The ''NFL Films Game of the Week'', formerly known as the ''NFL Game of the Week'', is a television program that aired from 1965 to 2007. The show presented one or two NFL games from the previous week compressed into a one-hour program.

Format

''Game of the Week'' presents the game from a wide variety of angles, including game

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, pregame and postgame

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, and sideline sound from players and

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Broadcast history

The program premiered in

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in 1965 in a 30-minute format. With the advent of the NFL Network in 2003, it was expanded to 60 minutes and retracted from syndication for airing on the NFL's home network. Upon its debut on the NFL Network in 2003, it aired on Wednesday and sometimes Thursday nights. In 2006, the show moved to Friday night. The time slot has remained the same--9 p.m. and midnight

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and

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times, for a total of three showings throughout the evening. NFL Network identifies the show as "Classic Games" in its listings. On September 10, 2007,

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bought rights to the show. They announced the first episode would air September 15, highlighting the

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45-35 win over the New York Giants. ION aired the game Saturday evenings at 6:00 PM Eastern Time and ended the series on December 29. ION's rights for the show were not renewed for the 2008 NFL season.

Hosts

Steve Sabol was the host up until his death in 2012. He had been with NFL Films since its inception in

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, and is one of only a handful of people to have viewed the first 40 Super Bowls in person.

References

External links

Game of the Week
on ION Television
Game of the Week
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