Super Bowl Champion New York Giants & NFC East Champion Dallas Cowboys Make 10 Appearances Each on 2008 NFL on FOX Broadcast Schedule
All NFL on FOX Games Broadcast in High Definition for the First Time Ever
America's No. 1-rated NFL pregame show, FOX NFL Sunday, returns for its 15th season this fall. (FOX Sports)
The 15th season of the NFL on FOX premieres Sunday, Sept. 7 with doubleheader coverage of seven games anchored by the NFC East Champion Dallas Cowboys in the national window against the 10-6 Cleveland Browns on the banks of Lake Erie. Early in the day, Week 1 action showcases several of the NFL's biggest stars as Reggie Bush and the New Orleans Saints host Jeff Garcia and the NFC South Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Matt Hasselbeck and the NFC West Champions Seattle Seahawks visit the Buffalo Bills.
At present, FOX Sports is scheduled to broadcast 109 regular-season games, including nine doubleheader Sundays and the traditional Thanksgiving Day game which this year features Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren leading his Seahawks to Dallas for a much-anticipated holiday showdown against Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and the Cowboys at 4:15 p.m. ET.
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We've got the full week-by-week listings for all the big NFL games on FOX this season. Click here to take a scroll through Weeks 1 through 17.
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Other key matchups on the NFL on FOX schedule include rematches of last season's NFC divisional playoffs when the Green Bay Packers travel to the Emerald City to face-off with the Seahawks on Sunday Oct. 12 and Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and the World Champion New York Giants host Romo and the Dallas Cowboys at the Meadowlands on Sunday Nov. 2. Another pivotal clash between two storied dynasties anchors FOX's Sunday Dec. 7 doubleheader when the Cowboys meet the AFC North Champion Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field at 4:15 p.m. ET.
Each week, coverage begins with FOX NFL SUNDAY (12-1 p.m. ET/9-10 a.m. PT), America's most-watched pregame show for 14 straight years. Curt Menefee returns as host alongside veterans Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Pam Oliver, insider Jay Glazer and comedian Frank Caliendo. Since its premiere in September 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has won 19 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities, including four for Outstanding Studio Show.
In 2007, FOX Sports was crowned the No. 1 NFL network, out-rating all other NFL rightsholders including the league's prime-time over-the-air package, a first for any Sunday afternoon broadcaster. The NFL on FOX scored its most-watched season in 12 years (averaging 17.1 million viewers) and highest-rated (10.7/23 average household rating/share) since 1999. The NFC package on FOX out-rated the AFC package for the 13th straight season.
For several seasons, FOX Sports has presented an unmatched offering of NFL games in high definition. This year, for the first time ever, all NFL on FOX games are produced and broadcast in state-of-the-art HD beginning with three preseason broadcasts in August straight through coverage of the NFC's postseason.
The 2008 NFL on FOX season includes 58 games featuring last season's NFC playoff teams, including 10 games each featuring the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, the NFC East Champion Dallas Cowboys and the NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers. The NFC West Champion Seattle Seahawks play 13 times while the NFC South Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NFC Wild Card Washington Redskins each have 12 scheduled games. FOX Sports' 2008 regular season schedule also includes two games featuring the AFC Champion New England Patriots.
Once the playoff teams are determined, the NFL on FOX presents exclusive live postseason coverage, including an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday, Jan. 4, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Saturday, Jan. 10 and Sunday, Jan. 11, and the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 18.
The NFL on FOX's 15th season of coverage begins with three prime-time preseason contests, the first of which kicks-off under the lights of Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, August 14 (8 p.m. ET), when the Carolina Panthers visit Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles. FOX Sports' second preseason game takes place on Saturday, August 16 (8 p.m. ET) when the Oakland Raiders travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans. FOX Sports' final preseason broadcast comes on Thursday, August 21 (8 p.m. ET) at historic Solider Field when the San Francisco 49ers visit the Chicago Bears.
David Hill and Ed Goren are the Executive Producers of the NFL on FOX. Bill Brown is Senior Producer and George Greenberg is Creative Director. Scott Ackerson is the Coordinating Producer of FOX NFL SUNDAY.
Following is a complete list of games on the 2008 NFL on FOX regular and postseason broadcast schedules:
Sunday, September 28 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
1 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints
1 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans
4:15 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, October 5
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
1 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants
1 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Denver Broncos
Sunday, October 12 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
1 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins
4:15 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
4:15 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals
4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, October 19
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
1 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants
1 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams
4:05 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Houston Texans
Sunday, October 26 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
1 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions
1 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at New England Patriots
1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
4:15 p.m.
New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:15 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, November 2 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs
1 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams
1 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans
4:15 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks
4:15 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders
Sunday, November 9
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins
1 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
1 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at New York Jets
4:05 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Oakland Raiders
*Sunday, November 16
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers
1 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals
1 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs
1 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:05 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers
4:05 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
*Sunday, November 23 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
1 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars
1 p.m.
Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams
4:15 p.m.
New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals
4:15 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks
Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day)
Time
Teams
4:15 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
*Sunday, November 30
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills
1 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 p.m.
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
4:05 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at San Diego Chargers
*Sunday, December 7 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens
1 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
1 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
4:15 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:15 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals
*Sunday, December 14
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m.
Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals
1 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts
1 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Miami Dolphins
1 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
4:05 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals
*Sunday, December 21 (FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
1 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
1 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
1 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
1 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
1 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
4:15 p.m.
TBD
*Sunday, December 28 (FOX NFL SUNDAY & CBS Doubleheader)
Time
Teams
1 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
1 p.m.
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
1 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Houston Texans
1 p.m.
St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
1 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
4:15 p.m.
Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers
4:15 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Time
Teams
TBD
NFC Wild Card game
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time
Teams
TBD
NFC Divisional Playoff game
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time
Teams
TBD
NFC Divisional Playoff game
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Time
Teams
TBD
NFC Championship game
NOTE: NFL on FOX games scheduled in Weeks 11-17 are part of the NFL's flexible schedule plan. After consultation with FOX Sports, the NFL will determine start times on these dates, with a game or games likely moving to the late afternoon broadcast window.
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