Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger 1-on-1 Interview with Michael Irvin on Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears at 6:00 PM ET
Bob Costas, Matt Hasselbeck & Michael Silver on The Rich Eisen Podcast Thursday, December 8 at 2:30 PM ET
Denver Broncos Debut in Top 10 of NFL.com’s Week 14 Power Poll
Pittsburgh Steelers Host Cleveland Browns in AFC North Matchup on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football December 8 at 8:00 PM ET
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger leads the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers against Colt McCoy and the division-rival Cleveland Browns on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football December 8 at 8:00 PM ET. Brad Nessler provides the play-by-play and Mike Mayock serves as game analyst. Alex Flanagan provides reports from the sidelines of Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Coverage begins with the Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears pregame show at 6:00 PM ET.
This week on Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears, NFL Network analyst Michael Irvin sits down with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a one-on-one interview.
The two-hour pregame show also includes:
- Can Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos win the AFC West?
- Deion Sanders reveals Steelers safety Troy Polamalu’s top five plays of all time
- A look at Cleveland Browns’ second-year quarterback Colt McCoy
- Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears previews the Giants-Cowboys showdown in the NFC East
- Should the Green Bay Packers go for 16-0?
THIS WEEK ON NFL GAMEDAY MORNING
Sunday is GameDay, beginning with NFL GameDay Morning at 9:00 AM ET. Join host Rich Eisen and analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin on the first and most comprehensive pregame show on television, taking viewers straight up to kickoff with the latest news, injury reports, pregame analysis, exclusive interviews and game previews.
Featured on NFL GameDay Morning:
- Will the New York Giants’ close loss to the Green Bay Packers propel them to a strong finish?
- With Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos continuing to win, which team will win the AFC West?
- Will the Tennessee Titans catch the Houston Texans in the AFC South?
- The crew discusses the recent play of the Detroit Lions
- Jason La Canfora provides the latest news reports on the Inside Slant
- Michael Lombardi offers the view from the front office
NFL Network reporters will provide pre-game news and interviews from the following games:
- Steve Cyphers reports from Cincinnati for Texans-Bengals
- Stacey Dales reports from Charlotte for Falcons-Panthers
- Randy Moss reports from Landover, MD for Patriots-Redskins
- Michelle Beisner reports from Nashville for Saints-Titans
- Alex Flanagan reports from Denver for Bears-Broncos
- Albert Breer reports from Green Bay for Raiders-Packers
THIS WEEK ON AROUND THE LEAGUE LIVE and NFL TOTAL ACCESS
Wednesday, December 7
Around the League Live:
- Ravens RB Ray Rice interview
- Redskins LB London Fletcher interview
- Melissa Stark reports from New York with the Giants
- Lindsay Soto reports from Denver
- Albert Breer reports from Green Bay
NFL Total Access:
- ‘Open Locker Room’ with Vikings DE Jared Allen & Dolphins DE Jason Taylor
Thursday, December 8
Around the League Live: Thursday Night Football preview
- Steve Wyche, Alex Flanagan and Stacey Dales report from Pittsburgh
- Jeff Darlington reports from Dallas
- Melissa Stark reports from New York with the Jets
- Albert Breer reports from Green Bay
Friday, December 9
Around the League Live:
- Albert Breer reports from Green Bay
- Jeff Darlington reports from Dallas
Saturday, December 10
NFL Total Access:
- Stacey Dales reports from Charlotte
- Steve Cyphers reports from Cincinnati
- Jeff Darlington reports from Dallas
- Albert Breer reports from Green Bay
Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp & Guest Analyst Darren Sharper on No Huddle TONIGHT at 10:00 PM ET
Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp and guest analyst Darren Sharper are featured this week on No Huddle tonight at 10:00 PM ET for a roundtable discussion. The four analysts will discuss the following topics:
- Are the New Orleans Saints the second best team in the NFL?
- Is Tim Tebow improving as a passer?
- Which 7-5 team in the NFC is in the most danger of missing the playoffs: Bears, Falcons or Lions?
Below are quotes from this week’s edition of No Huddle:
“If I’m sitting at home and I’m an Atlanta Falcons fan, I’m worried that we just lost to a third-string quarterback.” – Marshall Faulk on the Atlanta Falcons after their loss to T.J. Yates and the Houston Texans
“Things you can teach are good and dandy, but things you can’t teach he has in abundance…Forget the mechanics, let’s just win.” – Michael Irvin on Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow
Bob Costas, Matt Hasselbeck & Michael Silver on The Rich Eisen Podcast Thursday, December 8 at 2:30 PM ET
The latest edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast airs on NFL Network Thursday, December 8 at 2:30 PM ET, with a replay on Saturday, December 10 at 1:30 PM ET. It is now available for download on NFL.com and iTunes.
NBC’s Bob Costas speaks with Eisen about his recent interview with Jerry Sandusky on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams, his essay on touchdown celebrations that aired on NBC’s Sunday Night Football and other notes around the league.
Quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, Matt Hasselbeck, appears on the podcast for the second time this season. Hasselbeck discusses the Titans’ playoff aspirations at 7-5, the improved play of running back Chris Johnson and his first season in Nashville.
Yahoo! Sports NFL writer Michael Silver joins Eisen and NFL Network’s Kara Henderson for a wide-ranging conversation about which teams will make the playoffs and each person’s preference for cinnamon.
Below are quotes from this edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast:
“[The interview was] unlike any I’ve conducted up until now, and likely unlike any I’ll do no matter how long I’m in this business. I knew that it was compelling, I knew that it was interesting, but I was concentrating on every word he said. My reactions were not as emotional or not as visceral as the reactions of many viewers might have been. I was just trying to bear down on what would be the appropriate and pertinent questions, what would be the follow-ups based on what he said, and I thought I should play it as down the middle as possible and let the viewers reach their own conclusion.” – Bob Costas on his interview with Jerry Sandusky
“It wasn’t just him; it was just our team running the ball. It just wasn’t something that we were good at. I think at the halfway point we were 32nd out of 32 teams in running the ball. It’s obviously not somewhere you want to be, it’s not where people in Tennessee are used to being.” – Matt Hasselbeck on Titans running back Chris Johnson’s early season struggles
To download this edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast, visit:
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THIS WEEK ON PLAYBOOK
Friday 8:00 PM ET – AFC Playbook with Solomon Wilcots, Brian Baldinger and Joe Theismann
- Joe Theismann on how the Chiefs defense can damage the Jets playoff push
- Brian Billick film study on why Tim Tebow could struggle against the Bears defense
- Matt Millen goes into the film room to look at the keys to success for the Broncos run defense
- Why the Saints can win their fifth consecutive game
- How the Ravens can use their running game to maintain their hold on the AFC North
- 2:00 Warning – A look at the fantasy impact running backs in the AFC South
Friday 9:00 PM ET – NFC Playbook with Solomon Wilcots, Brian Baldinger and Joe Theismann
- Joe Theismann on why the Cowboys defense will struggle to slow down Eli Manning and the Giants passing game
- Brian Billick film study on how John Kuhn can keep the Packers on the path to perfection
- How the Falcons and Lions can get back into the win column and remain in the NFC Wild Card race
- Why the Patriots will win their fifth consecutive game
- 2:00 Warning – A look at the fantasy impact running backs in the NFC West
Denver Broncos Move into Top 10 in NFL.com’s Week 14 Power Poll
Following their fifth consecutive victory, the Denver Broncos moved into the top 10 of NFL.com’s Power Poll for the first time this season, checking in at No. 8.
Below are the top 10 teams in the NFL.com Power Poll, with their previous week’s ranking listed in parentheses:
1. Green Bay Packers (1)
2. New Orleans Saints (2)
3. Baltimore Ravens (3)
4. San Francisco 49ers (T-4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (T-4)
6. New England Patriots (6)
7. Houston Texans (7)
8. Denver Broncos (15)
9. New York Jets (16)
10. Cincinnati Bengals (11)
To view the entire poll, visit:
DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)
Wednesday, December 7
4:00 PM – Reggie White & Jerome Brown: A Football Life
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Week 13, 2011
9:30 PM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
10:00 PM – No Huddle
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Fantasy Live
12:30 AM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Week 13, 2011
2:00 AM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
2:30 AM – No Huddle
3:30 AM – NFL Films Presents: Best Foot Forward
Thursday, December 8
12 NOON – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
12:30 PM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Week 13, 2011
2:00 PM – NFL Fantasy Live
2:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
3:00 PM – No Huddle
4:00 PM – Around the League Live
6:00 PM – Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears – LIVE
8:00 PM – Thursday Night Football: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers – LIVE
11:30 PM – Kay Jewelers Postgame
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Total Access
Friday, December 9
12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Passing Combinations
1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Most Feared Tacklers
2:00 PM – NFL Fantasy Live
2:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Classes
3:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
4:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Gotta Eat!
4:30 PM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Playbook: AFC
9:00 PM – Playbook: NFC
10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Pittsburgh Steelers
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Fantasy Live
12:30 AM – Playbook: AFC
1:30 AM – Playbook: NFC
2:30 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Pittsburgh Steelers
3:30 AM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
Saturday, December 10
9:00 AM – NFL Films Presents: Gotta Eat!
9:30 AM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
10:00 AM – No Huddle
11:00 AM – Playbook: AFC
12 NOON – Playbook: NFC
1:00 PM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
1:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
2:00 PM – No Huddle
3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Characters
4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Jersey Numbers
5:00 PM – Playbook: AFC
6:00 PM – Playbook: NFC
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:30 PM – Sound FX: Week 13, 2011
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Lefty Quarterbacks
10:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: End Zone Celebrations
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12:30 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
1:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Lefty Quarterbacks
2:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: End Zone Celebrations
Sunday, December 11
9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning
1:00 PM – NFL GameDay Statzone
4:00 PM – NFL GameDay Scoreboard
7:30 PM – NFL GameDay Highlights
11:30 PM – NFL GameDay Final
Monday, December 12
1:00 PM – Around the League Live
6:00 PM – Up to the Minute
6:30 PM – The Coaches Show
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:30 PM – The Coaches Show
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Backfield Tandems
10:00 PM – The Coaches Show
10:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Things We Loved About the 2000s
11:30 PM – NFL Total Access Monday Night Football Presser
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Total Access Monday Night Football Review
Tuesday, December 13
12 NOON – America’s Game: 1992 Dallas Cowboys
1:00 PM – America’s Game: 1993 Dallas Cowboys
2:00 PM – NFL Fantasy Live
2:30 PM – Sound FX: Tony Romo
3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Draft Busts
4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: End Zone Celebrations
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL Replay: TBD
9:30 PM – NFL Replay: TBD
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Fantasy Live
12:30 AM – NFL Replay: TBD
2:00 AM – NFL Replay: TBD
3:30 AM – Sound FX: Tony Romo
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