0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/23/2012
We finally have the NFL Week 17 schedule. I was expecting to have it by halftime of the San Francisco-Washington game, but it did not come until a few minutes before 11 p.m. ET. As Week 16’s games were decided and the playoff implications for next week were being hashed out, it was becoming clear […]
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Now we conclude our Sunday NFL pregame quotage with Football Night in America. Lots of quotes made by the cast and let’s post it now. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 16 “You don’t know week to week which Dallas Cowboys team will show up.” – Rodney Harrison “et every scout in […]
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We conclude the early Sunday NFL pregame show quotes with Sunday NFL Countdown from ESPN. Let’s take a look at what was said this morning. ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Notes and Quotes: Week 16 ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson previewed today’s week 16 […]
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On tonight’s Football Night in America on NBC, host Bob Costas talks with San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. We have the partial transcripts of each interview in the following press release. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 16 Bob Costas Interviews Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and […]
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Now to The NFL Today which discussed plenty of things including former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Lomas Brown admitting he got his former teammate, Scott Mitchell hurt to get him out of a game. And there’s link to a video in which analyst Bill Cowher talks with his former QB Ben Roethlisburger. Lots of stuff […]
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Let’s move to Fox NFL Sunday and its quotage today. Wanted to apologize to Jay Glazer incorrectly quoting him earlier today. It was on Twitter. He correctly laid the smackdown on me. Anyway, here’s the quotage. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/23/12 Johnson: Sanchez Stays in New York & Tebow Out of the League Entirely […]
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The Sunday NFL pregame quotage is starting to trickle in. We’ll begin with NFL Network’s notes and quotes from its two pregame show. And you can scroll for a while as you read what was said today. News and Sound Bites From Week 16 Editions of FIRST ON THE FIELD & NFL GAMEDAY MORNING “You’re […]
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Busy day today. Yes, without a Thursday night game and the Monday night game played on Saturday, we’re left with just Sunday games today and next week. We have 11 games in the 1 p.m. ET window, three games in the late windows and one primetime game. Why so many early games? Luck of the […]
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The first flex of the season for Sunday Night Football boots the originally scheduled San Diego Chargers-New York Jets game out of primetime, into the early afternoon window and has the NFC West Division battle between last year’s NFC Championship finalist the San Francisco 49ers visiting the upstart Seattle Seahawks. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and […]
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Now to CBS. In this preview, we have analyst Phil Simms discussing the game he’ll call with Jim Nantz on Sunday which is the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game at Heinz Field in Steel City. Check it out below. THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 16 (SUNDAY, DEC. 23) AUDIBLES WITH “NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS […]
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ESPN’s pregame shows on Sunday will look at the 11 early games, three late afternoon contests and one primetime game. ESPN begins your NFL Sunday with NFL Matchup. NFL Matchup – Roethlisberger’s Third-Down Passing; Eli Manning’s Interceptions; Seahawks Read-Option Play; and More NFL Matchup host Sal Paolantonio and analysts Ron Jaworski and Merril Hoge will […]
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Down to the final two weeks of the 2012 NFL regular season. NFL Network begins your NFL Sunday with First on the Field at 7 a.m. ET. Washington Redskins Head Coach Mike Shanahan Sits Down with Melissa Stark on First on the Field Sunday at 7:00 AM ET At 7:00 AM ET, NFL Network is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/22/2012
With Christmas Eve falling on a Monday, the NFL decided to schedule ESPN’s final game of the 2012 season on a Saturday night which is tonight. It’s like the old days when ESPN had the Sunday night package and used to air a Saturday night game in the final weeks of the NFL season. But […]
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Fridays are becoming way too busy for me. I need to find a way to stop it. Anyway, I have some links and thoughts for you in this latest edition of the notebook. ESPN’s Sean McDonough hopes to return to the broadcast booth after undergoing surgery to correct a rare inner ear condition that caused […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/21/2012
Saturday, December 22 8 p.m. Dial Global Radio Atlanta at Detroit — Kevin Kugler/Trent Green/Hub Arkush Sunday, December 23 12:30 p.m. Compass Media Networks New Orleans at Dallas — Kevin Burkhardt/Danny White Oakland at Carolina — Greg Papa/Tom Flores Dial Global Radio Cincinnati at Pittsburgh — Tom McCarthy/Tony Boselli Sports USA Radio Networks Minnesota at […]
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Saturday, December 22 Studio & Pregame Shows Monday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access — NFL Network, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access: Postgame — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. ESPN Atlanta at Detroit — Mike Tirico/Jon Gruden/Lisa Salters Sunday, December 23 Studio & Pregame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2012
As the linkage has been lacking, I’m going to try a new feature. In addition to an occasional sports media thoughts post, I’m going to attempt to make this a regular feature. This will incorporate some linkage and some thoughts. Think of it like Peter Gammons’ baseball notes column, but not as extensive. As I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/19/2012
One of the more iconic and controversial plays in the National Football League will be chronicled by the NFL Films team in the latest edition of “A Football Life.” Tonight, A Football Life delves into what happened on the last play of the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers. […]
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For the fourth time this season, the NFL topped the ratings in all 30 of its markets. And for Week 15, NFL games were the two most-watched programs for the week. CBS’ Pittsburgh-Dallas game and the Sunday Night game on NBC between San Francisco and New England topped the ratings for the week ending December […]
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The National Football League has announced that all three of NBC’s postseason games, the AFC-NFC Wild Card Playoff Doubleheader and the Pro Bowl on January 27 in Hawaii will be streamed online at NBCSports.com and NFL.com. And for the second straight year, the Super Bowl will also be streamed online. CBS has the rights to […]
