Run to the Playoffs
Genre	Sports
Starring	Bryant Gumbel(2006-2008) Cris Collinsworth
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	180 minutes+
Broadcast
Original channel	NFL Network
Original run	November 23, 2006 – present

Run to the Playoffs is the brand name used by NFL Network for its schedule of live regular season telecasts of National Football League games on Thursday and Saturday nights. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television The United States of America —commonly referred to as the NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.

The eight-game package debuted on November 23, 2006, with the Kansas City Chiefs handing the visiting Denver Broncos a 19-10 Thanksgiving defeat. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Canadian Football League also holds a Thanksgiving Day Classic on Canadian Thanksgiving. All games kick off at 8 p. m. Eastern Time (ET). The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Five games aired on Thursday nights, the other three on Saturday nights. Each game would be called either "Thursday Night Football" or "Saturday Night Football", depending on the night on which it appears. This format carried over to the 2007 season. However in 2008 NFL Network will be eliminating all but one of the Saturday night games as well as starting their Thursday night package three weeks earlier. This is to accommodate the earlier schedule and the league's antitrust exemption, which prohibits Saturday games during college football season.

The game package is highly controversial and has led local NFL team markets to broadcast the games to non-subscribers. The controversy hit a new high in late 2007 when NBC and CBS both bought the broadcast rights from the NFL Network to air the New England Patriots' season finale, as they were 15-0 and vying to be the first team to finish the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The game was the first-ever three-network simulcast in NFL history, and first simulcast since NBC and CBS both aired Super Bowl I in 1967. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ^[1]

Background

The NFL Network's coverage was not the first time games were covered on Thursday or Saturday. Prior to the new contract, ESPN carried a handful of sporadic Thursday night games (usually those displaced from Sunday night) and the broadcast networks used to air several national games on Saturday afternoons (a practice which has since been discontinued). ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to

TNT, ESPN2 and Versus (the former OLN) were reportedly interested in these games before they were awarded to NFL Network. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Versus is a Cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. Because the NFL owns the network, it did not pay a rights fee for the eight-game package. The other TV deals generated $3. 735 billion per year over an eight-year period for CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and DirecTV. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded

Bryant Gumbel served as play-by-play announcer from 2006 through 2007, resigning in early 2008. Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Cris Collinsworth is the color commentator. Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play There is no sideline reporter, although Adam Schefter and Marshall Faulk of NFL Total Access have contributed from the field at various times. The "sidelines" is a term commonly used to define the white or colored lines which mark the outer boundaries of a sports field A reporter is a type of Journalist who Researches and presents information in certain types of Mass media. Adam Schefter (born December 21, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York is an American sports writer and television analyst Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who NFL Total Access is a Television news program on the NFL Network. Dick Vermeil serves as color commentator for Saturday games. Richard Albert Vermeil (born October 30, 1936) is a former American Head coach for the National Football League 's Philadelphia

Each game telecast is preceded by NFL Total Access on Location. Rich Eisen, Steve Mariucci, Deion Sanders, and Faulk report live from the site of each game. Rich Eisen (born June 24, 1969) is an American Television Journalist who works for the NFL Network. Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain Michigan) is a former National Football League coach most recently for the Detroit Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers Florida) is a former National Football League Cornerback, Major League Schefter contributes insider information, and Kara Henderson and Michelle Beisner also contribute. Kara Henderson (born July 27, 1973) is a sports announcer for the NFL Network. The show generally begins three hours before game time (5 p. m. ET). The same Total Access team hosts the halftime and postgame shows. In 2006, the sponsors were: Vonage (pregame), Wendy's (halftime), and Home Depot (postgame). Vonage ( (ˈvɑːnɪdʒ is a publicly-held commercial Voice over IP (VoIP network and SIP company that provides Telephone service Wendy's is an international chain of Fast food Restaurants founded by Dave Thomas in 1969 in Columbus Ohio. The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services

Games are shown in approximately 45 million cable and satellite households, and on broadcast stations in the media markets of the participating teams. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population The home-team broadcast is technically subject to the NFL's blackout rule. In Broadcasting, a blackout is when certain programming usually Sports, cannot be televised in a certain Media market. However, since the games in the package generally feature top-flight teams which sell out their home games, it is unlikely that games will be blacked out. These games can also be seen in Canada on TSN and in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

NFL Network also presented two preseason games before the 2006 season, using the staff that now works on this package. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session Spero Dedes was the play-by-play announcer, Sterling Sharpe was the analyst, and Kara Henderson was the sideline reporter. Spero Dedes is a Greek-American Sportscaster born in Paramus New Jersey. Sterling Sharpe (born April 6, 1965 in Chicago Illinois) is a former American football Wide receiver and currently a NFL analyst Kara Henderson (born July 27, 1973) is a sports announcer for the NFL Network.

Westwood One provides national radio broadcasts for the games, with Dick Enberg calling play-by-play, Dennis Green doing color, and Bonnie Bernstein on the sidelines for Thursday Night Football, and Don Criqui and John Dockery as the play-by-play and color team for Saturday Night Football. The NFL on Westwood One is the tag line given to weekly American professional football games carried on the radio over the Westwood One network Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Dennis "Denny" Green (born February 17, 1949 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is a former American football Head coach. Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970, in Brooklyn New York) is an American television sports reporter and anchor Don Criqui is an American Sportscaster, currently employed as a Play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports and ESPN. John Dockery is a Sportscaster and former American football Defensive back who played for the New York Jets and later the Pittsburgh

Each of the games are advertised on NFL Network through an episode of Joe's Diner, which has Joe Montana and patrons in a fictional diner discuss issues surrounding the game in a humorous and original way. NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Joe's Diner is the name of a sequence of TV Shorts created by and aired on the NFL Network that feature Joe Montana and a host of other characters discussing current issues in For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. The end of the ads usually have a man turning a sign, revealing the NFL network logo.

Game Announcers

Television

(NFL Network)

• Cris Collinsworth: Thursday color analyst
• Rich Eisen: Pre-game host
• Marshall Faulk: Pre-game analyst; Saturday color analyst
• Bryant Gumbel: Play-by-play (2006-2007)
• Tom Hammond: Substitute play-by-play
• Steve Mariucci: Pre-game analyst
• Deion Sanders: Pre-game analyst; Saturday color analyst
• Adam Schefter: Sideline reporter
• Dick Vermeil: Saturday color analyst (2006)
• Harry Kalas: Sponsorship announcer

Radio

(Westwood One)

• Bonnie Bernstein: Sideline reporter
• Dick Enberg: Play-by-play (Thursday night)
• Dennis Green: Color analyst (Thursday night, 2007)
• John Dockery: Color analyst (Saturday night, 2007)
• Don Criqui: Play-by-play (Saturday night, 2007)
• Sam Wyche: Color analyst (Thursday night, 2006)

Results

For more details on results and ratings from 2006 to the present, see NFL Network Run to the Playoffs results (2006-present). Anthony Cris Collinsworth (born January 27, 1959 in Dayton Ohio) is a former American football player and current Television Rich Eisen (born June 24, 1969) is an American Television Journalist who works for the NFL Network. Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American Sportscaster for NBC television Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain Michigan) is a former National Football League coach most recently for the Detroit Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers Florida) is a former National Football League Cornerback, Major League Adam Schefter (born December 21, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York is an American sports writer and television analyst Richard Albert Vermeil (born October 30, 1936) is a former American Head coach for the National Football League 's Philadelphia Harold Norbert Kalas (born March 26, 1936) is a Hall of Fame American Sportscaster, best known for his roles as lead Play-by-play Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970, in Brooklyn New York) is an American television sports reporter and anchor Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg (born January 9, 1935) is an American Sportscaster. Dennis "Denny" Green (born February 17, 1949 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is a former American football Head coach. John Dockery is a Sportscaster and former American football Defensive back who played for the New York Jets and later the Pittsburgh Don Criqui is an American Sportscaster, currently employed as a Play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports and ESPN. Samuel David Wyche (born January 5, 1945 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former American football player and Head coach, who is best known

Digital on-screen graphics

The digital on-screen graphics during the 2007 Patriots-Giants game. The 2007 Patriots - Giants game was an American football game held on December 29, 2007 at Giants Stadium in

When the games started showing on NFL Network in 2006, a red score banner that spanned the top of the TV screen was used. The team logos were in oval shapes, like most NFL Network programs used since the start of the 2006 NFL season, and with their respective scores next to the ovals. During the Texas Bowl, and the Insight Bowl, the score banner were gold, instead of red.

In 2007, the on screen graphics went to a complete overhaul, they now use an ESPN Monday Night Football like scoreboard, and it was located at the middle of the top of the screen. The the team logos in ovals were kept, and the visiting team's logo and their respective score or on the left side, and the home team's logo and score are on the opposite side. In the middle, we see a red background, with the game clock in white, yellow bars to indicate quarters, and the NFL Network logo at the bottom. When a touchdown is scored, the scoring teams side opens, and a light goes through, revealing "TOUCHDOWN" in white in the team's color background. The side closes, and what appears to be a black graphic "wipes" away the score, thus changing it. Like last year, the scoreboard got a change in color, during bowl coverage, except that the red area was light orange.

2007 season

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During the offseason, the network hoped to reach carriage agreements with Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, and other cable television providers that were at odds with the network over carriage. Time Warner Cable ( (formerly Warner Cable Communications) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions Cablevision Systems Corporation ( is an American Cable television company But that time came and went with no new agreements. In fact, fewer households were available than in the previous year due to the downgrading of the service by Comcast to a specialty tier. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone

The 2007 season opener was again on Thanksgiving night, November 22, 2007. The Canadian Football League also holds a Thanksgiving Day Classic on Canadian Thanksgiving. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran The 2007 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United That night, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Falcons, 34-13. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana.

None of the games will feature two division teams playing against each other, in contrast to 2006, in which seven of the eight games fit this description. ^[2]

NFL Network also carried two preseason games: the AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints on August 5, 2007, and the Washington Redskins at the Tennessee Titans on August 11. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Game is an annual National Football League pre-season exhibition game that is held the weekend of the Pro Football Hall of The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation

The pre-game show has been broken up into two parts. Part one (5-6 p. m. ET, except for the opener, which was 6:30-7 p. m. ) now originates in the network's studio in Culver City, California (near Los Angeles). Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The commentators there are Fran Charles, Rod Woodson, and Jamie Dukes. Fran Charles is a substitute studio host for Rich Eisen on the show NFL Total Access on the NFL Network and former "blow-by-blow" Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson (born March 10, 1965 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is a former professional American football Jamie Donnell Dukes (born June 14, 1964 in Schenectady New York) is a former American football Offensive lineman who played for the The stadium crew comes in at 6 p. m. ET; for the opener, that portion began at 7 p. m. Finally, Sears has replaced Vonage as the presenting sponsor. Sears Holdings Corporation ( is the sixth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Costco, Target

On the radio side, Westwood One has named former coach Dennis Green as the 2007 analyst on Thursday night games alongside Dick Enberg. Dennis "Denny" Green (born February 17, 1949 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) is a former American football Head coach. ^[3]

In December 2007, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking for the league to settle their differences in time for the New England Patriots-New York Giants game on December 29 that was broadcast on Saturday Night Football. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Roger S Goodell (born February 19, 1959, in Jamestown New York) is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Kerry urged for a solution to be decided upon in time so that Americans can witness "a historic event. "^[4] The game turned out to be the Patriots' record-sealing win that made them the first team to finish the regular season with a perfect record since 1972.

On December 26, the NFL announced that the Patriots-Giants game would be seen on free broadcast TV nationwide in a simulcast between the NFL Network, NBC and CBS, the first simulcast of a game since Super Bowl I. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 WCVB-TV in Boston, WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH, and WWOR-TV in New York would still carry the game under the original arrangement in their broadcast areas; in Boston this meant that all three of the Big Three network affiliates (WCVB and WMUR are both affiliated with ABC) would carry the game ^[5]. WMUR-TV, channel 9 is the ABC -affiliated Television station for the state of New Hampshire that is licensed to Manchester. WWOR-TV, channel 9 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

2007 Run to the Playoffs Schedule^[6]

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Notes

• In 2007, none of the eight scheduled games featured two members of the same division playing each other. By comparison, seven of the eight games in 2006 were intra-divisional.
• When the schedule was originally announced, Peyton Manning (Colts) and Michael Vick (Falcons) were expected to be the respective starting quarterbacks, making the matchup attractive for the NFLN opener. Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26 1980 in Newport News Virginia) is a suspended National Football League (NFL Quarterback under contract However, as the investigation of Vick's involvement in dogfighting became known, NFLN pulled Vick from the game's promotional advertisement and replaced him with Warrick Dunn. The Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Atlanta Falcons football Dog fighting is a Fight between game Dogs This Blood sport is utilized for Entertainment and may also create a revenue stream Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is an American football Running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Since then, Vick has pleaded guilty, sentenced to a federal prison term, and been suspended indefinitely from the league. FBOP redirects here For the bank holding company see FBOP Corporation.
• Gumbel missed the December 13 game between the Broncos and the Texans because of a strep throat. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Streptococcal pharyngitis or streptococcal sore throat ( Strep throat AmE) is a form of Group A streptococcal infection that affects the Tom Hammond, who called the Kansas City Chiefs-Indianapolis Colts wild card game in January 2007 with Collinsworth, filled in. Tom Hammond (born May 10, 1944 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American Sportscaster for NBC television The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. No original research and Verifiability. All content regarding the officiating or controversial calls that is unsourced January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. ^[9]
• Gumbel returned the following Saturday night, but Collinsworth missed the December 15 game, to save a possible long flight back from the West Coast to New York for Football Night in America. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States The City of New York Football Night in America is the studio show preceding NBC 's broadcasts of Sunday night and Wild Card Saturday National Football League Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders filled in as analysts, just as they did in a 2006 game when Dick Vermeil had to leave the booth early due to laryngitis. Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967 in Fort Myers Florida) is a former National Football League Cornerback, Major League Richard Albert Vermeil (born October 30, 1936) is a former American Head coach for the National Football League 's Philadelphia Laryngitis is an Inflammation of the Larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the Vocal folds
• Faulk and Sanders joined Gumbel again for the December 20 game. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. That night, Faulk's uniform number was retired by the St. Louis Rams, for which he played from 1999 to 2006. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The 2006 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 87th one played by the major professional American football league in the United
• Pregame coverage for the December 29 game was expanded to six hours. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The first three hours were sponsored by Gillette, which also is the naming rights sponsor of Gillette Stadium, the Patriots' home field. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations Gillette Stadium is the home Stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team

2008 season

The 2008 season will feature a change in scheduling. The eight games allotted to NFL Network will now be spread over seven weeks instead of six, will start on Week 10 (November 6) instead of Thanksgiving, and will not air a game during Week 17. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Furthermore, instead of five Thursday and three Saturday games as has been the case the past two years, the 2008 season will feature seven Thursday games and only one Saturday night game.

Another change is the resignation of Bryant Gumbel as play-by-play announcer. Bryant Charles Gumbel (born September 29, 1948) is an American Television personality for news and Sports programs No replacement has been named. [1]

2008 Schedule

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Additional note

The Cowboys-Ravens game is the last ever scheduled home game for the Cowboys at Texas Stadium; the venue has been the team's home since 1971. Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. The 1971 NFL season was the 52nd Regular season of the National Football League.

Controversies

The move to air games on the NFL Network has been criticized for the following reasons:

• Moving Thursday and Saturday night games to NFL Network has caused problems in the scheduling of other night games. In the past, Thursday and Saturday were used as overflow in the event that a Sunday night or Monday night game was not possible (for instance, the World Series, the final week of the season or Christmas Eve) so that the respective broadcaster could be compensated. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The National Football League occasionally schedules matchups on Christmas, December 25 or Christmas Eve, December 24. The new television contract with NFL Network eliminated that leeway, which has especially impacted Monday night. In 2007, not only did ESPN have to air a doubleheader on Week 1 to compensate for the lack of a game in Week 17, but the league also had to play a game on Christmas Eve, a day when the league has historically avoided playing in prime time. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Doubleheader is used by Network television to refer to two games in any sport aired back-to-back on the same network even though they do not involve the same two teams (three
• The games are not available on many cable systems (excluding those shown over-the-air in home markets), including Time Warner Cable, Cablevision and Charter Communications. Time Warner Cable ( (formerly Warner Cable Communications) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions Cablevision Systems Corporation ( is an American Cable television company Charter Communications is an American company providing Cable television, High-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5 Others (like Comcast and Cox Communications) make the service available only on expanded-service or digital tiers. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone Cox Communications, also known as Cox Cable and formerly Cox Broadcasting Corporation is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital Some exceptions are Northeastern Pennsylvania's Service Electric; that system added the network in 2006 on the normal tier. Service Electric Cable TV Inc, is a Cable television company serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Also, some carriers that show all other NFL Network programs, such as Knology, aren't carrying "Run to the Playoffs" because NFLN charges additional fees per subscriber for the rights. Knology Inc is a cable company that formed in 1994 by ITC Holding Company Inc, a telecommunications holding company in West Point Georgia that also
• Gumbel's role was thought to be in jeopardy in late August 2006 after he made a commentary on his HBO program, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, in which he accused NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw of being a lap dog of outgoing commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the NFL. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a monthly sports Newsmagazine on HBO that debuted on April 2, 1995. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr (aka Uptown Gene ( August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the A lap dog (lapdog is a Dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lie comfortably on a person's lap Paul John Tagliabue (born November 24 1940 in Jersey City New Jersey) was the Commissioner of the National Football League The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. ^[10] The controversy died down quickly and Gumbel was in the booth when the package began.
• Boston's ABC affiliate, WCVB had been granted exclusive rights to broadcast the historic Patriots-Giants game on December 29, 2007 during the summer of 2007. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. But in a last minute move by the NFL Network, coverage was also granted nationally to CBS and NBC, meaning that all of the "Big Three" network affiliates in Boston broadcast the game. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The NFL Network was criticized for this move by WCVB on-air personalities Ed Harding and Mike Lynch.

References

See also

• NBC Sunday Night Football
• Monday Night Football (ESPN)
• NFL on FOX
• NFL on CBS

External links

• NFL Network story