OK I know that you only have a so much time before watching the Super Bowl and you want to see the really good stuff so I am giving you the network rundowns so that you can plan your viewing day in a way that best fits what you want to see.
We now are looking at the NFL Network and they have come a long way and offer a very entertaining day long pregame show. They get started at 9a.m.
On Super Bowl Sunday, NFL Network’s pregame show, NFL GameDay Morning provides 8.5 hours of live coverage with 25 on-air personalities from Cowboys Stadium field and other locations in North Texas. Following Super Bowl XLV, NFL Network’s NFLGameDay Final has interviews from the field, highlights and analysis.
The Associated Press Most Valuable Player Announced
Michael Irvin sits down for 1-on-1 interviews with the following players:
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger:
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Steve Mariucci sits down for an interview with Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and Packers outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene
Steve Sabol NFL Films feature on Super Bowl coaches being carried off the field
Live interview with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
Special “Vince Lombardi” pep talk feature by Broadway actor Dan Lauria
NFL GameDay Morning hour-by-hour highlights:
9:00 AM ET
How do players prepare for the Super Bowl? Deion Sanders, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, Rod Woodson discuss
Position breakdowns—Who has the advantage at wide receiver (Irvin), running back (Faulk), defense (Sapp), special teams (Mariucci)?
NFL Films Steve Sabol FEATURE: “Super Bowl Coaches Being Carried Off the Field”
Debate on head coaches Steelers Mike Tomlin vs. Packers Mike McCarthy
Live reports from Packers and Steelers hotels
A recap of the 2011 NFL season and the latest on the CBA
10:00 AM ET
FEATURE on “Steeler Nation” fan base vs. “Packers Nation”
Debates on “Key matchups,” “Historic Super Bowl matchups,” “Players with the most to prove”
Vince Lombardi “Wired” feature
Brian Billick on what should concern Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin & Jim Mora on what should concern Packers head coach Mike McCarthy
Debate: Is Steelers WR Hines Ward a Hall of Famer (Sanders, Warner Woodson)
Live report from Packers hotel
11:00 AM ET
SPECIAL VINCE LOMBARDI “Pep Talk” feature by actor Dan Lauria, who plays Vince Lombardi on Broadway
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and Packers outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene sit down for an interview with former Packers QB coach Steve Mariucci
Debate about Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (Sanders, Warner, Woodson)
2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame discussion with Hall of Famers Irvin & Woodson with possible 2011 inductees Faulk and Sanders
Former coaches Billick and Mora discuss impact defensive players to watch
Debates about Steelers as a dynasty if they win and if the Packers built for long-term success (Sanders, Warner, Woodson)
Live report from Steelers hotel
NOON ET
The Associated Press’ Most Valuable Player Award revealed, with exclusive interview with winner
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers 1-on-1 interview with Michael Irvin
Debate about if Rodgers will surpass Brett Favre in Green Bay history
Sanders, Warner, Woodson and Billick talk about how winning a Super Bowl has changed their life
Debate about if Steelers offensive line can protect QB Ben Roethlisberger (Billick & Mora)
Defensive coordinators comparison discussion (Sanders, Warner, Woodson & Mora)
1:00 PM ET
Part 1 of Ben Roethlisberger 1-on-1 interview with Michael Irvin
Debate about who has the better defense
Billick on NFL Defensive Player of the Year Steelers safety Troy Polamalu
Mora on 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Packers DB Charles Woodson
Marshall Faulk & Michael Irvin debate segment
Who are the X-factor in Super Bowl XLV (Sanders, Warner, Woodson)
Live reports from team hotels
2:00 PM ET
Part 2 of Ben Roethlisberger 1-on-1 interview with Michael Irvin
Live interview with Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones
Feature with Jerry Jones giving a personal tour of Cowboys Stadium
Michael Lombardi interview with former Super Bowl MVP Patriots QB Tom Brady
3:00 PM ET
Live interviews on set with movie stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston
Super Bowl debates and live reports
4:00 PM ET
Pro Football Hall of Famer and Cowboys Super Bowl-winning quarterback Roger Staubach
Celebrities make their Super Bowl picks
NFL Network analysts make their Super Bowl and game MVP picks
Recap of best moments of the day prior to kick off
(Schedule subject to change)
***Immediately after the FOX postgame show — NFL GameDay Final
Analysis and highlights from the field, plus live interviews with all the stars of the game and the winning coach. Rich Eisen, Deion Sanders, Steve Mariucci and Michael Irvin recap the game and interview players on the set from the field. Additional NFL Network reporters will have interviews from the locker rooms and press conferences. Following the postgame show at Cowboys stadium, host Paul Burmeister and analysts Torry Holt, Jamie Dukes and Charles Davis provide additional insight and analysis on the game from NFL Network studios in Los Angeles.
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