Green Bay Packers

June 2, 2008 -- The familiar trio of Mike Greenberg, Mike Golic and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will call the West Coast game for the second consecutive year in ESPN’s season-opening Monday Night Football doubleheader -- Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders on September 8 at 10:15 p.m. ET. The game will follow the Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers telecast at 7 p.m.    » read more »

Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser to Call Four-Game Slate in August

April 3, 2008 -- ESPN will kickoff its 2008 Monday Night Football preseason schedule with the New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals Thursday, August 7 at 8 p.m. ET. ESPN’s commentator team of Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and analysts Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser will call four NFL preseason games during the month of August – three on Mondays and one Thursday – in anticipation of their regular-season debut on Monday, Sept. 8. All preseason games will begin at 8 p.m.    » read more »

Monday, September 8 – Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (7 p.m. ET) and Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders (10:15 p.m.)

March 31, 2008 -- ESPN’s Monday Night Football will kickoff its 39th season with a nationally televised doubleheader on Monday, September 8 – Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (7 p.m. ET) and Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders (10:15 p.m.). The commentator team of Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and analysts Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser will call the early game at Lambeau Field, marking ESPN’s first visit to the famed stadium for a MNF game. The crew for the second game will be announced later this offseason.    » read more »

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Linebacker Ray Lewis In-Studio for Countdown

January 17, 2008 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the AFC and NFC Championship games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who will join the crew as a special in-studio guest. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”    » read more »

January 16, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Green Bay Mayor James J. Schmitt today placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the NFC Championship Game between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. The game will take place Sunday evening at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The winner advances to Super Bowl XLII.    » read more »

- Saturday and Sunday Editions of Countdown and Matchup during NFL Playoffs
- Two-Hour SportsCenter Special Sunday Night at 9 p.m. to Recap Weekend Games

January 10, 2008 -- MADISON - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle released the following statement today regarding rumors of Brett Favre’s potential return to the Green Bay Packers for an 18th season:

“Like all Packer fans, I was excited to hear Brett Favre talking about returning to action next year for the green and gold. Brett Favre’s tremendous work ethic and willingness to go out and play hard every day represent the true spirit of Wisconsin.    » read more »

November 15, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Sal Paolantonio covering the Chiefs at Colts game; Bob Holtzman in Green Bay covering the Panthers against the Packers, and Ed Werder in Dallas for the Redskins at Cowboys. Planned features:    » read more »

November 8, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Sal Paolantonio covering the Cowboys at Giants game and Ed Werder in Pittsburgh for the Browns at Steelers. Planned features:

Marion Barber    » read more »

ESPN.com NFL Content: 44 Million Page Views, Up 36% FROM 2006

October 31, 2007 -- Monday night’s Green Bay Packers – Denver Broncos game on ESPN’s Monday Night Football earned a 10.5 rating, ESPN’s best of the year, representing an average of 10,163,000 homes, the most of any cable television show in 2007.    » read more »

October 25 , 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the day’s NFL matchups Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will also provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »

- Leads All Prime-Time Shows In Time Spent Viewing
- ESPN.com NFL Content: 48 Million Page Views, Up 41% From 2006

Monday Night Countdown Features

October 11, 2007 -- Former NFL coach Bill Parcells, who led the Patriots to the team’s second Super Bowl appearance in 1997 and rebuilt the Dallas Cowboys into its current roster as the team’s coach from 2003 to 2006, will make a special Sunday NFL Countdown appearance Sunday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m ET. Parcells will join Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Keyshawn Johnson, Tom Jackson, Emmitt Smith and NFL insider Chris Mortensen as they preview “The Duel in Dallas” Patriots at Cowboys game featuring two 5-0 teams.    » read more »

September 20, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview the day’s NFL matchups Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will also provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »

September 13, 2007 -- ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM will preview the day’s matchups Sunday at 11 a.m. ET with Chris Berman and analysts Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith. Chris Mortensen will also provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday segment – “Young is Restless” – featuring his opinion on the week's hottest topics.    » read more »