Sportsnet delivers more in-depth premium NFL coverage than ever before with more than 80 games on television and radio, headlined by 14 Thursday Night Football games and two Sunday afternoon games at 4 p.m. ET on Sportsnet and Citytv, every week, all 2012 NFL season long. As the nation’s ultimate destination for all things NFL, Sportsnet connects fans with best-in-class multiplatform coverage across television, radio, digital, mobile and print.
Sportsnet and Citytv will broadcast two NFL games every Sunday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT throughout the regular season, providing Canadians with more access to the games they want to see. Coverage begins on Sunday, Sept. 9 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Carolina Panthers at 4 p.m. ET/1p.m. PT on Sportsnet Ontario, West and Pacific, while the San Francisco 49ers face the Green Bay Packers at 4 p.m. ET/1p.m. PT on Sportsnet East and Citytv. Moving forward, Sportsnet and Citytv will announce the schedule for their Sunday afternoon broadcasts on a week-by-week basis.
Four days later, Sportsnet’s Thursday Night Football schedule kicks off with an NFL marquee rivalry, the Chicago Bears versus Green Bay Packers on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ET (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific).
Below are the key details of Sportsnet’s 2012 NFL coverage on all platforms:
TV- Sportsnet and Citytv
- Every Sunday throughout the NFL regular season, Sportsnet and Citytv will broadcast two NFL games at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
- Sportsnet is home to 14 Thursday Night Football games for the 2012 regular-season. Highlights include the Buffalo Bills hosting the Miami Dolphins at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 15 and the U.S. Thanksgiving Day tripleheader on Thursday, Nov. 22 with Citytv presenting the afternoon games and Sportsnet providing coverage of the night cap featuring the New York Jets hosting the New England Patriots at 8 p.m. ET. See below for the entire Thursday Night Football schedule
- On Sunday, Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. ET, Citytv will provide coverage the Buffalo Bills leading the charge back to Toronto to take on the Seattle Seahawks
- Connected provides breaking news and analysis throughout the entire 2012 NFL campaign, including setting the stage for the upcoming week every Thursday, and recapping the weekend’s action every Monday
Online and Mobile – sportsnet.ca, RogersAnyplaceTV.com and Sportsnet Mobile
- Coverage on sportsnet.ca includes:
- Rogers digital television customers who subscribe to Sportsnet Ontario can live stream NFL games on their computers via RogersAnyplaceTV.com
- Sportsnet Mobile keeps fans plugged into all the latest news, scores, stats and standings from the NFL
- Buffalo Bills recaps (Mondays) and updates from Bills practice throughout the week
- Weekly power rankings, AFC, NFC and Thursday Night Football previews, fantasy reports and columns from Jim Lang and Jordan Heath-Rawlings
- Weekend picks every Friday from the sportsnet.ca digital newsroom
- Live game blog every Thursday night and Sunday afternoon
- Scores, news and headlines from around the league
- NFL social media reaction: a look at the week that was through Storify
Radio – Sportsnet 590 The FAN and Sportsnet 960 The FAN
- Coverage on Sportsnet 590 The FAN includes:
- 11 live Buffalo Bills games starting with Buffalo @ San Francisco on Sunday,Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. ET
- An additional 12 NFL games to air later in the season (games to be announced in the coming weeks)
- Starting Sunday, Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. ET, The Fantasy Show provides two hours of roster tips for NFL fantasy teams
- Jorey Middlestadt and Randall the Handle host Betfair Vantage Point every Sunday at 10 a.m. ET to break down the odds for every NFL match-up
- Scores, interviews, updates and weekly NFL insiders
- Coverage on Sportsnet 960 The FAN includes:
- More than 25 live games, kicking off with the NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. MT. Schedule also includes NFL playoffs and Super Bowl XLVII
- Football Fridays at 3 p.m. MT and 7 p.m. MT to preview the weekend action
- Scores, interviews and breaking news
Print – Sportsnet magazine
- Sportsnet magazine’s upcoming issue, on newsstands Thursday, Sept. 6, features an extensive 20-page NFL preview including senior editor Jordan Heath-Rawlings’s look at Peyton Manning adjusting to his new life as a Denver Bronco with the eyes of the entire football world watching over him
