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THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 12 (SUNDAY, NOV. 23) AUDIBLES WITH "NFL ON CBS" LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS AND DAN DIERDORF

The CBS Television Network continues its 49th year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Nov. 23 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network's one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City.

 

THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the New York Jets-Tennessee Titans game live from LP Field in Nashville, Tenn.  Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.

 

Throughout the 2008 season, THE NFL ON CBS will broadcast virtually all of its games each week in HDTV, the highest definition television format - 1080i lines of picture resolution - along with 5.1 digital audio.

 

Sean McManus is President, CBS News and Sports, and serves as executive producer of CBS Sports' coverage of THE NFL ON CBS.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

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PHIL SIMMS

(On N.Y. Jets): The Jets remind me of a team that has the fever.  The fever is winning and how much fun they can have doing it.  They have some personality going for them.  There are a lot of reasons for it.  You have to give the coaching staff credit; Brett Favre and all the new additions.  It's taken a while but they've all melded together.  The Jets have absolutely become a fun team to watch in the NFL...(Jets Keys to the Game): It's on the road, crowd noise is always something to overcome.  Can they find ways to generate offense first?  You hope to run the ball and have a little success.  What it comes down to is, can you make enough passing plays to win the game?  That is what you have to look for anytime you see a team playing against the Tennessee Titans...(On Tennessee): Can they stay sharp and edgy and hungry and eager even though they're 10-0?  There is a certain energy that comes with being undefeated and being 10-0.  Not all the time, but sometimes being undefeated does make you lose sight of the little things.  Sooner-or-later if you lose sight of enough little things, it will cost you a game.  I'm anxious to watch this game because I want to judge the Tennessee Titans football team with my own eyes.  I want to see if I can see and feel their edginess.  And how is it all coming together for them to be 10-0.

 

  

  

  

  

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THE NFL ON CBS Week 12 Notes...2

  

DAN DIERDORF

(On New England-Miami): It's hard to sweep a team during the regular season and that is what Miami is trying to do because they won so convincingly the first time around.  One would have to think that New England is going to spin off a really good game this week against Miami.  If Miami muscles up again and beats New England for the second time this year, coming off a 1-15 season, it would be a bigger loss for New England than it would be if Miami loses...(On Miami): What a great story this season is for the Miami Dolphins.  To put their season in perspective so far, if a year from now we are sitting here talking about the Detroit Lions in contention to win their division, we would say that is just not possible.  Are you kidding me?  I know the economy isn't doing well, but that is outrageous to think that.  The turnaround of the Dolphins is one of the great stories of the 2008 NFL season...(On AFC East race): If they get by New England, the Dolphins have, with St. Louis, San Francisco and Kansas City factored in there, a very attractive end of their schedule.  Now, they will also have to go to Buffalo* and to New York.  Miami winning this week would not make them the favorites to win the division but it certainly could set up an interesting end of the season playing the Jets...(On New England): New England was embarrassed the first time they played Miami.  That was the first time Miami showed that "wildcat" formation and just went crazy on the Patriots.  The Patriots were embarrassed.  This is the National Football League and an embarrassed football team is an angry football team.  And an angry football team usually is very focused and plays very well.  This is going to be somewhat of a hostile Patriots team that shows up Sunday to play the Dolphins.  This will tell us a lot about New England, whether they can channel being mad into quality play...(On Matt Cassel): Another great storyline to this game, is Matt Cassel making himself a lot of money?  Even though they lost to the Jets last week, he played a very good football game.  He is really coming on.  Is he making himself some money by becoming an attractive commodity on the market next year?

 

(* game will be played in Toronto)

 

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Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 12, Week 13 and Week 14 (subject to change).

  

 WEEK 12 - Nov. 23  

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:              

·Houston @ Cleveland Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon                     Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley

·Buffalo @ Kansas City            Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots                   Bob Dekas/Andy Goldberg

·New England @ Miami           Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf                   Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

·N.Y. Jets @ Tennessee           Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

 

4:05 PM, ET starts:

·Oakland @ Denver                 Dick Enberg/Randy Cross                    Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

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THE NFL ON CBS Week 12 Notes...3

  

  

WEEK 13 - Nov. 27 (THANKSGIVING DAY)*

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:

·Tennessee @ Detroit* Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                 Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

 

 

WEEK 13 - Nov. 30 - DOUBLEHEADER

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:              

·Indianapolis @ Cleveland        Dick Enberg/Randy Cross                    Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

·Baltimore @ Cincinnati            Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots                   Bob Dekas/Andy Goldberg

·Miami @ St. Louis                  Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker                    Victor Frank/Mark Grant

 

4:15 PM, ET starts:

·Pittsburgh @ New England      Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf                   Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

·Kansas City @ Oakland          Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein                 Ross Schneiderman//Chris Svendsen

·Denver @ N.Y. Jets                Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon                    Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley

  

  

WEEK 14 - Dec. 7

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:

·Jacksonville @ Chicago           TBD    

·Houston @ Green Bay            Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker                    Victor Frank/Mark Grant

·Cincinnati @ Indianapolis         Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots                   Bob Dekas/TBD

·Cleveland @ Tennessee           TBD

 

4:55 PM, ET starts:

·Kansas City @ Denver            Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein                 Ross Schneiderman/TBD

·N.Y. Jets @ San Francisco     TBD

·Miami @ Buffalo*                   Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon                    Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley

 

* Game played in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  

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CBS Sports Contacts:              LeslieAnne Wade         212/975-5171              lwade@cbs.com

                        Robin Brendle              212/975-1533              rlbrendle@cbs.com

                        Jerry Caraccioli            212/975-7466              gwcaraccioli@cbs.com