CBS has announced broadcast details for Week 1 of the NFL season.
The network will show six games on the first Sunday of the 2025 campaign.
JJ Watt’s first game in the CBS broadcast booth has been revealed[/caption]
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Legendary defensive player JJ Watt will make the transition from studio to broadcast booth.
He was part of The NFL Today, CBS‘ kickoff show leading into Sunday games.
But Watt is joining Ian Eagle and Evan Washburn in the network’s second top broadcast team.
And they will be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday 7 September.
The trio will be on the call for the Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Jets at 1 pm ET.
There are three other games in the same time slot on CBS.
They are the Miami Dolphins at the Indianapolis Colts, the Las Vegas Raiders’ trip to the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals’ visit to the New Orleans Saints.
CBS’ top crew of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson will be working the 4.25 pm ET window.
They’ll be broadcasting the Detroit Lions’ trip to NFC North rivals the Green Bay Packers.
The Houston Texans take on the Los Angeles Rams in the same window.
Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins will be in the booth for that game.
CBS went a step further by announcing the broadcast teams for Weeks 2 and 3.
They will not have the double-header for either of those weeks with Fox given the privileges.
Both the top two CBS teams will have 1 pm ET games in Week 2 and Week 3.
Nantz, Romo and Wolfson will call the Buffalo Bills at the New York Jets on Sunday 14 September.
NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
(All times ET)
Thur 4 Sept
8.20 pm – Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Fri 5 Sept
8pm – Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Sun 7 Sept
1pm – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
1pm – Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
1pm – Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
1pm – Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
1pm – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
1pm – Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
1pm – New York Giants at Washington Commanders
1pm – Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
4.05 pm – Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
4.05 pm – San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
4.25 pm – Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
4.25 pm – Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams
8.20 pm – Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
Mon 8 Sept
8.15 pm – Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
At the same time, Eagle, Watt and Washburn will be calling the Los Angeles Rams at the Tennessee Titans.
In Week 3 on September 21, the top team will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nantz’ and Co will be calling the Cincinnati Bengals at the Minnesota Vikings.
Watt, meanwhile will be in Foxboro, Massachusetts with his broadcast colleagues.
He, Eagle and Washburn will watch the Pittsburgh Steelers’ visit to the New England Patriots.
