NFL Replay
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NFL Replay is a program that airs on the official television channel of the National Football League, NFL Network.
Four of the week's games, as selected by network representatives, are rebroadcast in an edited format with the following schedule:
- Game 1: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
- Game 2: Tuesday, 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. (early Wednesday)
- Game 3: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
- Game 4: Wednesday, 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. (early Thursday)
All times are Eastern.
In addition, the show can be seen on Thursday at 8 p.m. and early Friday at 1 a.m. This can either be a fifth game (see below) or a rebroadcast of one of the previous four contests.
[edit] Format
Games are compressed into fast-paced 1 1/2-hour programs. In addition to the original Fox, CBS, NBC or ESPN broadcast, NFL Replay shows camera angles of certain plays as captured by NFL Films, as well as sound from players and coaches before, during, and after each game. Fran Charles opens and closes each game telecast with commentary although Rich Eisen and Spero Dedes have filled in for Fran on occasion.
[edit] Program notes
- The first episode was a rebroadcast of the Pittsburgh Steelers' win over the Miami Dolphins. The game took place on September 7, 2006 and was re-aired on September 9.
- Unlike actual NFL games, NFL Replay has a sponsored in-game segment: GMC sponsors the NFL Films camera angle replays.
- On October 19, 2006, NFL Replay presented a fifth game for the first time. It was the Chicago Bears defeating the Arizona Cardinals, 24-23. The Bears were the first team in NFL history to win a game after trailing by 20 points at any point despite not scoring an offensive touchdown in the entire game. This was also the first re-broadcast of a Monday night game in this manner.
- The show is advertised with a light-hearted campaign which features a number of NFL players singing, dancing, with cheerleaders. The players were Chad Johnson, Tony Gonzalez, Willis McGahee, Clinton Portis, Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis, Keyshawn Johnson and Jeremy Shockey.
- This is not to be confused with NFL Films Game of the Week, which airs on NFL Network each Friday night. That one-hour program uses only footage from NFL Films.
- Originally, NFL Replay consisted of four episodes per week. As of Oct. 19, a fifth weekly episode was added, bumping NFL Cheerleader Playoffs to Saturday afternoons. This fifth showing continued until Run to the Playoffs, the first live NFL game action, debuted on November 23.
- Around New Year's Day 2007, NFL Replay added analysis by Brian Baldinger and Solomon Wilcots using the "Playbook" feature; Playbook was once a separate show on NFL Network.
