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The Detroit Lions selected former Oregon OT Penei Sewell with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Here are 10 facts surrounding the pick.
The Detroit Lions went with a young offensive tackle with their No. 7 overall pick in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL draft.
The Lions took former Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Penei Sewell with their first-round pick.
Here are 10 facts surrounding the Lions’ selection of Sewell.
The Atlanta Falcons drafted former Florida Gators TE Kyle Pitts No. 4 overall. Here are 10 facts surrounding the selection.
The Atlanta Falcons drafted former Florida Gators tight end Kyle Pitts No. 4 overall in the 2021 NFL draft.
The Falcons have given Matt Ryan another weapon, and receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley have another target to take the heat off of them downfield.
Here are 10 facts surrounding Atlanta’s selection of the Florida tight end.
The San Francisco 49ers drafted former North Dakota State QB Trey Lance at No. 3 overall. Here are some facts surrounding the pick.
The San Francisco 49ers drafted former North Dakota State Bison quarterback Trey Lance No. 3 overall in the 2021 NFL draft.
The 49ers moved up to take their next franchise quarterback. What will coach Kyle Shanahan do with the FCS stud?
Here are 10 facts surrounding the 49ers’ drafting of Lance.
Former San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees announced his retirement. Here are 10 of his most memorable games from his career.
Drew Brees is finally hanging them up.
The former San Diego Chargers 2001 second-round pick and New Orleans Saints legend announced his retirement on Sunday. The Super Bowl XLIV MVP will leave the game with the most passing yards in NFL history with 7,142.
Here are 10 memorable games from Brees’ career with the Chargers and Saints.
The Arizona Cardinals signed DE J.J. Watt. Here are other notable free agents the Cards have signed since 2000.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is always good for a quote or headline. Here are 10 of Jones’ best phrases and stories.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is at it again.
Jones, who is also the Cowboys’ president and general manager, is alleged to have said owls like to make love with chickens — somehow an analogy for what happens when times are insane. Of course, Jones spun it with his folksy Arkansas style, just as he has with many stories and phrases since buying the team in February of 1989.
Here are 10 of the best stories and phrases from Jones.
DeSean Jackson has been released from the Philadelphia Eagles for the second time. Here are Jackson’s 10 best games with Philly.
Matthew Stafford may have been the best Detroit Lions quarterback in history. Going by his list of franchise records, it is hard to argue otherwise.
A week off for Al Michaels turned into one with another game to call
The deck has already been shuffled for the Week 12 announcing slate because the Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers game was moved to Sunday due to COVID-19 issues with the Ravens. Al Michaels was going to have the week off … was being the keyword.
Houston at Detroit, CBS 12:30 p.m.
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo & Tracy Wolfson
Washington at Dallas, FOX 4:30 p.m.
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Erin Andrews
Las Vegas at Atlanta, CBS 1 p.m.
Kevin Harlan, Trent Green & Melanie Collins
LA Chargers at Buffalo, CBS 1 p.m.
Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon & Jay Feely
NY Giants at Cincinnati, FOX 1 p.m.
Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman & Laura Okmin
Tennessee at Indianapolis, CBS 1 p.m.
Ian Eagle, Charles Davis & Evan Washburn
Cleveland at Jacksonville, CBS 1 p.m.
Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta
Carolina at Minnesota, FOX 1 p.m.
Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma & Shannon Spake
Arizona at New England, FOX 1 p.m.
Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston & Pam Oliver
Miami at NY Jets, CBS 1 p.m.
Andrew Catalon, James Lofton & AJ Ross
Baltimore at Pittsburgh, NBC 1:15 p.m.
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth & Michele Tafoya
New Orleans at Denver, FOX 4:05 p.m.
Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth & Lindsay Czarniak
San Francisco at LA Rams, FOX 4:05 p.m.
Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, Brock Huard & Jen Hale
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, CBS 4:25 p.m.
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo & Tracy Wolfson
Compass Media: Bill Rosinski, Chad Brown
Chicago at Green Bay, NBC 8:20 p.m.
Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy & Kathryn Tappen
Seattle at Philadelphia, ESPN 8:15 p.m.
Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick & Lisa Salters
Some big games are on tap in NFL Week 3 and the big names got those assignments.
Time to get ready to travel if you are an NFL announcer. The assignments have been posted and you know where you are going. Have to hope you get a good one. For a map of what games will be shown in what parts of the country, click here.
Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst), Erin Andrews (reporter), Kristina Pink (reporter)
