Release

NFL ON CBS WEEK 3 HIGHLIGHTED BY "BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES" ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 23

 

     

THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl LIII, continues its 59th season on Sunday, Sept. 23 as Jim NantzTony Romo and Tracy Wolfson call the Buffalo-Minnesota game from Minneapolis, (1:00 PM, ET) in leading CBS' coverage into Week 3 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 TODAY analysts break down some of Week 3's games:


Phil Simms
and Boomer Esiason preview the "Battle of L.A." - Chargers-Rams: https://bit.ly/2NRsqNR


Denver-Baltimore: https://bit.ly/2DeI81l


Tennessee-Jacksonville: https://bit.ly/2NX6DnD


Nate Burleson
also previews Week 3 games, including his Week 1 pick of who he thought will play in Super Bowl LIII - Chargers vs. Rams: https://bit.ly/2pqAVRO

 

 

 

 

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 3 games hightlighted by the "Battle of Los Angeles" - Chargers vs. Rams - with a feature on Rams T Aaron DonaldJim Rome joins the show live from the Los Angeles Coliseum to give his take on the state of football in L.A.  CBS SPORTS PRESENTS Series features a cartoon looking at the job market of the First Year Head Coach, and THE NFL TODAY team breaks down all the other big games, including  Denver-Baltimore, Tennessee-Jacksonville, Buffalo-Minnesota, Oakland-Miami, Cincinnati-Carolina, as well as issues surrounding Week 3 in the NFL.


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

 

 

 

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
 Buffalo at Minnesota

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

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
Cincinnati at Carolina

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

 

 

1:00 PM, ET

Oakland at Miami

Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians, Melanie Collins

Ken Mack (Producer), Suzanne Smith (Director) 

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
 Denver at Baltimore

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

 

 

1:00 PM, ET
 Tennessee at Jacksonville

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

 

 

4:00 PM, ET
L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams

Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn

Mark Wolff (Producer), Bob Fishman (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 30 - CBS DOUBLEHEADER

1:00 PM, ET

Game 

 Announce Team

Producer/Director 

Buffalo @ Green Bay 

Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//Evan Washburn

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

Cincinnati @ Atlanta 

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

Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith

Miami @ New England

Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon//Steve Tasker

Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant

Houston @ Indianapolis 

Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta

Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell

 

4:25 PM, ET

 Game

Announce Team  

Produce/Director 

New Orleans @ N.Y. Giants

Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//Tracy Wolfson

Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold

San Francisco @ L.A. Chargers 

Andrew Catalon/James Lofton 

Steve McKee/Andy Goldberg 

 

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.

 


CBS Sports:  Facebook | Twitter           CBS Sports Network:  Facebook | Twitter   
NFL on CBS: Facebook | Twitter