The CBS Television Network continues its 54th year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Dec. 22 (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), and THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW on CBS Sports Network (9:00 AM-1:00 PM, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

THE NFL ON CBSlead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens game live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.  Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.

 Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports, and serves as Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS.  David Berson is President, CBS Sports.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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PHIL SIMMS

(On Baltimore vs. New England): Baltimore and New England are two of the greatest surviving teams there are in the NFL.  They survive.  The best way to describe them is, they are battle tested.  And that is not an overused phrase.  In a pressure situation it’s just not a big deal to them.   Why?  The two things that stick out about both teams are the coaches and the quarterbacks.  They don’t flinch.  And they can play it right to the end.  

(On pressure in final two weeks): All the preparation and all the work for so many teams, and here it comes down to the final weeks.  The word pressure is so over-used in sports, but these are pressure-packed weeks because you realize that this is the chance to win and have success in the playoffs.  

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  Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 16 (subject to change).

WEEK 16 – Dec. 22 – CBS DOUBLEHEADER

GAME                                   PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST                PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:  

·Miami @ Buffalo                     Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein               Ryan Galvin/Jim Cornell

·Denver @ Houston                  Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts                          Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith

·Tennessee @ Jacksonville        Andrew Catalon/Adam Archuleta          Sellers Shy/John Coleman

·Indianapolis @ Kansas City       Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf                   Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

·Cleveland @ N.Y. Jets             Marv Albert/Rich Gannon                    Jim Rikhoff/Andy Goldberg

4:25 PM, ET starts:

·Pittsburgh @ Green Bay          Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots        Ken Mack/Mark Grant

·Oakland @ San Diego             Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker             Victor Frank/Chris Svendsen

·New England @ Baltimore        Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                     Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

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