THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 — 8:00 PM ET
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT ATLANTA FALCONS ON NFL NETWORK
Deion Sanders Sit Down Interview with Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan on Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears Pregame Show at 6:00 PM ET
NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE:
“When you can get a man that can catch an in route like that, get through a tackle and hit the house, that’s exactly why they gave up the picks. Julio Jones, he’s worth every pick they gave up.”
— MICHAEL IRVIN on Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver JULIO JONES
- Atlanta rookie wide receiver JULIO JONES had three catches for 104 yards (34.7 average) and two touchdowns in the Falcons’ 31-23 win at Carolina. Jones, who had three catches for 131 yards (43.7 average) and two touchdowns in Week 9, joined RANDY MOSS (1998) as the only rookies in NFL history to have two games with at least 100 receiving yards, a 30.0+ average and two touchdowns.
- Atlanta and Jacksonville were two of the four teams which came back to win games in which they trailed by at least 12 points on Sunday. Atlanta (16 points), Jacksonville (14), Houston (13) and Arizona (12) were the four teams, marking the second time this season that at least four teams overcame 12+ point deficits to win games on the same day (September 18). That is the most such days in a season since 1984.
- This week’s JAX-ATL game is first time in 15 years that both teams coming back from 14+ pts down face off the next week.
FALCONS QB MATT RYAN 1-ON-1 INTERVIEW:
- DEION SANDERS sits down for an interview with Atlanta Falcons quarterback MATT RYAN during Thursday Night Football Kickoff Presented by Sears at 6:00 PM ET.
| TEAMS: | JAGUARS | FALCONS |
| ANNOUNCERS | Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (game analyst); Alex Flanagan (sideline) | |
| PREGAME (6:00 PM ET) | Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears
In Atlanta: Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex Flanagan In Los Angeles: Kara Henderson, Kurt Warner, Sterling Sharpe, Jay Glazer |
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| PRE-KICK (8:00 PM ET) | Lexus Pre-Kick Show
Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan, Rich Eisen, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, Sterling Sharpe, Jay Glazer, Stacey Dales |
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| HALFTIME | Kia Halftime Show
Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex Flanagan |
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| POSTGAME | Kay Jewelers Postgame Show
Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex Flanagan
NFL Total Access Postgame Show In-studio: Andrew Siciliano, Kara Henderson, Kurt Warner, Jamie Dukes, Willie McGinest Game Site: Stacey Dales, Steve Wyche |
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| WHERE TO WATCH | DirecTV – Channel 212 (SD/HD), DISH Network – 154 (SD/HD)
Verizon FIOS – Channel 88 (SD) 588 (HD), AT&T U-Verse – Channel 630 (SD) 1630 (HD) Check your local cable listings NFL.com LIVE – live “look-ins” at select moments of game NFL Mobile Live on Verizon Wireless |
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| LOCAL OTA SIMULCAST* | Independent Ch. 38 (WTTA) | MyNetwork Ch. 36 (WATL) |
Thursday Night Football
Last week’s Cleveland Browns-Pittsburgh Steelers game on NFL Network was watched by an average of 6.6 million viewers (not including over-the-air stations in Cleveland and Pittsburgh) – up 22 percent from the comparable game last year (Colts-Titans, 5.4 million) and ranking as Thursday’s most-watched program on cable.
This week’s matchup features running back MAURICE JONES-DREW and the Jacksonville Jaguars taking on quarterback MATT RYAN and the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
This season marks the debut of Thursday Night Football broadcast booth duo, BRAD NESSLER and MIKE MAYOCK. Veteran play-by-play voice, Nessler serves as the play-by-play announcer and Mayock, in his seventh year with NFL Network, is the game analyst and ALEX FLANAGAN returns for her second season as the sideline reporter.
RICH EISEN hosts NFL Network’s Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears, Lexus Pre-kick Show, Kia Halftime Show and the Kay Jewelers Postgame Show from the stadium. Eisen, a two-time Sports Emmy nominee in the Studio Host category, is joined by fellow Sports Emmy nominee STEVE MARIUCCI, a former NFL head coach with the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions who also served as Brett Favre’s quarterback coach in Green Bay; 2011 NFL Hall of Fame inductee MARSHALL FAULK, who won a Super Bowl XXXIV ring with the Rams, earned 2000 NFL MVP honors and three Offensive Player of the Year awards (1999-2001); 2011 NFL Hall of Fame inductee DEION SANDERS, a two-time Super Bowl winner who was 1994 Defensive Player of the Year and an eight-time Pro Bowler who holds the NFL record with 19 career return touchdowns; and making his Thursday Night Football debut, Hall of Famer and third-year NFL Network analyst MICHAEL IRVIN.
Additional coverage will be provided from NFL Network studios in Los Angeles with host KARA HENDERSON and analysts KURT WARNER, two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP quarterback; STERLING SHARPE, five-time Pro Bowl selection; and JAY GLAZER, NFL insider and senior writer for FOXSports.com.
NFL.com LIVE/Thursday Night Football at 8:00 PM ET features live “look-ins” of Jaguars-Falcons, game highlights and instant analysis from NFL Network talent. From the NFL Network studios in Los Angeles, PAUL BURMEISTER, KURT WARNER, JAMIE DUKES, and BUCKY BROOKS provide expert analysis, commentary and fantasy information. STACEY DALES and STEVE WYCHE provide live reports from the stadium, while Brooks contributes ‘Instant Playbook’ analysis of key plays and drives from the exclusive perspective of the coaching tape immediately after the most important moments.
Following the game, hosts ANDREW SICILIANO and KARA HENDERSON as well as analysts KURT WARNER, JAMIE DUKES and WILLIE MCGINEST will deliver a postgame edition of NFL Total Access.
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