NFL Films Game of the Week

TV series or program

NFL Films Game of the Week

Presented by| Steve Sabol
Original release
Release| 1965 (1965) –
2007 (2007)

The NFL Films Game of the Week, formerly known as the NFL Game of the Week, is a television program that aired from 1965 to 2007. The show presented one or two NFL games from the previous week compressed into a one-hour program.[citation needed]

## Format[edit]

Game of the Week presents the game from a wide variety of angles, including game footage, pregame and postgame commentary, and sideline sound from players and coaches.[1]

## Broadcast history[edit]

The program premiered in syndication in 1965 in a 30-minute format. With the advent of the NFL Network in 2003, it was expanded to 60 minutes and retracted from syndication for airing on the NFL's home network.

Upon its debut on the NFL Network in 2003, it aired on Wednesday and sometimes Thursday nights. In 2006, the show moved to Friday night. The time slot has remained the same—9 p.m. and midnight Eastern and Pacific times, for a total of three showings throughout the evening. NFL Network identifies the show as "Classic Games" in its listings.[citation needed]

On September 10, 2007, ION Television bought rights to the show. They announced the first episode would air September 15, highlighting the Dallas Cowboys 45-35 win over the New York Giants.[2] ION aired the game Saturday evenings at 6:00 PM Eastern Time and ended the series on December 29. ION's rights for the show were not renewed for the 2008 NFL season.

## Hosts[edit]

Steve Sabol was the host up until his death in 2012. He had been with NFL Films since its inception in 1962, and is one of only a handful of people to have viewed the first 40 Super Bowls in person.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "NFL Game of the Week". IMDb. 25 September 1965.
2. ^ Moss, Linda (September 10, 2004), "ION Gets NFL 'Game of the Week'", Multichannel News

## External links[edit]

* Game of the Week on ION Television
* Game of the Week archives from 2007 season, Week 5 to Super Bowl, at NFL.com

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On-air talent|

| Current|

* MJ Acosta
* Brian Baldinger
* Judy Battista
* Kyle Brandt
* Bucky Brooks
* David Carr
* Jeffri Chadiha
* Stacey Dales
* Chase Daniel
* Charles Davis
* Rich Eisen
* Jamie Erdahl
* Cynthia Frelund
* Pep Hamilton
* Scott Hanson
* Daniel Jeremiah
* Maurice Jones-Drew
* Andrea Kremer
* Rhett Lewis
* Steve Mariucci
* Jason McCourty
* Gerald McCoy
* Randy Moss
* Shaun O'Hara
* Tom Pelissero
* Scott Pioli
* Ian Rapoport
* Michael Robinson
* Chris Rose
* Emmanuel Sanders
* Peter Schrager
* David Shaw
* Jane Slater
* Matt Smith
* Steve Smith Sr.
* Joe Thomas
* Robert Turbin
* Sara Walsh
* Kurt Warner
* Ari Wolfe
* Colleen Wolfe
* Steve Wyche
* Mike Yam

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Former|

* Kay Adams
* Jennifer Allen
* Marcus Allen
* Bobby Beathard
* Michelle Beisner
* Brian Billick
* Tiffany Blackmon
* Albert Breer
* Paul Burmeister
* Nate Burleson
* Charley Casserly
* Fran Charles
* Cris Collinsworth
* Erin Coscarelli
* Jeff Darlington
* Dave Dameshek
* Butch Davis
* Terrell Davis
* Spero Dedes
* Jamie Dukes
* Heath Evans
* Marshall Faulk
* Alex Flanagan
* Leslie Frazier
* Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
* Jay Glazer
* Dennis Green
* Rebecca Haarlow
* Kara Henderson
* Derrin Horton
* Michael Irvin
* Kimberly Jones
* Seth Joyner
* Lincoln Kennedy
* Aditi Kinkhabwala
* Jason La Canfora
* Michael Lombardi
* Mike Martz
* Mike Mayock
* Jim E. Mora
* Willie McGinest
* Jim Nantz
* Brad Nessler
* Ken Norton Jr.
* Bob Papa
* Glenn Parker
* Bill Patrick
* Mike Pereira
* Lindsay Rhodes
* Tony Romo
* Molly Qerim
* Dan Reeves
* Deion Sanders
* Warren Sapp
* Danyelle Sargent
* Adam Schefter
* Shannon Sharpe
* Darren Sharper
* Andrew Siciliano
* Emmitt Smith
* Melissa Stark
* Amber Theoharis
* Charissa Thompson
* Mike Tirico
* LaDainian Tomlinson
* Tom Waddle
* Solomon Wilcots
* Rod Woodson
* Nicole Zaloumis

Lore|

* 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game
* 2022 Indianapolis Colts–Minnesota Vikings game

Programs|

| Current|

* America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
* A Football Life
* College Football on NFL Network
* Good Morning Football
* NFL GameDay
* NFL Replay
* NFL Top 10
* NFL Top 100
* NFL Total Access
* NFL Network Exclusive Game Series

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Former|

* College Football Now
* College Scoreboard
* Football America
* Friday Night Football
* NFL AM
* NFL Cheerleader Playoffs
* NFL Classics
* NFL Films Game of the Week
* NFL RedZone
* Point After
* Put Up Your Dukes
* Thursday Night Football

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Broadcast
partners|

* ABC
* CBS
* ESPN
* Fox
* NBC

Defunct networks
DuMont
Sports Network

Streaming coverage|

* ESPN+
* NFL+
* Paramount+ (CBS Sports)
* Peacock (NBC Sports)
* Prime Video

Monday Night
Football|

* History
* Monday Night Countdown

Results
1970–1989
1990–2009
2010–present
2015–present (ABC)

Sunday Night
Football|

* ESPN
* NBC
* TNT

Results
ESPN
NBC
TNT

Pregame shows|

* CBS
* The NFL Today
* Fox
* Fox NFL Kickoff
* Fox NFL Sunday
* ESPN
* Sunday NFL Countdown
* Monday Night Countdown
* NBC
* The NFL on NBC pregame show
* Football Night in America

NFL Network|

* List of programs
* NFL AM
* NFL Classics
* NFL GameDay
* NFL Replay
* NFL Total Access
* The Timeline
* Finding Giants

Thursday Night Football
Results (2006–present)
2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game
Miracle in Motown

NFL Network Exclusive Game Series
Results (2006–present)

NFL Films|

* America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
* Football Follies
* A Football Life
* Hard Knocks
* Inside the NFL
* NFL Dream Season
* NFL Films Game of the Week
* NFL's Greatest Games
* NFL Matchup
* NFL Top 10
* NFL Top 100
* The Perfect 10
* Quarterback

Other programs|

* DuMont
* Football Sidelines
* Football This Week
* Pro Football Highlights
* ESPN
* NFL Live
* NFL Primetime
* Nickelodeon
* NFL on Nickelodeon
* NFL Slimetime
* Super Bowl programming
* Prime Video
* NFL on Prime Video
* ITV
* The NFL Show
* Sky
* NFL on Sky Sports

Radio broadcast
partners|

* Compass Media
* ESPN
* Sports USA
* Westwood One

| Defunct networks|

* Mutual
* NBC

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Secondary partners|

* Absolute Radio 90s (UK)
* NFL+
* Sirius XM
* TSN Radio (Canada)

Local broadcasters|

* Buffalo Bills Radio Network
* Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
* Cleveland Browns Radio Network
* Dallas Cowboys Radio Network
* Denver Broncos Radio Network
* Detroit Lions Radio Network
* Packers Radio Network
* Jaguars Radio Network
* Las Vegas Raiders Radio Network
* New England Patriots Radio Network
* New York Giants Radio Network
* New York Jets broadcasters
* Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network
* Titans Radio Network

Broadcasters
by event|

* NFL draft
* Pro Bowl

| Pre-AFL–NFL merger|

* AFL All-Star Game
* AFL Championship Game
* NFL Championship Game
* Playoff Bowl

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Postseason events|

* AFC Championship Game
* NFC Championship Game
* Super Bowl (lead-out programs)

International events|

* World Bowl

TV technology|

* 1st & Ten (graphics system)
* FoxBox
* Instant replay
* NFL Sunday Ticket
* Telestrator

Other TV
information|

* Announcerless game
* Muppet Night Football
* Canadian broadcasts
* History
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* Doubleheader (television)
* Super Bowl TV ratings (lead-out programs)
* Timeline of American Football on UK television

| TV markets|

* 1994–1996 U.S. TV realignment
* List of American and Canadian cities by number of major professional sports franchises
* Cable TV NFL over-the-air affiliates

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Broadcast policies|

* Blackout policies
* Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

Announcers by
network|

* ABC/ESPN
* CBS
* Fox
* NBC
* NFL Network
* Westwood One

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