Jac Collinsworth and Former Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett to Anchor Pregame, Halftime, and Postgame Coverage for Saturday’s Opening Matchup
NBC Sports Presents USFL Doubleheader this Sunday Beginning with Houston Gamblers vs. Michigan Panthers at Noon ET on NBC & Peacock, Followed by Philadelphia Stars-New Orleans Breakers at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network
NBC Sports and FOX Sports to Present All 43 USFL Games Live During Inaugural Season
STAMFORD, Conn., – April 14, 2022 – The inaugural USFL season kicks off this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET as head coach Skip Holtz and the Birmingham Stallions face the New Jersey Generals, led by head coach Mike Riley, in a special simulcast on NBC, Peacock and FOX from Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala.
NBC Sports’ Jac Collinsworth and former Dallas Cowboys head coach and NFL quarterback Jason Garrett will anchor pregame, halftime, and post-game coverage for the inaugural matchup.
NBC Sports presents a USFL doubleheader this Sunday beginning with the league’s No. 1 overall draft pick, quarterback Shea Patterson and the Michigan Panthers facing quarterback Clayton Thorson and the Houston Gamblers at noon ET on NBC and Peacock. Jac Collinsworth will handle play-by-play commentary with Jason Garrett as analyst. Lewis Johnson will serve as sideline reporter and Sara Perlman will host pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.
Sunday’s second matchup features quarterback Kyle Sloter and the New Orleans Breakers against quarterback Bryan Scott and the Philadelphia Stars at 4 p.m. ET on USA Network. Paul Burmeister (play-by-play) and former NFL fullback Michael Robinson (analyst) will call the game alongside Lewis Johnson and Sara Perlman.
Saturday’s opening game is scheduled to air at the same time on two competitive networks (NBC and FOX), similar to Super Bowl I airing on NBC and CBS on January 15, 1967. (NOTE: A December 29, 2007 NFL game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants was broadcast on CBS, NBC and NFL Network, in a scheduling adjustment that was made in the days leading up to the game.)
For Saturday’s game, NBC Sports will provide pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage which will air on both networks, utilizing its on-air, production, and technical personnel. FOX Sports will produce the game coverage, which both networks will carry, using its broadcasters, production, and technical staff, and the same commercials will run on each network throughout the broadcast.
NBC Sports and FOX Sports, the USFL’s official media partners, will combine to present all 43 games live this inaugural season. For the 2022 USFL season, NBC Sports will present 22 games on NBC (9), USA Network (9), and Peacock (4), which will also stream all games broadcast on NBC. FOX Sports will carry 22 games split between FOX (14) and FS1 (8). The combined regular-season coverage on NBC and FOX will give the USFL 22 broadcast windows, more than any regularly scheduled sport in the first half of 2022.
2022 USFL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
(Schedule subject to change)
WEEK | MATCHUP | DATE | TIME (ET) | PLATFORM |
1 | New Jersey at Birmingham | Saturday, 4/16 | 7:30 p.m. | NBC, Peacock, FOX |
1 | Houston at Michigan | Sunday, 4/17 | Noon | NBC, Peacock |
1 | Philadelphia at New Orleans | Sunday, 4/17 | 4 p.m. | USA Network |
1 | Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh | Sunday, 4/17 | 8 p.m. | FS1 |
2 | Michigan at New Jersey | Friday, 4/22 | 8 p.m. | USA Network |
2 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia | Saturday, 4/23 | Noon | FOX |
2 | Birmingham at Houston | Saturday, 4/23 | 7 p.m. | FS1 |
2 | New Orleans at Tampa Bay | Sunday, 4/24 | 3 p.m. | NBC, Peacock |
3 | Tampa Bay at Houston | Saturday, 4/30 | 4 p.m. | FOX |
3 | Birmingham at New Orleans | Saturday, 4/30 | 8 p.m. | FOX |
3 | Pittsburgh at Michigan | Sunday, 5/1 | 2:30 p.m. | USA Network |
3 | New Jersey at Philadelphia | Sunday, 5/1 | 8 p.m. | Peacock |
WEEK 4 (May 6-8)
New Jersey Generals at Pittsburgh Maulers
Houston Gamblers at New Orleans Breakers
Philadelphia Stars at Michigan Panthers
Tampa Bay Bandits at Birmingham Stallions
WEEK 5 (May 13-15)
Birmingham Stallions at Philadelphia Stars
Michigan Panthers at Tampa Bay Bandits
New Orleans Breakers at New Jersey Generals
Pittsburgh Maulers at Houston Gamblers
WEEK 6 (May 21-22)
Houston Gamblers at New Jersey Generals
Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions
Pittsburgh Maulers at New Orleans Breakers
Tampa Bay Bandits at Philadelphia Stars
WEEK 7 (May 28-29)
Birmingham Stallions at Pittsburgh Maulers
New Jersey Generals at Tampa Bay Bandits
New Orleans Breakers at Michigan Panthers
Philadelphia Stars at Houston Gamblers
WEEK 8 (June 3-5)
Houston Gamblers at Tampa Bay Bandits
Michigan Panthers at Philadelphia Stars
New Orleans Breakers at Birmingham Stallions
Pittsburgh Maulers at New Jersey Generals
WEEK 9 (June 11-12)
Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions
New Jersey Generals at Michigan Panthers
Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers
Tampa Bay Bandits at New Orleans Breakers
WEEK 10 (June 18-19)
Birmingham Stallions at Tampa Bay Bandits
Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers
New Orleans Breakers at Houston Gamblers
Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals
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