BOOMER ESIASON GOES ONE-ON-ONE WITH NEW YORK JETS' DARELLE REVIS; AND SHANNON SHARPE TALKS WITH MINNESOTA VIKINGS RECEIVING CORPS OF BERNARD BERRIAN, PERCY HARVIN, SIDNEY RICE AND VISANTHE SHIANCOE

Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Report Live From Indianapolis on AFC Championship Game; and

Lesley Visser Reports Live From New Orleans on NFC Championship Game

THE NFL ON CBS, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its Golden 50^th year broadcasting the NFL, travels to Indianapolis for the 2010 American Football Conference Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:00 PM, ET) as the No. 5-seeded NEW YORK JETS (11-7) take on the AFC South champions and No. 1-seeded INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (15-2) live on the CBS Television Network. 

CBS Sports' coverage of the AFC Championship Game begins with THE NFL TODAY, the Network's pre-game studio show, on Sunday (2:00-3:00 PM, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.

Legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, who led the Jets to their only Super Bowl title in Super Bowl III with a stunning upset of the Baltimore Colts, narrates the opening of THE NFL TODAY in preview of the AFC Championship Game pitting the New York Jets against the Indianapolis Colts.  Shawn Robbins is the producer.

THE NFL TODAY's Boomer Esiason goes one-on-one with Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis talking about how he has shut down every receiver he has faced this season including Marques Colston, Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens, Steve Smith, and Reggie Wayne.  Sunday, Revis, the runner up for Defensive Player of the Year, gets his second crack at Wayne and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in the AFC Championship with a chance for the Jets' first Super Bowl appearance in 41 years.  Jeff St. Arromand is the producer.

Also, THE NFL TODAY's Shannon Sharpe sits down with Brett Favre's receiving corps of Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin, Sidney Rice and Visanthe Shiancoe.  When Brett Favre signed with Minnesota this season, he thought he would be mainly handing the ball off to Adrian Peterson but he ended up throwing the ball to this quartet a lot more than anticipated as he and the Vikings are now one win away from their first Super Bowl in 33 years.  Deb Gelman will be the producer. It will be shot in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

In addition, THE NFL ON CBS's lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms report live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. 

And Lesley Visser reports live from New Orleans with a preview of the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Saints. 

James Brown hosts THE NFL TODAY along with analysts Dan Marino, Esiason, Sharpe and Bill Cowher, as well as NFL TODAY "General Manager" Charley Casserly, and Visser and Sam Ryan reporting.

Eric Mann is senior producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.

Sean McManus is President, CBS News and Sports and serves as executive producer for the Network's coverage of the NFL.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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THE NFL ON CBS concludes its Golden 50^th year broadcasting the NFL with Super XLIV on Sunday, February 7, 2010 live from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. on the CBS Television Network.  This marks the 17^th time the Network will broadcast the Super Bowl overall and fourth time from Miami.

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CBS Sports Contacts:             

LeslieAnne Wade         212/975-5171              lwade@cbs.com

                                                Robin Brendle              212/975-1533              rlbrendle@cbs.com

                                                Jerry Caraccioli            212/975-7466              gwcaraccioli@cbs.com

                                                Jen Sabatelle                212/975-4120              jsabatelle@cbs.com