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CBS SPORTS’ COUNTDOWN TO SUPER BOWL 50 BEGINS AS NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2015 NFL ON CBS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

       CBS TELEVISION NETWORK AND NFL NETWORK ALSO KICKS OFF SECOND YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP OF THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

 

The CBS Television Network, home of Super Bowl 50, marks its 56th year broadcasting the NFL headlined by Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016, as well as some of the most marquee games on the NFL schedule including New England-Dallas (10/11), Denver-Indianapolis (11/8), New England-N.Y. Giants (11/15), Pittsburgh-Seattle (11/29), N.Y. Jets-N.Y. Giants (12/6) and Denver-Pittsburgh (12/20), during its 17 weeks of regular-season coverage.

 

In addition to the AFC package, the 104 regular-season game broadcast schedule once again features NFC crossover games.  The regular-season schedule is followed by a post-season slate of AFC Playoff games, the AFC Championship game, as well as Super Bowl 50 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

 

This year also marks the second season of partnership between the CBS Television Network and NFL Network in broadcasting Thursday Night Football.  The 16-game Thursday Night Football schedule kicks off on September 17 with Denver-Kansas City from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

 

► NINE NFL ON CBS DOUBLEHEADER WEEKENDS

 

The 2015 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule on Sunday, Sept. 13 begins with a CBS doubleheader and includes eight more doubleheader weekends featuring key AFC and AFC-NFC match-ups:

 

AFC                                                                                                                              

Denver-Indianapolis (11/8)                                                     

Denver-Pittsburgh (12/20)                                          

New York Jets-Buffalo (1/3/16)                              

New England-Miami (1/3/16)                                     

Baltimore-Denver (9/13)                                 

 

AFC-NFC

New England-Dallas (10/11)

New England-N.Y. Giants (11/15)

Pittsburgh-Seattle (11/29)

San Diego-Green Bay (10/18)

Miami-Philadelphia (11/15)

 


 

► GAMES FEATURING NEW ENGLAND, INDIANAPOLIS, DENVER, PITTSBURGH, NEW YORK GIANTS, DALLAS, SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO AND GREEN BAY HIGHLIGHT SUNDAY’S 2015 SCHEDULE

 

Along with near-weekly AFC divisional battles, the broadcast schedule on Sunday also features other AFC-NFC match-ups including N.Y. Jets-N.Y. Giants (12/6), Baltimore-San Francisco (10/18), Denver-Chicago (11/22), Buffalo-Philadelphia (12/13), Pittsburgh-St. Louis (9/27), Cincinnati-Arizona (11/22) and Kansas City-Minnesota (10/18)

  

► NFC CROSSOVER GAMES ONCE AGAIN ADDED TO NFL ON CBS SCHEDULE

 

In addition to the AFC package of games, THE NFL ON CBS’s broadcast schedule once again features NFC games highlighted by Carolina-Dallas (Thanksgiving Day, 11/26); Chicago-Seattle (9/27); St. Louis-Green Bay (10/11), as well as other NFC Crossover flex games to be determined later in the season.

 

► THANKSGIVING DAY GAME

 

Thanksgiving Day (11/26) will feature Carolina at Dallas in an NFC Crossover game.

 

► OPENING KICK-OFF

 

THE NFL ON CBS kicks off Week 1 with double-header coverage on Sunday, Sept. 13 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY.  Games that day include: Baltimore vs. Denver; Miami vs. Washington; Indianapolis vs. Buffalo; Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets; Kansas City vs. Houston; Cincinnati vs. Oakland and Tennessee vs. Tampa Bay.

 

Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, along with Tracy Wolfson reporting, are the lead announce team for the Network’s coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Thursday night, along with select games on Sunday.   THE NFL TODAY, CBS Sports’ NFL pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, begins on Sunday, Sept. 13 (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) with host James Brown, along with analysts Boomer Esiason, Bill Cowher, Tony Gonzalez and Bart Scott.

 

Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of the NFL.  David Berson is President, CBS Sports.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Senior Vice President, Production, CBS Sports. 

 

Following is the complete 2015 NFL ON CBS broadcast schedule.

 

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WEEK 1 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 – CBS DBHDR  

Miami @ Washington                       1:00

Indianapolis @ Buffalo                    

Cleveland @ N.Y. Jets                     

Kansas City @ Houston                  

 

Baltimore @ Denver                         4:25

Cincinnati @ Oakland                     

Tennessee @ Tampa Bay                

 

WEEK 2 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 

Houston @ Carolina                         1:00

New England @ Buffalo                   

San Diego @ Cincinnati                 

Tennessee @ Cleveland                 

 

Baltimore @ Oakland                       4:05

Miami @ Jacksonville                      

 

WEEK 3 - SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 – CBS DBHDR 

San Diego @ Minnesota                   1:00

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis                    

Jacksonville @ New England             

Cincinnati @ Baltimore                   

Oakland @ Cleveland                     

Indianapolis @ Tennessee              

 

Chicago @ Seattle                           4:25

Buffalo @ Miami                             

 

WEEK 4 - SUNDAY, OCT. 4    

N.Y. Jets-Miami (London)                 9:30 AM

Oakland @ Chicago                         1:00

Houston @ Atlanta                          

Kansas City @ Cincinnati                 

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis              

 

Cleveland @ San Diego                    4:05

 

WEEK 5 - SUNDAY, OCT. 11 – CBS DBHDR   

Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay                1:00

Cleveland @ Baltimore                     

Buffalo @ Tennessee                       

St. Louis @ Green Bay                      

 

New England @ Dallas                      4:25

Denver @ Oakland                          

WEEK 6 - SUNDAY, OCT. 18 – CBS DBHDR   

Kansas City @ Minnesota                 1:00

Cincinnati @ Buffalo                         

Denver @ Cleveland                         

Miami @ Tennessee                         

Houston @ Jacksonville                     

 

San Diego @ Green Bay                   4:25

Baltimore @ San Francisco                

 

WEEK 7 - SUNDAY, OCT. 25  

Cleveland @ St. Louis                      1:00

Houston @ Miami                             

N.Y. Jets @ New England                    

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City                    

 

Oakland @ San Diego                      4:05

 

WEEK 8 - SUNDAY, NOV. 1

San Diego @ Baltimore                    1:00

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh                      

Tennessee @ Houston                      

 

N.Y. Jets @ Oakland                        4:05

 

WEEK 9 - SUNDAY, NOV. 8 – CBS DBHDR 

Tennessee @ New Orleans                1:00

Miami @ Buffalo                                 

Jacksonville @ N.Y. Jets                       

Oakland @ Pittsburgh                          

 

Denver @ Indianapolis                       4:25


WEEK 10 - SUNDAY, NOV. 15 – CBS DBHDR 

Miami @ Philadelphia                      1:00

Jacksonville @ Baltimore                      

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh                        

 

New England @ N.Y. Giants             4:25

Kansas City @ Denver                         

WEEK 11 - SUNDAY, NOV. 22  

Denver @ Chicago                          1:00

Oakland @ Detroit                                

Indianapolis @ Atlanta                          

N.Y. Jets @ Houston                             

 

Cincinnati @ Arizona                        4:05

 

WEEK 12 - THURSDAY, NOV. 26  THANKSGIVING DAY

Carolina @ Dallas                            4:30

WEEK 12 - SUNDAY, NOV. 29 – CBS DBHDR 

Miami @ N.Y. Jets                            1:00

San Diego @ Jacksonville                        

Oakland @ Tennessee                           

Buffalo @ Kansas City                             

 

Pittsburgh @ Seattle                         4:25

 

WEEK 13 - SUNDAY, DEC. 6

N.Y. Jets @ N.Y. Giants                     1:00

Houston @ Buffalo                                 

Baltimore @ Miami                                 

Cincinnati @ Cleveland                           

Jacksonville @ Tennessee                       

 

Kansas City @ Oakland                    4:05

Denver @ San Diego                                

WEEK 14 - SUNDAY, DEC. 13  

Buffalo @ Philadelphia                     1:00

Tennessee @ N.Y. Jets                              

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati                             

New England @ Houston                             

Indianapolis @ Jacksonville                        

San Diego @ Kansas City                           

 

Oakland @ Denver                          4:05

 

WEEK 15 – SUNDAY, DEC. 20 – CBS DBHDR

Houston @ Indianapolis                   1:00

Tennessee @ New England                          

Kansas City @ Baltimore                            

Buffalo @ Washington                                 

 

Denver @ Pittsburgh                        4:25

Miami @ San Diego                                    

 

WEEK 16 – SUNDAY, DEC. 27

Jacksonville @ New Orleans              1:00

Indianapolis @ Miami                                

New England @ N.Y. Jets                           

Houston @ Tennessee                              

Cleveland @ Kansas City                          

 

TBD                                                4:05

 

WEEK 17 – SUNDAY, JAN. 3, 2016 – CBS DBHDR

N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo                            1:00

New England @ Miami                              

Baltimore @ Cincinnati                                

Pittsburgh @ Cleveland                               

Jacksonville @ Houston                               

Tennessee @ Indianapolis                          

Oakland @ Kansas City                               

 

San Diego @ Denver                         4:25

 


AFC PLAYOFFS – JAN. 10-24, 2016 

 

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - SUNDAY, JAN.  24


SUPER BOWL 50 – SUNDAY, FEB. 7