Highlighted by Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 from Houston, the CBS Television Network announces its 2003 NFL broadcast schedule.

The CBS Television Network will broadcast a total of 111 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 4, 2004, two divisional playoff games on January 10 and January 11, the AFC Championship game on January 18 and Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1. CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXXVIII marks the 15th time the Network has broadcast the Super Bowl with the last being 2001 when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants in Tampa, Fla.

THE NFL ON CBS kicks off Week 1 with singleheader coverage on Sunday, Sept. 7 (12:00 Noon-7: 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 and Buffalo, as well as Baltimore taking on Pittsburgh. Other regional action that day on THE NFL ON CBS includes Indianapolis at Cleveland, San Diego at Kansas City, Denver at Cincinnati, Houston at Miami and Jacksonville at Carolina, live on the CBS Television Network.

The Network's 2003 broadcast schedule, which includes nine doubleheader weekends, features the AFC Champion Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts 11 times each; the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans 12 times each; the San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns 13 times each; and the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars 14 times each.

Key AFC match-ups include Pittsburgh at Denver (10/12), Cleveland at New England (10/26), New York Jets at Oakland (11/9), Oakland at Kansas City (11/23), Denver at Oakland (11/30), as well as near-weekly AFC Eastern Division battles with Buffalo, Miami, the New York Jets and New England.

Other notable games include a Thanksgiving Day (11/27) contest between Miami at Dallas, interconference match-ups featuring New England at Philadelphia (9/14), Cleveland at San Francisco (9/21), New England at Washington (9/28), Oakland at Chicago and Miami at New York Giants (10/5), Kansas City at Green Bay (10/12), Denver at Minnesota (10/19), New York Jets at Philadelphia (10/26) and Buffalo at Dallas (11/9)

National late-season Saturday broadcasts include Kansas City at Minnesota (12/20) and Buffalo at New England (12/27).

CBS Sports' NFL pre-season schedule begins Friday, Aug. 15 (8:00 p.m., ET), live in prime time with the Green Bay Packers taking on the Cleveland Browns. The Network's second pre-season game sees the Atlanta Falcons against the Miami Dolphins live in prime time on Friday, Aug. 22 (8:00 p.m., ET).

Greg Gumbel 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. 7 (12:00 Noon-1:00 p.m., ET) with host Jim Nantz, Dan Marino, Deion Sanders and Boomer Esiason.

Sean McManus is President, CBS Sports, Tony Petitti is Executive Producer, CBS Sports. McManus and Petitti serve as executive producers of CBS Sports' coverage of the NFL.