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Written By Amanda Kondolojy
January 31st, 2014
via press release:
New York – FOX Super Bowl SUNDAY
is the super-sized Super Bowl edition
of FOX NFL SUNDAY (Sunday, Feb. 2, 2:00 – 6:00 PM ET), America’s highest-rated
and most-watched NFL pregame show for 20 straight seasons. Co-hosts Terry
Bradshaw and Curt Menefee and analysts Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy
Johnson, along with NFL Insider Jay Glazer and others set the stage like no one
else can in the hours directly leading up to kickoff. Included in the
four-hour football extravaganza, the first bi-state Super Bowl pregame
show which begins in New York’s Times Square and concludes in New Jersey’s
MetLife Stadium, are features, interviews, performances and commentary to
prepare viewers for the nation’s biggest single sporting event.
Below are highlights
scheduled to run during FOX Super Bowl SUNDAY.
The schedule is subject to change:
2:00-2:30 PM ET – Times Square Set
- WEATHER
GAMES: When MetLife Stadium was named the location for Super Bowl
XLVIII, no one knew whether it will be 45 degrees with light winds or 10
degrees and snowing on Super Bowl Sunday. While cold temperatures and winter
conditions could play a role in this year’s contest, many of the NFL’s most memorable
games have been played in inclement weather. Stories of these unique and Unforgettable games
are packaged and told as never before.
- BRONCOS
TEAM REPORT: Erin Andrews, assigned to cover the Broncos, reports live
from the team hotel as they prepare to depart for Met Life Stadium.
- JOHN
ELWAY: John Elway delivered two Super Bowls to the Denver Broncos
organization as a player. Now, as the executive vice president of football
operations for the team, Elway shares how he built this group into a
championship contender from the front office.
- SEAHAWKS
TEAM REPORT: Pam Oliver, assigned to cover the Seahawks, reports live
from the team’s hotel headquarters as they prepare to motor coach to MetLife
Stadium.
- SEAHAWKS
UNSUNG HEROES: Michael Bennett, Golden Tate, Doug Baldwin, Red Bryant
and Bobby Wagner talk about their critics and what has fueled them to get where
they are.
2:30-3:00 PM ET –
- BROADWAY
JOE NAMATH: Terry Bradshaw and Joe Namath, two Super Bowl winning
quarterbacks, sit down atop the FOX Sports Times Square set, overlooking the
famous New York street that gave Namath his iconic nickname. Bradshaw admits
that Namath was one of the players he always looked up to, and the two discuss
this year’s matchup and even share a kiss at the end.
- THE
BAND PERRY PERFORMANCE
3:00-3:30 PM ET –
- NEW
YORK/NEW JERSEY TITLE GAMES: The 1958 NFL Championship Game
between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants has been dubbed The Greatest
Game Ever Played, and it’s credited with vaulting the NFL into the nation’s
consciousness like never before. This game is the centerpiece of a feature
dedicated to New York-based football title games with commentary from NFL Hall
of Famers and players from past generations who recount their experiences
playing for it all on the nation’s biggest stage.
- ONE
WORLD TRADE CENTER: New York native Jay Glazer lost one of his best
friends on September 11, 2001. He returns to the site of that tragic event with
a visit to One World Trade Center, joined by Thomas Von Essen, who was the NYPD
Commissioner at the time of the 9-11 tragedy. Also with Glazer is Port
Authority Chief Gloria Frank, who has been in involved with One World Trade
Center since the first piece was laid down.
- ROB RIGGLE: FOX NFL SUNDAY comedian Rob Riggle is greeted by
some of New Jersey’s most famous residents.
- STRAHAN
INTERVIEWS HALFTIME PERFORMER BRUNO MARS
3:30-4:00 PM ET –
- FOX
SPORTS 20 YEARS: A special look back at the creation and evolution of
America’s No. 1 sports network.
- SUMMERALL
TRIBUTE: George Allen “Pat” Summerall, who passed away in April, was
one of America’s most beloved broadcasters. Best known for his work first as an
NFL analyst and then as a play-by-play announcer, his partnerships with Tom
Brookshire and John Madden are legendary. FOX Sports spotlights Summerall’s
on-field contributions as a member of the New York Giants in the 1950s and
those he made in the broadcast booth. Twenty seasons ago, Summerall and Madden
gave a fledgling NFL on FOX instant credibility with the public, so it is more
than fitting that FOX Sports honors and remembers Summerall this day.
- CHAMP
BAILEY: Veteran Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey talks about his
long career and the road he’s taken to get to his first ever Super Bowl, as
well as what it would mean for him to finally win football’s ultimate prize.
- MARSHAWN
LYNCH: The man known as Beast Mode isn’t big on talking, but his
actions on the field can be heard from miles away. Pam Oliver speaks with those
closest to Lynch, one of the most feared running backs inThe League, to get insight into the man who
avoids media like he avoids tackles.
4:00-4:30 PM ET – MetLife Stadium
- METLIFE
POWER: Chris Myers is with Ralph LaRossa, President & COO of
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) to examine the planning and
preparation that has gone into making sure the lights stay on at MetLife
Stadium during Super Bowl XLVIII.
- WES
WELKER: Randy Moss visits his former Patriots teammate and fellow wide
receiver Wes Welker. The pair returns to their old, friendly routine and
discuss Welker’s move to Denver, his controversial block in this season’s AFC
Championship Game and even their height difference.
- TOGETHER
WE MAKE FOOTBALL: FOX NFL SUNDAY personalities tell you why the greatest
games of football are not played on Sundays in front of millions of people.
They're played in backyards, small schools and fields across the country.
The life lessons you learn from playing football last a lifetime.
- VINCE
LOMBARDI: A Brooklyn native, the renowned head coach and general
manager Vince Lombardi’s name is synonymous with passion for the game, respect
from his players and winning on the gridiron. Rightfully, much attention is
paid to legendary Lombardi’s success as head coach of the Green Bay Packers,
guiding them to victory in Super Bowl I and II, but few outside the New York
region recall his deep local roots, from his playing days at Fordham, to
coaching at St. Cecilia’s in New Jersey and the Cadets at West Point, to the
NFL sidelines in 1954 during the New York Giants’ mid-20th Century glory days.
His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, hosts the feature
on Lombardi, a man of faith who considered joining the priesthood early in his
life and was laid to rest at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.
4:30-5:00 PM ET –
- PHILLIP
PHILLIPS PERFORMANCE
- PRESIDENT
OBAMA INTERVIEW WITH BILL O’REILLY: FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Bill
O’Reilly conducts a live sit-down interview with President Barack Obama. The
interview will take place at the White House and cover an array of topics.
- PETE
CARROLL: Jimmy Johnson sits down with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete
Carroll, as Carroll looks to join Johnson and Barry Switzer as the only coaches
to win a college football national championship and a Super Bowl. The two also
discuss Richard Sherman and why Carroll thought naming Russell Wilson his
starting quarterback was the right decision from the start.
5:00-5:30 PM ET –
- JOHN
FOX: The Broncos head coach and his wife Robin speak to Jay Glazer to
about Fox’s heart surgery this year and what makes this Super Bowl so special.
- SEATTLE
DEFENSE: Richard Sherman joins Erin Andrews for the first time since
Sherman’s famous postgame interview following the NFC Championship Game.
Teammates Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas also share how Sherman is different on
and off the field.
- RUSSELL
WILSON: Howie Long and Russell Wilson talk about Wilson’s journey in
becoming a Super Bowl quarterback. At 5'11”, Russell was constantly been told
he wasn't big enough has proved his doubters wrong.
5:30-6:00 PM ET –
- PEYTON
MANNING: Terry Bradshaw is with Peyton Manning with the city skyline
as their backdrop. They discuss legacy, retirement and Manning’s return from
neck surgeries.
- ROB RIGGLE’S PICK: Comedian Rob Riggle is back in a sketch where he
has to find a way to the big game and make his way through Manhattan to deliver
his Super Bowl pick.
- DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE: In a Super Bowl tradition that began in 2002, during
the post-9/11 Super Bowl pregame, FOX Sports again pays tribute to America’s
active military troops and veterans with a reading of the Declaration of
Independence. An original musical composition entitled “Heart of Independence”
underscores the reading of the document’s eloquent and enduring words, with
contributions from prominent NFL owners, past and present NFL superstars
including: Robert Kraft; Joe Andruzzi; Matt Chatham with members of the Boston
Police Department; Chuck Bednarik; London Fletcher and Art Monk; John Mara;
Steve Tisch and Woody Johnson; Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews; Chuck Pagano,
Andrew Luck and Raymond Berry; Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas; Art Shell; Tony
Gonzalez; JJ Watt, the Watt Family and the Houston Fire Dept.; and Adrian
Peterson.
As we’ve come to know, the Super Bowl isn’t just
about who’s playing, but also about who is attending. Interspersed throughout
FOX SUPER BOWL SUNDAY is coverage of the red carpet arrivals of sports and
entertainment celebrities attending Super Bowl XLVIII. FOX NFL SUNDAY’s Michael
Strahan and FOX SPORTS LIVE’s Charissa Thompson chat with the big name
celebrities as they arrive for the big game. Celebrities expected to walk the
red carpet include Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, Michelle Kwan, Picabo Street,
Aaron Paul, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Hugh
Jackman, Jamie Foxx and Bill Murray. Strahan and Thompson also host pregame
musical performances carried throughout the show.
The FOX SUPER BOWL SUNDAY pregame, halftime and
postgame coverage is produced by Bill Richards and directed by Stephanie
Medina. David Neal is Coordinating Producer, Super Bowl XLVIII on FOX. John
Entz is Executive Producer, FOX Sports. Eric Shanks is President, COO and
Executive Producer of FOX Sports.
-- FOX SPORTS –
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