NFL Network Previews Week 15 of the 2013 Season

Yesterday, I included a bunch of Sunday NFL previews from the league’s TV partners. The only one I missing was NFL Network. We now have that preview.

NFL Network has a pair of pregame shows, NFL GameDay First and NFL GameDay Morning. Melissa Stark hosts First. Rich Eisen hosts Morning.

Here’s what’s in store for both programs.

NFL Network's 10th Anniversary logoWEEK 15 EDITIONS OF NFL NETWORK’S NFL GAMEDAY FIRST & NFL GAMEDAY MORNING

NFL Network Analyst Charley Casserly Joins ‘NFL GameDay First’ as Guest Analyst at 7:00 AM ET
Former Super Bowl-Winning QB Joe Theismann In-Studio on ‘NFL GameDay Morning’ at 9:00 AM ET to Discuss Robert Griffin III
 

Sunday is ‘GameDay’ and every week NFL Network provides 12 hours of live coverage, beginning at 7:00 AM ET with NFL GameDay First. The day continues at 9:00 AM ET with NFL GameDay Morning leading viewers into the early games. At 4:00 PM ET, NFL GameDay Scoreboard recaps the early action and at 7:30 PM ET, NFL GameDay Highlights recaps the entire afternoon. At 11:30 PM ET, NFL GameDay Final provides complete analysis on the entire football Sunday.

NFL Network GameDay FirstThis week on NFL GameDay First

Host: Melissa Stark
Co-Host/Analyst:
Sterling Sharpe
Analyst:
Shaun O’Hara
Guest Analyst:
Charley Casserly

Featured this week on NFL GameDay First:

  • First Focus – Decision time for quarterbacks
    • The Washington Redskins’ decision to bench quarterback Robert Griffin III
    • The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers settle on who will be their starting quarterbacks for Week 15
  • Front Office View
    • Jay Cutler’s future in Chicago
    • The Washington Redskins’ game plan for their quarterbacks
  • The Week That Was
    • A look back at all the wild finishes and wacky weather from Week 14
    • Which playoff contender is best built to win in bad weather?
  • Who will win the NFC East – the Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys?
  • Will the Chicago Bears catch the Detroit Lions in the NFC North? 
  • Who would be the more dangerous Wild Card team in the NFC – the Carolina Panthers or San Francisco 49ers?
  • How will the New England Patriots compensate for the loss of tight end Rob Gronkowski? 
  • Will the Miami Dolphins catch the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card race?
  • Live reports from Jeff Darlington for Patriots-Dolphins & Michelle Beisner for Bears-Browns 
  • NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport provides the latest injury news updates
  • Picks for every game on Sunday

NFL Network NFL GameDay MorningThis week on NFL GameDay Morning

Host: Rich Eisen
Analysts:
Steve Mariucci, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk (from Indianapolis), Joe Theismann}
NFL Media Insiders:
Ian Rapoport, Mike Silver

Featured this week on NFL GameDay Morning:

  • Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Washington Redskins Joe Theismann joins in-studio to discuss Robert Griffin III being benched
  • Marshall Faulk joins live from Indianapolis where he is being inducted into the Colts Ring of Honor
  • Feature on Seattle Seahawks running back Derrick Coleman, who is the first offensive player to be legally deaf and play in the NFL
  • Players Only – Are the Washington Redskins making a mistake by benching quarterback Robert Griffin III
  • A look back at a wild and snowy Week 14, and why last Sunday’s games in the elements might offer a sneak preview of Super Bowl XLVIII in MetLife Stadium 
  • How big of a concern is the Denver Broncos’ defense?
  • Can the New England Patriots win a Super Bowl without Rob Gronkowski? 
  • Are the Dallas Cowboys primed for another December collapse?
  • Can the New Orleans Saints make it to the Super Bowl without homefield advantage?
  • Is Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy having a more impressive season than Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson?
  • NFL Media Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Silver have the latest news from around the NFL
  • Live reports
    • Stacey Dales from Indianapolis for Texans-Colts
    • Albert Breer from Minneapolis for Eagles-Vikings
    • Jeff Darlington from Miami for Patriots-Dolphins
    • Kim Jones from New York for Seahawks-Giants
    • Michelle Beisner from Cleveland for Bears-Browns

TNFLogo2010NFL GameDay Scoreboard, NFL GameDay Highlights and NFL GameDay Final Conclude Sunday Coverage

‘GameDay’ continues at 4:00 PM ET with NFL GameDay Scoreboard, with host Paul Burmeister, analysts Jamie Dukes and Darren Sharper, and Jenn Brown providing news updates from the afternoon games.

At 7:30 PM ET, Chris Rose hosts NFL GameDay Highlights, along with Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson and Steve Mariucci.

At 11:30 PM ET, Rose and analysts Sanders and Michael Irvin recap all of the day’s action on NFL GameDay Final with game highlights, player and coach press conferences, post-game interviews and analysis of every game.

And that will do it for the Sunday NFL previews.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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