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The CBS Television Network begins its 48th year broadcasting the NFL with regional coverage as THE NFL ON CBS kicks off its 2007 NFL season broadcast schedule on Sunday, Sept. 9 (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 New England Patriots-New York Jets game live from the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
Throughout the 2007 season, THE NFL ON CBS will broadcast five-to-six games each week in HDTV, 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.
Also, NFL ON CBS analyst and former Buffalo Bills All-Pro Steve Tasker will be honored during halftime of the Denver-Bills game as the 24th member of the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame. Tasker, who has been calling NFL games for CBS Sports for since 1998, played for the Bills for 13 years and is considered one of the NFL's greatest special teams players of all-time.
To view a complete schedule of NFL ON CBS games, click here.
