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August 15, 2007
"THE NFL ON CBS" BROADCASTS SECOND PRESEASON GAME FEATURING
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS VISITING ST. LOUIS RAMS LIVE IN PRIME TIME ON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 ON CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
The CBS Television Network, in its 48th year broadcasting the NFL, continues its preseason schedule with THE NFL ON CBS's second preseason game as the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS visit the ST. LOUIS RAMS on Saturday, Aug. 18 (8:00 PM, ET) live in prime time on the CBS Television Network.
Ian Eagle joins Phil Simms in calling the action from the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo. Jim Rikhoff produces and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
As was the first NFL ON CBS preseason game, this game also will be shown in HDTV with the highest definition television format – 1080i lines of picture resolution – along with 5.1 digital audio.
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 ON CBS.
Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 1 and Week 2 (subject to change).
WEEK 1 -- Sept. 9
| GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST | PRODUCER/DIRECTOR |
| 1:00 PM, ET starts: | ||
| Denver @ Buffalo | Gus Johnson/Randy Cross | Ross Schneiderman/Andy Goldberg |
| Pittsburgh @ Cleveland | Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon | Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley |
| Kansas City @ Houston | Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots | Bob Dekas/Chris Svendsen |
| Tennessee @ Jacksonville | Don Criqui/Steve Beuerlein | Victor Frank/Mark Grant |
| New England @ N.Y. Jets | Jim Nantz/Phil Simms | Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold |
| Miami @ Washington | Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf | Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith |
WEEK 2 – Sept. 16 – DOUBLEHEADER
| GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST | PRODUCER/DIRECTOR |
| 1:00 PM, ET starts: | ||
| Houston @ Carolina | Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker | Victor Frank/Mark Grant |
| Cincinnati @ Cleveland | Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein | Ross Schneiderman/Andy Goldberg |
| Buffalo @ Pittsburgh | Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots | Bob Dekas/Cathy Barreto |
| Indianapolis @ Tennessee | Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf | Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman |
| 4:15 PM, ET starts: | ||
| Kansas City @ Chicago | Jim Nantz/Phil Simms | Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold |
| N.Y. Jets @ Baltimore | Dick Enberg/Randy Cross | Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith |
| Oakland @ Denver | Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon | Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley |
