The CBS Television Network, in its 48th year broadcasting the NFL, continues its preseason schedule with THE NFL ON CBS's second preseason game as the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS visit the ST. LOUIS RAMS on Saturday, Aug. 18 (8:00 PM, ET) live in prime time on the CBS Television Network.

Ian Eagle joins Phil Simms in calling the action from the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo.  Jim Rikhoff produces and Mike Arnold is the lead game director. 

As was the first NFL ON CBS preseason game, this game also will be shown in HDTV with the highest definition television format - 1080i lines of picture resolution - along with 5.1 digital audio.

Sean McManus is President, CBS News and Sports.  Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.  McManus and Petitti serve as executive producers of CBS Sports' coverage of THE NFL ON CBS.

Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 1 and Week 2 (subject to change).

WEEK 1 -- Sept. 9

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:              

•Denver @ Buffalo                   Gus Johnson/Randy Cross                    Ross Schneiderman/Andy Goldberg

•Pittsburgh @ Cleveland           Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon                    Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley

•Kansas City @ Houston          Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots                   Bob Dekas/Chris Svendsen

•Tennessee @ Jacksonville       Don Criqui/Steve Beuerlein                   Victor Frank/Mark Grant         

•New England @ N.Y. Jets      Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

•Miami @ Washington  Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf                   Mark Wolff/Suzanne Smith

WEEK 2 - Sept. 16 - DOUBLEHEADER

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:

•Houston @ Carolina               Gus Johnson/Steve Tasker                    Victor Frank/Mark Grant

•Cincinnati @ Cleveland           Bill Macatee/Steve Beuerlein                 Ross Schneiderman/Andy Goldberg

•Buffalo @ Pittsburgh               Ian Eagle/Solomon Wilcots                   Bob Dekas/Cathy Barreto

•Indianapolis @ Tennessee       Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf                   Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman

4:15 PM, ET starts:

•Kansas City @ Chicago          Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold                 

•N.Y. Jets @ Baltimore            Dick Enberg/Randy Cross                    Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith 

•Oakland @ Denver                 Kevin Harlan/Rich Gannon                    Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley