When the NFL on CBS announced its broadcasting assignments for Week 12, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson were nowhere to be found.
CBS’ NFL A-team is getting a much-deserved week off following a thriller between Buffalo and Kansas City in Week 11. They’ll be pulling double duty in Week 13 for the Chicago Bears against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, in addition to their regular Sunday assignment for CBS (likely an Eagles-Ravens game in Baltimore).
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The timing of this break is interesting, especially compared to last season, when CBS gave the trio Week 13 off after a stretch of two games in the same weekend. This year, however, they’ll take the break a week earlier, likely due to a lackluster Week 12 slate that includes Chiefs-Panthers, Buccaneers-Giants, Patriots-Dolphins, Titans-Texans and Broncos-Raiders.
Week 14 promises just a tad more, as CBS has Seahawks-Cardinals in what could be a late-season push for first place in the NFC West. Not a single other matchup consists of two teams at or above .500, so while we can’t assume what CBS’ A-team assignments will be more than two weeks out, perhaps the network will prioritize the most competitive matchup of the weekend.
In previous years, the A-team would typically get the Sunday after Thanksgiving off. Last season, CBS deviated from that pattern, keeping them on the call for Eagles-Bills before allowing a rest during a Week 13 slate that left a lot to be desired.
This year, though, CBS is opting for a break a week earlier.
And fittingly, it’s keeping Nantz, Romo and Wolfson on for another NFC-AFC matchup featuring two likely playoff teams.
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