Host Chris Berman and analysts Cris Carter, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson and Keyshawn Johnson will preview the NFL’s week 5 games on Sunday NFL Countdown on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN.
The three-hour program will also feature NFL insiders Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter and host Wendi Nix.
ESPN reporters at game sites:
Texans at Cowboys (Ed Werder and Ron Jaworski)Falcons at Giants (Sal Paolantonio)
Ravens at Colts (Lindsay Czarniak)
Cardinals at Broncos (Josina Anderson)
Features:
J.J. Watt: After returning an interception 80 yards for a touchdown, delivering nine quarterback hits and five tackles, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week. Countdown’s Michelle Beisner traveled to Houston for a one-on-one interview with Watt, the most disruptive defender in the NFL today.
500 Touchdown Club: Peyton Manning is one TD pass away from joining Brett Favre as the only two quarterbacks in NFL history with 500 touchdown passes. Countdown presents an essay welcoming the Denver Broncos signal caller to this exclusive club.
Football in Texas – “Friday Night Lights”: As the 3-1 Houston Texans face the 3-1 Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Countdown turns to Peter Berg, director of Friday Night Lights – the 2004 film about Texas high school football, to voice an essay on the meaning of football in the Lone Star State.
Giovani Bernard and his Mentor: Jim Trotter reports on the mentee-mentor relationship between Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard and Countdown’s Cris Carter, dating back to Bernard’s time playing for St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Carter helped as an assistant coach.
Hannah Storm “Face to Face” with Patrick Peterson: In a special contribution to Countdown, Hannah Storm, in her “Face to Face with Hannah Storm” series, features Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, who says his wife, Antonique Larry, is his most-ardent fan and harshest critic.
Fashion on NFL Sidelines: Tom Landry used to pace the Cowboys sidelines in a fedora, while Chiefs legendary coach Hank Stram wore a dapper sport coat. Now, the NFL has Bill Belichick in sweatshirts and Rex Ryan in sweater vests. Reporter Greg Garber examines the changing fashion style among NFL head coaches.
“We’re Preparing for Cincinnati”: Comedian Frank Caliendo recreates the evasive press conference on Wednesday by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
Jim Harbaugh – Comfortable in Chaos: ESPN The Magazine senior writer Seth Wickersham reports on how 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh thrives when it appears everything around him is falling apart.
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