NFL Network Preseason Game Broadcast Schedule

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This is just excellent...lots of games to watch. Most of them are not live, but if you're just looking to scout the teams & get an idea of what they will be doing this year...here ya go...

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NFL Network to air 54 games in 25 days

NEW YORK (July 20, 2004) -- NFL Network has developed the following schedule to present 54 preseason games -- all but the games the NFL's network television partners are airing -- in just 25 days. Whether you are a displaced fan, a fantasy football fanatic looking to get the edge for the upcoming season, or one of the millions of NFL diehards, the list of NFL Network's preseason coverage is for you.

Games airing live are noted next to the teams. All other games listed will be shown on a delayed basis using the feeds from the participating teams' broadcasters. All times are Eastern.

In addition to this schedule, NFL Network will televise No Huddle, a studio show that will whip around to NFL preseason games taking place simultaneously. Two special No Huddle shows will air on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET and Friday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. ET.

NFL Network air times for 2004 preseason games

Friday, Aug. 13
1. Chicago at St. Louis 1 p.m.
2. Kansas City at New York Giants (Live) 8 p.m.
3. New York Jets at New Orleans 12 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 14
4. Philadelphia at New England 12 p.m.
5. Indianapolis at San Diego (Live) 10 p.m.
No Huddle -- Live whip-around show featuring action from eight games 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 15
6. Arizona at Minnesota 10 a.m.
7. Carolina at Washington 1 p.m.
8. Cincinnati at Tampa Bay 4 p.m. (game postponed til Monday - rebroadcast may be rescheduled to Tue to Thurs at some point?)
9. Denver at Buffalo (Live) 7 p.m. **Special "experimental" broadcast - game will be shown without announcers calling the action, just raw audio from the field and the locker rooms (see details below)**
10. Jacksonville at Miami 11 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 16
11. Dallas at Houston 1 p.m.
12. Oakland at San Francisco 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 17
13. Pittsburgh at Detroit 12 p.m.
14. Cleveland at Tennessee 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 21
15. Minnesota at Atlanta 1 p.m.
16. Detroit at Cleveland (Live) 4:30 p.m.
17. Denver at Seattle 11 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 22
18. Tennessee at Buffalo 7 a.m.
19. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville 10 a.m.
20. Washington at Miami 3 p.m.
21. New England at Cincinnati 9 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 23
22. San Diego at Arizona 10 a.m.
23. Houston at Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
24. Dallas at Oakland 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 24
25. New Orleans at Green Bay 12 p.m.
26. San Francisco at Chicago 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 28
26. New York Giants at New York Jets 11 a.m.
27. San Francisco at Minnesota 2 p.m.
28. Green Bay at Jacksonville 5 p.m.
29. Oakland at Arizona 11 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 29
30. New Orleans at Chicago 9 a.m.
31. Seattle at San Diego 12 p.m.
32. Cincinnati at Atlanta 3 p.m.
33. Buffalo at Indianapolis 9 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 30
34. Houston at Denver 9 a.m.
35. Detroit at Baltimore 12 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 31
36. Cleveland at Kansas City 12 p.m.
37. Miami at Tampa Bay 3 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 2
38. Jacksonville at New England (Live) 6:30 p.m.
39. St. Louis at Oakland (Live) 10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 3
40. Baltimore at New York Giants 12 p.m.
41. Kansas City at Dallas 3 p.m.
42. San Diego at San Francisco 12 a.m.
No Huddle -- Live whip-around show featuring action from six games 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 4
44. Buffalo at Detroit 11 a.m.
45. Minnesota at Seattle 7 p.m.
46. Carolina at Pittsburgh 10 p.m.
47. Philadelphia at New York Jets 12 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 5
48. Tampa Bay at Houston 10 a.m.
49. Indianapolis at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
50. Green Bay at Tennessee 4 p.m.
51. Chicago at Cleveland 11 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 6
52. Arizona at Denver 9 a.m.
53. Atlanta at Washington 1 p.m.
54. Miami at New Orleans 4 p.m.

 

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NFL Network to air unique game broadcast




NEW YORK (Aug. 11, 2004) -- In one of its most ambitious projects to date, NFL Network will take a pro football telecast (Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills on Aug. 15) and turn it into an event featuring no announcers -- instead relying solely on the audio captured on the field, sidelines and locker room.

NFL Network will put wireless microphones on 16 players and coaches -- the most ever in one NFL game -- during the Broncos/Bills preseason game Aug. 15 and air an announcer-free, one-hour program titled Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 22 exclusively on NFL Network.

"NFL Network is committed to innovative programming that brings our game closer to the fans," NFL vice president of programming Charles Coplin said. "Some of these ideas may be extended to our other broadcast partners in the future."

Instead of letting announcers guide the flow of the game, the story and drama will emanates from the heart of the contest: the players and coaches who will be equipped with tiny microphones.

Twelve players, the two head coaches and two coordinators will be wired for the game.

"Wiring 12 players in one game and airing the contents a week later is a feat that has never been attempted in NFL history," said Bill Graff, executive in charge of studio and remote production at NFL Films. "We will use 10 cameras to shoot this game and believe this program will bring fans inside NFL action like never before and will forever change the way they view pro football."

Among the participants wearing wires will be quarterback Jake Plummer as well as Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan and Bills head coach Mike Mularkey in his coaching debut. Additional players wired will be decided as the game approaches.

There is a precedent for airing an NFL game without the use of broadcasters. On Dec. 20, 1980, NBC aired the New York Jets at the Miami Dolphins. The Jets were 3-12 entering the game and the Dolphins were 8-7. (Jets won 24-17). Since the game had no playoff implications, NBC decided to let the sounds from the stands and the PA announcer serve as the sole audio. No players were miked. Dick Enberg set the scene for viewers at the beginning of each quarter and then viewers were taken to the stadium.

Though the NBC game was first to air without announcers, NFL Network's version will be the first to air featuring sounds captured from the players and coaches only -- something that was not part of the 1980 Jets-Dolphins contest.

 

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