CBS SPORTS MARKS 54th YEAR OF NFL COVERAGE AS
NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2013 “NFL ON CBS” BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The CBS Television Network marks its 54th year broadcasting the NFL with a total of 103 games during its 17 weeks of regular-season coverage of the NFL’s American Football Conference. The regular-season schedule is followed by a full post-season slate including an AFC Wild Card playoff game on January 5, 2014, two divisional playoff games on January 11 and January 12, and the AFC Championship Game on January 19.
► PITTSBURGH, SAN DIEGO, MIAMI AND CINCINNATI SLATED FOR 11 APPEARANCES; BALTIMORE, HOUSTON AND INDIANAPOLIS SET FOR 10 APPEARANCES; NEW ENGLAND AND DENVER TO MAKE NINE APPEARANCES
Last year’s Super Bowl XLVII champions Baltimore Ravens, AFC South Champions Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts will appear 10 times each on THE NFL ON CBS.
The AFC West Champions and Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos and the AFC East Champions New England Patriots led by Tom Brady will make nine appearances each; while the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals will make 11 appearances each; the New York Jets make 12 appearances; and the Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns 13 times each.
► NINE NFL ON CBS DOUBLEHEADER WEEKENDS
The broadcast schedule, which includes nine doubleheader weekends, features several of last year’s powerhouse teams in the AFC and key AFC-NFC match-ups including:
AFC MATCH-UPS
Houston-Baltimore (9/22)
Baltimore-Pittsburgh (10/20)
New England-N.Y. Jets (10/20)
Pittsburgh-New England (11/3)
New England-Houston (12/1)
Denver-Houston (12/22)
AFC-NFC MATCH-UPS
Cincinnati-Chicago (9/8)
Denver-New York Giants (9/15)
Indianapolis-San Francisco (9/22)
Denver-Dallas (10/6)
Cleveland-Green Bay (10/20)
Buffalo-New Orleans (10/27)
San Diego-Washington (11/3)
Oakland-New York Giants (11/10)
Baltimore-Chicago (11/17)
Kansas City-Washington (12/8)
Pittsburgh-Green Bay (12/22)
Other AFC-NFC match-ups during the season include: San Diego-Philadelphia (9/15), Jacksonville-Seattle (9/22), Jacksonville-St. Louis (10/6), Tennessee-Seattle (10/13), Tennessee-St. Louis (11/3), Houston-Arizona (11/10), Indianapolis-Arizona (11/24) and Buffalo-Tampa Bay (12/8).
► AFC DIVISIONAL RIVALRIES
Along with near-weekly divisional battles, AFC games highlighted include Pittsburgh-N.Y. Jets (10/13), Pittsburgh-Oakland (10/27), Denver-San Diego (11/10), N.Y. Jets-Baltimore (11/24); and Week 17 with teams from the four AFC Divisions squaring off against each other in games that could have major playoff implications: Baltimore-Cincinnati, Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Jacksonville-Indianapolis, N.Y Jets-Miami, Buffalo-New England, Houston-Tennessee, Denver-Oakland and Kansas City-San Diego (12/29).
► LONDON CALLING
In Week 4 (9/29) THE NFL ON CBS, for the fifth-of-the-past-six years, travels across the Atlantic Ocean to cover the Pittsburgh Steelers-Minnesota Vikings clash live from Wembley Stadium in London, England.
► THANKSGIVING DAY GAME
Thanksgiving Day (11/28) will feature the Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys.
► OPENING KICK-OFF
THE NFL ON CBS kicks off Week 1 with singleheader coverage on Sunday, Sept. 8 (12:00 Noon-4:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game studio show. The day’s NFL action is highlighted by an AFC-NFC tilt with Cincinnati taking on Chicago and an early AFC East match-up with New England and Buffalo. Other regional action that day on THE NFL ON CBS includes Miami-Cleveland, Oakland-Indianapolis, Kansas City-Jacksonville and Tennessee-Pittsburgh games live on the CBS Television Network.
► PRESEASON
CBS Sports’ NFL pre-season schedule begins on Friday, Aug. 23 (8:00 PM, ET) when the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks live in prime time on the CBS Television Network. THE NFL ON CBS will conclude its two-game preseason schedule the following night as the St. Louis Rams take on the Denver Broncos live in prime time on Saturday, Aug. 24 (8:00 PM, ET).
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the lead announce team for the Network’s coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. THE NFL TODAY, CBS Sports’ NFL pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins on Sunday, Sept. 8 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) with host James Brown, along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher.
Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of the NFL. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
Following is the complete 2013 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule.
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CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle 212/975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com
Jerry Caraccioli 212/975-7466 gwcaraccioli@cbs.com
2013 CBS SPORTS NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(all times ET)
WEEK 1 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
New England @ Buffalo
Cincinnati @ Chicago
Miami @ Cleveland
Oakland @ Indianapolis
Kansas City @ Jacksonville
Tennessee @ Pittsburgh
WEEK 2 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 – CBS DBHDR
Cleveland @ Baltimore
Tennessee @ Houston
Miami @ Indianapolis
San Diego @ Philadelphia
Denver @ N.Y. Giants
Jacksonville @ Oakland
WEEK 3 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 – CBS DBHDR
Houston @ Baltimore
Cleveland @ Minnesota
San Diego @ Tennessee
Indianapolis @ San Francisco
Jacksonville @ Seattle
Buffalo @ N.Y. Jets
WEEK 4 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
Baltimore @ Buffalo
Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville
Pittsburgh-Minnesota (London) 1:00
N.Y. Jets @ Tennessee
WEEK 5 – SUNDAY, OCT. 6 – CBS DBHDR
New England @ Cincinnati
Baltimore @ Miami
Jacksonville @ St. Louis
Kansas City @ Tennessee
Denver @ Dallas
San Diego @ Oakland
WEEK 6 – SUNDAY, OCT. 13
Cincinnati @ Buffalo
Oakland @ Kansas City
Pittsburgh @ N.Y. Jets
Tennessee @ Seattle
Jacksonville @ Denver
WEEK 7 – SUNDAY, OCT. 20 – CBS DBHDR
Cincinnati @ Detroit
San Diego @ Jacksonville
Houston @ Kansas City
Buffalo @ Miami
New England @ N.Y. Jets
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Cleveland @ Green Bay
WEEK 8 – SUNDAY, OCT. 27
Cleveland @ Kansas City
Miami @ New England
Buffalo @ New Orleans
N.Y. Jets @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh @ Oakland
WEEK 9 – SUNDAY, NOV. 3 – CBS DBHDR
Kansas City @ Buffalo
Tennessee @ St. Louis
San Diego @ Washington
Pittsburgh @ New England
Baltimore @ Cleveland
WEEK 10 – SUNDAY, NOV. 10
Cincinnati @ Baltimore
Oakland @ N.Y. Giants
Buffalo @ Pittsburgh
Jacksonville @ Tennessee
Denver @ San Diego
Houston @ Arizona
WEEK 11 – SUNDAY, NOV. 17
N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo
Baltimore @ Chicago
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Oakland @ Houston
San Diego @ Miami
Kansas City @ Denver
WEEK 12 – SUNDAY, NOV. 24
N.Y. Jets @ Baltimore
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland
Jacksonville @ Houston
San Diego @ Kansas City
Indianapolis @ Arizona
Tennessee @ Oakland
WEEK 13 – THURSDAY, NOV. 28 THANKSGIVING DAY
Oakland @ Dallas
WEEK 13 – SUNDAY, DEC. 1 – CBS DBHDR
Jacksonville @ Cleveland
Tennessee @ Indianapolis
Denver @ Kansas City
Miami @ N.Y. Jets
New England @ Houston
Cincinnati @ San Diego
WEEK 14 – SUNDAY, DEC. 8
Indianapolis @ Cincinnati 1:00
Cleveland @ New England
Oakland @ N.Y. Jets
Miami @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City @ Washington
Tennessee @ Denver
WEEK 15 – SUNDAY, DEC. 15
Houston @ Indianapolis
Buffalo @ Jacksonville
New England @ Miami 1:00
N.Y. Jets @ Carolina
Kansas City @ Oakland
WEEK 16 – SUNDAY, DEC. 22 – CBS DBHDR
Miami @ Buffalo
Denver @ Houston
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Indianapolis @ Kansas City 1:00
Cleveland @ N.Y. Jets
Pittsburgh @ Green Bay
Oakland @ San Diego
WEEK 17 – SUNDAY, DEC. 29 – CBS DBHDR
Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis
N.Y. Jets @ Miami
Buffalo @ New England
Houston @ Tennessee
Denver @ Oakland
Kansas City @ San Diego 4:25
AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME –
SUNDAY, JAN. 5, 2014
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS –
SATURDAY, JAN. 11 & SUNDAY, JAN. 12
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, JAN. 19
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