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Patriots Game on National TV

NFL agrees to let CBS, NBC broadcast the game, too

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 26, 2007 5:56 PM CST

(Newser) – The Patriots' pursuit of perfection will be on national TV after all. The NFL relented to widespread complaints today and announced that Saturday night's game will be broadcast on CBS and NBC along with the NFL Network, the Boston Herald reports. Original plans to air the game only on the latter network rankled fans who didn't want to miss a chance to see the Patriots beat the Giants to finish 16-0.

“We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans,” said NFL chief Roger Goodell. The three-way broadcast is the first in league history, the Herald notes. No team has ever gone undefeated in a 16-game season, and a slew of Patriots players are poised to set individual league records.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick smiles as he answers a reporter's question during a media availability at the football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007. The... (Associated Press)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will gun for perfection on Saturday night. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) (Associated Press)

New England Patriots' Tom Brady reacts after failing to connect on a third down in the second quarter of their NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Foxborough, Mass.... (Associated Press)

FILE ** New England Patriots quarter back Tom Brady (12) directs the team in the second quarter of NFL football action against Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis, in this Nov. 4, 2007, file photo. (AP... (Associated Press)

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