THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 1 (SUNDAY, SEPT. 11)
AUDIBLES WITH “NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANNOUNCE TEAM JIM NANTZ AND PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF
The CBS Television Network begins its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with regional coverage as THE NFL ON CBS kicks off its 2011 NFL season broadcast schedule on Sunday, Sept. 11 (1:00-4:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City.
THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports, and serves as Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
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EXCERPTS FROM “THE NFL ON CBS” CONFERENCE CALL ON SEPT. 7
(To hear the call in its entirety, the replay number is: 719/457-0820; passcode: 4938001)
(On Pittsburgh-Baltimore Rivalry in Week 1)
JIM NANTZ: This arguably, is as big a rivalry here in the last five years in the NFL as anyone. To think that they’re going to play in Week 1…To have Pittsburgh at Baltimore…It’s the biggest opener we’ve ever had. There’s just so much bad blood between those two teams, especially with what happened in those last two games last year when Baltimore had the edge and Pittsburgh came back to beat them and ultimately eliminate them in the playoffs.
PHIL SIMMS: I’ve been waiting for this for a couple of weeks. I’ve looked at the game they played in the playoffs many times. From a player’s perspective, if I were a Baltimore Raven I don’t know if I’d still be over last year’s loss. There were so many opportunities for them to win…There were mistakes that the Ravens made where they just basically gave it to the Steelers. That is an awful way to go into the off-season…The dislike is so strong, it’s so real. To get it [this game] on Week 1, I think it’s great.
(On Eagles being favorite in NFC East and a legitimate contender)
DAN DIERDORF: Yes, I would make them the favorite in the East. Again, they haven’t played a down yet in the regular-season. So much depends upon staying healthy…On paper, they look magnificent. We’ve seen great teams on paper not perform well on the field. But I don’t see any reason, given the quality of the coaching that Andy Reid and his staff have, why the Eagles wouldn’t win the NFC East.
NANTZ: I think the Cowboys will take the division, but what do I know? Check back with me in the first week of January. There is way too much attention given to the Eagles right now and it’s going to be hard for them to live up to it, starting with Week 1 at St. Louis.
SIMMS: I’m not convinced about the offensive line, shifting around, not getting to work together, still making adjustments all the way up to the last week before the first game…When you watch the Eagles, I know it’s preseason but it was a carry-over from what we saw last year that sometimes they get mushed…It’s still about men, and can those men, Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson, get it done? A lot of question marks. They’re going into a really rough contest in St. Louis. I’m anxious to see how they perform. The East is going to be a mess. The Eagles will have a hard time with all three teams they’re going to play in that division. If I had to pick a winner, I’d still pick the Eagles. It’s just not going to be easy. Nobody is going to waltz through there 13-3 or 12-4, that’s for sure.
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Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 (subject to change).
WEEK 1 – Sept. 11
GAME
1:00 PM, ET starts:
·Pittsburgh @ Baltimore Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
·Cincinnati @ Cleveland Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley
·Indianapolis @ Houston Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith
·Tennessee @ Jacksonville Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts
·Buffalo @ Kansas City Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Ross Schneiderman/Andy Goldberg
WEEK 2 – Sept. 18 – CBS DOUBLEHEADER
GAME
1:00 PM, ET starts:
·Kansas City @ Detroit Don Criqui/Randy Cross Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
·Oakland @ Buffalo Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley
·Baltimore @ Tennessee Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Victor Frank/Andy Goldberg
·Jacksonville @ N.Y. Jets Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
·Cleveland @ Indianapolis Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Ross Schneiderman/Mark Grant
4:15 PM, ET starts:
·San Diego @ New England Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
·Cincinnati @ Denver Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein Bob Dekas/Chris Svendsen
·Houston @ Miami Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts Steve Scheer/Suzanne Smith
WEEK 3 – Sept. 25
GAME
1:00 PM, ET starts:
·Jacksonville @ Carolina Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein Bob Dekas/Chris Svendsen
·Houston @ New Orleans Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
·New England @ Buffalo Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Ross Schneiderman/Mark Grant
·Miami @ Cleveland Don Criqui/Randy Cross Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
·Denver @ Tennessee Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Victor Frank/Andy Goldberg
4:00 PM, ET starts:
·N.Y. Jets @ Oakland Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold
·Kansas City @ San Diego Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
·Baltimore @ St. Louis Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley
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