''NFL GameDay'' (stylized as ''NFL GameDay Morning presented by Lowe's'' (Sunday regular season mornings only) or ''NFL GameDay Morning presented by

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TurboTax'' (

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and Super Bowl editions only), ''NFL GameDay Live presented by GEICO'' (at the start of 1 PM and 4 PM (ET) doubleheader games), ''NFL GameDay Highlights presented by

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'' (after 1 PM and 4 PM (ET) doubleheader games) and ''NFL GameDay Prime presented by

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'' (after Sunday night games) for sponsorship reasons) is an American television program that features highlights of the

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games for the day. It airs on the

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, having debuted on September 10, 2006. The program starts at either 11:00 p.m.

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or the moment that ''

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'' concludes, whichever is later. When NBC does not carry a game, it begins at 8 p.m. ET, or after ''

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'' goes off the air, which happened twice in 2006, on October 22 and December 24, and also on December 31, 2017.

Summary

Rich Eisen Richard Eisen (; born June 24, 1969) is an American television sportscaster and radio host. Since 2003, he has worked for NFL Network as a host of various pregame, halftime, and postgame shows. He also hosts a daily sports radio show, ''The Ric ...

was the initial

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, and former NFL defensive back Deion Sanders and

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were the analysts when ''NFL GameDay'' debuted in September 2006. NFL Network claims that this is the only long-form highlight show about the league in the late-night slot on Sunday, although

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and Tom Jackson host extended packages called "The Blitz" as part of '' SportsCenter''. On October 1, 2006, Week 4 of the

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, Eisen missed the program. No reason was given for his absence, but

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filled in as host of the show, just as he sometimes does on '' NFL Total Access''. The following week, October 8, Eisen returned. Starting in November 2007, ''NFL GameDay'' would be shown in Ireland on the over-the-air broadcast network TV3, in a late-night slot on Thursdays. Effective fall 2010, Rich Eisen is no longer hosting ''NFL GameDay Final'' as he is now hosting ''NFL GameDay Morning''.

is now the new host, joined by

, Deion Sanders and

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as analysts. Effective fall 2012,

Chris Rose Christopher Rose (born January 27, 1971) is an American sportscaster for the NFL Network. He is also a commentator for the Discovery Channel series ''BattleBots'' and podcast host for Jomboy Media. Early life and career Rose, who was born and r ...

replaces Fran Charles as host on ''NFL GameDay Final''. He is joined by analysts Deion Sanders,

and Marshall Faulk. Starting in 2018, the show, now known as ''NFL GameDay Prime'' is also syndicated to several Fox affiliates as part of the network’s ''

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'' contract. In 2020 season Deion Sanders became the Head Coach at Jackson State University thus leaving the show and the shows name went back to NFL GameDay Final with Chris Rose hosting and Steve Smith as an analyst.

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