new approaches in coverage.

NFL Network 2010 Thursday Night Football Schedule

Week 10: Thursday, November 11 at 8:00 PM ET

Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons

Week 11: Thursday, November 18 at 8:00 PM ET

Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins

Week 12: Thursday, November 25 at 8:00 PM ET

Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets (Thanksgiving)

Week 13: Thursday, December 2 at 8:00 PM ET

Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 14: Thursday, December 9 at 8:00 PM ET

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

Week 15: Thursday, December 16 at 8:00 PM ET

San Francisco 49ers at San Diego Chargers

Week 16: Thursday, December 23 at 8:00 PM ET

Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 16: Saturday, December 25 at 7:30 PM ET

Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals

For the entire 2010 NFL schedule, visit www.NFL.com.

NFL Network games also will be carried on free, over-the-air television in the city of the visiting team and in the city where the game is played if it is sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff.

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

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2010 “NBC Sunday Night Football” Schedule Announced

April 20, 2010 By admin

2010 “NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Thursday Night Opener: Vikings at Super Bowl Champion Saints; McNabb and Redskins Host Cowboys in Opening SNF Game

“Manning Bowl” in Week 2

3 Appearances Each by Colts, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Packers and Steelers; 2 Appearances Each by Chargers, Patriots, Redskins and Vikings

NEW YORK – April 20, 2010 – Three appearances each by six marquee NFL teams, the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers; a rematch of the NFC Championship Game as the Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings in the opening Thursday night game; the “Manning Bowl” rematch in Week 2; and storied rivalries including three NFC East games, Chargers-Colts, Vikings-Packers at Lambeau, Steelers-Ravens and Jets-Dolphins highlight the “NBC Sunday Night Football” schedule as the league announced its 2010 slate of games today.

Highlights of “NBC Sunday Night Football” schedule:

Sixteen of NBC’s 17 scheduled games involve at least one playoff team from last season; eight of 17 include two playoff teams.

Fourteen of the 17 teams playing on “Sunday Night Football” had .500 or better records.

Three appearances from six marquee teams: Colts (vs. Giants, Redskins, Chargers), Cowboys (Redskins, Packers, Eagles), Eagles (49ers, Giants, Cowboys), Giants (Colts, Bears, Eagles), Packers (Vikings, Cowboys, Patriots) and Steelers (Saints, Patriots, Ravens).

A rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game between the Vikings and Saints to kickoff the NFL season on Thursday night, Sept. 9.

Peyton and Eli meet in the anticipated rematch of the “Manning Bowl” when the Giants and Colts face off in Week 2. They last met in the network debut of “Sunday Night Football” in 2006 in a game that was seen by 22.6 million viewers, the third-most ever in the history of “Sunday Night Football.” Six SNF games involve one of the Manning brothers.

A matchup of two of the oldest NFL teams when the Bears and Giants meet in Week 4 in the New Meadowlands Stadium. The Bears-Giants rivalry dates back to 1925.

Three matchups among bitter NFC East rivals: Cowboys-Redskins, Giants-Eagles, and Eagles-Cowboys.

The first “NBC Sunday Night Football” trips to New Orleans, Cincinnati, San Francisco and Miami.

SNF DOMINATED SUNDAY NIGHTS: “Sunday Night Football” was the most- watched Sunday night primetime broadcast in a record 15 of 16 (94 percent) weeks last season. In 2008, SNF won 13 of 16 (81 percent) Sunday nights after winning 11 of 16 in 2007 (69 percent) and nine of 16 in 2006 (56 percent).

SNF NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM FOR 2009 SEASON IN KEY DEMOS: For the full 2009 season, “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the No. 1 program across the key demographics of Adults 18-49 (7.5), Men 25-54 (10.8), Men 18-49 (9.7) and Men 18-34 (8.1). Additionally, SNF ranked No. 2 in viewership (19.6 million) and in household rating (11.7) among all primetime programs during the football season.

NFL OPENING KICKOFF: In a tradition that began in 2004, the Super Bowl champion annually hosts the following season’s Thursday night season kickoff. The NFL will open this season on NBC, Thursday, Sept. 9, with the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints hosting the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings, who the Saints defeated in the NFC Championship game last season, 31-28. The first “NBC Sunday Night Football” contest of the season is a classic NFC East rivalry as the Washington Redskins with their new QB Donovan McNabb and head coach Mike Shanahan host Tony Romo and the NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys.

2010 “NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” SCHEDULE

Thurs. Sept. 9 NFL Kickoff Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Sun. Sept. 12 Week 1 Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

Sun. Sept. 19 Week 2 New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts

Sun. Sept. 26 Week 3 New York Jets at Miami Dolphins

Sun. Oct. 3 Week 4 Chicago Bears at New York Giants

Sun. Oct. 10 Week 5 Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers

Sun. Oct. 17 Week 6 Indianapolis Colts at Washington Redskins

Sun. Oct. 24 Week 7 Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Sun. Oct. 31 Week 8 Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints

Sun. Nov. 7 Week 9 Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers

Sun. Nov. 14 Week 10 New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers

Sun. Nov. 21 *Week 11 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

Sun. Nov. 28 *Week 12 San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

Sun. Dec. 5 *Week 13 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

Sun. Dec. 12 *Week 14 Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Sun. Dec. 19 *Week 15 Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots

Sun. Dec. 26 *Week 16 San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals

Sun. Jan. 2 *Week 17 TBA

*Flex Week

“Football Night in America” begins NBC’s NFL coverage every Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.

Following is a complete breakdown of the matchups with analysis from “NBC Sunday Night Football” analyst Cris Collinsworth and “NBC Football Night in America” analysts Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison:

THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 – NFL KICKOFF 2010

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La.)

In a tradition that began in 2004, the Super Bowl champion annually hosts the following season’s Thursday night season kickoff. This year’s matchup features a rematch of last year’s thrilling NFC Championship Game as the defending Super Bowl champion Saints host the Vikings, who are still awaiting word as to Brett Favre’s return.

Collinsworth: “If I could hand pick one game to start the season – assuming Brett Favre comes back – this would be mine. In many ways this was probably the most memorable and most emotional of all the playoff games last year including the Super Bowl. You had Brett Favre and the New Orleans Saints, with their fans who have endured so much, getting the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl.”

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 – WEEK ONE

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins (FedExField, Landover, Md.)

“NBC Sunday Night Football” kicks off its season with one of the most storied rivalries in sports as the Redskins host the Cowboys. Donovan McNabb will face a familiar foe, but as the quarterback of a new team, as he makes his debut under center with the Redskins. And new Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan makes his regular-season debut in a bitter NFC East rivalry game.

Collinsworth: “Without question the story of the off-season was Donovan McNabb going to divisional rival Washington. The Redskins have almost unbelievably rebuilt the team, starting at the top with Mike Shanahan as the coach and Kyle Shanahan as the offensive coordinator, McNabb at QB and they added Larry Johnson and Willie Parker at RB. It’s been a remarkable quick fix for the Redskins and, the way they played defense last year and with coach and QB now in place, this is a very very different looking Washington Redskins team.”

SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 – WEEK TWO

New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)

Brothers Peyton and Eli Manning face off in the rematch of the “Manning Bowl.” This is the first time the brothers will meet since 2006 when the Colts and Giants met in the first ever “Sunday Night Football” game on NBC, a game that drew 22.6 million viewers and stands as the third most-watched game in SNF history. The Colts won, 26-21, at Giants Stadium. Peyton, who won his fourth NFL MVP last season, has led the Colts to the playoffs in each of the last seven seasons while the Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII, missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2004.

Dungy, head coach of the Colts for the first “Manning Bowl”: “I have never been in a regular season game with that much hype. This will be huge, too.”

Collinsworth: “This game takes on a completely different feel now that Eli has a Super Bowl championship of his own. It’s no longer, ‘could Eli ever measure up to what Peyton has done?’ Certainly Peyton with the four MVPs puts him at the top of the class in many ways but for Eli, he’s no longer the baby brother in this one. This is more about two top quarterbacks going at it…and, oh, by the way, they’re brothers.”

SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 – WEEK THREE

New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.)

A bitter AFC East rivalry as the Jets, who advanced to the AFC Championship Game last season behind rookie head coach Rex Ryan and rookie QB Mark Sanchez, take on the Dolphins who won the division just two seasons ago. The Jets acquired a number of high-profile players during the off-season, including formers Chargers CB Antonio Cromartie and RB LaDainian Tomlinson. The Dolphins recently traded for former Broncos WR Brandon Marshall and signed him to a long-term contract. Marshall will have a difficult task in this game as he goes up against one of the top CBs in the league in the Jets’ Darrell Revis. The Dolphins swept their two meetings last year winning 31-27 at home in Week 5 and 30-25 at the Meadowlands in Week 8.

Harrison: “The Jets made a ton of off-season moves and are definitely looking to reach that next level. But I’m interested to see how Mark Sanchez develops. If the quarterback doesn’t play well, then they won’t have success. I had the opportunity to play against Brandon Marshall. He’s a phenomenal young player and is going to help out the Dolphins tremendously. The Marshall-Revis matchup is awesome. I’m taking Revis all day despite Marshall being a physical specimen.”

SUNDAY, OCT. 3 – WEEK FOUR

Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants (New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.) The Giants and Bears first met in 1925 at the Polo Grounds. This will be the 56^th meeting, including playoff games, between the 85-year old rivals but the first at the New Meadowlands Stadium. The Bears were active in the off-season signing Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers and hiring new offensive coordinator Mike Martz, who specializes in the passing game.

Dungy: “The Bears have a completely different offensive philosophy with Mike Martz there. They are trying to build the team around Jay Cutler and win games through the air. The Giants are looking to get back that pressure defense they had when they won the Super Bowl.”

SUNDAY OCT. 10 – WEEK FIVE

Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers (Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Calif.) The 49ers, poised for a playoff run after an 8-8 season in 2009, make their first appearance on “NBC Sunday Night Football” by hosting the Eagles – making the first of three SNF appearances in 2010 – and their new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb.

Harrison: “Philadelphia went out west to Oakland last year and lost. This will be an interesting game to see how they respond to the West Coast travel. It’s an opportunity for them to show that they are going to be a consistent team no matter who the opponent is or where they play.”

SUNDAY, OCT. 17 – WEEK SIX

Indianapolis Colts at Washington Redskins (FedExField, Landover, Md.)

A battle of two of the NFL’s top QBs as reigning NFL MVP Peyton Manning leads the AFC Champion Colts into the nation’s capital to take on the Redskins with their new Head Coach Mike Shanahan and new QB Donovan McNabb.

Dungy: “Mike Shanahan knows the Colts well. He played a lot of games against them when he was in Denver. It’s going to be interesting to see how far along Donovan McNabb is in the Redskins offense. I think you’ll see his best around this time.”

SUNDAY, OCT. 24 – WEEK SEVEN

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.)

Will Brett Favre return for another season? If so, this will be the Vikings quarterback’s second trip back to Lambeau Field, a place where he donned the green and gold of the Packers for 16 seasons. His inaugural return last year was the most-watched NFL regular-season game of the year with 29.8 million viewers.

Dungy: “A lot depends on if Brett Favre comes back, and I think he will be back. Even though Brett played at Lambeau last year, it’s always going to be emotional for him and the Packers fans. Green Bay knows it needs to beat Minnesota if it wants to win the division. The Packers lost twice last year despite being able to move the ball and put points on the board. They were unable to stop the Vikings.”

SUNDAY, OCT. 31 – WEEK EIGHT

Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La.)

This Halloween Night in New Orleans shouldn’t be so scary with a matchup of the last two Super Bowl winners as the Steelers head to the Big Easy to take on Drew Brees and the Saints.

Collinsworth: “Where else would you have Halloween night? The Saints fans and the city of New Orleans do costumes pretty well so I hope I can keep my attention on the field for what should be a tremendous football matchup. You have arguably the most exciting offense in the Saints going against the most exciting defense in the Steelers.”

SUNDAY, NOV. 7 – WEEK NINE

Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers (Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.)

Two 2009 playoff teams collide at the hallowed grounds of Lambeau Field. This game, in each of the last two years has drawn an impressive 22.2 million and 26.7 million viewers, respectively.

Dungy: “This is a game for people like me who appreciate the history of the NFL. It evokes a lot of memories. It will showcase two up-and-coming quarterbacks. Both teams have good receiving corps, players who can run after the catch, and good pass rushers. It’s going to come down to which pass rushing unit can nullify the other team’s quarterback.”

SUNDAY, NOV. 14 – WEEK 10

New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers (Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Tom Brady leads the Patriots into Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers in a matchup of two of the NFL’s top teams of the past decade. The Steelers and Patriots have combined to win five of the last nine Super Bowls.

Harrison: “This is definitely going to be a really physical game. The Steelers definitely have a bitter taste in their mouths from how they ended last year. With all the controversy about Ben Roethlisberger, he’s going to have a chip on his shoulder. The Patriots have not made a lot of off-season moves, they feel comfortable with who they are. They are going to have a renewed energy because the way they finished their season last year is totally unacceptable. They are going to come out and be a lot younger, faster and more physical.”

SUNDAY, NOV. 21 – WEEK 11

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.) The Eagles have won the last four matchups between these two longtime NFC East rivals, including a two-game sweep in 2009 in which they scored 85 total points. Last year’s on Sunday Night Football in Week 14, the two division rivals combined to score 83 points in a 45-38 Eagles victory.

Dungy: “It will be interesting to see at that time where Philly’s offense is. Are they rolling? Is Kevin Kolb progressing? Is he playing like a veteran or a first-year starter? Have defenses gotten a read on him? I’m sure the Giants will test the Eagles run defense.”

SUNDAY, NOV. 28 – WEEK 12

San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.)

Two of the NFL’s most high-powered offenses that had the two best records in the league last season clash as Philip Rivers leads the Chargers into Indianapolis to talk on Manning and the Colts. The defending AFC West division Chargers were 13-3 last year, tied with the Saints for the second best record in the NFL only behind the Colts (14-2).

Dungy: “This is the game that didn’t happen last year in the playoffs. San Diego has no qualms about going into Indy. They have won there in the past. They will be a little bit different without LaDainian Tomlinson. The challenge for the Colts will be how they react to losing the Super Bowl. But previous disappointing losses just made those guys work harder.”

SUNDAY, DEC. 5 – WEEK 13

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

This game has become one of the fiercest rivalries in the NFL. They split their two head-to-head meetings last season with the Ravens winning 20-17 in OT in Week 12 in Baltimore and the Steelers taking the Week 16 matchup 23-20 in Pittsburgh. Both teams finished 9-7 last season in the AFC North but the Ravens captured the Wild Card berth by virtue of their better conference record.

Harrison: “You can circle this on your calendar as the most physical football game in the NFL this year on Sunday night. The Ravens came out and smacked the Patriots in the face in the playoffs. Then you’ve got the Steelers who will have Troy Palamalu back. It’s going to be physical.”

SUNDAY, DEC. 12 – WEEK 14

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas)

The Eagles will be looking to exact some revenge for three losses to the Cowboys in 2009, two of them on NBC. On the strength of their defense, which recorded four sacks and two interceptions, the Cowboys defeated the Eagles, 20-16, on SNF in Week 8. In the Wild Card game on NBC and watched by 32.1 million viewers, the most-watched primetime Wild Card game ever, Dallas won, 34-14.

Harrison: “Kevin Kolb, you asked for it, you got it. You got a chance to go in there and beat a team that Donovan McNabb struggle to beat last season, losing three times. They moved in a different direction and handed you the throne and said, you know what, you need to get us over the hump so we can beat Dallas. I’m interested to see how he’s going to respond, or is he going to have to have Michael Vick come in as his savior.”

SUNDAY, DEC. 19 – WEEK 15

Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.)

QB Aaron Rodgers leads the Packers into Foxboro for the first time since 2002 to take on Brady and the Patriots. Both teams were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last season with the AFC East champion Patriots losing to the Ravens, 33-14, and the Wild Card Packers losing to the Cardinals, 51-45, in OT. This is only the ninth regular-season meeting ever between these two teams and the first since 2006 when the Patriots shutout the Packers 35-0 at Lambeau Field. The series between the Patriots and Packers also includes Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans when the Packers defeated the Patriots 35-21.

Collinsworth: “Set Tom Brady aside. Everyone knows what he has done in the league with three Super Bowl wins. Aaron Rodgers is the next superstar that we will be talking about. I really think that Aaron Rodgers has Drew Brees-like talent and leadership skills and is going to be the next star in this league.”

Harrison: “A game like this could have significant playoff implications. The Patriots will be going up against one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL. He faces a good young secondary. This is a great measuring stick for the Patriots.”

SUNDAY, DEC. 26 – WEEK 16

San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals (Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio)

The AFC North champion Bengals host their first ever “Sunday Night Football” game in this battle of division winners as they take on Philip Rivers and the AFC West champion Chargers. These two teams met in Week 15 last season with the Chargers winning 27-24. The playoff berth for the Bengals last season was just their second since 1990.

Collinsworth: “The first “Sunday Night Football” game in Cincinnati and a home game for me. San Diego is one of the clear-cut favorites in the AFC. Cincinnati just has to fix its passing game, which sounds strange when you are talking about a Bengals team that was all passing and couldn’t find a running game and their defense for so long. Assuming they get their passing game back on track, the Bengals can be one of the favorites this year in the AFC.”

SUNDAY, JAN. 2 – WEEK 17

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

The schedule does not list a Sunday night game in Week 17, but an afternoon game with playoff implications will be moved to that time slot to conclude the season.

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

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

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs On VERSUS Is Best Start On Cable In Eight Years And Viewership On TSN Is Up 112%

April 20, 2010 By admin

2010 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ON VERSUS IS BEST START ON CABLE IN EIGHT YEARS AND VIEWERSHIP ON TSN IS UP 112%

NHL Gains in Digital Media, Attendance, Retail Sales Highlight Huge Cross-Platform Demand for NHL Hockey In North America And Abroad

NEW YORK (April 20, 2010) – The 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs are off to a record-breaking start on VERSUS, becoming the highest-rated and most-watched on cable since the 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs on ESPN/ESPN2. Growth on national telecasts across North America and on regional sports networks in the U.S., along with triple-digit increases to video starts on NHL.com and page views on NHL Mobile, highlight the NHL’s business momentum, further validating the NHL’s strategy of engaging its fans through the creation of an ever-expanding hockey marketplace with multiple touch points.

The off-ice success has been fueled by compelling play on the ice. The first round series have been incredibly competitive (for the first time since the current playoffs format was adopted in 1987, all eight first-round series were tied 1-1 after two games); have seen more offense (teams are combining to score an average of 5.75 goals per game, a 46% increase over the corresponding period in 2004, the last playoffs year before the adoption of several rule changes designed to limit obstruction); and were pressure packed (each of the first eight games in this year’s playoffs was decided by one goal and seven of the 23 games have been decided in overtime).

“This success, which goes far beyond our gains in television, comes on the heels of a record-breaking regular season,” said NHL COO John Collins. “It speaks to the passion of NHL fans and their insatiable appetite for great hockey content. Our strategy of engaging with fans in ways we haven’t before, especially through our digital platforms and big events, is driving growth and attracting new fans. Importantly, corporate America and corporate Canada have taken notice, increasing their investment in the NHL across all platforms.”

“It’s hard to beat the Stanley Cup Playoffs for nonstop action and drama,” said Holly Campbell, Vice President-Creative, Media and Sponsorships for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. “Fans watching the games on television or in person are treated to an awesome display of skill by the best players in the world. We’re pleased to have our brand associated with this kind of exciting family entertainment.”

VERSUS EARNS best NHL postseason start on cable since 2002
VERSUS’ first five nights of Conference Quarterfinal round coverage averaged a .6 HH rating and 543,000 viewers making it the highest-rated and most-watched start to the postseason on cable since 2002. The HH rating and average viewership is up 50 percent and 21 percent, respectively, as compared to VERSUS’ first five nights of last year’s postseason (.4 HH rating and 447,000 viewers). Additionally, the start of the 2010 Playoffs is the most-watched among all key male demos on cable since 2002 with each of the demos showing viewership increases over last year: Men 18-34 (up 6%), Men 18-49 (up 8%) and Men 25-54 (up 18%).

This overall success is highlighted by Game 2 of the Montreal/Washington series on Saturday, April 17, which garnered a .9 HH rating and averaged 731,000 viewers making it VERSUS’ highest-rated and most-watched first round game in network history. The game surpassed the previous rating high set by the Pittsburgh/Ottawa series Game 2 the day before (.8 HH rating) and the viewership record set by the Philadelphia/Washington Game 7 on April 22, 2008 (682,000 viewers).

NHL ON NBC EVEN WITH LAST SEASON THROUGH TWO BROADCASTS
Through its first two playoff broadcasts, the overnight rating average of 1.4 on NBC is even with last year. National ratings and viewership will be available on Thursday.

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ON TSN AND CBC POSTING “BOFFO NUMBERS”
TSN and CBC are posting “boffo numbers in these playoffs – without Toronto in the hunt,” according to the The Globe & Mail. The Stanley Cup Playoffs on TSN have averaged 992,000 viewers for nine telecasts through April 18, a 112 percent increase over last year to date (467,000 viewers). Meanwhile, CBC is averaging 1,268,000 viewers for its 10 broadcasts through games of April 18, a 33 percent increase over last season (951,000 viewers).

NHL ON RDS UP 12%
RDS is averaging 451,000 viewers for its 12 telecasts through April 19, up 12 percent over last year (414,000 viewers).

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORKS
· Game 1 of the Chicago-Nashville series on CSN Chicago earned a 5.9 overnight rating, up 24 percent over last year (4.5).
· Game 1 of the New Jersey-Philadelphia series on earned a 1.4 overnight rating on MSG Plus, a 100 percent increase over last year (0.7).
· Game 1 of the Phoenix-Detroit series earned a 4.1 overnight rating on KTVK, up 116 percent from the last time Phoenix made the playoffs in 2002 (1.9).
· Game 2 of the Phoenix-Detroit series generated a 4.7 rating/8 share on FOX Sports Arizona. That rating is second best all-time for the Coyotes on the network and highest since May 4, 1999. The 4.7 rating means that an average of 84,722 Phoenix households watched the game.
· Game 1 of the Washington-Montreal series on CSN DC earned a 5.1 overnight rating, a 55 percent increase over last year (3.3).
· Game 1 of the Buffalo-Boston series on MSG Network, earned a 12.2 overnight rating, a 53 percent over last year (8.0)
· Game 1 of the San Jose-Colorado series on CSN California earned a 4.4 overnight rating up 19 percent over last year (3.7).
· Game 2 of the Phoenix-Detroit series earned a 10.1 overnight rating on Fox Sports Detroit, up 5 percent over last year (9.7).
· Game 2 of the Washington-Montreal series on CSN DC earned a 4.4 overnight rating, a 132 percent increase over last year (1.9).
· Game 2 of the Chicago-Nashville series on CSN Chicago earned a 5.9 overnight rating, up 48 percent over last year (4.0).
· Game 3 of the Pittsburgh-Ottawa series earned a whopping 21.6 overnight rating, a 20 percent gain over last year (18.0).

DIGITAL STRATEGY PAYS DIVIDENDS
The NHL is engaging and connecting with more fans than ever on its digital platforms and the first week of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs has continued that trend. Some highlights from the first week include:

· Video starts on NHL.com increased by 140 percent over the first six days of the postseason in 2009
· Unique Visitors to NHL.com are up 23 percent over last year (14 percent in the U.S. and 18 percent in Canada)
· Page Views on NHL.com are up 42 percent
· Mobile page views are up 185 percent
· Shop.NHL.com orders are up 37 percent with gross sales increasing by 43 percent compared to last year
· Game Center Live Race for the Cup packages are up 24 percent first five days of the postseason in 2009
· NHL Mobile page views increased by 185 percent over the first six days of the postseason in 2009

The top NHL markets based on growth of unique visitors to NHL.com through the first week of the Playoffs:
· Phoenix (+121 percent)
· Buffalo (+100 percent)
· Nashville (+ 85 percent
· Denver (+74 percent)
· Boston (+63 percent)
· Chicago (+42 percent)
· *Dallas-Ft. Worth (+41 percent)
· Ottawa (+41 percent)
· Montreal (+34 percent)
· Los Angeles (+34 percent)
· Philadelphia (+22 percent)
· Washington D.C. (+21 percent)
· Vancouver (+17 percent)
· Tampa-St. Pete (+13 percent)
· Pittsburgh (+11 percent)
· *Toronto (+10 percent)
· *Atlanta (+6 percent)
· *Edmonton (+6 percent)

Note: *Team did not make the postseason

U.S. fans in non-NHL markets are also engaging in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as never before. The following markets have all seen year-to-year double digit increases in unique visitors to NHL.com:
· Kansas City (+85 percent)
· Baltimore (+54 percent)
· Seattle (+37 percent)
· Rochester, N.Y. (+34 percent)
· Richmond (+32 percent)
· Portland, Ore. (+28 percent)
· Milwaukee (+28 percent)
· Salt Lake City (+27%)
· Norfolk (+21%)
· Cleveland (+19%)

FULL HOUSES
All 23 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs games played through Monday night were sold out. In fact, eight teams managed to squeeze in more fans than their buildings’ respective published seating capacities. Averaging 18,720 fans per game, these NHL Playoffs so far are playing to 101.9 percent capacity.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT INCREASES
The start of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs drove a record number of downloads of NHL Ice Time 2010, the League’s official app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that is distributed outside of North America. As of Sunday, it remains among the top five sports apps sold on iTunes in 17 countries outside of North America. As further evidence of fan interest in the NHL outside North America, for the first six days of the Playoffs unique visitors to NHL.com from Russia have increased by 82 percent, Slovakia by 116 percent and from Finland by 39 percent.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE NHL’S RECORD-BREAKING BUSINESS SUCCESS IN 2009-10
· Corporate sponsorship was up 20 percent
· New League partners this season include Geico, Starwood Hotels, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, LG Electronics and Hershey’s Canada
· Ad spending on NHL® media increased by 37 percent over last season
· Revenue from big event platforms, led by the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic®, are up 22 percent over last season
· Unique visitors to NHL.com surpassed last year’s record by 32 percent
· NHL.com attracted a single-day record 1.6 million unique visitors on Sunday, April 11 – besting last season’s regular season final day by 54 percent
· NHL Game Center Live™ subscriptions were up 25 percent
· Sales at SHOP.NHL.com were up 12 percent from last year’s record
· Viewership for NBC’s Game of the Week telecasts were up 13 percent
· Ratings for exclusive telecasts on Versus were up 20 percent
· NHL Mobile™ reached 1.6 million page views, an increase of 233 percent over last season

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On the Clock: FOX’s Jimmy Johnson Previews 2010 NFL Draft

April 20, 2010 By admin

ON THE CLOCK: FOX NFL SUNDAY’S JIMMY JOHNSON

PREVIEWS 2010 NFL DRAFT

Johnson on the Importance of the Draft: “This is When You Build Your Football Team”

On Tebow: “I Would Take a Chance on Him in the Second Round”

On Bradford: “If the Rams Believe He’s the Guy, They Need to Sign Him Now”

Renowned for his unique ability to assess draft talent and make key trades during the extensive NFL Draft process, FOX NFL SUNDAY analyst Jimmy Johnson breaks down the mentality teams need to have and evaluates some of the higher profile names in this year’s pool.

Johnson on a team’s general approach when looking at their picks and the talent available: “This was my favorite time of year back because this is when you build your football team. Every draft is a great draft if you take the right players. For years teams approached the draft with the mentality of ‘we are going to draft the best player available.’ Over the last 10 years, teams have started to look at who the best player available that fits their need. Obviously a team has to have a franchise quarterback and after that you start filling in. If you can sign an outstanding offensive tackle, someone who has the feet and the reach, he can be a cornerstone for you for 10 years.”

“It’s easier to find running backs and receivers in the second and third round. The shelf life of a running back is so short that not only is it a risk drafting one early but you might not have him very long. They have the shortest career of any position on the board. It was only 2006 when LaDainian Tomlinson was the hottest thing in the league. The Emmitt Smiths of the world are a rarity.”

Sam Bradford: “He is a big, physical, good looking player that can move. He is the prototype quarterback. You have to be a little concerned about the shoulder injury and if it is going to happen again but he has the intelligence that I like. You want him to lead your franchise. That’s why if the Rams look at him and think ‘he’s our guy and we believe in him,’ then you don’t even listen to another offer, you just get him signed. He’s a guy who will be able to fit into your offense style right off the bat.”

Jimmy Clausen: “He is an accurate passer and has a good touch on the deep ball. I like him. I just don’t know that he has the physical ability of Sam Bradford but if you need a quarterback he is probably one of the two guys who can come in and play for you now.”

Tim Tebow: “He’s still a work in progress. It is going to be difficult for him to jump in and perform without sitting, watching and practicing. He is a talent but has to go to the right team that uses him the right way. Tebow’s development is going to be a two or three-year project. A team could use him in other areas before he becomes a starting quarterback but you first have to consider your current quarterback. Is he going to be comfortable going to the sideline while you develop Tebow? There are a lot of teams where that is not going to happen. I would take a chance on him in the second round. His intangibles are off the charts and if I am in the middle of the second round and he fits our style of play, I think he is worth the pick.”

— FOX SPORTS —

Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Monday, April 19, 2010

April 20, 2010 By admin

Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA Playoffs – Monday, April 19, 2010

TNT’s coverage of the 2010 NBA Playoffs continues on Tuesday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET with a doubleheader featuring the Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics (Game #1) followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder @ L.A. Lakers (Game #2).

CLIP OF THE DAY

(click on link below to watch)

Charles Barkley talks about what he would name his expansion team if he had one

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TNT NBA Tip-off presented by AutoTrader.com

Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith

Barkley on Bulls center Joakim Noah’s comments about the city of Cleveland: “I love that kid, you know he is my favorite player in the NBA, he speaks his mind and plays extremely hard. I like that kid and if you play as hard as him you can pretty much say what you want to. I wouldn’t have said it because it will fire the crowd up which will fire the Cavaliers up.”

Smith on the Bulls chances in Game #2: “I think this is the game that they do have a fighting chance. Game one they were not sending a message to the Chicago Bulls they were sending it to the league, letting everyone know that they were ready. Game two they are not sending the same message to the rest of the league, tonight they are sending it to the Bulls.”

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Game 1: Chicago Bulls (102) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (112) – Cleveland leads the series 2-0

Announcers: Marv Albert and Reggie Miller with David Aldridge reporting

Miller on Bulls center Joakim Noah’s comments about the city of Cleveland: “I’ll tell you what his comments do; they focus solely on him where the rest of the guys on the floor can practically play in peace. Every time he touches the ball, obviously they are all going to boo him but he’s not a scorer. He doesn’t have to score 25-30 points a game.”

Miller on the importance of Bulls center Brad Miller: “He’s important not only for his toughness and guarding of Shaquille O’Neal but he’s going to draw Shaq away from that paint area which is going to allow Derrick Rose to get into the paint.”

Miller on how the NBA is handling the altercation between Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro and general manager John Paxson: “To me, it is somewhat of a double standard. If this had been a player going after a coach or an executive in the front office, the league would be at the bottom of it immediately with suspensions and/ or fines. But you have a head coach and an executive in the front office going at it, everyone is saying we will talk about it internally or talk about it after the season but that’s not right because if it was a player you address it. But because it is a coach and an executive, you are trying to sweep it under the rug?”

Miller on Cavaliers forward Shaquille O’Neal returning to game shape: “This might be the best that I have seen Shaq look physically, other then when he was rubbing our heads in the Finals of 2000 (Lakers vs. Indiana) He really must have worked on his conditioning being out with that thumb injury.”

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Halftime

Johnson, Barkley and Smith

Barkley on the future of the Bulls with guard Derrick Rose and center Joakim Noah: “I don’t think Chicago will win the game but for the next few years with Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah they are going to be pretty nice. Joakim Noah is one of the smartest basketball players in the NBA. He makes passes that other big guys wouldn’t attempt.”

Barkley on Jazz coach Jerry Sloan’s coaching style: “One thing about a Jerry Sloan coached team is that they are going to play hard and going to be tough. No excuses, that is just the way Jerry Sloan is. They are going to compete or he is going to be whopping some booty over there.”

Barkley on the impact of Jazz centers Kosta Koufos and Kyrylo Fesenko on the game: “Those guys are bigger and that will help them against Denver. Since both of the guys are bigger players, they will be able to post up more. I don’t know if they can beat Denver but they are going to have a bigger impact on the game. Those guys are going to be more physical and that is going to help them.”

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Miller on Bulls center Joakim Noah: “The more and more I watch Noah’s game, the more I appreciate it; this kid battles.”

TNT’s David Aldridge interviews Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown

Brown on keeping the Bulls off the glass: We have to put bodies on bodies; right now they are outworking us. In the first half they outworked us. Right now, if we don’t continue to put bodies on bodies they are going to dominate.”

Miller on Cavaliers forward LeBron James possibly being named MVP: “He is probably going to win his second trophy. What I like about him is that he is the best closer in the fourth quarter. When you talk about future greats in this game, he is at the head of the class.”

TNT’s David Aldridge interviews Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James

James on setting the tone for his team: “It is all or nothing for us. The most important game for us is game three. We all know what the long-term goal is, I’m not going to say it every day but now the most important game for us is game three and we are getting ready for it right now.”

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Game 2: Utah Jazz (114) @ Denver Nuggets (111) – The series is tied 1-1

Announcers: Ian Eagle and Mike Fratello with Marc Fein reporting

Fratello on the reason the Jazz signed forward Paul Millsap: “When Utah signed Paul Millsap to that big contract that was their insurance policy in case (Carlos) Boozer should decide to leave after the season.”

Denver Nuggets guard Coby Karl on the health of his father and head coach George Karl: “I saw him yesterday and he is looking better every day which is a vast improvement from about two weeks ago. Very rarely does he drop the whole basketball thing. For him to do that I’m very happy and glad that he understands the severity of the situation.”

Fratello on the impact of replay for officials: “I think it has been a great addition and takes a lot of pressure off the officials on calls that are hard to see. The biggest thing is that it helps them get it right at the end because you can cost teams playoffs spots, division championships and moving on in the Playoffs if you get it wrong.”

Fratello on how Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony’s game has matured: “He is being a little more aggressive which is good. This is another guy that has benefited from his Olympic experience.”

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Halftime

Johnson, Barkley and Smith

Barkley on the Utah Jazz: “I didn’t think they would play this well. I told you (Kyrylo) Fesenko would help them because he is so big. Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams are putting on a show. There are only two stats you need to look at as a basketball player – your overall defense and rebounding. If you do those two things you are going to be competitive. They are playing great defense and doing a great job on the boards.”

Barkley on the differences in coaching styles of Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Denver Nuggets coach Adrian Dantley: “The one thing they (Jazz) have is Jerry Sloan who is tough as nails. The Nuggets have Adrian Dantley but he is not a yeller. The reason George Karl is a good fit for them (Nuggets) is because he is a yeller. He will get in your (butt) if you are not doing what you are supposed to. This is not a good mix for him (Dantley) because he is not a yeller and a screamer.”

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Fratello on Denver Nuggets assistant coach Adrian Dantley taking over for head coach George Karl: “George Karl has been the coach for so long and he understands the temperament of his different players. It is very difficult for Adrian Dantley to move over 18 inches into the head coach seat and all of a sudden try and become the same personality as George Karl. It is not easy to do particularly well when that is not in you as an individual.”

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Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai

Johnson, Barkley and Smith

Barkley on Jazz point guard Deron Williams: “(Williams) is the best point guard in the NBA, period.

Smith: “Hey Chris Paul, you better get ready. You’ve got a lot to prove next year to catch (Williams).”

Barkley on the Nuggets relying too much on Carmelo Anthony: “One of Denver’s biggest weaknesses is that they rely too much on Carmelo (Anthony). They never get their big guys going. They need to do a better job of getting Nene involved. They need to do a better job of getting Kenyon Martin involved.

Johnson: “Nene had 18 (points) and 6 (rebounds in Game #2).”

Barkley: “But it didn’t do anything in the game. A lot of guys just look at stats. Carlos Boozer was the second best big man in the game. Nene had 18 points but he never had an impact on the game.”

Barkley on how Nuggets head coach Adrian Dantley is too passive for his team: “Teams take on their coach’s personality. The Utah Jazz are going to play hard because (head coach) Jerry Sloan demands that. Now you flip the switch to Denver, they are a little emotional. Adrian Dantley is too passive for that team and that’s no disrespect to him as a coach. They need a guy who is a yeller and a screamer. Their personalities are so strong. There are two types of players: guys that you pat on the back and guys that you kick in the (butt). They’ve got guys that need to be kicked in the (butt).”

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum on what he needs to do to help his team: “I don’t care about numbers (stats). I just go out there and play as hard as I can, play until my stomach hurts. If I do that, good things are going to happen. I’ll just try to block as many shots and get as many rebounds as possible. That’s what this team needs.”

Smith on how the Portland Trail Blazers will win their first round series against the Phoenix Suns: “The problems that (the Blazers) pose don’t disappear. Phoenix doesn’t take advantage of the fact that (the Blazers) don’t have any offensive guys that can run the floor.”

Barkley: “So you think that Portland is going to win that series? I want you to say on TV that Portland is going to win the series.”

Smith: “Portland will win the series. Those problems don’t disappear.”

Barkley: “Wow. That takes some guts. I don’t agree with you but I appreciate you going out on a limb.”

Smith: “Marcus Camby can guard Channing Frye when he comes in the game out front. Then when they switch, he can guard the point guard one-on-one. He can guard Steve Nash for two or three dribbles. Then you have the perimeter guys who are still athletic enough, even though they lost Brandon Roy, they are still super-athletic. Then you bring in all of the guys off the bench. They are still difficult to cover.”

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Another Side of the 2010 NFL Draft

April 20, 2010 By admin

ANOTHER SIDE OF THE DRAFT

75TH NFL DRAFT BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 22 AT 7:30 PM ET

ANSWERING THE BELL

As the 75th NFL Draft approaches, many NFL fans can recall how the fortunes of their favorite teams were forever altered by a draft. From the Colts’ selection of PEYTON MANNING with the first overall selection in 1998 to the Patriots taking a chance on TOM BRADY during Round 6 in 2000, the foundation of all great teams begins on draft day.

Few fans, however, remember the role that former NFL commissioner BERT BELL, who conceived the concept of the NFL Draft in 1935, played in elevating the NFL from a secondary sport to the most popular sport in America.

Bell, who owned the Philadelphia Eagles at the time, helped save the foundering league by developing the draft concept to foster competitive balance and strengthen weaker franchises. The first draft was held in 1936 in Philadelphia at the Ritz Carlton Hotel owned by Bell’s father. The meeting took place in Bert’s hotel room.

In the pre-draft era, teams fought against one another for players coming out of college. The NFL’s four strongest franchises at the time – the Giants, Bears, Packers and Redskins – dominated. The other clubs were left struggling just as badly on the field as they were financially. Some were even on the verge of folding, including Bell’s Eagles.

“I made up my mind that this league would never survive unless we had some system whereby each team had an even chance to bid for talent against the others,” said Bell, a charter inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. The draft is part of a leaguewide commitment to sharing, which remains a key cornerstone of the NFL’s structure and success.

In 1959, Arthur Daley of the New York Times called the draft Bell’s “monument…key to the continuous success of the NFL,” but it wasn’t his only banner idea.

Bell bulwarked the NFL image as commissioner from 1946-1959 and set up the league’s long-term television policies, negotiating the league’s first national TV contract. He also introduced “sudden death” overtime to football and even coined the phrase “on any given Sunday.”

Seventy-five years since his first grand idea, Bell’s innovations and vision still have a positive influence on today’s NFL.

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A compendium of off – and on – the field notes for the 2010 NFL Draft, which will take place on April 22-24 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall:

SUH-PENDOUS!: Nebraska defensive tackle NDAMUKONG SUH made an impact every time he stepped on the field for the Cornhuskers. Now he’s ready to make just as big an impact off of it.

In front of 77,936 fans at Saturday’s Husker spring game, Suh announced he will donate $2.6 million back to the school – $2 million to Nebraska Athletics for its Strength and Conditioning Program and an additional $600,000 to the UNL College of Engineering to endow a scholarship. He graduated with a degree in construction management in December 2009.

“It says so much about Ndamukong Suh that one of his first acts as a graduate is one of giving back, and helping students who are in need of a scholarship to the University of Nebraska,” says CLARENCE CASTNER, president of the University of Nebraska Foundation. “He is an inspiration and a role model. It may be that his biggest impact will occur off the field.”

PIGSKIN & SHEEPSKIN: An impressive number of players who will be drafted in 2010 already have earned their college degrees, with majors ranging from construction management to criminology.

“Graduation was my main goal and once I knew I had that accomplished, I wanted to look at playing in the NFL,” says Oklahoma defensive tackle GERALD MC COY, who completed his degree in Human Relations this past winter.

“Gerald is a great example of how to be a student-athlete,” says McCoy’s head coach at Oklahoma BOB STOOPS. “He came here, took care of his academic responsibilities, invested himself in the lives of others and had a great career on and off the field.”

A sampling of 25 draft-eligible players who already boast their college degrees:

PLAYER	COLLEGE	MAJOR
T Ciron Black	Louisiana State	General Studies
C Jeff Byers	Southern California	Business Administration
DE Alex Carrington	Arkansas State	Psychology
LB Jamar Chaney	Mississippi State	Fitness Management
LB Kavell Connor	Clemson	Sociology
TE Jimmy Graham	Miami	Marketing and Management (Double major)
DT Lamarr Houston	Texas	Corporate Communications
C Ted Larsen	North Carolina State	History
LB Sean Lee	Penn State	Finance
S Myron Lewis	Vanderbilt	Organizational Development
QB Colt McCoy	Texas	Sports Management
DT Gerald McCoy	Oklahoma	Human Relations
CB Walter McFadden	Auburn	Public Administration
P Zoltan Mesko	Michigan	Business
LB Eric Norwood	South Carolina	Criminal Justice
DT Jared Odrick	Penn State	Sociology
S Myron Rolle	Florida State	Exercise Science
LB Darryl Sharpton	Miami	Finance
DT D’Anthony Smith	Louisiana Tech	Psychology
QB Jevan Snead	Mississippi	Marketing
DT Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska	Construction Management
RB C.J. Spiller	Clemson	Sociology
RB Ben Tate	Auburn	Criminology
T Ed Wang	Virginia Tech	Apparel, Housing and Resource Management/ Residential Property Management
DE Willie Young	North Carolina State	Science and Technology

— 2010 NFL DRAFT —

BOOMER SOONER!: Three University of Oklahoma prospects – quarterback SAM BRADFORD, defensive tackle GERALD MC COY and tackle TRENT WILLIAMS – have been invited to New York for the 2010 NFL Draft and will be on site at Radio City Music Hall, eagerly waiting for their names to be called on Thursday, April 22.

Oklahoma is the first school to have three players attend the draft since Penn State in 1995.

That year, running back KI-JANA CARTER, quarterback KERRY COLLINS and tight end KYLE BRADY were all on site for the selection meeting, which was held for the first time at New York’s famed Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Carter was selected No. 1 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals, while Collins became the first draft choice in the history of the Carolina Panthers franchise (No. 5 overall). Brady was taken with the ninth overall pick by the New York Jets.

1995 PENN STATE			2010 OKLAHOMA
PLAYER	TEAM	DRAFTED	PLAYER	TEAM	DRAFTED
RB Ki-Jana Carter	Cincinnati Bengals	Round 1, No. 1	QB Sam Bradford	??	??
QB Kerry Collins	Carolina Panthers	Round 1, No. 5	DT Gerald McCoy	??	??
TE Kyle Brady	New York Jets	Round 1, No. 9	T Trent Williams	??	??

— 2010 NFL DRAFT –

FAST FIRST ROUND: Last year’s first round was completed in three hours and 23 minutes, seven minutes shorter than 2008 and roughly half the time of the first round of the 2007 draft, which took six hours and eight minutes.

It was the shortest first round since 1990 – which took three hours and 24 minutes. The shortest first round since 1970 was in 1972 – two hours flat.

First-round durations since 2000:

YEAR	FIRST ROUND	YEAR	FIRST ROUND
2000	5:30	2005	5:47
2001	4:18	2006	4:48
2002	5:48	2007	6:08
2003	4:58	2008	3:30
2004	5:24	*2009*	*3:23*

— 2010 NFL DRAFT —

SOONER OR LATER: Few NCAA football programs have traditions that run as deep as the University of Oklahoma. The Sooners are perennial contenders and have won four national titles since 1966.

Many OU players have gone on to star in the NFL, most recently Pro Bowl running back ADRIAN PETERSON of the Minnesota Vikings.

Quarterback SAM BRADFORD, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, is one of this year’s top prospects and is likely to be selected in the first round.

Surprisingly, Bradford can become the first Oklahoma quarterback to play his entire college career with the Sooners and throw a pass in an NFL game in over 60 years!

The last Sooner QB to throw an NFL pass? JACK JACOBS of the Green Bay Packers way back in 1949.

“The NFL was looking at a different type of quarterback than the wishbone we ran at Oklahoma,” says GALEN HALL, Penn State’s offensive coordinator who filled the same role for the Sooners from 1966-1983. “That might have something to do with the Oklahoma thing. Now they’re throwing the football.”

(Editor’s Note: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback TROY AIKMAN played two years at Oklahoma, but later transferred to UCLA.)

— 2010 NFL DRAFT —

SEMPER FIDELIS: Ball State defensive end BRANDON CRAWFORD is anything but your typical NFL prospect.

At 33, Crawford was older than five of his assistant coaches in his senior season! Following a windy road that included several years of work at an automobile plant and a five-year stint in the Marines, Crawford thinks he has what it takes to play professional football.

“I believe I have a shot at getting drafted,” says Crawford, who received an honorary discharge from the Marine Corps in 2003. “If you turn on the film, it doesn’t lie. My age might make some people put a blinder on, but I think you’ve got to see the film first.”

Crawford, who initially enrolled at Ball State in 2004 and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2008, totaled 138 tackles and 15.0 sacks during his college career, starting his final 39 games.

The five oldest rookies to appear in an NFL game (non-kickers and punters):

PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	AGE*
WR Vince Papale	Philadelphia Eagles	1976	30 years, 307 days
DL Gary Dulin	St. Louis Cardinals	1986	29 years, 244 days
QB Chris Weinke	Carolina Panthers	2001	29 years, 159 days
RB Leon Burns	San Diego Chargers	1971	29 years, 95 days
Waddell Smith	Dallas Cowboys	1984	29 years, 30 days
* Age on date of last game played that season.

12 TIDBITS: A dozen interesting notes on the draft class of 2010:

DID YOU KNOW THAT…

PLAYER	NOTE
Tennessee DB ERIC BERRY	Studied dentistry at Tennessee and interned at a Georgia dentist office this past summer.

Oklahoma QB SAM BRADFORD	Is the first person of Cherokee descent to start at quarterback for a Division I university since Sonny Sixkiller, a full-blooded Cherokee, who played for the University of Washington (1970-72).

Wisconsin FB JOHN CONNER	Was nicknamed “The Terminator” by his teammates because of his hard-nosed blocking style and his name’s resemblance to the John Connor character from the 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”

Wake Forest DB BRANDON GHEE	Is working to create a charitable organization called the Ghee Force Foundation, whose mission will be to support our nation’s military veterans.

Florida DB JOE HADEN	Is the oldest of five brothers whose names all begin with the letter J (Josh, Jordan, Jacob and Jonathon). Joe is just the first college football player in the family. Josh is currently a running back at Boston College, while Jordan enrolled at Florida this January to play safety.

Louisiana State DB CHAD JONES	Is one of two players in NCAA history, along with teammate Jared Mitchell, to capture a BCS football title (2007) and a College World Series championship (2009).

Michigan P ZOLTAN MESKO	Moved to the United States from Romania when he was 11 years old. His parents entered a green card lottery and were among the 55,000 chosen to receive a green card out of the 200,000 that applied.

South Florida WR CARLTON MITCHELL	His mother Angela is the “cut-man” for professional boxer Antonio Tarver.

Penn State DT JARED ODRICK	Has invited his mentor LARRY JOHNSON, SR., the PSU defensive line coach and father of Redskins running back LARRY JOHNSON, to sit with him in the Green Room at Radio City Music Hall on draft day.

Oklahoma State T RUSSELL OKUNG	Has the opportunity to become the first OSU lineman to be picked in Round 1 since JOHN WARD (1970, Minnesota).

Clemson RB C.J. SPILLER	Is the first Clemson running back to be Academic All-ACC and first team All-ACC.

Nebraska DT NDAMUKONG SUH	Is the son of two foreign-born parents. His mother Bernadette is from Jamaica, while his father Michael hails from Cameroon.

Florida QB TIM TEBOW	Was born in Manila, Philippines while his parents were abroad doing missionary work. Tebow has accompanied his father, Bob, back to the Philippines for the past three summers for mission work.

Virginia T ED WANG	May become the first player of full Chinese descent to be selected in the NFL Draft. His parents, Nancy and Robert, were both members of the Chinese Olympic track and field team in the 1970s.

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2010 NFL Draft Notes

April 20, 2010 By admin

2010 NFL DRAFT NOTES

— 75TH NFL DRAFT —

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY

APRIL 22-24, 2010

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DATE	START	ROUNDS	SELECTION TIME
Thursday, April 22	7:30 PM ET	Round 1	10 Minutes

Friday, April 23	6:00 PM ET	Round 2	7 Minutes
		Round 3	5 Minutes

Saturday, April 24	10:00 AM ET	Rounds 4-7	5 Minutes

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BOOMER SOONER: Oklahoma teammates QB SAM BRADFORD and DT GERALD MC COY are two of the top prospects in the 2010 NFL Draft. Bradford, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, and McCoy, a two-time All-Big XII first-team selection, aim to become just the fourth pair of college teammates to be selected with the first two picks in the NFL Draft.

COLLEGE TEAMMATES DRAFTED NUMBERS 1 AND 2 OVERALL

YEAR	PLAYER (DRAFTED)	COLLEGE
1967	DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2)	Michigan State
1984	WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2)	Nebraska
2000	DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2)	Penn State

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HEISMAN TO FIRST OVERALL: Bradford, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2008, looks to become just the ninth winner of the award to be selected first overall since the inception of the common NFL Draft in 1967. Cincinnati Bengals QB CARSON PALMER was the most recent such player after being selected with the number one pick in 2003.

HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS SELECTED FIRST OVERALL (SINCE 1967)

PLAYER	YEAR DRAFTED	YEAR OF HEISMAN	TEAM	SCHOOL
O.J. Simpson	1969	1968	Buffalo	USC
Jim Plunkett	1971	1970	New England	Stanford
Earl Campbell	1978	1977	Houston	Texas
Billy Sims	1980	1978	Detroit	Oklahoma
George Rodgers	1981	1980	New Orleans	South Carolina
Bo Jackson	1986	1985	Tampa Bay	Auburn
Vinny Testaverde	1987	1986	Tampa Bay	Miami
Carson Palmer	2003	2002	Cincinnati	USC

In addition to Bradford, 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning QB TIM TEBOW will also hear his named called in the 2010 NFL Draft. This will mark just the third time since 1990 that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected in the same draft.

HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS SELECTED IN SAME DRAFT (SINCE 1990)

PLAYER	YEAR DRAFTED	HEISMAN YEAR	TEAM	ROUND (PICK)	SCHOOL
Desmond Howard	1992	1991	Washington	1, Pick 4	Michigan
Ty Detmer	1992	1990	Green Bay	9, Pick 230	BYU

Reggie Bush	2006	2005	New Orleans	1, Pick 2	USC
Matt Leinart	2006	2004	Arizona	1, Pick 10	USC

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BERRY PICKING: Tennessee safety ERIC BERRY, the 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and two-time AP All-American is likely to hear his named called early in the upcoming draft. Berry aims to become just the fourth safety to be selected in the top five in the past 30 years. The most recent top-five selection at the safety position was SEAN TAYLOR in 2004.

SAFETIES SELECTED IN TOP FIVE (SINCE 1980)

YEAR	PLAYER	TEAM	SCHOOL	OVERALL SELECTION
1981	Kenny Easley	Seattle	UCLA	4
1991	Eric Turner	Cleveland	UCLA	2
2004	Sean Taylor	Washington	Miami	5

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PREMIUM ON PROTECTORS: Following the selection of three tackles in the top eight picks of the 2009 Draft (JASON SMITH, ANDRE SMITH and EUGENE MONROE) and the No. 1 overall selection of JAKE LONG by Miami in the 2008 NFL Draft, it has been further emphasized that protecting the quarterback is a priority at the top of the Draft. The same sentiment holds true in 2010.

Top 2010 tackle prospects BRYAN BULAGA (Iowa), RUSSELL OKUNG (Oklahoma State) and TRENT WILLIAMS (Oklahoma) can become just the fourth trio of offensive linemen to be selected in the top 10 in more than two decades (1997, 2002 and 2009).

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TRIOS SELECTED IN TOP 10 (PAST 20 YEARS)

YEAR	PLAYER	SELECTION (TEAM)	COLLEGE
1997	Orlando Pace	1 (St. Louis)	Ohio State
	Walter Jones	5 (Seattle)	Florida State
	Chris Naeole	10 (New Orleans)	Colorado

2002	Mike Williams	4 (Buffalo)	Texas
	Bryant McKinnie	7 (Minnesota)	Miami
	Levi Jones	10 (Cincinnati)	Arizona State

2009	Jason Smith	2 (St. Louis)	Baylor
	Andre Smith	6 (Cincinnati)	Alabama
	Eugene Monroe	8 (Jacksonville)	Virginia

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM: Record-setting, Heisman Trophy-winning (2007), two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2007 and 2009) award-winning Florida QB TIM TEBOW hopes to add his name to another prestigious list. Tebow can become just the fourth Florida quarterback to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in program history.

FLORIDA QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

(All-Time)

YEAR	PLAYER	TEAM	OVERALL SELECTION
1967	Steve Spurrier	San Francisco	3
1972	John Reaves	Philadelphia	14
2003	Rex Grossman	Chicago	22

In addition to Bradford and Tebow, quarterbacks JIMMY CLAUSEN (Notre Dame) and COLT MC COY (Texas) have first-round aspirations. If four quarterbacks go among the first 32 picks, 2010 will tie for the third-most quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1970 (1987, 2003, 2004).

MOST QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (SINCE 1970)

YEAR	NUMBER OF QBs	PLAYER	SELECTION (TEAM)	COLLEGE
1983	6	John Elway	1 (Indianapolis)	Stanford
		Todd Blackledge	7 (Kansas City)	Penn State
		Jim Kelly	14 (Buffalo)	Miami
		Tony Eason	15 (New England)	Illinois
		Ken O’Brien	24 (New York Jets)	Cal-Davis
		Dan Marino	27 (Miami)	Pittsburgh

1999	5	Tim Couch	1 (Cleveland)	Kentucky
		Donovan McNabb	2 (Philadelphia)	Syracuse
		Akili Smith	3 (Cincinnati)	Oregon
		Daunte Culpepper	11 (Minnesota)	Central Florida
		Cade McNown	12 (Chicago)	UCLA

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YELLOW JACKET SWARM: The Ramblin’ Wreck have had only nine first-round draft picks all-time (including AFL Draft), but may have as many as three in 2010. Georgia Tech DE DERRICK MORGAN, WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS and RB JONATHAN DWYER all have their sights set on being selected in Round 1 on Thursday night. The only year in which multiple Yellow Jackets were selected in the first round was 1979. Below are the Georgia Tech players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:

GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

(All-Time)

YEAR	PLAYER	POSITION	TEAM	OVERALL SELECTION
1945	Eddie Prokop	B	Boston Patriots	4
1955	Larry Morris	OC	Los Angeles Rams	6
1963	Rufus Guthrie	OG	Los Angeles Rams	10
1964	Ted Davis	LB	San Diego Chargers (AFL)	8
1979	Kent Hill	OT	Los Angeles Rams	26
1979	Eddie Lee Ivery	RB	Green Bay Packers	15
1992	Marco Coleman	DE	Miami Dolphins	12
1998	Keith Brooking	LB	Atlanta Falcons	12
2007	Calvin Johnson	WR	Detroit Lions	2

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COLT WINS 45: Texas QB Colt McCoy won an NCAA-record 45 games as a starter in his four-year career at Texas. He aims to take his success to the next level by being only the third first-round NFL Draft selection at quarterback from the University of Texas. Below are the Texas quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:

TEXAS QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

(All-Time)

YEAR	PLAYER	TEAM	OVERALL SELECTION
1948	Bobby Layne	Chicago	7
2006	Vince Young	Tennessee	3

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BIG XII TERRORS: Nebraska DT NDAMUKONG SUH was named AP Defensive Player of the Year in the Big XII Conference. His Oklahoma counterpart, DT Gerald McCoy, was a two-time All-Big XII first-team selection on the defensive line. They aim to become just the fourth and fifth Big XII defensive lineman to be selected in the top 10 since the inception of the conference.

BIG XII DEFENSIVE LINEMEN SELECTED IN THE TOP 10 (SINCE 1997*)

YEAR	PLAYER	COLLEGE	TEAM	OVERALL SELECTION
1998	Grant Wistrom	Nebraska	St. Louis	6
2001	Justin Smith	Missouri	Cincinnati	4
2003	Kevin Williams	Oklahoma State	Minnesota	9

* Big XII conference was formed in 1996, making 1997 NFL Draft first since the conference’s inception.

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FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970

Draft	First-Round Trades	Draft	First-Round Trades
1970	3	1990	8
1971	4	1991	8
1972	6	1992	9
1973	9	1993	11
1974	9	1994	11
1975	8	1995	15
1976	7	1996	11
1977	10	1997	13
1978	8	1998	8
1979	7	1999	11
1980	10	2000	12
1981	6	2001	14
1982	9	2002	11
1983	8	2003	9
1984	9	2004	9
1985	10	2005	5
1986	10	2006	4
1987	8	2007	7
1988	7	2008	9
1989	11	2009	7

(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)

CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE

1937	Nebraska – HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8)
1943	Minnesota – HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8)
1946	Notre Dame – QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5)
1948	Alabama – HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5)
1949	Notre Dame – QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10)
	Southern Methodist – RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4)
1959	Ohio State – HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8)
1967	Michigan State – DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2)
1977	Southern California – T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5)
1978	Notre Dame – TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8)
1981	UCLA – RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4)
1984	Nebraska – WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2)
1990	Southern California – LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6)
1991	Nebraska – DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4)
	Tennessee – T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8)
1992	Stanford – T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9)
1993	Alabama – DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6)
1996	Illinois – LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3)
2000	Penn State – DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2)
2002	Texas – T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5)
2004	Miami – S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6)

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED

IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990

YEAR	OFFENSE	DEFENSE	FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK	FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK
1990	11	14	Jeff George-QB (1)	Cortez Kennedy-DT (3)
1991	13	14	Charles McRae-T (7)	Russell Maryland-DT (1)
1992	13	15	Desmond Howard-WR (4)	Steve Emtman-DE (1)
1993	15	14	Drew Bledsoe-QB (1)	Marvin Jones-LB (4)
1994	13	16	Marshall Faulk-RB (2)	Dan Wilkinson-DT (1)
1995	18	14	Ki-Jana Carter-RB (1)	Kevin Carter-DE (6)
1996	17	13	Keyshawn Johnson-WR (1)	Kevin Hardy-LB (2)
1997	14	16	Orlando Pace-T (1)	Darrell Russell-DE (2)
1998	14	16	Peyton Manning-QB (1)	Andre Wadsworth-DE (3)
1999	16	15	Tim Couch-QB (1)	Champ Bailey-CB (7)
2000	17	14	Chris Samuel-T (3)	Courtney Brown-DE (1)
2001	15	16	Michael Vick-QB (1)	Gerard Warren-DT (3)
2002	16	16	David Carr-QB (1)	Julius Peppers-DE (2)
2003	14	18	Carson Palmer-QB (1)	Dewayne Robertson-DT (4)
2004	19	13	Eli Manning-QB (1)	Sean Taylor-S (5)
2005	16	16	Alex Smith-QB (1)	Adam Jones-CB (6)
2006	19	13	Reggie Bush-RB (2)	Mario Williams-DE (1)
2007	15	17	JaMarcus Russell-QB (1)	Gaines Adams-DE (4)
2008	16	15	Jake Long-T (1)	Chris Long-DE (2)
2009	1	3	Matthew Stafford-QB (1)	Tyson Jackson-DE (3)

“MOSTS”

Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber-Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis- Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).

Most offensive linemen taken in first round: 10

1968 – T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan.

Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:

Notre Dame (5)	1973: Walt Patulski, DE (Buffalo); 1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay); 1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit); 1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks); 1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks)

Southern California (5)	2003: Carson Palmer, QB (Cincinnati); 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR (N.Y. Jets); 1977: Ricky Bell, RB (Tampa Bay); 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB (Buffalo); 1968: Ron Yary, T (Minnesota)

Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 6

2004 – Miami (Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork).

Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5 (Note: No wide receivers were selected in the first round in 2008.)

Ohio State – Joey Galloway (1995) and Terry Glenn (1996); Santonio Holmes (2006) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007) and Anthony Gonzalez (2007)

Colorado – Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995)

Southern California – Curtis Conway (1993) and Johnnie Morton (1994)

Tennessee – Anthony Hancock (1982), Willie Gault (1983) and Clyde Duncan (1984)

College with most players taken in single draft: Texas, 17 in 1984.

Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position:

1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia).

1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay).

1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17-Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee).

Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 13

1942 – “Bullet” Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 – Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 – Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957 – Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963 – Buck Buchanan/Kansas City (AFL); 1968 – Ron Yary/Minnesota; 1969 – O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970 – Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976 – Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978 – Earl Campbell/Houston; 1983 – John Elway/Baltimore Colts; 1985 – Bruce Smith/Buffalo Bills; 1989 – Troy Aikman/Dallas Cowboys.

Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft:

1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.

Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 6

2000: Round 6 – WR Emanuel Smith (Jacksonville/#196) and DE Robaire Smith (Tennessee/#197)

2004: Round 7 – CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206)

2006: Round 1 – G Davin Joseph (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB Johnathan Joseph (Cincinatti/#24)

2006: Round 4 – LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)

2008: Round 1 – T Jake Long (Miami/#1) and DE Chris Long (St. Louis/#2)

DRAFT TIMES

NOTE: The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.

Longest first round since 1967: 2007 (6 hours, 8 minutes)

Shortest first round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)

Longest seven-round draft: 2007 (18 hours, 5 minutes)

Shortest seven-round draft: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes)

Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)

CONFERENCES

Number of players drafted by conference since 1990:

1. SEC 733

2. BIG TEN 638

3. PAC-10 637

4. ACC 523

5. BIG EAST 393

6. BIG XII 381 (1997 draft was first in Big XII history)

7. WAC 206

8. BIG-8 185 (Merged with SWC in 1996 to form Big XII)

9. SWC 160 (Merged with Big 8 in 1996 to form Big XII)

10. C-USA 139 (1997 draft was first in history)

Others:

INDEPENDENT – 386	BIG SKY – 47
MAC – 119	OHIO VALLEY – 41
MOUNTAIN WEST – 103 (2000 draft was first in history)	GATEWAY – 39
SWAC – 86	SOUTHERN – 31
SOUTHLAND – 67	YANKEE – 15
MEAC – 53

COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND

Number of times in past 10 years college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 16

2000: Florida State – Peter Warrick/Cincinnati; Corey Simon/Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.

2001: Miami (4) – Dan Morgan/Carolina; Damione Lewis/St. Louis; Santana Moss/ N.Y. Jets; Reggie Wayne/Indianapolis.

Michigan – David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; Jeff Backus/Detroit.

2002: Miami (5) – Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Phillip Buchanon/Oakland; Ed Reed/Baltimore; Mike Rumph/San Francisco.

Tennessee – John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte’ Stallworth/New Orleans; Albert Haynesworth/Tennessee.

2003: Miami (4) – Andre Johnson/Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.

Penn State (4) – Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; Bryant Johnson/Arizona; Larry Johnson/Kansas City.

2004: Miami (6) – Sean Taylor/Washington; Kellen Winslow/Cleveland; Jonathan Vilma/N.Y.

Jets; D.J. Williams/Denver; Vernon Carey/Miami; Vince Wilfork/New England.

Ohio State – Will Smith/Saints, Chris Gamble/Panthers, Mike Jenkins/Falcons.

2005: Auburn (4) – Ronnie Brown/Miami; Jason Campbell/Washington; Carlos Rogers/Washington; Carnell Williams/Tampa Bay.

2006: Ohio State (5) – A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; Donte Whitner/Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; Santonio Holmes/Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold/N.Y. Jets.

Florida State (4) – Ernie Sims/Detroit; Kamerion Wimbley/Cleveland; Brodrick Bunkley/Philadelphia; Antonio Cromartie/San Diego.

North Carolina State – Mario Williams/Houston; Manny Lawson/San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.

2007: Louisiana State (4) – JaMarcus Russell/Oakland; LaRon Landry/Washington; Dwayne Bowe/Kansas City; Craig Davis/San Diego.

Miami – Brandon Meriweather/New England; Jon Beason/Carolina; Greg Olsen/Chicago.

2008: Southern California (4) – Sedrick Ellis/New Orleans; Keith Rivers/Cincinnati; Sam Baker/Atlanta; Lawrence Jackson/Seattle.

2009: Southern California (3) – Mark Sanchez/N.Y. Jets; Brian Cushing/Houston; Clay Matthews/Green Bay

CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA

Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10: 9

1942	Pete Kmetovic	Stanford	Philadelphia (#3)
	Bob Robertson	USC	Brooklyn (#7)
	Frankie Albert	Stanford	Chicago Bears (#10)

1947	Cal Rossi	UCLA	Washington (#4)
	Ernie Case	UCLA	Green Bay (#6)
	Herman Wedemeyer	St. Mary’s (CA)	Los Angeles (#9)

1953	Johnny Olszewski	California	Chicago Cardinals (#4)
	Billy Anderson	Compton J.C.	Chicago Bears (#6)
	Al Carmichael	USC	Green Bay (#7)
	Donn Moomaw	UCLA	Los Angeles (#9)

1968	Ron Yary	USC	Minnesota (#1)
	Haven Moses	San Diego State	Buffalo (#9)
	Mike Taylor	USC	Pittsburgh (#10)

1972	Sherman White	California	Cincinnati (#2)
	Gregory Sampson	Stanford	Houston (#6)
	Willie Buchanon	San Diego State	Green Bay (#7)
	Jeff Siemon	Stanford	Minnesota (#10)

1977	Ricky Bell	USC	Tampa Bay (#1)
	Marvin Powell	USC	N.Y. Jets (#4)
	Gary Jeter	USC	N.Y. Giants (#5)

1981	Freeman McNeil	UCLA	N.Y. Jets (#3)
	Kenny Easley	UCLA	Seattle (#4)
	Rich Campbell	California	Green Bay (#6)
	Ronnie Lott	USC	San Francisco (#8)

1982	Chip Banks	USC	Cleveland (#3)
	Darrin Nelson	Stanford	Minnesota (#7)
	Marcus Allen	USC	Oakland (#10)

1994	Marshall Faulk	San Diego State	Indianapolis (#2)
	Willie McGinest	USC	New England (#4)
	Trent Dilfer	Fresno State	Tampa Bay (#6)
	Jamir Miller	UCLA	Arizona (#10)

Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected

in top 10: 4

1987	Vinny Testaverde	Miami	Tampa Bay (#1)
	Alonzo Highsmith	Miami	Houston (#3)
	Jerome Brown	Miami	Philadelphia (#9)

1997	Peter Boulware	Florida State	Baltimore (#4)
	Walter Jones	Florida State	Seattle (#6)
	Ike Hilliard	Florida	N.Y. Giants (#7)

1998	Andre Wadsworth	Florida State	Arizona (#3)
	Fred Taylor	Florida	Jacksonville (#9)
	Duane Starks	Miami	Baltimore (#10)

2000	Peter Warrick	Florida State	Cincinnati (#4)
	Corey Simon	Florida State	Philadelphia (#6)
	Travis Taylor	Florida	Baltimore (#10)

FIRST ROUND BY POSITION

Most first-round selections by position (one year):

Quarterback (6-1983):
	John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O’Brien/NY Jets, Dan Marino/Miami

Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941):
	(Last time) 1941 – Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, John Kimbrough/Chicago Cardinals, Norm Standlee/Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, George Franck/New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington

Wide Receiver (7-2004):
	Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco.

Tight End (3-1970, 2002):
	(Last time) 2002 – Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle

Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009):
	(Last time) 2009 – Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo

Guard (4-1982):
	Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami

Tackle (8-2008):
	Jake Long/Miami, Ryan Clady/Denver, Chris Williams/Chicago, Branden Albert/Kansas City, Gosder Cherilus/Detroit, Jeff Otah/Carolina, Sam Baker/Atlanta, Duane Brown/Houston

Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006):
	(Last time) 2006 – Michael Huff/Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, Tye Hill/St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, Kelly Jennings/Seattle

Linebacker (7-1990):
	Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/GB

Defensive End (6-1992):
	Steve Emtman/Indianapolis, Sean Gilbert/LA Rams, Chester McGlockton/LA Raiders, Alonzo Spellman/Chicago, Chris Mims/San Diego, Robert Porcher/Detroit

Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003):
	(Last time) 2003 – Dewayne Robertson/N.Y. Jets, Johnathan Sullivan/New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, Ty Warren/New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.

Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988):
	(Last time) 1988 –Ted Gregory/Denver

Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000):
	(Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland

MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970

Year	College	Players
1970	Grambling, Southern California	9
1971	Ohio State	13
1972	Michigan	10
1973	Oklahoma	11
1974	UCLA	12
1975	Southern California	14
1976	Nebraska, Ohio State	11
1977	Southern California	14
1978	Florida	10
1979	Notre Dame, Oklahoma	10
1980	Nebraska, Southern California	10
1981	Pittsburgh	12
1982	Texas	12
1983	Southern California	11
1984	Texas	17
1985	Wisconsin	11
1986	Illinois, Southern California	9
1987	Penn State	13
1988	Oklahoma	13
1989	Auburn	10
1990	Southern California	10
1991	Miami	11
1992	Washington	11
1993	Notre Dame, Miami	9
1994	Notre Dame	10
1995	Colorado, Florida State	10
1996	Penn State	10
1997	Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska	8
1998	Washington	10
1999	Florida, Ohio State	8
2000	Tennessee	9
2001	Florida State	9
2002	Miami	11
2003	Florida, Miami, Tennessee	8
2004	Ohio State	14
2005	Oklahoma	11
2006	Southern California	11
2007	Florida	9
2008	Southern California	10
2009	Southern California	11

UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT

NOTE: In the past 20 years (since 1990), 11 of the No. 1 overall picks have been juniors (Jeff George – 1990, Steve Emtman – 1992, Drew Bledsoe – 1993, Dan Wilkinson – 1994, Ki-Jana Carter – 1995, Orlando Pace – 1997, Tim Couch – 1999, Michael Vick – 2001, Mario Williams – 2006, JaMarcus Russell – 2007, Matthew Stafford – 2009).

Year	Entered	Drafted	Top-10 Picks
2009	46	41	5
2008	53	39	4
2007	40	29	5
2006	52	33	6
2005	51	37	4
2004	43	35	5
2003	47	32	5
2002	38	26	2
2001	35	27	5
2000	26	20	4
1999	31	22	5
1998	32	19	3
1997	34	25	6
1996	24	16	4
1995	33	22	2
1994	31	25	6
1993	34	24	5
1992	30	21	5
1991	23	19	1
1990	28	18	5

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS

(Since first common draft in 1967)

College	Total	College	Total
USC	63	Oklahoma	28
Miami (Fla.)	56	Nebraska	27
Ohio State	53	Alabama	27
Florida	37	Arizona State	22
Tennessee	36	Georgia	22
Notre Dame	35	Michigan State	22
Florida St.	34	UCLA	22
Michigan	32	Texas A&M	21
Penn State	31	Pittsburgh	21
Texas	31	Colorado	20

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)

1967-Michigan State/4	1989-Florida/3
1968-Southern California/5	1990-Multiple with 2
1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2	1991-Tennessee/3
1970-Oklahoma/3	1992-Multiple with 2
1971-Ohio State/4	1993-Notre Dame/4
1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3	1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3
1973-Purdue, Southern California/3	1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3
1974-Ohio State/3	1996-Ohio State/3
1975-Ohio State/3	1997-Florida State/4
1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3	1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3
1977-Southern California/3	1999-Ohio State/3
1978-Notre Dame/3	2000-Florida State/3
1979-Multiple with 2	2001-Miami/4
1980-Southern California, Texas/3	2002-Miami/5
1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3	2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4
1982-Southern California/3	2004-Miami/6
1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3	2005-Auburn/4
1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2	2006-Ohio State/5
1985-Wisconsin/3	2007-Lousiana State/4
1986-Iowa/3	2008- Southern California/4
1987-Miami/3	2009- Southern California/3
1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2

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