— All Sunday night games will be broadcast in High Definition —
TSN gets in the gridiron groove with 25 NFL games this season – including every Sunday night match-up throughout the regular season and the Pro Bowl. This marks the first year of a new four-year broadcast agreement for TSN and the National Football League.
The action kicks off with the Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Highlights of TSN’s NFL broadcast schedule include the traditional American Thanksgiving Day doubleheader on November 25, a tripleheader on December 18, and two games on Christmas Day.
Every Sunday night match-up will be televised in High Definition, available on Bell ExpressVu channel 675, Rogers Digital Cable channel 278 and Southern Ontario-based Mountain Cable channel 631.
SportsCentre has wall-to-wall NFL highlights and analysis throughout the season. On Mondays, SportsCentre presents Game Film, featuring TSN resident football guru Chris Schultz breaking down game film to give fans an inside look at the NFL’s playmakers and play breakers. On Thursdays, Schultz is back with the popular Risky Business with Chris Schultz segment, offering up his four weekly picks against the spread. On Fridays, TSN NFL Insider John Clayton of ESPN fame hits the air to offer his perspective on the coming weekend’s action. And on Saturdays, it’s NFL Match-ups, as the SportsCentre broadcast team picks the best NFL match-up of the week and provides an in-depth preview of the game.
ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown makes its debut on TSN on Monday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Airing directly prior to every Monday night match-up, Monday Night Countdown provides 90 minutes of analysis, interviews, highlights, up-to-the-minute NFL news and live reports from the site of ABC’s Monday Night Football game. TSN’s NFL coverage also includes ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning NFL Countdown – a two-hour preview of the week’s action airing Sundays at 11 a.m. ET, and NFL Primetime – a one-hour highlight show airing Sundays at 7:30 p.m. ET prior to the game. Monday Night Countdown, NFL Countdown and NFL Primetime will be televised in High Definition.
ESPN Classic Canada continues to televise NFL Films every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET. ESPN Classic Canada also televises a selection of the greatest moments from past Super Bowls during Super Bowl Week.
TSN’s complete 2004-05 NFL broadcast schedule is as follows:
* Sunday, Sept. 12 – Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 19 – Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Sept. 26 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Oakland Raiders at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 3 – St. Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 10 – Baltimore Ravens @ Washington Redskins at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 17 – Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Oct. 31 – San Francisco 49ers @ Chicago Bears at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 7 – Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 14 – Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 21 – Green Bay Packers @ Houston Texans at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 25 – Indianapolis Colts @ Detroit Lions at 12:30 p.m. ET
* Thursday, Nov. 25 – Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys at 4 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Nov. 28 – Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 5 – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Jacksonville Jaguars at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 12 – Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 18 – Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Giants at 1:30 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 18 – Washington Redskins @ San Francisco 49ers at 5 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 18 – Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 19 – Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Friday, Dec. 24 – Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings at 3 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 25 – Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs at 5 p.m. ET
* Saturday, Dec. 25 – Denver Broncos @ Tennessee Titans at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Dec. 26 – Cleveland Browns @ Miami Dolphins at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Jan. 2 – Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants at 8:30 p.m. ET
* Sunday, Feb. 13 – Pro Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET
Schedule subject to change
