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August 23, 2007
"THE NFL ON CBS" BROADCASTS THIRD AND FINAL PRESEASON GAME AS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS TAKE ON CAROLINA PANTHERS LIVE IN PRIME TIME ON
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 ON CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
The CBS Television Network, in its 48th year broadcasting the NFL, concludes its preseason schedule with THE NFL ON CBS's third and final preseason game as the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS visit the CAROLINA PANTHERS on Friday, Aug. 24 (8:00 PM, ET) live in prime time on the CBS Television Network.
Greg Gumbel teams with Dan Dierdorf in calling the action from the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Mark Wolff produces and Bob Fishman directs.
As were the first two NFL ON CBS preseason games, 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 |
