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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