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Former NFL Quarterback Drew Brees to Join ESPN’s First Take this Football Season

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ESPN has reached an agreement with former NFL Quarterback Drew Brees to be a NFL contributor on its signature morning debate show, First Take, this football season. Brees will make weekly Tuesday-only appearances on the show, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 23.

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Colts-Saints Monday Night Football Delivers 11.1 Million Viewers

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Last night’s Monday Night Football game – a New Orleans Saints 34-7 home victory over the Indianapolis Colts – averaged 11,134,000 viewers on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, according to Nielsen. In the game, Saints quarterback Drew Brees made history, breaking Peyton Manning’s career touchdown record.

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MNF is No. 1 Show on Monday as ESPN Wins the Night for Fifth Straight Week

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NFL Record-Setting Night for Saints QB Drew Brees Averages 10.6 Million Viewers Last night’s Monday Night Football game (8:15-11:30 p.m. ET) – which featured New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaking Peyton Manning’s all-time NFL passing yards record in a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins – averaged 10.6 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and … Read More

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DREW BREES AND NEW ORLEANS SAINTS’ DRAMATIC OT WIN OVER DALLAS COWBOYS HEADLINES NEW EPISODE OF NFL TURNING POINT THURSDAY AT 1:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

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Episode Debuts Thursday at 1:30 a.m. ET / Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. PT after NHL Opening Night Doubleheader on NBCSN

NFL Films Breaks Down Brees’ Performance on Sunday & Final Minutes of Cowboys – Saints

In-Game Audio From QB Andy Dalton in Bengals’ Victory Over Chiefs 

Head Coach Mike McCoy Wired-For-Sound in Chargers Win Against Browns

NFL Turning Point Hosted by Football Night In America’s Dan Patrick

STAMFORD, CONN. – October 6, 2015 – This week’s episode of NFL Turning Point, airing Thursday at 1:30 a.m. ET / Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN, breaks down the dramatic conclusion of QB Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints overtime victory against the Dallas Cowboys; a season-to-date analysis of QB Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals pursuit to stay undefeated; and in-game audio from the San Diego Chargers’ thrilling last-second win over the Cleveland Browns.

Hosted by Football Night In America’s Dan Patrick, the 30-minute NFL Turning Point, co-produced by NFL Films, airs weekly throughout the entire NFL season, including the playoffs and Super Bowl.

This week’s episode features:

  • Cowboys-Saints: NFL Turning Point reviews Drew Brees’ return after missing a game with a rotator cuff injury, and studies his stamina and arm strength. The segment then examines the dramatic conclusion of Sunday night’s game and highlights Brees’ 400th career touchdown pass, which won the game for the Saints on the second play of overtime.
  • Chiefs-Bengals: NFL Films shines a spotlight on QB Andy Dalton and the Bengals undefeated season. Wednesday’s episode will also feature in-game audio from Dalton, who was wired-for-sound during Sunday’s win over the Chiefs.
  • Browns-Chargers: NFL Turning Point analyzes the Chargers’ thrilling win over the Browns. The segment features in-game audio from Chargers head coach Mike McCoy, who was mic’d up during the second chance field goal that won the game for San Diego.

 

In addition, Wednesday night’s Sounds of The Game – Powered by BOSE – segment highlights Broncos LB Von Miller, who was mic’d up as the league’s top-ranked defense helped clinch another victory for Denver.

Each week NFL Turning Point is built around select NFL matchups from the previous weekend, and focuses on the crucial “turning point” moments that ultimately defined the outcome of each game. The show also features anatomy-of-a-play type segments and long-form game-of-the-week style narratives that include pre-game and post-game access, sideline sounds, jaw-dropping cinematography and incredible storytelling that is synonymous with NFL Films.

In 2015 NBCSN will air a total of 21 episodes. The season finale, scheduled to air on Wednesday, February 4, 2016, will look back at the “turning point” of Super Bowl 50.

-NBC Sports Group-