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NFL ON CBS PREVIEWS WEEK 2

 

THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl LIII, continues its 59th season on Sunday, Sept. 16 as Jim NantzTony Romo and Tracy Wolfson call the rematch of last season's AFC Championship game, New England-Jacksonville, (4:25 PM, ET) in leading CBS' coverage into Week 2 of its Super Bowl season.  This season marks the 20th time CBS will broadcast the Super Bowl - the most of any network.

The day begins with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon, ET) and THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW on CBS Sports Network (8:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

THE NFL ON CBS analysts break down some of Week 2's games:

Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason previews New England-Jacksonville: https://bit.ly/2NcQWco

Miami-N.Y. Jets: https://bit.ly/2Mss2Ar

Kansas City-Pittsburgh: https://bit.ly/2QvwUZ1

Rich Gannon also previews Week 2 games: https://bit.ly/2p39HRe

 

 

 

James Brown, along with analysts Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher, Phil Simms, Nate Burleson and NFL Insider Jason La Canfora, lead THE NFL TODAY into its 51st year.

THE NFL TODAY previews Week 2 games highlighted by the rematch of the 2018 AFC Championship game, New England-Jacksonville; the Kansas City-Pittsburgh game,  as well as the Miami-N.Y. Jets game by talking to everyday New Yorkers on the streets about the debut of Jets QB Sam Darnold and the hopes for the future he brings to their team.

Drew Kaliski is producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.

 

 

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
 Indianapolis at Washington

Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta
Sellers Shy (Producer), Jim Cornell (Director)

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
L.A. Chargers at Buffalo

Tom McCarthy, Steve Beuerlein
Jason Ross (Producer), Chris Svendsen (Director)

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
Miami at N.Y. Jets

Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Steve Tasker
Jonathan Segal (Producer), Mark Grant (Director)

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
Kansas City at Pittsburgh

Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn

Mark Wolff (Producer), Bob Fishman (Director)

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
 Houston at Tennessee

Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
Steve McKee (Producer), Andy Goldberg (Director)

 

 

4:25 PM, ET
 New England at Jacksonville

Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff (Lead Game Producer), Mike Arnold (Lead Game Director)

 

 

4:25 PM, ET

Oakland at Denver

Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians, Melanie Collins

Ken Mack (Producer), Suzanne Smith (Director) 

 

 

 

 

THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW (TOPS) (8:00 AM, ET; CBS Sports Network) is hosted by Adam Schein with analysts Amy Trask, London Fletcher, Brandon Tierney and Dana Jacobson, along with fantasy experts Keith Irizarry and Jeff Ratcliffe.  Deb Gelman and Brian Raab are producers and Jay Kincaid is director.

 

The following are announcer assignments for Week 3 (subject to change):

 

September 23

1:00 PM, ET

Game 

 Announce Team

Producer/Director 

Buffalo @ Minnesota

Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//Tracy Wolfson

Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold

Cincinnati @ Carolina 

 Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon//Steve Tasker

Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant 

Oakland @ Miami

Greg Gumbel/Trent Green/Bruce Arians// Melanie Collins

Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith

Denver @ Baltimore 

Andrew Catalon/James Lofton//Jane Slater

Steve McKee/Andy Goldberg

Tennessee @ Jacksonville

Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta

Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell

 

4:00 PM, ET

 Game

Announce Team  

Produce/Director 

L.A. Chargers @ L.A. Rams

Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//Evan Washburn 

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

 

The entire 2018 NFL ON CBS schedule will be streamed live on CBS All Access platforms.  CBS All Access subscribers will receive NFL ON CBS games that are broadcast in their local market.

 

Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer for THE NFL ON CBS.  David Berson is President, CBS Sports.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

 


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