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“THE NFL ON CBS” BEGINS AFC PLAYOFF COVERAGE WITH INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-BALTIMORE RAVENS WILD CARD GAME #2 ON SUNDAY, JAN. 6

          THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLVII, continues its 53rd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of the 2013 American Football Conference Playoffs with the national broadcast of Wild Card Playoff Game #2 on Sunday, Jan. 6 (1:00 PM, ET) live on the CBS Television Network.  The #5-seeded INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-5) visit the AFC North Champions and #4-seeded BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-6).  THE NFL ON CBS’s coverage begins with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s studio show (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET), live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

          THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action live from the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.  Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.

          Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports, and serves as executive producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS.  Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

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Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for the AFC Playoffs (subject to change).

 

AFC WILD CARD GAME #2 – Jan. 6, 2013

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST            PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1:00 PM, ET starts:

Indianapolis @ Baltimore         Jim Nantz/Phil Simms                    Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

 

 

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME #1 – Saturday, Jan. 12

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST            PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

4:30 PM, ET starts:

TBD @ Denver                        TBD

 

 

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME #2 – Sunday, Jan. 13

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST            PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

4:30 PM, ET start:

TBD @ New England               TBD

 

 

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Sunday, Jan. 20

 

GAME                                    PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST            PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

6:30 PM, ET start:

TBD                                       Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/                   Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold

                                             Steve Tasker/Solomon Wilcots

 

 

SUPER BOWL XLVII – February 3

 

 

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CBS Sports Contacts:

Jen Sabatelle             212-975-4120             jsabatelle@cbs.com

Robin Brendle            212-975-1533             rlbrendle@cbs.com

Jerry Caraccioli          212-975-7466             gwcaraccioli@cbs.com