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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex Riethmiller – 310.840.4635 NFL Media – 9/10/19 [email protected]

NFL 100 GREATEST SERIES PREMIERES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT 8:00 PM ET WITH NFL 100 GREATEST PLAYS, PARTS 1 & 2

Numbers 100 Through 31 Revealed Across Back-to-Back One-Hour Episodes

Features Interviews with More Than 80 Celebrities, NFL Legends, Coaches and Current Players

NFL Network’s Friday night slate of NFL 100 programming kicks off this week with the premiere of the NFL 100 Greatest series at 8:00 PM ET with back-to-back one-hour episodes of NFL 100 Greatest Plays, Parts 1 and 2.

Over the two-hour block, numbers 100 through 31 of the greatest plays in NFL history are unveiled through NFL video and sound, intermixed with memories and recollections from celebrities, NFL Legends, coaches and current players on what made each moment one for the ages.

The NFL and the (AP) came together to select the 100 greatest across five categories – Plays, Games, Characters, Game Changers and Teams. The 80-person blue- ribbon panel was comprised of experts selected by the AP and NFL Media.

Among the notable plays featured in the countdown 100-31:

• ’s record-setting 99-yard run against the in the final regular season game of the 1982 season on (January 3, 1983) • Bears TE ’s 63-yard run on 3rd and 35 versus the Steelers in 1963, one day after President Kennedy’s assassination • Titans RB ’s 99-yard run against the on (December 6, 2018) • Steelers QB makes a -saving tackle on Colts CB Nick Harper following a goal-line by Steelers RB in the 2006 AFC divisional playoff game • Broncos S ’s tackle of Chiefs RB on Monday Night Football in 1990 • QB ’s fake spike against the (November 27, 1994)

• Vikings’ Jim Marshall runs the wrong way on fumble recovery against the 49ers (October 25, 1964) • Packers QB ’ Hail Mary touchdown pass to TE Richard Rodgers versus the Lions on December 3, 2015 • Bills WR ’s stops Cowboys DT from a touchdown XXVII • Oilers RB runs out of his jersey against the Rams

For the NFL 100 Greatest series, NFL Films conducted more than 400 interviews with celebrities, current NFL stars and Legends that will air across 20, one-hour episodes with four episodes dedicated to each topic.

Parts 1 and 2 of NFL 100 Greatest Plays features interviews with the following personalities:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Carl Banks Jerome Bettis Kobe Bryant Harlan Coben Bryan Cranston Kevin Cronin Mike Ditka Tony Dorsett Melissa Etheridge Luis Guzman Steve Harvey Evander Holyfield O'Shea Jackson, Jr. Keegan Michael Key Freddie Kitchens Matt LaFleur Taylor Lewan Joe Manganiello Dan Marino Marlee Matlin Christopher McDonald Duff McKagan Shawn Merriman Method Man Offset & Quavo of Migos Chad Michael Murray Jack Nicklaus Jerry O'Connell Dr. Mehmet Oz

Tiya Sircar Rickey Smiley Dan Soder Eric Stonestreet Nick Swardson Joe Thomas Kenan Thompson James Van Der Beek Milo Ventimiglia Lindsay Vonn Shane West

NFL 100 Greatest serves at the lead-off series for the slate of NFL 100 original programming headlining NFL Network’s primetime lineup on Friday nights this season. The remaining 30 of the NFL 100 Greatest Plays will be unveiled across Parts 3 and 4 Friday, September 20 starting at 8:00 PM ET.

As the official site for all things NFL 100, NFL.com/100 is the primary destination to stay up to speed with all the initiatives, activities and content happening across and at the club level. Additionally starting Friday, NFL.com/100Greatest offers a companion experience to the series where fans will be able to relive their favorite moments from the show with clips and bonus content from the celebrities and influencers who shared their favorite NFL memories from the series.

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