CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2017 NFL ON CBS BROADCAST TEAMS

2017 “NFL ON CBS” BROADCAST PAIRINGS Feature Five New Teams Led by

New Lead Announce Team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson



Beth Mowins to Become First Woman to Ever Call NFL Play-by-Play for CBS;

James Lofton and Jay Feely Added as Game Analysts



Assignments for “NFL on CBS” Preseason Games and Weeks 1-4 Set



With the deepest NFL announcer lineup in sports television, THE NFL ON CBS debuts five new broadcast crews this season led by the CBS Television Network’s new lead announce team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson. CBS Sports is set to once again produce and distribute more NFL games than any other network this season with NFL ON CBS Sunday afternoon games and THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. Nantz, Romo and Wolfson also will call THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games on CBS and NFL Network, in addition to the marquee games on Sunday. Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports, and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS, announced today the complete list of THE NFL ON CBS broadcast pairings.



CBS Sports has added play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins to the 2017 NFL lineup. Mowins will become the first woman to ever call play-by-play for the Network’s NFL games when she teams with new game analyst Jay Feely to call Cleveland-Indianapolis on Sept. 24. Pro Football Hall of Famer James Lofton also joins as new game analyst alongside Andrew Catalon. Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn continue to serve as CBS Sports’ No. 2 team and call the Network’s top game on Sundays when Nantz, Romo and Wolfson do not call a game.



The following are the Network’s NFL announcer pairings for the 2017 season (play-by-play/analyst//reporter):



Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//Tracy Wolfson*

Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//Evan Washburn

Greg Gumbel/Trent Green//Jamie Erdahl

Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon

Andrew Catalon/James Lofton*

Spero Dedes/ Adam Archuleta*

Tom McCarthy /Steve Tasker/Steve Beuerlein*

Beth Mowins/Jay Feely*



In addition to Wolfson and Washburn, game coverage includes sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl with Gumbel-Green, as well as regional sideline reporters for selected games throughout the season.



This season marks THE NFL TODAY’s 50th year. Phil Simms and Nate Burleson join the show as new analysts alongside host James Brown and analysts Boomer Esiason and Bill Cowher from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Jason La Canfora continues to serve as the “NFL Insider.”



Jim Rikhoff is the new lead game producer for THE NFL ON CBS, and Michael Arnold is the lead game director. Drew Kaliski is producer for THE NFL TODAY, while Bob Matina directs.





The following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for the preseason and weeks 1-4 (subject to change).



PRESEASON



August 25



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

8:00 PM, ET:



Kansas City @ Seattle
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson/Jay Feely
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold






August 26



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

8:00 PM, ET:



L.A. Chargers @ L.A. Rams
Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//

Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman






WEEK 1 – Sept. 10



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET:



N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo
Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon/ Steve Tasker
Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant

Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta// Melanie Collins
Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland
Greg Gumbel/Trent Green// Jamie Erdahl
Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith

Jacksonville @ Houston
Andrew Catalon/James Lofton
Steve McKee/AndyGoldberg

Oakland @ Tennessee
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold





4:05 PM, ET:



Indianapolis @ L.A. Rams
Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//

Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman






WEEK 2 – Sept. 17



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET:



Buffalo @ Carolina
Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon
Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant

N. England @ N. Orleans
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold

Cleveland @ Baltimore
Andrew Catalon/James Lofton/ Steve Tasker
Steve McKee/AndyGoldberg

Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta
Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell





4:05 PM, ET:



N.Y. Jets @ Oakland
Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//

Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

Miami @ L.A. Chargers
Greg Gumbel/Trent Green//

Jamie Erdahl
Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith






WEEK 3 – CBS DOUBLEHEADER - Sept. 24



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

9:30 AM, ET:



Baltimore @ Jacksonville (OTT – London)
Andrew Catalon/James Lofton
Steve McKee/AndyGoldberg





1:00 PM, ET:



Pittsburgh @ Chicago
Greg Gumbel/Trent Green// Jamie Erdahl
Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith

Denver @ Buffalo
Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta
Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell

Houston @ New England
Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//

Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

Miami @ N.Y. Jets
Tom McCarthy/Steve Tasker/ Steve Beuerlein
ScottBrandwein/ChrisSvendsen

Cleveland @ Indianapolis
Beth Mowins/Jay Feely
Jason Ross/Andy Freedman





4:25 PM, ET:



Cincinnati @ Green Bay
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold

Kansas City @ L.A. Chargers
Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon
Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant






WEEK 4

Sept. 28 – THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

8:25 PM, ET:



Chicago @ Green Bay
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson/Jay Feely
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold




Oct. 1 – CBS DOUBLEHEADER



GAME
PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET:



Buffalo @ Atlanta
Greg Gumbel/Trent Green// Jamie Erdahl
Ken Mack/Suzanne Smith

Jacksonville @ N.Y. Jets
Andrew Catalon/James Lofton
Steve McKee/AndyGoldberg

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts//

Evan Washburn
Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Spero Dedes/Adam Archuleta
Sellers Shy/Jim Cornell

Tennessee @ Houston
Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon
Jonathan Segal/Mark Grant





4:25 PM, ET:



Oakland @ Denver
Jim Nantz/Tony Romo//

Tracy Wolfson
Jim Rikhoff/Mike Arnold




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