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THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl LIII, kicks off its 59th season on Sunday, Sept. 9 as Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson call the Houston-New England game (1:00 PM, ET) in leading CBS' coverage into its Super Bowl season. This season marks the 20th time CBS will broadcast the Super Bowl - the most of any network.
The day begins with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon, ET) and THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW on CBS Sports Network (8:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.
THE NFL ON CBS analysts and play-by-play announcers break down some of Week 1's games:
Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason preview Houston-New England and Pittsburgh-Cleveland: https://bit.ly/2CmpPH3
Jim Nantz talks Texans-Patriots: https://bit.ly/2Cpx8xM
Ian Eagle previews Kansas City-L.A. Chargers: https://bit.ly/2MOL0qa
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James Brown, along with analysts Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher, Phil Simms, Nate Burleson and NFL Insider Jason La Canfora, lead THE NFL TODAY into its 51st year.
THE NFL TODAY previews Week 1 and the upcoming season with talk of the young crop of quarterbacks in the league, as well as 15 new starting QBs in the first week; analysis of Week 1 games, including the Houston-New England game with the returns of Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt to the Texans after season-ending injuries last season; and new NFL ON CBS Rules Analyst Gene Steratore goes over some of the new rules surrounding the catch and helmet targeting rules. In addition, Burleson welcomes the studio team back with an original rap song he wrote and performs; and a historical montage video of CBS' past Super Bowls is featured.
Drew Kaliski is producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.
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1:00 PM, ET
Houston at New England
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff (Lead Game Producer), Mike Arnold (Lead Game Director)
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1:00 PM, ET
Buffalo at Baltimore
Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon, Steve Tasker
Jonathan Segal (Producer), Mark Grant (Director)
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1:00 PM, ET
Pittsburgh at Cleveland
Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Bruce Arians, Melanie Collins
Ken Mack (Producer), Suzanne Smith (Director)
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1:00 PM, ET
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Jane Slater
Steve McKee (Producer), Andy Goldberg (Director)
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4:00 PM, ET
Kansas City at L.A. Chargers
Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts, Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff (Producer), Bob Fishman (Director)
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THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW (TOPS) (8:00 AM, ET; CBS Sports Network) is hosted by Adam Schein with analysts Amy Trask, London Fletcher and Brandon Tierney, along with fantasy experts Keith Irizarry and Jeff Ratcliffe. Deb Gelman and Brian Raab are producers and Jay Kincaid is director.
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The following are announcer assignments for Week 2 (subject to change):
September 16
1:00 PM, ET
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Game
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Announce Team
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Producer/Director
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Indianapolis @ Washington
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Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta
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Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell
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L.A. Chargers @ Buffalo
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Tom McCarthy/Steve Beuerlein
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Jason Ross/Chris Svendsen
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Miami @ N.Y. Jets
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Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon//Steve Tasker
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Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant
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Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
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Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//Evan Washburn
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Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
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Houston @ Tennessee
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Andrew Catalon/James Lofton
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Steve McKee/Andy Goldberg
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4:25 PM, ET
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Game
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Announce Team
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Produce/Director
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New England @ Jacksonville
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JIm Nantz/Tony Romo//Tracy Wolfson
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Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold
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Oakland @ Denver
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Greg Gumbel/Trent Green/Bruce Arians// Melanie Collins
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Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith
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The entire 2018 NFL ON CBS schedule will be streamed live on CBS All Access platforms. CBS All Access subscribers will receive NFL ON CBS games that are broadcast in their local market.
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Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer for THE NFL ON CBS. David Berson is President, CBS Sports. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
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