WESTWOOD ONE PRESENTS THE 2008-2009 NFL FOOTBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
By Daniel at 3 September, 2008, 10:03 pm
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– Regular Season Coverage Begins Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. ET –
– All stations airing Westwood One’s NFL Football coverage can be found using the
Station Finder located at www.westwoodone.com –
New York, NY – September 2, 2008 - Westwood One (NYSE: WON), the exclusive radio home of the
National Football League (NFL), presents the 57 game 2008-2009 NFL broadcast schedule, featuring the
Opening Night game, Monday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday Night games, Thanksgiving Day games,
Sunday Afternoon Doubleheaders, the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championships, Super Bowl XLIII
from Tampa and the Pro Bowl. Westwood One’s 22nd consecutive season of NFL Football coverage begins
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. ET as the defending Super Bowl champion N.Y. Giants host the
Washington Redskins.
In addition to the 57 game primetime package, Westwood One will also present a weekly Sunday
afternoon doubleheader starting Sunday, September 7, 2008 and continuing each Sunday through December
28, 2008. The first eight weeks of doubleheader match-ups are included within the below schedule, while the
remaining ten weeks will be chosen as the season progresses to ensure the best possible games. The
second-half of Sunday night game schedule will not be announced until approximately two weeks prior to
game day for the same reason. All stations airing Westwood One’s NFL Football coverage can be found
using the Station Finder located at www.westwoodone.com.
The Westwood One Monday Night Football broadcast team includes play-by play announcer Marv Albert,
color analyst Boomer Esiason and pre-game and halftime host Jim Gray. The Sunday Night broadcast crew
consists of play-by play announcer Dave Sims and color analyst Jim Fassel as well as pregame and halftime
host Tommy Tighe. The Thursday Night Football broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle,
color analyst Dennis Green, and sideline reporter Hub Arkush. Rounding out the crews will be Bill Rosinski
and Dan Reeves, and Harry Kalas and Mark Malone for Westwood One’s Sunday afternoon doubleheaders.
The following is the 2008-2009 NFL Football Broadcast Schedule:
Day Date Opponents Airtime
Thursday 9/4/08 Washington Redskins @ N.Y. Giants 6:30 PM ET
Sunday 9/7/08 Kansas City Chiefs @ New England Patriots 12:30 PM ET
Dallas Cowboys @ Cleveland Browns 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 9/7/08 Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts 7:30 PM ET
Monday 9/8/08 Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers 6:30 PM ET
Monday 9/8/08 Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders 9:30 PM ET
Sunday 9/14/08 New Orleans Saints @ Washington Redskins 12:30 PM ET
San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 9/14/08 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns 7:30 PM ET
Monday 9/15/08 Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys 8:00 PM ET
P R E S S R E L E A S E
Sunday 9/21/08 Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans 12:30 PM ET
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 9/21/08 Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers 7:30 PM ET
Monday 9/22/08 N.Y. Jets @ San Diego Chargers 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 9/28/08 San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints 12:30 PM ET
Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 9/28/08 Philadelphia Eagles @ Chicago Bears 7:30 PM ET
Monday 9/29/08 Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 10/5/08 Seattle Seahawks @ N.Y. Giants 12:30 PM ET
Buffalo Bills @ Arizona Cardinals 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 10/5/08 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Jacksonville Jaguars 7:30 PM ET
Monday 10/6/08 Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 10/12/08 Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:30 PM ET
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Denver Broncos 3:30 PM ET
Sunday 10/12/08 New England Patriots @ San Diego Chargers 7:30 PM ET
Monday 10/13/08 N.Y. Giants @ Cleveland Browns 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 10/19/08 San Diego Chargers @ Buffalo Bills 12:30 PM ET
Indianapolis Colts @ Green Bay Packers 3:45 PM ET
Sunday 10/19/08 Seattle Seahawks @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7:30 PM ET
Monday 10/20/08 Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 10/26/08 San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints @ London 12:30 PM ET
N.Y. Giants @ Pittsburgh Steelers 3:45 PM ET
Monday 10/27/08 Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 11/2/08 New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts 7:30 PM ET
Monday 11/3/08 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington Redskins 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 11/6/08 Denver Broncos @ Cleveland Browns 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 11/9/08 N.Y. Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 7:30 PM ET
Monday 11/10/08 San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 11/13/08 N.Y. Jets @ new England Patriots 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 11/16/08 Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 11/17/08 Cleveland Browns @ Buffalo Bills 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 11/20/08 Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 11/23/08 Indianapolis Colts @ San Diego Chargers * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 11/24/08 Green Bay Packers @ New Orleans Saints 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 11/27/08 Tennessee Titans @ Detroit Lions 12:00 PM ET
Thursday 11/27/08 Seattle Seahawks @ Dallas Cowboys 3:45 PM ET**
Thursday 11/27/08 Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles 7:30 PM ET**
Sunday 11/30/08 Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 12/1/08 Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 12/4/08 Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 12/7/08 New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 12/8/08 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 12/11/08 New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 12/14/08 N.Y. Giants @ Dallas Cowboys * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 12/15/08 Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles 8:00 PM ET
Thursday 12/18/08 Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars 7:30 PM ET
Saturday 12/20/08 Baltimore Ravens @ Dallas Cowboys 7:30 PM ET
Sunday 12/21/08 San Diego Chargers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers * 7:30 PM ET
Monday 12/22/08 Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears 8:00 PM ET
Sunday 12/28/08 TBA 7:30 PM ET
NOTE:
THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTWOOD ONE NFL SUNDAY AFTERNOON DOUBLEHEADER
SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES TO ENSURE THE BEST
POSSIBLE MATCHUPS
* Tentative Sunday Night “Placeholder” game—subject to change by NFL approximately two weeks prior to
game date
** Airtime for these games are approximate and not hard start times. Actual airtimes will be ten seconds after
the conclusion of the preceding broadcast.
2008- 2009 Post -Season NFL Football Broadcast Schedule:
Saturday 1/3 Wildcard Playoff #1 4:00 PM ET
Saturday 1/3 Wildcard Playoff #2 7:45 PM ET **
Sunday 1/4 Wildcard Playoff #3 12:30 PM ET
Sunday 1/4 Wildcard Playoff #4 4:15 PM ET **
Saturday 1/10 Divisional Playoff #1 4:00 PM ET
Saturday 1/10 Divisional Playoff #2 7:45 PM ET **
Sunday 1/11 Divisional Playoff #3 12:30 PM ET
Sunday 1/11 Divisional Playoff #4 4:15 PM ET **
Sunday 1/18 NFC Championship 2:00 PM ET
Sunday 1/18 AFC Championship 6:15 PM ET **
Sunday 2/1 Super Bowl XLII, Tampa, FL 4:00 PM ET
Sunday 2/8 Pro Bowl, Honolulu, HI 4:00 PM ET
The Westwood One 2008-2009 NFL broadcast schedule features 57 games, including: the Hall of Fame
game, Opening Kickoff game, 17 Monday Night games, including one doubleheader, 34 Sunday afternoon
doubleheaders, 16 Sunday Night games, six Thursday Night games (including Opening Night and
Thanksgiving Night), Thanksgiving Tripleheader, 12 Postseason games, including the NFL Playoffs, the AFC
and NFC Championship games, Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa and the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. Westwood One also
delivers specialty programs, including: The NFL Today, NFL Preview, NFL Insider, and 3rd and Long with
Howie Long.
Westwood One is the leader in play-by -play sports broadcasts on radio. Westwood One’s sports lineup also
includes regular season NFL football, the Playoffs and the Super Bowl; NCAA Football and Basketball
including the Final Four; College World Series; Frozen Four; NHL Hockey and the Stanley Cup Finals; the
Olympics; Masters and more.
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