As we go to Week 3 of the NFL regular season, we hope that we can go a full 7 days without off the field incidents dominating the news, but baby steps and one day at a time.
NFL Network’s pregame programming begins at 7 a.m. ET with NFL GameDay First and that will be followed by NFL GameDay Morning at 9.
Plenty of news to cover leading into this week’s games and here’s what NFL Network is saying about everything it plans to mention on Sunday.
PREVIEW OF WEEK 3 EDITIONS OF NFL NETWORK’S NFL GAMEDAY FIRST & NFL GAMEDAY MORNING
‘NFL GameDay First’ Kicks Off Sunday Programming at 7:00 AM ET
Most Comprehensive Pregame Show – ‘NFL GameDay Morning’ – Airs at 9:00 AM ETSunday is ‘GameDay’ and every week NFL Network provides more than 15 hours of live coverage, beginning at 7:00 AM ET with NFL GameDay First. NFL Network’s coverage continues at 9:00 AM ET with NFL GameDay Morning leading viewers into the early games. At 1:00 PM ET, NFL GameDay Live provides in-progress highlights and analysis of the day’s games, 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.
This week on NFL GameDay First
Host: Melissa Stark
Co-host/Analyst: Sterling Sharpe
Analysts: Shaun O’Hara & Michael RobinsonFeatured this week on NFL GameDay First:
- NFL GameDay Morning’s Kurt Warner joins Sterling Sharpe to discuss if Kirk Cousins is a better fit for Jay Gruden’s offense in Washington
- Former Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants Shaun O’Hara explains what is wrong with quarterback Eli Manning and the Giants offense
- NFL GameDay First examines the injuries that occurred in Week 2
- Live reports from Jeff Darlington for Redskins-Eagles, Kim Jones for Texans-Giants, Desmond Purnell for Cowboys-Rams, Steve Wyche for Raiders-Patriots and Albert Breer for Vikings-Saints
- NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport provides the latest news from around the league
- Picks for every game on Sunday
This week on NFL GameDay Morning
Host: Rich Eisen
Analysts: Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp & Michael Irvin
NFL Media Insider: Ian RapoportFeatured this week on NFL GameDay Morning:
- NFL Media’s Michael Silver reports on the week that was for the Minnesota Vikings
- NFL Media’s Mark Kriegel asks the question: has Robert Griffin III played his last game for Washington?
- Is Robert Griffin III done in Washington and are the Redskins a better team with Kirk Cousins?
- Kurt Warner demonstrates how to attack Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, and Steve Mariucci explains how Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning should attack the Seahawks defense
- NFL Films looks back at Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos
- Is the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense better in Year 2 under Chip Kelly?
- What is the Dallas Cowboys’ key to success?
- There are seven 2-0 teams. NFL GameDay Morning breaks down which teams pass the sniff test
- Players Only – How do players tune out off-field distractions?
- NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport has the latest news from around the NFL
- Week 2 Bold Predictions & picks for every game on Sunday
- Live reports
- Judy Battista & Jeff Darlington from Philadelphia for Redskins-Eagles
- Albert Breer from New Orleans for Vikings-Saints
- Steve Cyphers & Michael Silver from Seattle for Broncos-Seahawks
- Stacey Dales from Detroit for Packers-Lions
- Kim Jones from New York for Texans-Giants
- Aditi Kinkhabwala from Cleveland for Ravens-Browns
- Desmond Purnell from St. Louis for Cowboys-Rams
- Molly Qerim from Glendale for 49ers-Cardinals
- Steve Wyche from New England for Raiders-Patriots
NFL GameDay Live, NFL GameDay Highlights and NFL GameDay Final Conclude Sunday Coverage
At 1:00 PM ET, NFL GameDay Live provides in-progress highlights and analysis, as well as live fantasy football updates for all of the 1:00 and 4:00 PM ET games. Hosts Kevin Frazier and Dan Hellie are joined by analysts LaDainian Tomlinson, Heath Evans, Brian Billick and Daniel Jeremiah providing 6.5 hours of coverage.
At 7:30 PM ET, Chris Rose hosts NFL GameDay Highlights, along with Tomlinson, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and Steve Mariucci.
At 11:30 PM ET, Rose and analysts Sanders, Marshall Faulk 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.
ESPN’s preview of Week 3 is next.