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NFL NETWORK KICKOFF WEEK PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
‘NFL GameDay Kickoff’ Thursday, September 9 at 3:00 & 6:00 PM ET – First Show from NFL Network’s New Studios!
Premieres of NFL Films’ ‘America’s Game: 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ & ‘No Risk It, No Biscuit’ on Wednesday, September 8
Season Premieres of ‘NFL GameDay Morning,’ ‘Good Morning Football: Weekend,’ ‘NFL GameDay View’ & ‘NFL Power Rankings’
The 2021 NFL season – the biggest NFL season ever – kicks off Thursday, September 9 and NFL Network provides an extensive lineup of programming beginning TODAY.
Provided below is a rundown of NFL Network’s programming highlights this week:
Tuesday, September 7
• 3:00 PM ET – Season premiere of NFL Power Rankings, hosted by Matt “Money” Smith, Dan Hanzus and Cynthia Frelund. NFL Power Rankings airs every Tuesday at 3:00 PM ET and provides an in-depth look at where each team sits on Hanzus’ weekly ranking of all 32 NFL teams
• 8:00 PM ET – NFL GameDay Season Preview airs with host Rich Eisen, analysts Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin and Steve Mariucci, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, analytics expert Cynthia Frelund and others previewing the upcoming 2021 NFL season
Wednesday, September 8
• 7:00 PM ET – NFL Total Access: Season Preview airs with host MJ Acosta-Ruiz, analysts Willie McGinest and DeAngelo Hall, and others previewing what is to come during the 2021 NFL season
• 8:00 PM ET – Premiere of NFL Films’ America’s Game: 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring interviews with Buccaneers linebacker Devin White, wide receiver Mike Evans and running back Leonard Fournette recounting the season in their own words. Professional wrestler and actor John Cena narrates the one-hour show. For further details, visit: https://tinyurl.com/ujh246tf
• 9:00 PM ET – Premiere of NFL Films’ No Risk It, No Biscuit: Bruce Arians and the 2020 Buccaneers, featuring interviews with Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians, general manager Jason Licht and the Buccaneers’ coaching staff. Hall of Fame tennis player and social justice and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King narrates the one-hour show. For further details, visit: https://tinyurl.com/ujh246tf
• 10:00 PM ET – NFL Kickoff 2021 airs with host Colleen Wolfe and analyst David Carr previewing Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season, joined by Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski
Thursday, September 9
• 3:00 & 6:00 PM ET – NFL GameDay Kickoff airs with host Rich Eisen, analysts Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin and Steve Mariucci, and analytics expert Cynthia Frelund taking viewers up to kickoff of Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This marks the first show broadcasted from NFL Network’s new studios at NFL Los Angeles in Inglewood
• 1:00 AM ET – After Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL Total Access airs from NFL Network’s new studios at NFL Los Angeles with MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Willie McGinest and David Carr
Friday, September 10
• 8:00 PM ET – Season premiere of NFL GameDay View with Rachel Bonnetta, Andrew Hawkins, Gregg Rosenthal and Cynthia Frelund picking every game on the Week 1 schedule, along with insights from reporters around the league and in-depth statistical analysis. NFL GameDay View airs every Friday at 8:00 PM ET and Sunday at 8:00 AM ET
• 9:00 PM ET – NFL 360 Special: September 11th explores the day’s impact and significance 20 years later
Saturday, September 11
• 7:00 AM ET – Season premiere of Around the NFL with Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler breaking down the latest heading into each week of the NFL season. The two-hour show airs every Saturday at 7:00 AM ET
• 9:00 AM ET – Season premiere of Good Morning Football: Weekend with Colleen Wolfe, Michael Robinson, DeAngelo Hall and Mike Garafolo
Sunday, September 12
• 9:00 AM ET – Season premiere of the Emmy-nominated NFL GameDay Morning – the most comprehensive pregame show on television. Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin, Steve Mariucci, Ian Rapoport, Cynthia Frelund, Kay Adams, Daniel Jeremiah, Nate Burleson, Rachel Bonnetta and more take viewers up to kickoff each week
• 1:00 PM ET – NFL GameDay Live provides in-progress highlights and analysis, as well as live fantasy football updates for all of the 1:00 and 4:00 PM ET games with Rhett Lewis, Patrick Claybon, James Jones, Shaun O’Hara, LaDainian Tomlinson, Andrew Hawkins, Scott Pioli and Marc Ross
• 7:30 PM ET – NFL GameDay Highlights provides a recap of the day’s action thus far with highlights, postgame press conferences and commentary leading up to kickoff of the Sunday night matchup with host Chris Rose
• 11:30 PM ET – NFL GameDay Final airs with Chris Rose and Maurice Jones-Drew recapping the weekend’s games
Throughout the week, editions of Good Morning Football (Monday-Friday at 7:00 AM ET), NFL Now (Monday-Friday at 1:00 PM ET), NFL Fantasy Live (Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday at 6:00 PM ET and Thursday at 5:00 PM ET) and NFL Total Access (Monday-Friday at 7:00 PM ET) air on NFL Network.
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