The 17th season of the NFL on FOX premieres Sunday, Sept. 12 with doubleheader coverage of six games including the regular season debut of New York football’s epicenter when Eli Manning and the Giants christen their new facility against John Fox’s Carolina Panthers. Week 1 doubleheader action of FOX’s Super Bowl Season is anchored by a clash between last season’s NFC Wild Card winners when Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Philadelphia Eagles at the Linc in the late afternoon.
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At present, FOX Sports is scheduled to broadcast 106 regular-season games, including nine doubleheader Sundays and the traditional Thanksgiving Day game this year featuring an exciting rematch between the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys. Last season, the Cowboys put an end to New Orleans’ quest of an undefeated season in Week 15.
NFL fans will have Sunday, Oct. 3 circled on their calendars when FOX Sports presents Donovan McNabb’s highly-anticipated return to Philadelphia wearing a division rival’s uniform when Mike Shanahan’s Washington Redskins clash with Andy Reid’s Eagles to anchor FOX’s Week 4 doubleheader coverage.
Viewers can look forward to many exciting matchups on the NFL on FOX schedule including Sunday, Oct. 17 when the NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings host the Cowboys as Dallas looks to avenge their Division Playoff thrashing. Other key dates include Sunday, Oct. 31 as Adrian Peterson and the Vikings march into Foxboro to take on Tom Brady and the Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 14 when the Cowboys get their first taste of the Giants’ new home-field and Tony Romo and the Cowboys visit Peyton Manning and the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday, Dec. 5. Week 17 (Sunday, Jan. 2) features at least seven divisional showdowns that could prove pivotal to the NFC playoff picture as part of FOX’s doubleheader coverage including Dallas at Philadelphia, Giants at Washington, Chicago at Green Bay and Tampa Bay at New Orleans.
Each week, coverage begins with FOX NFL SUNDAY (12:00-1:00 PM ET/9:00-10:00 AM PT), America’s most-watched pregame show for 16-straight seasons. Terry Bradshaw, last year’s Emmy-Award winner for Outstanding Studio Analyst, and Curt Menefee return as co-host alongside Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Strahan, insider Jay Glazer and comedian Frank Caliendo. Since its premiere in September 1994, FOX NFL SUNDAY has won 20 Emmy Awards for its production and personalities, including four for Outstanding Studio Show.
The 2009 NFL season was one for the record books for FOX Sports. The regular season averaged 19.1 million viewers, surpassing the previous NFL on FOX record of 18.2 million set in 1995 by almost one million viewers. NFL on FOX NATIONAL GAMES had a remarkable 2009 season, averaging an enormous 15.5/28 and over 26.2 million viewers, both new NFL on FOX records. FOX Sports once again out-rated all other NFL rightsholders including the league’s prime-time over-the-air package and the NFC package on FOX out-rated the AFC package for the 15th straight season.
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 including Super Bowl XLV in Texas.
The 2010 NFL on FOX season includes 54 games featuring last season’s NFC playoff teams, including 11 games featuring the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints while the NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings play 10 games on FOX. The New York Giants, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, appear 10 times apiece while their division rival Dallas Cowboys are scheduled for nine games.
Once the playoff teams are determined, the NFL on FOX presents exclusive live postseason coverage, including an NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday, Jan. 9, the NFC Divisional Playoffs, Saturday, Jan. 15 and Sunday, Jan. 16, the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 23, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl from Honolulu on Sunday, Jan 30 and SUPER BOWL XLV on Sunday, Feb. 6 from state-of -the-art Cowboys Stadium.
The NFL on FOX’s 17th season of coverage begins with three prime-time preseason contests including back-to-back nights of NFL action under the lights. On Thursday, Aug. 19 (8:00 PM ET) Tom Brady and the AFC East-winning New England Patriots visit the Georgia Dome to take on Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and the exciting Atlanta Falcons. On Friday, Aug. 20, (8:00 PM ET) Andy Reid and his Philadelphia Eagles travel to Cincinnati to take on Chad Ochocinco and the Bengals, who last season dominated the AFC North. FOX Sports’ last preseason broadcast comes Sunday, Aug. 29 (8:00 PM ET) at INVESCO Field in Denver when the most decorated franchise in the NFL, the six-time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers square-off against the Denver Broncos, who could find themselves in the midst of a quarterback controversy between last season’s starter Kyle Orton and off-season acquisition Brady Quinn.
Following is a complete list of games on the 2010 NFL on FOX regular and postseason broadcast schedules.
2010 NFL ON FOX BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(ALL TIMES ET)
Sunday, September 12
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:15 PM Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams
Sunday, September 19
1:00 PM Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
4:05 PM Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
St. Louis Rams at Oakland Raiders
Sunday, September 26
1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans
San Francisco 49ers at Kansas City Chiefs
4:05 PM Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars
Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams
Sunday, October 3
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
4:15 PM Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers
Sunday, October 10
1:00 PM Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins
St. Louis Rams at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns
New York Giants at Houston Texans
4:05 PM New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, October 17
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Detroit Lions at New York Giants
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Sunday, October 24
1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears
San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers
St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans
4:05 PM Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, October 31
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams
Green Bay Packers at New York Jets
4:15 PM Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders
Sunday, November 7
1:00 PM Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills (Toronto)
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
4:05 PM New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, November 14
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, November 21*
1:00 PM Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans
Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs
4:05 PM Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints
Thursday, November 25 (THANKSGIVING DAY)
4:15 PM New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, November 28*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens
Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns
4:15 PM St. Louis Rams at Denver Broncos
Sunday, December 5*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals
4:15 PM Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts
St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, December 12*
1:00 PM Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
4:05 PM St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, December 19*
1:00 PM Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens
4:05 PM Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, December 26*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins
Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars
4:15 PM New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Sunday, January 2*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY & CBS Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
4:15 PM Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, January 9, 2011
NFC Wild Card Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
NFC Divisional Playoff Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
NFC Championship Game (teams, site & time to be determined)
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Bowl XLV (Arlington, TX, teams & time to be determined)
* 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.
