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April 11, 2007
CBS SPORTS MARKS 48TH YEAR OF NFL COVERAGE AS NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2007 "NFL ON CBS" BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, along with other AFC Powers New England and Baltimore, as well as Denver and Cincinnati to Appear 10 Times Each; San Diego Featured 11 Times; Traditional AFC Rivalries, Key AFC-NFC Match-Ups and Thanksgiving Day Game Highlight CBS Television Network's NFL Schedule
The CBS Television Network, marking its 48th year of coverage of the NFL, will broadcast a total of 108 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 6, 2008, two divisional playoff games on January 12 and January 13 and the AFC Championship Game on January 20.
- OPENING KICK-OFF
THE NFL ON CBS kicks off Week 1 with singleheader coverage on Sunday, Sept. 9 (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 New England taking on the New York Jets and Miami hosting Washington. Other regional action that day on THE NFL ON CBS includes Denver-Buffalo, Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Kansas City-Houston and Tennessee-Jacksonville, live on the CBS Television Network.
- NINE CBS DOUBLEHEADER WEEKENDS
The Network's 2007 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
New England-Dallas (10/14), New England-Indianapolis (11/4), Denver-Chicago (11/25), Denver-Indianapolis (9/30), Pittsburgh-New England (12/9), New York Jets-New York Giants and San Diego-Denver (10/7), Pittsburgh-Baltimore and Buffalo-Philadelphia (12/30), Kansas City-Chicago and Indianapolis-Tennessee (9/16), Kansas City-San Diego (9/30), San Diego-Minnesota (11/4), Baltimore-San Diego (11/25), Kansas City-Denver (12/9), Baltimore-Seattle and New York Jets-Tennessee (12/23).
- AFC DIVISIONAL RIVALRIES
Along with near-weekly AFC Eastern Division battles with New England, Miami, Buffalo and the New York Jets, and AFC Western Division clashes between San Diego, Denver, Kansas City and Oakland, other AFC games highlighted include interdivision rivalries such as Cincinnati-Kansas City (10/14), New York Jets-Cincinnati (10/21), New York Jets-Baltimore (9/16), as well as North Division tilts between Pittsburgh-Cincinnati (10/28) and Cincinnati-Baltimore (11/11).
- AFC-NFC MATCH-UPS
Other notable AFC-NFC match-ups include Indianapolis-Carolina (10/28), Jacksonville-New Orleans (11/4), Miami-Philadelphia (11/18), San Diego-Green Bay (9/23), Miami-Washington (9/9), Cincinnati-Seattle (9/23), Houston-Atlanta (9/30), Pittsburgh-Arizona (9/30), Baltimore-San Francisco (10/7) and Cleveland-St. Louis (10/28).
- THANKSGIVING DAY GAME
Thanksgiving Day (11/22) will feature the New York Jets at Dallas.
- SUPER BOWL CHAMPS APPEAR 10 TIMES
Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens, as well as the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals appear 10 times each; the San Diego Chargers 11 times and the Pittsburgh Steelers nine times; the Tennessee Titans 12 times; the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans 13 times each; as well as the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders 14 times each.
- PRESEASON
CBS Sports' NFL pre-season schedule begins Friday, Aug. 10 (8:00 PM, ET) live in prime time with the Buffalo Bills taking on the New Orleans Saints. The Network's second pre-season game sees the San Diego Chargers visiting the St. Louis Rams live in prime time on Saturday, Aug. 18 (8:00 PM, ET). And the third and final pre-season game pits the New England Patriots against the Carolina Panthers live in prime time on Saturday, Aug. 24 (8:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the lead announce team for the Network's coverage of the NFL.
THE NFL TODAY, CBS Sports' NFL pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins on Sunday, Sept. 9 (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 President, CBS News and Sports, Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports. McManus and Petitti serve as executive producers of CBS Sports' coverage of the NFL.
Following is the complete 2007 CBS Sports NFL broadcast schedule.
2007 CBS SPORTS NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (all times ET)
WEEK 1 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
Denver @ Buffalo, 1:00Pittsburgh @ Cleveland, 1:00
Kansas City @ Houston, 1:00
Tennessee @ Jacksonville, 1:00
New England @ N.Y. Jets, 1:00
Miami @ Washington, 1:00
WEEK 2 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 – CBS DBHDR
Houston @ Carolina, 1:00Cincinnati @ Cleveland, 1:00
Buffalo @ Pittsburgh, 1:00
Indianapolis @ Tennessee, 1:00
Kansas City @ Chicago, 4:15
N.Y. Jets @ Baltimore, 4:15
Oakland @ Denver, 4:15
WEEK 3 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
San Diego @ Green Bay, 1:00Indianapolis @ Houston, 1:00
Miami @ N.Y. Jets, 1:00
Buffalo @ New England, 1:00
Cincinnati @ Seattle, 4:05
Jacksonville @ Denver, 4:05
Cleveland @ Oakland, 4:05
WEEK 4 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 – CBS DBHDR
Houston @ Atlanta, 1:00N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo, 1:00
Baltimore @ Cleveland, 1:00
Oakland @ Miami, 1:00
Denver @ Indianapolis, 4:15
Pittsburgh @ Arizona, 4:15
Kansas City @ San Diego, 4:15
WEEK 5 - SUNDAY, OCT. 7 – CBS DBHDR
Miami @ Houston, 1:00Jacksonville @ Kansas City, 1:00
N.Y. Jets @ N.Y. Giants, 1:00
Cleveland @ New England, 1:00
San Diego @ Denver, 4:15
Baltimore @ San Francisco, 4:15
WEEK 6 - SUNDAY, OCT. 14 – CBS DBHDR
Miami @ Cleveland, 1:00Houston @ Jacksonville, 1:00
Cincinnati @ Kansas City, 1:00
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay, 1:00
New England @ Dallas, 4:15
Oakland @ San Diego, 4:15
WEEK 7 - SUNDAY, OCT. 21
Tennessee @ Houston, 1:00Baltimore @ Buffalo, 1:00
New England @ Miami, 1:00
Kansas City @ Oakland, 4:05
N.Y. Jets @ Cincinnati, 4:05
WEEK 8 - SUNDAY, OCT. 28
Indianapolis @ Carolina, 1:00Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati, 1:00
Cleveland @ St. Louis, 1:00
Oakland @ Tennessee, 1:00
Buffalo @ N.Y. Jets, 4:05
Houston @ San Diego, 4:05
Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay, 4:05
WEEK 9 - SUNDAY, NOV. 4 – CBS DBHDR
Cincinnati @ Buffalo, 1:00Denver @ Detroit, 1:00
San Diego @ Minnesota, 1:00
Jacksonville @ New Orleans, 1:00
New England @ Indianapolis, 4:15
Houston @ Oakland, 4:15
WEEK 10 - SUNDAY, NOV. 11
Denver @ Kansas City, 1:00Jacksonville @ Tennessee, 1:00
Buffalo @ Miami, 1:00
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh, 1:00
Cincinnati @ Baltimore, 4:05
WEEK 11 - SUNDAY, NOV. 18
Cleveland @ Baltimore, 1:00New England @ Buffalo, 1:00
Kansas City @ Indianapolis, 1:00
Oakland @ Minnesota, 1:00
Pittsburgh @ N.Y. Jets, 1:00
Miami @ Philadelphia, 1:00
San Diego @ Jacksonville, 1:00
TBA, 4:05
WEEK 12 - THURSDAY, NOV. 22 THANKSGIVING DAY
N.Y. Jets @ Dallas, 4:15SUNDAY, NOV. 25 – CBS DBHDR
Tennessee @ Cincinnati, 1:00Houston @ Cleveland, 1:00
Buffalo @ Jacksonville, 1:00
Oakland @ Kansas City, 1:00
Denver @ Chicago, 1:00
Baltimore @ San Diego, 4:15
WEEK 13 - SUNDAY, DEC. 2
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis, 1:00San Diego @ Kansas City, 1:00
N.Y. Jets @ Miami, 1:00
Houston @ Tennessee, 1:00
Buffalo @ Washington, 1:00
Cleveland @ Arizona, 4:05
Denver @ Oakland, 4:05
WEEK 14 - SUNDAY, DEC. 9 – CBS DBHDR
Pittsburgh @ New England, 1:00Miami @ Buffalo, 1:00
Oakland @ Green Bay, 1:00
San Diego @ Tennessee, 1:00
Kansas City @ Denver, 4:15
Cleveland @ N.Y. Jets, 4:15
WEEK 15 – SUNDAY, DEC. 16
Buffalo @ Cleveland, 1:00Tennessee @ Kansas City, 1:00
Baltimore @ Miami, 1:00
N.Y. Jets @ New England, 1:00
Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh, 1:00
Indianapolis @ Oakland, 4:05
WEEK 16 - SUNDAY, DEC. 23 – CBS DBHDR
Cleveland @ Cincinnati, 1:00Kansas City @ Detroit, 1:00
Houston @ Indianapolis, 1:00
Oakland @ Jacksonville, 1:00
Miami @ New England, 1:00
Baltimore @ Seattle, 4:15
N.Y. Jets @ Tennessee, 4:15
WEEK 17 – SUNDAY, DEC. 30 – CBS DBHDR
Jacksonville @ Houston, 1:00Tennessee @ Indianapolis, 1:00
Cincinnati @ Miami, 1:00
Buffalo @ Philadelphia, 1:00
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore, 1:00
San Diego @ Oakland, 4:15
AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAME - SUNDAY, JAN. 6
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS – SATURDAY, JAN. 12 & SUNDAY, JAN. 13
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - SUNDAY, JAN. 20
