Undefeated Chicago takes on Philly in AFL lead game this Sunday
March 4, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â Mar. 4, 2004 â NBC Sports' four-game regional coverage of the Arena Football League on Sunday, Mar. 7, moves to noon ET with the lead match-up of undefeated Chicago (4-0) facing Philadelphia (1-3). Bob Papa (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and reporter Val Sikahema from WCAU-TV in Philadelphia have the call.
During NBC's five-week coverage of the PGA Tour's "Southern Swing," which tees off this weekend with the Ford Championship at Doral in Miami on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, the AFL on NBC will move to noon ET each Sunday. The weekend of The Players Championship (March 27-28) there will be no AFL games broadcast on NBC.
Los Angeles quarterback Tony Graziani will join studio host Al Trautwig and analyst Glenn Parker for a preview of Sunday's match-ups, halftime game updates and post game wrap-up interviews.
NBC's other AFL regional games include:
Las Vegas (2-2) @ Georgia (2-2): Eli Gold (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), and reporter Fred Kalil from WXIA-TV in Atlanta;
Undefeated San Jose (3-0) @ New York (1-3): Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Pat Haden (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (reporter);
Tampa Bay (2-2) @ New Orleans (3-1): Allen Bestwick (play-by-play), Mike Pawlawski (analyst) and Rich Lenz from WDSU-TV in New Orleans.
âNASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience' to Make Broadcast Debut on NBC
Also on Sunday, the AFL on NBC coverage will feature an exclusive preview from "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience." Opening nationwide on March 12, the latest IMAX movie delves into the NASCAR phenomenon and showcases the thrill and speed of the sport up-close and personal on eight story-high IMAX® screens. NBC will debut a two-minute excerpt from "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience" film during the four regional AFL broadcasts which begin at noon ET. The AFL will also show the excerpt on video screens.
Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, the Warner Bros. Pictures, IMAX Corporation and NASCAR joint venture "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience," provides an insider's perspective of the nation's No. 1 spectator sport, with a brief look back at how it all began. It introduces the revered drivers and their lives both on and off the track, as well as their dedicated teams and fans whose unfailing support is essential to success. The film also steers its focus on the science of today's racing technology, and the teamwork that binds it together. Packed with heart pounding, behind-the-wheel action, "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience" delivers high-speed thrills at every turn.
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