The start of Week 5 in the NFL means the second quarter of the 2012 season is about to begin. Thursday Night Football heads to the Dome in St. Louis to air the red hot and undefeated Arizona Cardinals taking on the Rams in an NFC West division rivalry game.
Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock will be in the booth while Alex Flanagan reports from the sidelines.
Rich Eisen along with analysts Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders and Kurt Warner will be on Thursday Night Kickoff and the Thursday Night Football postgame show live from the Edward Jones Dome.
Here’s what NFL Network is saying about this week’s Thursday Night Football game.
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 AT 8:00 PM ET ON NFL NETWORKFormer Cardinals QB Kurt Warner Sits Down with Current Arizona QB Kevin Kolb
Coverage Begins at 6:00 PM ET with Thursday Night KickoffNFL Network’s Thursday Night Football continues this week when wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and the undefeated Arizona Cardinals face running back Steven Jackson and the St. Louis Rams in a NFC West divisional matchup Thursday, October 4 at 8:00 PM ET. Play-by-play announcer Brad Nessler and Emmy-nominated analyst Mike Mayock have the call, while Alex Flanagan provides reports from the sidelines of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
Two hours before kickoff, NFL Network’s Thursday Night Kickoff pregame show is live from the stadium starting at 6:00 PM ET, taking viewers right up to kickoff with analysis and the latest reports. Host Rich Eisen is joined by Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin, and former MVP Kurt Warner. Reporter Stacey Dales provides pregame news reports from the locker rooms, as well as interviews with players and coaches.
Featured on the Thursday Night Kickoff pregame show this week:
- Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb sits down with Kurt Warner
- Breast Cancer Awareness feature in which Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald discusses the loss of his mother to breast cancer, why he continues to be vocal in his support of the cause, and his connection with breast cancer survivor, Maureen Hanna
- Who is the best 4-0 team – Cardinals, Houston Texans or Atlanta Falcons?
- Deion Sanders’ top 10 plays of September
- Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk, who were both members of the Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV, evaluate the St. Louis Rams’ rebuilding process
- Is it time for quarterback Tim Tebow to start for the New York Jets?
- Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning – can Manning outduel Brady?
Eisen, Faulk, Sanders, Irvin and Warner provide additional analysis on the Halftime Show and the Pregame Show.
Following the game, hosts Chris Rose and Lindsay Rhodes as well as analysts Willie McGinest and Shaun O’Hara will deliver a postgame edition of NFL Total Access live from NFL Network’s studios in Los Angeles.
TEAMS: CARDINALS (4-0) RAMS (2-2) ANNOUNCERS Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Mike Mayock (game analyst); Alex Flanagan (sideline) PREGAME (6:00 PM ET) Thursday Night Kickoff
In St. Louis: Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex FlanaganPRE-KICK (8:00 PM ET) Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan, Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, Stacey Dales HALFTIME Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex Flanagan POSTGAME Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner, Deion Sanders, Stacey Dales, Alex Flanagan
NFL Total Access Postgame Show
In-studio: Chris Rose, Lindsay Rhodes, Willie McGinest, Shaun O’HaraWHERE TO WATCH DirecTV – Channel 212 (SD/HD), DISH Network – 154 (SD/HD)
Verizon FIOS – Channel 88 (SD) 588 (HD), AT&T U-Verse – Channel 630 (SD) 1630 (HD)Check your local cable listings
NFL.com LIVE – live “look-ins” at select moments of game
NFL Mobile Live on Verizon WirelessLOCAL OTA SIMULCAST* CBS Ch. 5 (KPHO) CW Ch. 11 (KPLR)
That is all.
