THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLVII and broadcasting its 53^rd year of the NFL, continues its 2012 NFL season on Sunday, Oct. 14 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET).

       His nickname may be “Matty Ice,” but there’s no doubt Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is red-hot in leading his team to their first-ever 5-0 start as the lone unbeaten team in the NFC.  THE NFL TODAY’s Shannon Sharpe sits down with Ryan to find out if the first quarterback selected in the 2008 NFL Draft can lead his team to a perfect season and take Atlanta to its first Super Bowl in 14 years.  Deb Gelman is the producer.

       James Brown hosts THE NFL TODAY along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Sharpe and Bill Cowher, NFL TODAY Insider Jason La Canfora, as well as Lesley Visser reporting.

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

       Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer for THE NFL ON CBS.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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