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NFL Network’s Conference Championship Weekend Schedule and More

Let’s give you what’s in store for NFL Network from today through early next week. There’s a lot of info to register. Scroll at your leisure.

NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (1/19 – 1/24)

SPECIAL SIX-HOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY EDITION OF NFL GAMEDAY MORNING WITH SUPER BOWL WINNERS DEION SANDERS, WILLIE MCGINEST, BRIAN BILLICK & ROD WOODSON ADDED

‘Sunday Sitdown’ – Patriots QB Tom Brady with Michael Lombardi on NFL GameDay Morning at 9:00 AM ET
Exclusive Coverage of the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4:00 PM ET & Senior Bowl Week Jan. 23-28
Cris Collinsworth, Josh Charles, Chris Fowler & Steve Mariucci on The Rich Eisen Podcast Thursday, Jan. 19 at 3:30 PM ET

Special Six-Hour Edition of NFL GameDay Morning on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 9:00 AM ET – Two Sets & 13 Combined Super Bowl Rings Preview Both Conference Championship Games

NFL Network is the go-to destination on Championship Sunday with a six-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning on Sunday, January 22 at 9:00 AM ET and a roster of analysts with a combined 13 Super Bowl rings. Host Rich Eisen and analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin provide expert analysis and the latest news and reports on the first and most comprehensive pregame show on television.

Additionally, Super Bowl winners Deion Sanders, Willie McGinest, Brian Billick and Rod Woodson break down the key matchups and preview what is to come in both games.

This week on ‘Sunday Sitdown,’ New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady joins Michael Lombardi for a one-on-one interview.

Featured on NFL GameDay Morning:

• The NFL Season: A Biography profiles Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs & 49ers tight end Vernon Davis
• Steve Cyphers examines the tales of two No. 1 overall picks – Giants quarterback Eli Manning & 49ers quarterback Alex Smith
• NFL Films presents Championship Sunday history
• A feature on the Giants’ defensive line by Albert Breer
• Stacey Dales, Steve Wyche and Michael Lombardi report from New England for Ravens-Patriots
• Michelle Beisner and Albert Breer report from San Francisco for Giants-49ers

At 6:00 PM ET, host Scott Hanson and analysts Jamie Dukes and Tom Waddle recap the AFC Championship Game and preview the NFC Championship Game on NFL GameDay Scoreboard.

NFL GameDay Final provides the final say on all the Championship Sunday action and previews Super Bowl XLVI following the Giants-49ers at 10:00 PM ET. Host Rich Eisen and analysts Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin recap the Conference Championship Games, provide highlights and postgame interviews, and take an early look at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

‘Path to Primetime’ Kicks Off with 87th Annual East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4:00 PM ET

NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ 2012 NFL Draft programming kicks off with exclusive coverage of the 87th annual East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, January 21 at 4:00 PM ET. Paul Burmeister provides the play-by-play, and Mike Mayock and Charles Davis serve as game analysts. Rebecca Haarlow provides reports from the sidelines at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Coverage begins at 3:30 PM ET with the NFL Total Access: East-West Shrine Pregame show, and it marks the second season NFL Network has covered the prestigious all-star game.

Former NFL head coaches Bobby Ross and Brad Childress will coach the two teams.

NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ continues with wall-to-wall coverage of the Senior Bowl practices and game in Mobile, Ala. January 23 – 28. Burmeister, Mayock and Davis analyze each day’s action and preview what is to come during the game, while Haarlow and Heath Evans provide reports and player interviews from the practice field.

Below is the schedule of NFL Network’s live coverage of Senior Bowl practices:

Monday, January 23
4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 1
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 1 Recap

Tuesday, January 24
11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 2 – North Team
5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 2 – South Team
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 2 Recap

Wednesday, January 25
11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 3 – North Team
5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 3 – South Team
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 3 Recap

Thursday, January 26
11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – North Team
5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 4 – South Team
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Day 4 Recap

On game day, Saturday, January 28 at 4:00 PM ET, Burmeister calls the game alongside analysts Mayock and Davis, while Haarlow and Evans provide reports from the sidelines.

NFL.com also features exclusive coverage during Senior Bowl week with Bucky Brooks providing analysis and interviews with players, coaches and NFL front office personnel throughout the week.

THIS WEEK ON AROUND THE LEAGUE LIVE and NFL TOTAL ACCESS – Cowboys LB Keith Brooking (5:00 PM ET) & Colts C Jeff Saturday (7:00 PM ET) LIVE In-Studio Friday, Jan. 20

Thursday, January 19

Around the League Live:

• Jeff Garcia in-studio
• Steve Wyche reports from Baltimore
• Melissa Stark reports from New York with the Giants

Friday, January 20

Around the League Live:

• Cowboys LB Keith Brooking in-studio
• Stacey Dales reports from New England
• Michelle Beisner reports from San Francisco
• Steve Wyche reports from Baltimore
• Albert Breer reports from New York with the Giants

NFL Total Access:

• Colts C Jeff Saturday in-studio

Saturday, January 21

NFL Total Access:

• Stacey Dales & Steve Wyche report from New England
• Michelle Beisner & Albert Breer report from San Francisco

Cris Collinsworth, Josh Charles, Chris Fowler & Steve Mariucci on The Rich Eisen Podcast Thursday, January 19 at 3:30 PM ET – Available for Download on NFL.com & iTunes

The latest edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast airs on NFL Network Thursday, January 19 at 3:30 PM ET. It is also available for download on NFL.com and iTunes.

NBC’s Sunday Night Football game analyst Cris Collinsworth appears on the podcast to discuss the AFC & NFC Championship Games and which teams might meet in Indianapolis when he calls Super Bowl XLVI.

Actor Josh Charles from CBS’ The Good Wife calls in to discuss his hometown Baltimore Ravens, who face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

ESPN’s Chris Fowler phones in from Melbourne, Australia where he is anchoring coverage of the Australian Open to discuss some of the top college football players who will soon be making the transition to the NFL.

NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci joins former NFL Network senior producer Jason “The Worm” Wormser to look back on and discuss the 2002 Wild Card Game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, a game in which Mariucci was the 49ers head coach.

To download this edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast, visit:
http://richeisen.nfl.com/2012/01/18/rich-eisen-podcast-cris-collinsworth-chris-fowler-josh-charles-steve-mariucci-and-the-worm/

To download the latest editions of NFL.com’s six podcasts, visit the NFL.com podcast page:
http://www.nfl.com/podcast.

THIS WEEK ON PLAYBOOK

Friday 8:00 PM ET – AFC Championship Game with Solomon Wilcots, Brian Baldinger, Joe Theismann and Brian Billick

• Brian Billick on how the Ravens defense will contain Tom Brady
• Joe Theismann on why the Ravens can’t depend on Joe Flacco
• Matt Millen goes into the film room to see if the Patriots pass defense will hold up against the Ravens
• Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sits down with Michael Lombardi to discuss how Bill Belichick prepares the Patriots for game day
• 2:00 Warning – Who will be the best wide receiver in the AFC Championship Game?

Friday 9:00 PM ET – NFC Championship Game with Solomon Wilcots, Brian Baldinger, Joe Theismann and Brian Billick

• Brian Billick on why Eli Manning will have success attacking the 49ers defense
• Joe Theismann on how the Giants defense will shut down Vernon Davis
• Sterling Sharpe goes into the film room to see who needs to step up on pass defense for the 49ers
• 49ers quarterback Alex Smith explains how he reads coverages and makes in-game adjustments
• 2:00 Warning – Who will be the best quarterback on Championship Sunday?

NFL.com’s First 2012 Mock Draft Now Available

With NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ 2012 NFL Draft programming kicking off this week with the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, January 21 at 4:00 PM ET, NFL.com presents the first Mock Draft of the talent evaluation season.

NFL.com and NFL Network analysts provide their early takes on how the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft might go:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/mock-drafts?module=HP11_hot_topics

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)

Thursday, January 19
11:00 AM – America’s Game: 1990 New York Giants
12 NOON – Sound FX: Divisional Round
12:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – 2011 NFC Divisional Round
2:00 PM – Sound FX: Ray Lewis
2:30 PM – No Huddle
3:30 PM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
4:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Men Who Made the Season and Shots of the Year
4:30 PM – Sound FX: Divisional Round
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – They Call it the Playoffs
9:00 PM – Sound FX: Championship Teams – Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, New York Giants & San Francisco 49ers
9:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Week 10, 2011
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – They Call it the Playoffs
1:00 AM – Sound FX: Championship Teams – Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, New York Giants & San Francisco 49ers
1:30 AM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Week 10, 2011
3:00 AM – America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots

Friday, January 20
11:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
11:30 AM – NFL Replay: Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots – 2009 AFC Wild Card Game
1:00 PM – 1990 New York Giants
1:30 PM – Sound FX: Michael Strahan
2:00 PM – NFL Greatest Games: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – 2002 NFC Wild Card Game
3:30 PM – Sound FX: Championship Teams – Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, New York Giants & San Francisco 49ers
4:00 PM – Sound FX: John Harbaugh
4:30 PM – NFL Films Presents: Harbaugh Family
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Playbook: AFC Championship Game
9:00 PM – Playbook: NFC Championship Game
10:00 PM – America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – Playbook: AFC Championship Game
1:00 AM – Playbook: NFC Championship Game
2:00 AM – America’s Game: 1988 San Francisco 49ers
3:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
3:30 AM – NFL Films Presents: Harbaugh Family

Saturday, January 21
8:00 AM – The Rich Eisen Podcast
8:30 AM – America’s Game: 1988 San Francisco 49ers
9:30 AM – NFL Films Presents: Harbaugh Family
10:00 AM – Sound FX: Ray Lewis
10:30 AM – Sound FX: Bill Belichick
11:00 AM – Playbook: AFC Championship Game
12 NOON – Playbook: NFC Championship Game
1:00 PM – Sound FX: John Harbaugh
1:30 PM – Sound FX: Championship Teams – Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, New York Giants & San Francisco 49ers
2:00 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Week 10, 2011
3:30 PM – NFL Total Access East-West Shrine Game Pre-Game Show
4:00 PM – East-West Shrine Game – LIVE
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:30 PM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Week 10, 2011
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12:30 AM – Full Game Re-Air: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Week 10, 2011

Sunday, January 22
7:00 AM – Playbook: AFC Championship Game
8:00 AM – Playbook: NFC Championship Game
9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning
3:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Team Turnarounds
4:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Motivational Coaches
5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Receiving Corps
6:00 PM – NFL GameDay Scoreboard
10:00 PM – NFL GameDay Final

Monday, January 23
1:00 PM – Around the League Live
4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 1 – LIVE
5:00 PM – Around the League Live
6:00 PM – Up to the Minute
6:30 PM – The Coaches Show
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Greatest Hands
9:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Elusive Runners
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 1 Recap
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12:30 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Greatest Hands
1:30 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Elusive Runners
2:30 AM – Sound FX: 2011 Championship Teams

Tuesday, January 24
11:00 AM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 2 – North Team – LIVE
12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Rookie Seasons
1:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Elusive Runners
2:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Greatest Hands
3:00 PM – NFL Films Presents: Pro Bowl Performers
3:30 PM – 2005 Pro Bowl Skills Challenge
5:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl Practice: Day 2 – South Team – LIVE
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL Replay: TBD
9:30 PM – TBD
10:30 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 2 Recap
11:00 PM – NFL Total Access
12 MIDNIGHT – NFL Replay: TBD
1:30 AM – TBD

And that does it.

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