All press conferences will be shown by NFL Network, while Media Day will be televised by both NFL Net and ESPN.

Sunday, January 27 (all times local to New Orleans – CT)
7:30 pm (approx.): Arrival of San Francisco 49ers charter at New Orleans International Airport (photo opportunity).
8:30 pm (approx.): San Francisco 49ers – Media availability with head coach Jim Harbaugh, followed by quarterback Colin Kaepernick and four-six players at team hotel.

Monday, January 28
3:30 pm: San Francisco 49ers – Media availability with head coach Jim Harbaugh and four-six players at team hotel.
4:00 pm (approx.): Arrival of Baltimore Ravens charter at New Orleans International Airport (photo opportunity).
5:45 pm (approx.): Baltimore Ravens – Media availability with head coach John Harbaugh, followed by quarterback Joe Flacco and four-six players at team hotel.

Tuesday, January 29 – Media Day at Mercedes-Benz Superdome
10:00–11:00 am: San Francisco 49ers
12:15–1:15 pm: Baltimore Ravens

Wednesday, January 30
8:00–9:15 am: San Francisco 49ers – Media availability with head coach Jim Harbaugh and all assistant coaches and players at team hotel.
10:15–11:30 am: Baltimore Ravens – Media availability with head coach John Harbaugh and all assistant coaches and players at team hotel.

Thursday, January 31
8:00–9:15 am: San Francisco 49ers – Media availability with head coach Jim Harbaugh and all assistant coaches and players at team hotel.
10:15–11:30 am: Baltimore Ravens – Media availability with head coach John Harbaugh and all assistant coaches and players at team hotel.

Friday, February 1
8:30 am: JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE with Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Super Bowl XLVII Media Center.

Monday, February 4
8:30 am: Winning Team – Press conference with head coach and Super Bowl MVP at the Super Bowl XLVII Media Center.

With the exception of Wild Card Saturday (both games on NBC), the order of games (conferences and times) from Wild Card Sunday (CBS & FOX), Divisional Playoff Weekend and Conference Championship Sunday are a reverse from the 2012 schedule.

One coincidence is that the Cincinnati-Houston Wild Card game on January 5 will play at the same time/date as it did last season (Saturday, 4:30 pm ET) as the first game of Wild Card Weekend.

NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND

Saturday, January 5
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET) – Cincinnati at Houston (NBC)
NFC: 8:00 PM (ET) – Minnesota at Green Bay (NBC)

Sunday, January 6
AFC: 1:00 PM (ET) – Indianapolis at Baltimore (CBS)
NFC: 4:30 PM (ET) – Seattle at Washington (FOX)

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

Saturday, January 12
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET) – Baltimore/Indianapolis/Cincinnati at Denver (CBS)
NFC: 8:00 PM (ET) – Green Bay/Washington/Seattle at San Francisco (FOX)

Sunday, January 13
NFC: 1:00 PM (ET) – Washington/Seattle/Minnesota at Atlanta (FOX)
AFC: 4:30 PM (ET) – Houston/Baltimore/Indianapolis at New England (CBS)

In the Divisional Playoffs, the division champion with the best record in each conference will host the lowest seeded Wild Card survivor. Once teams are seeded for the playoffs, positions do not change.

AFC: 1. Denver (13-3; AFC West champion); 2. New England (12-4; AFC East champion); 3.Houston (12-4; AFC South champion); 4. Baltimore (10-6; AFC North champion); 5. Indianapolis (11-5; Wild Card); 6. Cincinnati (10-6; Wild Card).

NFC: 1. Atlanta (13-3; NFC South champion); 2. San Francisco (11-4-1; NFC West champion); 3. Green Bay (11-5; NFC North champion); 4. Washington (10-6; NFC East champion); 5. Seattle (11-5; Wild Card); 6. Minnesota (10-6; Wild Card).

The NFC (FOX, 3:00 PM ET) and AFC (CBS, 6:30 PM ET) Championship Games will be played Sunday, January 20.

The 2013 Pro Bowl (NBC, 7:00 PM ET) will be played Sunday, January 27 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, one week before Super Bowl XLVII takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 3 (CBS, 6:30 PM ET).

NFL on FOX crew of Pam Oliver, Troy Aikman and Joe Buck (Photo courtesy: FOX Sports)

The final day of the 2012 NFL regular season sees all 32 teams playing on Sunday, with the Sunday Night Football game of Dallas-Washington moved to the NBC 8:20 pm ET slot in flexible scheduling on six days notice.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Tampa Bay at Atlanta — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 125 (TB), 112 (Atl.). XM: 231 (Atl.).

New York Jets at Buffalo — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 148 (NYJ), 149 (Buf.). XM: 229 (Buf.).

Baltimore at Cincinnati — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 134 (Bal.), 113 (Cin). XM: 232 (Cin).

Chicago at Detroit — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 86 (Chi.), 117 (Det.). XM: 233 (Det.).

Houston at Indianapolis — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 128 (Hou.), 85 (Ind.). XM: 230 (Ind.).

Carolina at New Orleans — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz, Krista Voda (Field reporter). DirecTV: 707. SIRIUS: 139 (Car.), 93 (NO). XM: 226 (NO).

Philadelphia at New York Giants — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 132 (Phi.), 92 (NYG). XM: 225 (NYG).

Cleveland at Pittsburgh — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Steve Beuerlein. DirecTV: 714. SIRIUS: 123 (Cle.), 94 (Pit.). XM: 227 (Pit.).

Jacksonville at Tennessee — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Don Criqui, Randy Cross. DirecTV: 715. SIRIUS: 106 (Jax.), 136 (Ten.). XM: 234 (Ten.).

Kansas City at Denver — CBS (2:25 PM MT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. DirecTV: 716. SIRIUS: 123 (KC), 85 (Den.). XM: 230 (Den.).

Green Bay at Minnesota — FOX (3:25 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). DirecTV: 706. Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. SIRIUS: 117 (GB), 86 (Min.). XM: 228 (Min.).

Miami at New England — CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 134 (Mia.), 94 (NE). XM: 227 (NE).

Oakland at San Diego — CBS (1:25 PM PT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. DirecTV: 717. SIRIUS: 128 (Oak.), 93 (SD). XM: 226 (SD).

Arizona at San Francisco — FOX (1:25 PM PT): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Kristina Pink (Field reporter). DirecTV: 718. SIRIUS: 112 (Arz.), 92 (SF). XM: 225 (SF).

St. Louis at Seattle — FOX (1:25 PM PT): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jamie Maggio (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 113 (StL.), 149 (Sea.). XM: 229 (Sea.).

Dallas at Washington (Sunday night) — NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). DirecTV: 709. Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (Dal.), 93 (Was.). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (Dal.), 226 (Was.).

In making the decision, Tagliabue condemmed the Saints organization for its’ actions in the affair, but also found fault with how the league came to the decision to suspend the specific players involved instead of fining them. The league had previously fined the Saints $500,000, took away future draft picks and suspended former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely, head coach Sean Payton for a full year, general manager Mickey Loomis eight games and assistant head coach Joe Vitt six games.

The key portion of Tagliabue’s decision:

“I affirm Commissioner Goodell’s factual findings as to the four players. I conclude that Hargrove, Smith and Vilma — but not Fujita — engaged in “conduct detrimental to the integrity of, and public confidence in, the game of professional football.” However, for the reasons set forth in this decision, I now vacate all discipline to be imposed upon these players.

“Although I vacate all suspensions, I fully considered but ultimately rejected reducing the suspensions to fines of varying degrees for Hargrove, Smith and Vilma. My affirmation of Commissioner Goodell’s findings could certainly justify the issuance of fines. However, as explained in my discussion below, this entire case has been contaminated by the coaches and others in the Saints’ organization. Moreover, the League has not previously suspended or fined players for some of the activities in which these players participated and has in the recent past imposed only minimal fines on NFL Clubs — not players — of a mere $25,000 or less.

“Given the three years of investigation, discipline and intense acrimony surrounding the Saints’ Program and the alleged bounty, it is in the best interest of all parties for me to resolve this matter as completely as possible, so that everyone involved with the NFL has this matter put to rest, enabling the League and the NFL Players’ Association (“NFLPA”) to move on to address the many serious issues of player safety that they confront. To be clear: this case should not be considered a precedent for whether similar behavior in the future merits player suspensions or fines; rather, I have decided not to issue fines this time for the reasons stated in this decision and the sake of the best interests of all involved in professional football.

“I strongly condemn the misconduct of the Saints’ coaches found by Commissioner Goodell and confirmed in the record developed during this appeal. That severe misconduct played a substantial role in my deciding whether to sustain, in whole or in part, or vacate the discipline to be imposed upon these four players. Equally, in vacating the players’ suspensions I do not in any degree condone their behavior. I do not approve any of the misconduct in which Commissioner Goodell found the players to have engaged, though I do not find Fujita’s conduct equivalent to the other players. But each player made choices that do not reflect favorably on him. Moreover, there is evidence in the record that suggests that Commissioner Goodell could have disciplined a greater number of Saints’ players for the events that occurred here. This sad chapter in the otherwise praiseworthy history of the New Orleans Saints casts no executive, coach or player in a favorable light.”

The NFL released a statement on the decision:

“We respect Mr. Tagliabue’s decision, which underscores the due process afforded players in NFL disciplinary matters. This matter has now been reviewed by Commissioner Goodell, two CBA grievance arbitrators, the CBA Appeals Panel, and Mr. Tagliabue as Commissioner Goodell’s designated appeals officer.

“The decisions have made clear that the Saints operated a bounty program in violation of league rules for three years, that the program endangered player safety, and that the commissioner has the authority under the CBA to impose discipline for those actions as conduct detrimental to the league.

“Strong action was taken in this matter to protect player safety and ensure that bounties would be eliminated from football.”

The NFLPA also released a statement on Tagliabue’s decision:

“We believe that when a fair due process takes place, a fair outcome is the result.

“We are pleased that Paul Tagliabue, as the appointed hearings officer, agreed with the NFL Players Association that previously issued discipline was inappropriate in the matter of the alleged New Orleans Saints bounty program.

“Vacating all discipline affirms the players’ unwavering position that all allegations the League made about their alleged “intent-to-injure” were utterly and completely false.

“We are happy for our members.”

The bounty case now moves to federal court where Vilma has a defamation lawsuit pending against Goodell. All indications from Vilma’s lawyer, Peter Ginsberg, is that Vilma will continue to pursue the suit.

Roger Goodell appears in a Time magazine cover story in the December 17, 2012 issue: “The Enforcer” (Photo credit: Time)

This morning, ProFootballTalk,com reported that this week’s Time magazine has NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the cover (“The Enforcer’), and the accompanying cover article by Sean Gregory (“Can Roger Goodell Save Football?” – subscription required) mentioned an idea to replace kickoffs in the future.

The idea, given to Goodell by Buccaneers’ head coach Greg Schiano, would be to, instead of a kickoff, place the ball at the kicking team’s 30-yard line for one scrimmage play needing 15 yards for a first down and continued possession or a punt from the 30 — essentially a fourth-and-15 play.

So, we looked into how NFL teams have done on fourth-and-15 in 2012 through the NFL GSIS site. As you would imagine, there are not many 4-15 down-and-distance situations in a given season. And for purposes of looking at the numbers, we did not factor in down-and-distances other than 4-15. There have been seven such plays (through Week 13), with two successful attempts (28.6 percent).

The results (by team):

According to Pro-Football-Reference.com’s Play Finder, Indianapolis converted their fourth-and-15 on Sept. 9 against Chicago when Andrew Luck hit Donnie Avery for 26 yards from the Colts’ 38 with Indy trailing the Bears 41-21 with 1:59 remaining.

Kansas City converted on Nov. 12 against Pittsburgh when Matt Cassel completed a 27-yard pass to Dwayne Bowe from the Chiefs’ 45 with 22 seconds to play and Kansas City trailing the Steelers 13-10. The completion led to the tying field goal two plays later, but the Steelers eventually won in OT.

Additionally, since 2000, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com (full list here), there have been 89 such 4-15 attempts. Teams have converted 20 (22.5 percent) for first downs with four touchdowns, eight interceptions and six sacks on 78 passes and 11 rushes.

And what about punting from the 30 facing a fourth-and-15? Well, Pro-Football-Reference.com lists 15 such plays from 2000-12 (none this year). Punters averaged 41.5 gross yards per punt (average to the opponent’s 28.5-yard line). A total of 8 of the 15 punts were returned for an average of 5.5 yards per return with no touchdowns. As a comparison, the average starting yard line on kickoffs this year, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is the opponent 22-yard line.

UPDATE: The fourth-and-15 percentage this year (28.6 percent) is actually higher than the current onside-kick recovery percentage (6-45; 13.3 percent), according to NFL.com stats (OSK, OSKR categories).

NFL on FOX/FOX College Football play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to work schedules, I had not been able to update the blog for several weeks. I apologize to those who enjoy these posts each week, and those who visit this site on a regular basis. –Chris Pika)

The return of Gus Johnson to the NFL on FOX airwaves and no changes in the schedule due to flexible scheduling highlights the NFL announcer assignments for 2012 Week 14 (Dec. 6-10).

Johnson will pair with his partner, FOX College Football analyst Charles Davis for a NFC South rivalry matchup between Atlanta and Carolina in Charlotte. Kristina Pink, who normally works with Ron Pitts and Mike Martz, will serve as field reporter for the Falcons-Panthers tilt.

Johnson and Davis worked one NFL game last season for FOX — Minnesota at Kansas City in Week 4.

With Pink’s move to the Johnson/Davis crew, Krista Voda will be the field reporter for Pitts/Martz at St. Louis-Buffalo.

The NFL announced no changes to the full Week 14 slate under the flexible scheduling guidelines, so Detroit-Green Bay remains as the Sunday Night Football game on NBC. There will also be no changes in next week’s schedule (Week 15).

The NFL utilizes flexible scheduling on Sundays in Weeks 11-17. Flexible scheduling will ensure quality matchups in all NFL Sunday time slots in those weeks and give teams a chance to play their way onto primetime and into the late-afternoon 4:25 pm ET time slot on CBS and FOX.

For each of the flexible scheduling weeks with the exception of Week 17, the NFL will announce the start times of games on Sundays no later than 12 days prior to that weekend. To ensure a Sunday night game and doubleheader games with playoff implications in Week 17, the flexible scheduling decision for that Sunday may be made on six days notice.

FOX will broadcast seven games and CBS will televise six games on Sunday in Week 14.

CBS’ A crew of Jim Nantz-Phil Simms will have San Diego-Pittsburgh. The B crew of Greg Gumbel-Dan Dierdorf will call Miami-San Francisco. The C crew of Ian Eagle-Dan Fouts will be at Tennessee-Indianapolis.

CBS’ G crew of Spero Dedes-Steve Beuerlein will be off in Week 14 after working the previous two weeks.

FOX’s A crew of Joe Buck-Troy Aikman-Pam Oliver will call New Orleans-New York Giants. The B crew of Kenny Albert-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa will be at Chicago-Minnesota. The C crew of Thom Brennaman-Brian Billick-Laura Okmin will call Dallas-Cincinnati.

NFL Network will have Denver-Oakland on Thursday, NBC will show Sunday night’s Detroit-Green Bay game, while ESPN will telecast Houston-New England on Monday night.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Denver at Oakland (Thursday night) — NFLN (5:20 PM PT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 212. SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 94 (Den.), 93 (Oak.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Den.), 226 (Oak.).

St. Louis at Buffalo — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz, Krista Voda (Field reporter). DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 138 (StL.), 112 (Buf.). XM: 231 (Buf.).

Atlanta at Carolina — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Kristina Pink (Field reporter). DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 134 (Atl.), 113 (Car.). XM: 232 (Car.).

Dallas at Cincinnati — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 706. SIRIUS: 91 (Dal.), 92 (Cin.). XM: 234 (Cin.).

Kansas City at Cleveland — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. DirecTV: 709. SIRIUS: 137 (KC), 117 (Cle.). XM: 233 (Cle.).

Tennessee at Indianapolis — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 106 (Ten.), 128 (Ind.). XM: 235 (Ind.).

New York Jets at Jacksonville — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 149 (NYJ), 139 (Jax.). XM: 226 (Jax.).

Chicago at Minnesota — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. DirecTV: 707. SIRIUS: 93 (Chi.), 148 (Min.). XM: 236 (Min.).

San Diego at Pittsburgh — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 104 (SD), 123 (Pit.). XM: 229 (Pit.).

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 132 (Phi.), 94 (TB). XM: 227 (TB).

Baltimore at Washington — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 86 (Bal.), 136 (Was.). XM: 230 (Was.).

Miami at San Francisco — CBS (1:05 PM PT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. DirecTV: 714. SIRIUS: 127 (Mia.), 94 (SF). XM: 227 (SF).

New Orleans at New York Giants — FOX (4:25 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 715. SIRIUS: 92 (NO), 86 (NYG). XM: 229 (NYG).

Arizona at Seattle — FOX (1:25 PM PT): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jaime Maggio (Field reporter). DirecTV: 716. SIRIUS: 134 (Arz.), 93 (Sea.). XM: 226 (Sea.).

Detroit at Green Bay (Sunday night) — NBC (7:20 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Hub Arkush (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (Det.), 93 (GB). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (Det.), 226 (GB).

Houston at New England (Monday night) — ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Hou.), 93 (NE). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Hou.), 226 (NE).

2012 ANNOUNCER SCOREBOARD: Every week, we’ll give you a running scoreboard of network assignments. Who gets your team the most? How does each network prioritize the games? Your answers are below. Each game assigned to a crew will be listed after their names. Any mashup crew assignments will also be listed. Here is the 2012 regular-season crew scoreboard through Week 14:

2012 Weekly Assignment Scoreboard
CBS (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (analyst) – NE/TEN (1), NYJ/PIT (2), HOU/DEN (3), OAK/DEN (4), DEN/NE (5), IND/NYJ (6), NYJ/NE (7), NE/STL (London; 8), PIT/NYG (9), DEN/CAR (10), IND/NE (11), HOU/DET (12-Thanksgiving), PIT/BAL (13), SD/PIT (14)
2/B. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (analyst) – IND/CHI (1), BAL/PHI (2), KC/NO (3), NE/BUF (4), CLE/NYG (5), OAK/ATL (6), BAL/HOU (7), JAX/GB (8), DEN/CIN (9), OAK/BAL (10), CLE/DAL (11), DEN/KC (12), NE/MIA (13), MIA/SF (14)
3/C. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) – MIA/HOU (1), TEN/SD (2), PIT/OAK (3), TEN/HOU (4), BAL/KC (5), NE/SEA (6), JAX/OAK (7), MIA/NYJ (8), BUF/HOU (9), BUF/NE (10), NYJ/STL (11), BAL/SD (12), IND/DET (13), TEN/IND (14)
4/D. Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) – BUF/NYJ (1), HOU/JAX (2), NYJ/MIA (3), CIN/JAX (4), MIA/CIN (5), KC/TB (6), TEN/BUF (7), BAL/CLE (9), NYJ/SEA (10), CIN/KC (11), BUF/IND (12), CIN/SD (13), BAL/WAS (14)
5/E. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst) – JAX/MIN (1), OAK/MIA (2), CIN/WAS (3), SD/KC (4), BUF/SF (5), CIN/CLE (6), CLE/IND (7), OAK/KC (8), MIA/IND (9), SD/TB (10), SD/DEN (11), PIT/CLE (12), HOU/TEN (13), NYJ/JAX (14)
6/F. Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) – CLE/CIN (2), JAX/IND (3), MIA/ARZ (4), TEN/MIN (5), BUF/ARZ (6), IND/TEN (8), JAX/HOU (11), OAK/CIN (12), CLE/OAK (13), KC/CLE (14)
7/G. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (analyst) – KC/BUF (2), BUF/CLE (3), TEN/JAX (12), JAX/BUF (13)

CBS Mashups:
Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Rich Gannon (analyst) – SD/CLE (8)
Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Steve Tasker (analyst) – TEN/MIA (10)

FOX (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – SF/GB (1), TB/NYG (2), TB/DAL (3), NO/GB (4), PHI/PIT (5), NYG/SF (6), ARZ/GB (9), DAL/PHI (10), GB/DET (11), WAS/DAL (12-Thanksgiving; Erin Andrews – additional sideline), SF/NO (12-Sunday), MIN/GB (13), NO/NYG (14)
2/B. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Tony Siragusa (sideline) – WAS/NO (1), DAL/SEA (2), SF/MIN (3), SF/NYJ (4), CHI/JAX (5), DET/PHI (6), DAL/CAR (7), CAR/CHI (8), CAR/WAS (9), ATL/NO (10), ARZ/ATL (11), MIN/CHI (12), SF/STL (13), CHI/MIN (14)
3/C. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – ATL/KC (1), MIN/IND (2), PHI/ARZ (3), MIN/DET (4), GB/IND (5), DAL/BAL (6), CHI/TEN (9), NYG/CIN (10), PHI/WAS (11), ATL/TB (12), ARZ/NYJ (13), DAL/CIN (14)
4/D. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – PHI/CLE (1), ARZ/NE (2), STL/CHI (3), CAR/ATL (4), MIN/WAS (6), NO/TB (7), ATL/PHI (8), TB/OAK (9), DET/MIN (10), NO/OAK (11), STL/ARZ (12), TB/DEN (13), PHI/TB (14)
5/E. Chris Myers (play by play), Tim Ryan (analyst) and Jamie Maggio (field reporter) – STL/DET (1), WAS/STL (2), ATL/SD (3), WAS/TB (4), STL/SF (10), TB/CAR (11), SEA/MIA (12), SEA/CHI (13), ARZ/SEA (14); Krista Voda – sideline), SEA/CAR (5); Kristina Pink – sideline), STL/MIA (6), ARZ/MIN (7), SEA/DET (8), MIN/SEA (9)
6/F. Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Heath Evans (analyst) – SEA/ARZ (1)
7/G. Ron Pitts (play-by-play), Mike Martz (analyst) and Kristina Pink (sideline) – CAR/TB (1), CAR/NO (2), DET/TEN (3), SEA/STL (4), DET/JAX (9), CAR/KC (13); Krista Voda – sideline), STL/BUF (14)

FOX Mashups:
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (sideline) – ATL/WAS (5)
Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – WAS/NYG (7), NYG/DAL (8)
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – GB/STL (7), WAS/PIT (8)
Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst) and Kristina Pink (sideline) – ATL/CAR (14)

Four teams (New England, New York Jets, San Francisco and St. Louis) are on bye weeks. The NFL has 14 contests in Week 9. FOX has six games, and CBS will telecast five games.

Buck will be back with Troy Aikman and field reporter Pam Oliver for Arizona-Green Bay. Thom Brennaman returns to the C crew with Brian Billick and field reporter Laura Okmin for Chicago-Tennessee. The B crew of Kenny Albert-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa rolls along untouched at Carolina-Washington.

The FOX G crew of Ron Pitts-Mike Martz-Kristina Pink (field reporter) is back in action after four weeks off at Detroit-Jacksonville. Sam Rosen is off after filling in as play-by-play for higher crews in three of the past four weeks.

CBS’ A crew of Jim Nantz-Phil Simms will have Pittsburgh-New York Giants. The B crew of Greg Gumbel-Dan Dierdorf will call Denver-Cincinnati. The C crew of Ian Eagle-Dan Fouts will be at Buffalo-Houston.

For CBS, D crew play-by-play Marv Albert returns to work with partner Rich Gannon for Baltimore-Cleveland. The F crew of Bill Macatee-Steve Tasker and G crew of Spero Dedes-Steve Beuerlein both take a week off.

NFL Network will have Kansas City-San Diego on Thursday, NBC will show Sunday night’s Dallas-Atlanta game, while ESPN will telecast Philadelphia-New Orleans on Monday night. ESPN’s Lisa Salters returns to sideline duty after a week off.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Kansas City at San Diego (Thursday night) — NFLN (5:00 PM PT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (KC), 93 (SD). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (KC), 226 (SD).

Denver at Cincinnati — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 94 (Den.), 106 (Cin.). XM: 235 (Cin.).

Baltimore at Cleveland — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 709. SIRIUS: 93 (Bal.), 85 (Cle.). XM: 234 (Cle.).

Arizona at Green Bay — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 137 (Arz.), 92 (GB). XM: 225 (GB).

Buffalo at Houston — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 134 (Buf.), 91 (Hou.). XM: 228 (Hou.).

Miami at Indianapolis — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 136 (Mia.), 128 (Ind.). XM: 233 (Ind.).

Detroit at Jacksonville — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Ron Pitts, Mike Martz, Kristina Pink (Field reporter). DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 112 (Det.), 138 (Jax.). XM: 232 (Jax.).

Chicago at Tennessee — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 706. SIRIUS: 117 (Chi.), 86 (Ten.). XM: 229 (Ten.).

Carolina at Washington — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 113 (Car.), 125 (Was.). XM: 230 (Was.).

Tampa Bay at Oakland — FOX (1:05 PM PT): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 127 (TB), 94 (Oak.). XM: 227 (Oak.).

Minnesota at Seattle — FOX (1:05 PM PT): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jaime Maggio (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 93 (Min.), 139 (Sea.). XM: 231 (Sea.).

Pittsburgh at New York Giants — CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. DirecTV: 714. SIRIUS: 92 (Pit.), 86 (NYG). XM: 229 (NYG).

Dallas at Atlanta (Sunday night) — NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Steve Tasker (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (Dal.), 93 (Atl.). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (Dal.), 226 (Atl.).

Philadelphia at New Orleans (Monday night) — ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Phi.), 93 (NO). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Phi.), 226 (NO).

2012 ANNOUNCER SCOREBOARD: Every week, we’ll give you a running scoreboard of network assignments. Who gets your team the most? How does each network prioritize the games? Your answers are below. Each game assigned to a crew will be listed after their names. Any mashup crew assignments will also be listed. Here is the 2012 regular-season crew scoreboard through Week 9:

2012 Weekly Assignment Scoreboard
CBS (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (analyst) – NE/TEN (1), NYJ/PIT (2), HOU/DEN (3), OAK/DEN (4), DEN/NE (5), IND/NYJ (6), NYJ/NE (7), NE/STL (London; 8), PIT/NYG (9)
2/B. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (analyst) – IND/CHI (1), BAL/PHI (2), KC/NO (3), NE/BUF (4), CLE/NYG (5), OAK/ATL (6), BAL/HOU (7), JAX/GB (8), DEN/CIN (9)
3/C. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) – MIA/HOU (1), TEN/SD (2), PIT/OAK (3), TEN/HOU (4), BAL/KC (5), NE/SEA (6), JAX/OAK (7), MIA/NYJ (8), BUF/HOU (9)
4/D. Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) – BUF/NYJ (1), HOU/JAX (2), NYJ/MIA (3), CIN/JAX (4), MIA/CIN (5), KC/TB (6), TEN/BUF (7), BAL/CLE (9)
5/E. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst) – JAX/MIN (1), OAK/MIA (2), CIN/WAS (3), SD/KC (4), BUF/SF (5), CIN/CLE (6), CLE/IND (7), OAK/KC (8), MIA/IND (9)
6/F. Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) – CLE/CIN (2), JAX/IND (3), MIA/ARZ (4), TEN/MIN (5), BUF/ARZ (6), IND/TEN (8)
7/G. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (analyst) – KC/BUF (2), BUF/CLE (3)

CBS Mashups:
Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Rich Gannon (analyst) – SD/CLE (8)

FOX (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – SF/GB (1), TB/NYG (2), TB/DAL (3), NO/GB (4), PHI/PIT (5), NYG/SF (6), ARZ/GB (9)
2/B. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Tony Siragusa (sideline) – WAS/NO (1), DAL/SEA (2), SF/MIN (3), SF/NYJ (4), CHI/JAX (5), DET/PHI (6), DAL/CAR (7), CAR/CHI (8), CAR/WAS (9)
3/C. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – ATL/KC (1), MIN/IND (2), PHI/ARZ (3), MIN/DET (4), GB/IND (5), DAL/BAL (6), CHI/TEN (9)
4/D. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – PHI/CLE (1), ARZ/NE (2), STL/CHI (3), CAR/ATL (4), MIN/WAS (6), NO/TB (7), ATL/PHI (8), TB/OAK (9)
5/E. Chris Myers (play by play), Tim Ryan (analyst) and Jamie Maggio (field reporter) – STL/DET (1), WAS/STL (2), ATL/SD (3), WAS/TB (4; Krista Voda – field reporter), SEA/CAR (5; Kristina Pink – field reporter), STL/MIA (6), ARZ/MIN (7), SEA/DET (8), MIN/SEA (9)
6/F. Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Heath Evans (analyst) – SEA/ARZ (1)
7/G. Ron Pitts (play-by-play), Mike Martz (analyst) and Kristina Pink (field reporter) – CAR/TB (1), CAR/NO (2), DET/TEN (3), SEA/STL (4), DET/JAX (9)

FOX Mashups:
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – ATL/WAS (5)
Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (field reporter) – WAS/NYG (7), NYG/DAL (8)
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (field reporter) – GB/STL (7), WAS/PIT (8)

NFL on FOX crew of Tony Siragusa, Kenny Albert and Daryl Johnston (Photo courtesy: FOX Sports)

There are plenty of NFL crew shifts as FOX is in the middle of its World Series coverage, featuring its’ top play-by-play man Joe Buck, but the shifts are not contained to FOX this week. Those changes highlight the NFL announcer assignments for 2012 Week 8 (Oct. 25-29).

Buck will call Game 4 of the San Francisco-Detroit World Series on Sunday night (8 pm ET) in Detroit’s Comerica Park. FOX will be right across the street in Detroit’s Ford Field (Seattle-Detroit) earlier in the day, and Buck would just have to walk a short block to the ballpark, instead of riding a bus as he did between stadiums in San Francisco in Week 6. Buck will not double up as Chris Myers-Tim Ryan-Jamie Maggio will call Seahawks-Lions at 1 pm ET.

For the second straight week, Thom Brennaman will work with Buck’s A crew of Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver at New York Giants-Dallas.

The B crew of Kenny Albert-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa remains untouched in Week 8 as they will call Carolina-Chicago. Sam Rosen continues in Brennaman’s play-by-play position on the C crew with Brian Billick-Laura Okmin at Washington-Pittsburgh.

The G crew of Ron Pitts-Mike Martz-Kristina Pink (field reporter) will be off for the fourth straight week. Pitts is keeping busy as one of the play-by-play announcers for the Pac-12 Network on Saturdays.

Four teams (Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati and Houston) are on bye weeks. The NFL has 14 contests in Week 8. CBS has six games, and FOX will telecast five games.

For CBS, the F crew of Bill Macatee-Steve Tasker are back in action, after a week off, at Indianapolis-Tennessee, and Spero Dedes, who normally heads the G crew with Steve Beuerlein, will take the place of Marv Albert with his D crew partner Rich Gannon at San Diego-Cleveland.

CBS’ A crew of Jim Nantz-Phil Simms will have New England-St. Louis in London’s Wembley Stadium. The B crew of Greg Gumbel-Dan Dierdorf will call Jacksonville-Green Bay. The C crew of Ian Eagle-Dan Fouts will be at Miami-New York Jets.

NFL Network will have Tampa Bay-Minnesota on Thursday, NBC will show Sunday night’s New Orleans-Denver game, while ESPN will telecast San Francisco-Arizona on Monday night. ESPN will have a sideline change as Suzy Kolber returns to the sideline in place of Lisa Salters.

Dial Global radio, which switches around crews as needed around other broadcasters’ schedules, has Rocky Boiman in place of Okmin as field reporter for Thursday’s Tampa Bay-Minnesota game.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Tampa Bay at Minnesota (Thursday night) — NFLN (7:00 PM CT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Rocky Boiman (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (TB), 93 (Min.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (TB), 226 (Min.).

Carolina at Chicago — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 148 (Car.), 112 (Chi.). XM: 231 (Chi.).

San Diego at Cleveland — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 134 (SD), 104 (Cle.). XM: 233 (Cle.).

Seattle at Detroit — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jaime Maggio (Field reporter). DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 139 (Sea.), 93 (Det.). XM: 226 (Det.).

Jacksonville at Green Bay — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. DirecTV: 709. SIRIUS: 138 (Jax.), 92 (GB). XM: 225 (GB).

Miami at New York Jets — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 136 (Mia.), 91 (NYJ). XM: 228 (NYJ).

Atlanta at Philadelphia — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). DirecTV: 706. SIRIUS: 106 (Atl.), 86 (Phi.). XM: 229 (Phi.).

Washington at Pittsburgh — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 707. SIRIUS: 85 (Was.), 94 (Pit.). XM: 227 (Pit.).

New England at St. Louis (London, England) — CBS (6:00 PM GMT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 107 (NE), 128 (StL.). XM: 230 (StL.).

Indianapolis at Tennessee — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 137 (Ind.), 113 (Ten.). XM: 232 (Ten.).

Oakland at Kansas City — CBS (3:05 PM CT): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 94 (Oak.), 93 (KC). XM: 226 (KC).

New York Giants at Dallas — FOX (3:25 PM CT): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). DirecTV: 714. SIRIUS: 92 (NYG), 86 (Dal.). XM: 229 (Dal.).

New Orleans at Denver (Sunday night) — NBC (6:20 PM MT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (NO), 93 (Den.). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (NO), 226 (Den.).

San Francisco at Arizona (Monday night) — ESPN (5:30 PM MST): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Suzy Kolber (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Harlan, Dan Fouts, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (SF), 93 (Arz.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (SF), 226 (Arz.).

2012 ANNOUNCER SCOREBOARD: Every week, we’ll give you a running scoreboard of network assignments. Who gets your team the most? How does each network prioritize the games? Your answers are below. Each game assigned to a crew will be listed after their names. Any mashup crew assignments will also be listed. Here is the 2012 regular-season crew scoreboard through Week 8:

2012 Weekly Assignment Scoreboard
CBS (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (analyst) – NE/TEN (1), NYJ/PIT (2), HOU/DEN (3), OAK/DEN (4), DEN/NE (5), IND/NYJ (6), NYJ/NE (7), NE/STL (London; 8)
2/B. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (analyst) – IND/CHI (1), BAL/PHI (2), KC/NO (3), NE/BUF (4), CLE/NYG (5), OAK/ATL (6), BAL/HOU (7), JAX/GB (8)
3/C. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) – MIA/HOU (1), TEN/SD (2), PIT/OAK (3), TEN/HOU (4), BAL/KC (5), NE/SEA (6), JAX/OAK (7), MIA/NYJ (8)
4/D. Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) – BUF/NYJ (1), HOU/JAX (2), NYJ/MIA (3), CIN/JAX (4), MIA/CIN (5), KC/TB (6), TEN/BUF (7)
5/E. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst) – JAX/MIN (1), OAK/MIA (2), CIN/WAS (3), SD/KC (4), BUF/SF (5), CIN/CLE (6), CLE/IND (7), OAK/KC (8)
6/F. Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) – CLE/CIN (2), JAX/IND (3), MIA/ARZ (4), TEN/MIN (5), BUF/ARZ (6), IND/TEN (8)
7/G. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (analyst) – KC/BUF (2), BUF/CLE (3)

CBS Mashups:
Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Rich Gannon (analyst) – SD/CLE (8)

FOX (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – SF/GB (1), TB/NYG (2), TB/DAL (3), NO/GB (4), PHI/PIT (5), NYG/SF (6)
2/B. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Tony Siragusa (sideline) – WAS/NO (1), DAL/SEA (2), SF/MIN (3), SF/NYJ (4), CHI/JAX (5), DET/PHI (6), DAL/CAR (7), CAR/CHI (8)
3/C. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – ATL/KC (1), MIN/IND (2), PHI/ARZ (3), MIN/DET (4), GB/IND (5), DAL/BAL (6)
4/D. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – PHI/CLE (1), ARZ/NE (2), STL/CHI (3), CAR/ATL (4), MIN/WAS (6), NO/TB (7), ATL/PHI (8)
5/E. Chris Myers (play by play), Tim Ryan (analyst) and Jamie Maggio (field reporter) – STL/DET (1), WAS/STL (2), ATL/SD (3), WAS/TB (4; Krista Voda – field reporter), SEA/CAR (5; Kristina Pink – field reporter), STL/MIA (6), ARZ/MIN (7), SEA/DET (8)
6/F. Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Heath Evans (analyst) – SEA/ARZ (1)
7/G. Ron Pitts (play-by-play), Mike Martz (analyst) and Kristina Pink (field reporter) – CAR/TB (1), CAR/NO (2), DET/TEN (3), SEA/STL (4)

FOX Mashups:
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – ATL/WAS (5)
Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (field reporter) – WAS/NYG (7), NYG/DAL (8)
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (field reporter) – GB/STL (7), WAS/PIT (8)

NFL Network’s crew of field reporter Alex Flanagan, analyst Mike Mayock and play-by-play announcer Brad Nessler. (Photo courtesy: NFL Network)

With baseball’s postseason schedule in full swing, FOX’s major crew shifts to accommodate lead NFL & MLB play-by-play man Joe Buck for the first of two consecutive Sundays highlights the NFL announcer assignments for 2012 Week 7 (Oct. 18-22).

Buck pulled double duty in San Francisco last Sunday as he called the New York GIants-San Francisco NFL game at Candlestick Park before heading across town to call Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants.

Buck will not double up since the 49ers are playing a Thursday night game in Week 7 while the baseball Giants could host an if-necessary NLCS Game 6 on Sunday night. So, FOX moves Thom Brennaman to work with Buck’s A crew of Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver at Washington-New York Giants.

The B crew of Kenny Albert-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa will be untouched in Week 7 as they will call Dallas-Carolina. Sam Rosen will slide into Brennaman’s play-by-play slot on the C crew with Brian Billick-Laura Okmin at Green Bay-St. Louis.

The G crew of Ron Pitts-Mike Martz-Kristina Pink (field reporter) will be off for the third straight week.

With six teams (Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego) on bye weeks, the NFL has 13 contests in Week 7. FOX and CBS have five games each. For CBS, the F crew of Bill Macatee-Steve Tasker will be off for the first time since Week 1, and the G crew of Spero Dedes-Steve Beuerlein will not work for the fourth straight week.

CBS’ A crew of Jim Nantz-Phil Simms will have New York Jets-New England. The B crew of Greg Gumbel-Dan Dierdorf will call Baltimore-Houston. The C crew of Ian Eagle-Dan Fouts will be at Jacksonville-Oakland.

NFL Network will have Seattle-San Francisco on Thursday, NBC will show Sunday night’s Pittsburgh-Cincinnati game, while ESPN will telecast Detroit-Chicago on Monday night.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Seattle at San Francisco (Thursday night) — NFLN (5:00 PM PT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Sea.), 93 (SF). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Sea.), 226 (SF).

Tennessee at Buffalo — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 709. SIRIUS: 106 (Ten.), 93 (Buf.). XM: 226 (Buf.).

Dallas at Carolina — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 94 (Dal.), 117 (Car.). XM: 233 (Car.).

Baltimore at Houston — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 86 (Bal.), 137 (Hou.). XM: 229 (Hou.).

Cleveland at Indianapolis — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 148 (Cle.), 128 (Ind.). XM: 232 (Ind.).

Arizona at Minnesota — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Jaime Maggio (Field reporter). DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 139 (Arz.), 112 (Min.). XM: 231 (Min.).

Washington at New York Giants — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). DirecTV: 706. SIRIUS: 113 (Was.), 85 (NYG). XM: 230 (NYG).

Green Bay at St. Louis — FOX (12:00 PM CT): Sam Rosen, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 707. SIRIUS: 92 (GB), 138 (StL.). XM: 225 (StL.).

New Orleans at Tampa Bay — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Dick Stockton, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale (Field reporter). DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 91 (NO), 136 (TB). XM: 234 (TB).

New York Jets at New England — CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 86 (NYJ), 93 (NE). XM: 226 (NE).

Jacksonville at Oakland — CBS (1:25 PM PT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 92 (Jax.), 94 (Oak.). XM: 227 (Oak.).

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (Sunday night) — NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Steve Tasker (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (Pit.), 93 (Cin.). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (Pit.), 226 (Cin.).

Detroit at Chicago (Monday night) — ESPN (7:30 PM CT): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Det.), 93 (Chi.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Det.), 226 (Chi.).

2012 ANNOUNCER SCOREBOARD: Every week, we’ll give you a running scoreboard of network assignments. Who gets your team the most? How does each network prioritize the games? Your answers are below. Each game assigned to a crew will be listed after their names. Any mashup crew assignments will also be listed. Here is the 2012 regular-season crew scoreboard through Week 7:

2012 Weekly Assignment Scoreboard
CBS (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (analyst) – NE/TEN (1), NYJ/PIT (2), HOU/DEN (3), OAK/DEN (4), DEN/NE (5), IND/NYJ (6), NYJ/NE (7)
2/B. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (analyst) – IND/CHI (1), BAL/PHI (2), KC/NO (3), NE/BUF (4), CLE/NYG (5), OAK/ATL (6), BAL/HOU (7)
3/C. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) – MIA/HOU (1), TEN/SD (2), PIT/OAK (3), TEN/HOU (4), BAL/KC (5), NE/SEA (6), JAX/OAK (7)
4/D. Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) – BUF/NYJ (1), HOU/JAX (2), NYJ/MIA (3), CIN/JAX (4), MIA/CIN (5), KC/TB (6), TEN/BUF (7)
5/E. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst) – JAX/MIN (1), OAK/MIA (2), CIN/WAS (3), SD/KC (4), BUF/SF (5), CIN/CLE (6), CLE/IND (7)
6/F. Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) – CLE/CIN (2), JAX/IND (3), MIA/ARZ (4), TEN/MIN (5), BUF/ARZ (6)
7/G. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (analyst) – KC/BUF (2), BUF/CLE (3)

CBS Mashups:
TBA

FOX (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – SF/GB (1), TB/NYG (2), TB/DAL (3), NO/GB (4), PHI/PIT (5), NYG/SF (6)
2/B. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Tony Siragusa (sideline) – WAS/NO (1), DAL/SEA (2), SF/MIN (3), SF/NYJ (4), CHI/JAX (5), DET/PHI (6), DAL/CAR (7)
3/C. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – ATL/KC (1), MIN/IND (2), PHI/ARZ (3), MIN/DET (4), GB/IND (5), DAL/BAL (6)
4/D. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – PHI/CLE (1), ARZ/NE (2), STL/CHI (3), CAR/ATL (4), MIN/WAS (6), NO/TB (7)
5/E. Chris Myers (play by play) and Tim Ryan (analyst) and Jamie Maggio (field reporter) – STL/DET (1), WAS/STL (2), ATL/SD (3), WAS/TB (4; Krista Voda – field reporter), SEA/CAR (5; Kristina Pink – field reporter), STL/MIA (6), ARZ/MIN (7)
6/F. Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Heath Evans (analyst) – SEA/ARZ (1)
7/G. Ron Pitts (play-by-play), Mike Martz (analyst) and Kristina Pink (field reporter) – CAR/TB (1), CAR/NO (2), DET/TEN (3), SEA/STL (4)

FOX Mashups:
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – ATL/WAS (5)
Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (field reporter) – WAS/NYG (7)
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (field reporter) – GB/STL (7)

With the beginning of Major League Baseball’s playoffs with divisional playoff action this weekend, FOX begins its’ yearly shuffle of crews to accomodate lead play-by-play announcers. Dick Stockton will be calling the St. Louis Cardinals-Washington Nationals series for TBS. With Stockton’s absence, Sam Rosen, who has not called NFL for FOX since Week 1, partners with John Lynch and field reporter Jennifer Hale for Atlanta-Washington.

For the second straight week, there will be a different field reporter for the Chris Myers-Tim Ryan crew as Kristina Pink, who normally works with the Ron Pitts-Mike Martz crew, will replace Jamie Maggio at Seattle-Carolina. Pitts-Martz are off this week.

With four teams (Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay) on bye weeks, the NFL has 14 contests this week. FOX only has five games, while CBS has six. For CBS, Spero Dedes-Steve Beuerlein will not work for the second straight week.

CBS’ A crew of Jim Nantz-Phil Simms will have Denver-New England. The B crew of Greg Gumbel-Dan Dierdorf will call Cleveland-New York Giants. The C crew of Ian Eagle-Dan Fouts will be at Baltimore-Kansas City.

FOX’s A crew of Joe Buck-Troy Aikman-Pam Oliver will work Philadelphia-Pittsburgh. The B crew of Kenny Albert-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa has Chicago-Jacksonville. The C crew of Thom Brennaman-Brian Billick-Laura Okmin will have Green Bay-Indianapolis.

NFL Network will have Arizona-St. Louis on Thursday, NBC will show Sunday night’s San Diego-New Orleans game, while ESPN will telecast Houston-New York Jets on Monday night.

Listed are the TV network, TV/national radio announcers, DirecTV channel and Sirius and XM satellite radio channels. All times shown are local to game site:

Arizona at St. Louis (Thursday night) — NFLN (7:00 PM CT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Arz.), 93 (StL.). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Arz.), 226 (StL.).

Miami at Cincinnati — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. DirecTV: 707. SIRIUS: 128 (Mia.), 85 (Cin.). XM: 230 (Cin.)

Green Bay at Indianapolis — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin (Field reporter). DirecTV: 704. SIRIUS: 92 (GB), 112 (Ind.). XM: 231 (Ind.).

Baltimore at Kansas City — CBS (12:00 PM CT): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. DirecTV: 708. SIRIUS: 93 (Bal.), 137 (KC). XM: 232 (KC).

Cleveland at New York Giants — CBS (1:00 PM ET): Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf. DirecTV:709. SIRIUS: 106 (Cle.), 94 (NYG). XM: 227 (NYG).

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Dial Global Radio: Tom McCarthy, Tony Boselli. DirecTV: 705. SIRIUS: 91 (Phi.), 86 (Pit.). XM: 226 (Pit.).

Atlanta at Washington — FOX (1:00 PM ET): Sam Rosen, John Lynch, Jennifer Hale. DirecTV: 706. SIRIUS: 117 (Atl.), 113 (Was.). XM: 229 (Was.).

Seattle at Carolina — FOX (4:05 PM ET): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, Kristina Pink (Field reporter). DirecTV: 710. SIRIUS: 139 (Sea.), 92 (Car.). XM: 225 (Car.).

Chicago at Jacksonville — FOX (4:05 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa (Field reporter). DirecTV: 711. SIRIUS: 93 (Chi.), 136 (Jax.). XM: 228 (Jax.).

Denver at New England — CBS (4:25 PM ET): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. Dial Global Radio: Kevin Kugler, Mark Malone. DirecTV: 713. SIRIUS: 85 (Den.), 86 (NE). XM: 226 (NE).

Tennessee at Minnesota — CBS (3:25 PM CT): Bill Macatee, Steve Tasker. DirecTV: 712. SIRIUS: 91 (Ten.), 113 (Min.). XM: 229 (Min.).

Buffalo at San Francisco — CBS (1:25 PM PT): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. DirecTV: 714. SIRIUS: 128 (Buf.), 94 (SF). XM: 227 (SF).

San Diego at New Orleans (Sunday night) — NBC (7:20 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya. Dial Global Radio: Dave Sims, James Lofton, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 94 (DGR), 92 (SD), 93 (NO). XM: 227 (DGR), 225 (SD), 226 (NO).

Houston at New York Jets (Monday night) — ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (DGR), 92 (Hou.), 93 (NYJ). XM: 88 (DGR), 225 (Hou.), 226 (NYJ).

2012 ANNOUNCER SCOREBOARD: Every week, we’ll give you a running scoreboard of network assignments. Who gets your team the most? How does each network prioritize the games? Your answers are below. Each game assigned to a crew will be listed after their names. Any mashup crew assignments will also be listed. Here is the 2012 regular-season crew scoreboard through Week 5:

2012 Weekly Assignment Scoreboard
CBS (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (analyst) – NE/TEN (1), NYJ/PIT (2), HOU/DEN (3), OAK/DEN (4), DEN/NE (5)
2/B. Greg Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (analyst) – IND/CHI (1), BAL/PHI (2), KC/NO (3), NE/BUF (4), CLE/NYG (5)
3/C. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) – MIA/HOU (1), TEN/SD (2), PIT/OAK (3), TEN/HOU (4), BAL/KC (5)
4/D. Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst) – BUF/NYJ (1), HOU/JAX (2), NYJ/MIA (3), CIN/JAX (4), MIA/CIN (5)
5/E. Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst) – JAX/MIN (1), OAK/MIA (2), CIN/WAS (3), SD/KC (4), BUF/SF (5)
6/F. Bill Macatee (play-by-play) and Steve Tasker (analyst) – CLE/CIN (2), JAX/IND (3), MIA/ARZ (4), TEN/MIN (5)
7/G. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (analyst) – KC/BUF (2), BUF/CLE (3)

CBS Mashups:
TBA

FOX (Weekly assignments):
1/A. Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Pam Oliver (sideline) – SF/GB (1), TB/NYG (2), TB/DAL (3), NO/GB (4), PHI/PIT (5)
2/B. Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Tony Siragusa (sideline) – WAS/NO (1), DAL/SEA (2), SF/MIN (3), SF/NYJ (4), CHI/JAX (5)
3/C. Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Brian Billick (analyst) and Laura Okmin (sideline) – ATL/KC (1), MIN/IND (2), PHI/ARZ (3), MIN/DET (4), GB/IND (5)
4/D. Dick Stockton (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – PHI/CLE (1), ARZ/NE (2), STL/CHI (3), CAR/ATL (4)
5/E. Chris Myers (play by play) and Tim Ryan (analyst) and Jamie Maggio (field reporter) – STL/DET (1), WAS/STL (2), ATL/SD (3), WAS/TB (4; Krista Voda – field reporter), SEA/CAR (5; Kristina Pink – field reporter)
6/F. Sam Rosen (play-by-play), Heath Evans (analyst) – SEA/ARZ (1)
7/G. Ron Pitts (play-by-play), Mike Martz (analyst) and Kristina Pink (field reporter) – CAR/TB (1), CAR/NO (2), DET/TEN (3), SEA/STL (4)

FOX Mashups:
Sam Rosen (play-by-play), John Lynch (analyst) and Jennifer Hale (field reporter) – ATL/WAS (5)