THE NFL ON CBS, celebrating its 51^st year broadcasting the NFL, travels to Pittsburgh for the 2011 American Football Conference Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 23 (6:30 PM, ET) as the No. 6-seeded NEW YORK JETS (13-5) take on the AFC North Champions and No. 2-seeded PITTSBURGH STEELERS (13-4) live on the CBS Television Network. 

CBS Sports' lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action, along with Steve Tasker reporting, from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Lance Barrow is coordinating producer of THE NFL ON CBS and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.

CBS Sports' coverage of the AFC Championship Game begins with THE NFL TODAY, the Network's pre-game studio show, on Sunday (6:00 PM, ET) with host James Brown and analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher, as well as NFL TODAY "General Manager" Charley Casserly, and Lesley Visser and Sam Ryan reporting, live from THE NFL TODAY studio at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

Eric Mann is senior producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.

Sean McManus is President, CBS News and Sports and serves as executive producer for the Network's coverage of the NFL.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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CBS Sports Contacts:              Jen Sabatelle                212/975-4120              jsabatelle@cbs.com

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

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