NFL Media Scores A Record 24 Sports Emmy Award Nominations

Record Number of Nominations for NFL Network & NFL.com

Critically Acclaimed ‘A Football Life’ Series Receives Nominations for Second Consecutive Year

NFL Network Personalities Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner & Mike Mayock Secure Nominations 

NFL Films-Produced ‘Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins’ Receives Four Nominations 

NFL Media – comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL RedZone, NFL.com and NFL Mobile – received 24 Sports Emmy Award nominations, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced today. This total surpasses the 18 nominations NFL Media received in 2010, setting a new record.

This year, NFL Network earned a record 16 Sports Emmy Award nominations. Also setting a record with its 16 nominations, NFL Films is the only company with nominated programs produced for four TV networks (HBO, NBC Sports Network, NFL Network and Showtime).

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NFL.COM ‘Bracketology’ – Fans to Determine Greatest Play in NFL History

Throughout the next month, the ultimate water cooler discussion comes to fruition as fans will decide the greatest play in NFL history in the second annual NFL.com ‘Bracketology.’ Located at http://www.nfl.com/bracketology, the historical pilgrimage of NFL.com’s field of 64 plays starts with Chicago Bears running back Bill Osmanski’s 68-yard touchdown run in the 1940 NFL Championship Game and concludes with Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones’ 56-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl XLVII. In between, from the San Francisco 49ers’ ‘The Catch’ to Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch’s ‘Beast Mode’ 2010 playoff rush, each of the plays in the field is an iconic moment in NFL history.

The 64-NFL play bracket is comprised of 41 offensive plays, 13 defensive plays, seven special team plays, and three plays where an offensive player performs a defensive act. Eleven Super Bowl plays are among the field selected.

The 64 plays were determined by an NFL.com/NFL Network editorial panel, but now it is up to fans to determine which play is the greatest in NFL history.

NFL.com ‘Bracketology’ will have six different rounds of voting in a typical bracket style. The play with the most votes within its matchup at the end of each round will advance to the next round.

Fans can start voting on the round of 64 on Monday, March 18 at http://www.nfl.com/bracketology. The Championship round will conclude on Monday, April 8 when the greatest play in NFL history will be crowned. NFL.com offers up-to-the minute results of the voting.

Following is a round-by-round voting schedule on NFL.com. Voting ends at 5:00 PM ET on the final day of each round:

Round 1: March 18-22
Round 2: March 22-26
Sweet 16: March 27-29
Elite 8: March 30- April 2
Semifinals: April 3-5
Championship: April 6-8

In the inaugural year of NFL.com ‘Bracketology,’ fans voted to decide the greatest team in NFL history with the 1976 Oakland Raiders beating the 2000 Baltimore Ravens in the Championship round. For a full recap of NFL.com’s ‘Bracketology’ which decided the greatest team in NFL history, please visit: http://www.nfl.com/features/bracketology/alltimeteams

Free Agency Frenzy 2013 — NFL Network & NFL.com Provide Complete Around-the-Clock Free Agency Coverage

Coverage Kicks off Monday, March 11 at 7:00 PM ET & Continues with Nine-Hour ‘Free Agency Frenzy’ Shows Tuesday & Wednesday at 10:00 AM ET

Former NFL General Managers Mike Tannenbaum & Scott Pioli Join Free Agency Coverage 

Follow All of the Moves & Latest Free Agency News with NFL.com’s Free Agency Tracker

NFL Network and NFL.com are the go-to destinations for the latest news, reports and comprehensive analysis of the 2013 free agency period with 19 hosts, analysts and reporters providing up-to-the-minute updates on the latest player movement.

Former NFL general managers Mike Tannenbaum and Scott Pioli join NFL Network’s roster of analysts and reporters to cover free agency, bringing more than 30 years of combined front office experience.

NFL Network’s coverage begins Monday, March 11 at 7:00 PM ET with a two-hour NFL Total Access Free Agency Frenzy show. Hosts Andrew Siciliano and Amber Theoharis join Pioli, Warren Sapp and Ian Rapoport to preview the opening of free agency Tuesday, March 12 at 4:00 PM ET.

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2013 NFL Scouting Combine Posts Record Numbers Across All NFL Media Platforms

NFL Network Draws a Record-High Audience

of 7.25 Million Viewers, Up +11% vs. 2012

NFL.com & NFL Mobile Attract Over 10 Million Unique Users

NFL coaches, scouts, executives and a few lucky fans may have been the only ones allowed inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to witness the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour, but NFL Media delivered the event to a record audience around the world.

A record high total of 7.25 million viewers watched coverage of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour on NFL Network over the four days (Saturday, Feb. 23 –Tuesday, Feb. 26, live and re-air telecasts) – topping last year’s 6.51 million total viewers by +11%, according to The Nielsen Company.

Additionally, the average minute audience of 268,000 viewers for NFL Network’s live coverage of the Combine shattered the previous high of 244,000 from 2012 (+10%). Individually, NFL Network set viewership records for three of the four days of the Combine (Sat., Mon., & Tue.).

On the digital front, for the week of Feb. 20-26, unique users to NFL.com and NFL Mobile, including NFL Mobile From Verizon, grew 33% to over 10 million (10.1M vs. 7.6M). Video content was especially popular for fans following the combine online and on their smartphones. Video streams of Combine Live were up 89% (3.6M vs. 1.9M), with audience up 21% (1.4M vs. 1.2M) and Total Minutes up 35% (18.6M vs. 13.8M). (All % growth vs. 2012)

For the ninth year, NFL Network, NFL.com, and NFL Mobile provided exclusive coverage of the league’s next generation of talent with more than 60 hours of programming of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour. Using 25 cameras and a 24-man roster of analysts, hosts, and reporters, NFL Network, NFL.com, and NFL Mobile provided an up-close look at the more than 330 NFL prospects looking to take the next step in their careers as the ‘Path to Primetime’ continued.

The NFL Scouting Combine is part of NFL Network’s “Path to Primetime” programming leading into the 2013 NFL Draft April 25-27. NFL Network’s “Path to the Draft” airs Monday-Friday at 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM ET.

ABOUT NFL NETWORK

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming is streamed live on NFL Mobile from Verizon. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

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Transcript: NFL Network Analyst Mike Mayock Press Conference — Sunday, February 24

Please click on the link below to view the transcript of NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock’s press conference at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday, February 24:

NFL Network Analyst Mike Mayock Press Conference — Sunday, Feb. 24

Transcript of NFL Network’s 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Conference Call

Please click on the link below to view the transcript of NFL Network’s 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Conference Call with NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock & senior coordinating producer Mike Muriano.

2013 NFL Scouting Combine Conference Call Transcript

NFL Network & NFL.com Provide Complete Coverage of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine

NFL Network & NFL.com Cover 2013 NFL Scouting Combine with 24-Man Roster of Analysts, Hosts & Reporters

Former NFL General Managers Mike Tannenbaum & Scott Pioli Join Exclusive Coverage of the Combine 

Live Coverage of Combine Drills Begins Saturday, February 23 at 9:00 AM ET

For the ninth year, NFL Network and NFL.com provide exclusive coverage of the league’s next generation of talent with more than 60 hours of programming of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Presented by Under Armour. Beginning Thursday, February 21, NFL Network and NFL.com broadcast live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, providing an up-close look at the more than 330 NFL prospects looking to take the next step in their careers as the ‘Path to Primetime’ continues.

NFL Network and NFL.com feature an unmatched 24-man roster of talent to cover the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine, including NFL Draft experts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis, and former NFL head coaches Steve Mariucci and Brian Billick. Additionally, former Super Bowl-winning general manager Charley Casserly, and former NFL scouts Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks, each lend their insight into the Combine process gained from several years of experience in the field.

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CONFERENCE CALL ADVISORY — NFL Network’s Mike Mayock Previews 2013 NFL Scouting Combine

NFL Network’s Draft analyst Mike Mayock and senior coordinating producer Mike Muriano will be available for a media conference call on Monday, February 18 at 1:00 PM ET to preview the upcoming 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.

NFL Network’s live coverage of the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine on-field workouts begins Saturday, February 23 with the offensive linemen, tight ends and kickers, and continues with the running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers on Sunday, February 24, linebackers and defensive linemen on Monday, February 25 and defensive backs on Tuesday, February 26. Coverage of workouts begins each day at 9:00 AM ET.

On Thursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22 at 2:30 PM ET, NFL Network provides coverage of the Path to the Draft: 2013 NFL Scouting Combine Press Conferences.

For media interested in participating in the call and to confirm your participation, please contact Andrew Howard andrew.howard@nfl.com.

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EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME & SENIOR BOWL KICK OFF ‘PATH TO PRIMETIME’ ON NFL NETWORK

EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME AIRS SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 AT 4:00 PM ET

EXCLUSIVE SENIOR BOWL PRACTICE & GAME COVERAGE JANUARY 21-26

NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ begins when it introduces fans to the next generation of NFL talent with exclusive coverage of the East-West Shrine Game Saturday, January 19 at 4:00 PM ET, Senior Bowl practices January 21-24 and the Senior Bowl game January 26 at 4:00 PM ET.

The East-West Shrine game is live from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL. Paul Burmeister provides the play-by-play, while Mike Mayock and Charles Davis (@CFD22) serve as game analysts. Rebecca Haarlow (@RebeccaHaarlow) and Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) are the sideline reporters.

Coverage on Saturday begins at 3:30 PM ET with the NFL Total Access: East-West Shrine Pregame show. It is the third consecutive year NFL Network will broadcast the longest-running all-star college football game

Former NFL head coaches Jerry Glanville and Leeman Bennett will coach the two teams in the 88th annual edition of the East-West Shrine Game.

Following the East-West Shrine Game, Burmeister, Mayock, Davis, Haarlow, and Jeremiah travel to Mobile, AL, to provide wall-to-wall coverage and analysis of Senior Bowl week. It is the sixth consecutive year NFL Network will broadcast Senior Bowl practices and the Senior Bowl game.

NFL Network’s daily coverage of Senior Bowl practices starts on Monday, January 21 at 4:00 PM ET. On Tuesday and Wednesday, practice coverage airs from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM ET (North team) and 3:00-4:00 PM ET (South team). On Thursday, both practices will be shown from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM ET. A 30-minute recap show of the day’s action airs Monday through Thursday at 10:30 PM ET.

The Senior Bowl game is Saturday, January 26 at 4:00 PM ET. Once again, Burmeister calls the game alongside analysts Mayock and Davis, while Haarlow and Jeremiah will be sideline reporters. Coverage on game day begins at 3:30 PM ET with the NFL Senior Bowl Pregame show.

The Oakland Raiders (North team) and Detroit Lions (South team) staffs will coach the Senior Bowl squads, which include an impressive list of quarterbacks such as EJ Manuel (Florida State), Landry Jones (Oklahoma), Mike Glennon (North Carolina State) and Tyler Wilson (Arkansas).

Other notable players include running backs Kenjon Barner (Oregon) and Johnathan Franklin (UCLA), wide receiver Denard Robinson (Michigan), offensive lineman Braxton Cave (Notre Dame), linebacker Arthur Brown (Kansas State), and safety Bacarri Rambo (Georgia). Four members of the BCS National Champion University of Alabama squad are scheduled to participate in the game.

For a complete list of the players invited and for more information on the Senior Bowl, visit http://www.seniorbowl.com/index.asp.

NFL Network’s ‘Path to Primetime’ 2013 NFL Draft programming provides fans with unmatched coverage as college football’s best players transition to the NFL. In addition to the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, the ‘Path to Primetime’ 2013 NFL Draft programming slate includes the Path to the Draft studio show beginning on February 27^th and continuing through April, the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine February 23-26, pro day workouts and NFL prospect features on NFL Total Access. The ‘Path to Primetime’ culminates with the 2013 NFL Draft April 25-27.

NFL Network’s East-West Shrine Game & Senior Bowl Programming Schedule

Saturday, January 19

3:30 PM – NFL Total Access: East-West Shrine Pregame

4:00 PM – 2012 East-West Shrine Game – LIVE from Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Monday, January 21

4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 1 North Practice

10:30 PM – Senior Bowl Day 1 Recap

Tuesday, January 22

2:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 2 Practice – North team

3:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 2 Practice – South team – Live

10:30 PM – Senior Bowl Day 2 Recap

Wednesday, January 23

2:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 3 Practice – North team

3:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 3 Practice – South team – Live

10:30 PM – Senior Bowl Day 3 Recap

Thursday, January 24

2:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl: Day 4 Practice – North team and South Practice

10:30 PM – Senior Bowl Day 4 Recap

Saturday, January 26

3:30 PM – NFL Total Access: Senior Bowl Pregame

4:00 PM – 2012 Senior Bowl – LIVE from Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log on to www.nfl.com/nflnetwork.

NFL 2012 TV Recap

200 MILLION FANS TUNED IN 

31 OF 32 MOST-WATCHED SHOWS THIS FALL  

FIRST: NFL GAME TV’S MOST WATCHED SHOW ALL 17 WEEKS 

NFL GAME VIEWERSHIP MORE THAN DOUBLES BROADCAST PRIMETIME 

RECORD SEASON FOR NFL NETWORK & NFL DIGITAL PROPERTIES

Football fans tuned into the 2012 NFL season in big numbers.  According to The Nielsen Company, the 2012 regular season reached 200 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 69 percent of potential viewers in the U.S.

NFL games accounted for 31 of the 32 most-watched TV shows among all programming last fall (chart below).

For the first time ever, an NFL game was the week’s most-watched TV show in all 17 weeks of the season.  NFL games ranked 1-2 in viewership in 15 of the 17 weeks.

NFL games continued to more than double broadcast primetime viewership. NFL games on CBS, FOX and NBC averaged 19.3 million viewers – 154 percent higher than the average primetime viewership among the four major over-the-air networks (7.6 million average on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC). That NFL advantage is nearly triple the 52 percent edge of a decade ago (chart below).

Locally, an NFL game was the highest-rated show in NFL markets a record 93 percent of the time – marking the third consecutive season topping 90 percent. In addition, NFL games were the highest rated show in all 30 markets for the week a record five times this season. Previously there were four “30 for 30” weeks in the full 2010 and 2011 seasons.

More 2012 NFL TV highlights:
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