CBS Goodbye to NFC Football 1993

This clip is from the final CBS NFC game in 1994. This ended 34 years of boadcasting the NFL/NFC package at CBS Sports. While CBS would get Football back, this was the end of an era.

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[malikstarks]

Fox handled the transition well, but I still miss the old CBS coverage of the NFC. In particular CBS used to have a dramatic intro before every game (even regular season) , that really got you pshched and ready for the game. (particularly when Summerall did the intro). Also no one beats Musburger as the studio host in the 70's and 80's.

[cboy619]

Actually, it would be even better if cable companies would get their collective head out of their "you know what's" and start carrying the NFL Network on a regular tier. Why do we have to watch "Lifetime" and "Hallmark Channel" but can't get the NFL Network...which more people would watch than those two (and many more) combined?

The cable companies want to squeeze money out of everything for something that would only cost 10 cents more per subsriber (on average).

[jojopuppyfish]

If you want to know the truth, Fox has been a big step down from the old days when CBS held the rights to the NFC.

Fox moved over everyone from CBS, but over the years FOX has gotten so obnoxious

[altfactor]

@Buckpenn CBS did carry Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts home games against NFC clubs from 1970 through 1993.

But it wasn't until `19898 that the network began covering those three teams on a regular basis.

[unicronrocks]

I was almost in tears when this aired. I'm glad CBS eventually got the NFL back. FOX turned the classic pregame show into a sideshow full of nonsense.

[ABWorsham4]

I miss that old CBS theme music.

[conductorinblack]

CBS may have gotten back into NFL coverage in 1998, but the feel and tone it's broadcasts of the AFC today is nothing like it's coverage of the NFC. Their announcer crews were much better and I kind of chuckle at how short a leash CBS kept Terry Bradshaw on. They had to! I'm a Steelers fan and I love Terry, but sometimes I just wanted to be able to reach into the picture tube and give him a shake..."DAMMIT BRADSHAW, WHAT ARE YA' THINKIN'?!"

Ray Scott, Lindsay Nelson...I miss 'em.

[TheDarkwingj]

this outro for CBS's NFC coverage is really the end of an era until 1998 when football returned to the network

[bayou432]

Right before this clip started to air live, the camera focused on Greg Gumbel sitting up in the press box at Texas Stadium, saluting all the staff and his broadcast colleagues, and starting to choke/tear up while saying "thank you everyone and good night." And Terry reached his arm over to put it on Greg's back to console him. It really was the end of an era for CBS.

[bluestripetiger]

It was indeed a sad moment---but the new era of the NFL is better because now no network has been left out. FOX now has NFC, CBS has AFC, NBC has Sunday Night, and ESPN/ABC has Monday Night. It really is amazing to see how much the NFL has grown over the years.

[JHollowayNetwork]

The NFL would return to CBS in 1998.

[phuturephunk]

I watched this play live. Brought a tear to my eye.