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'''''NFL on Sky Sports''''', previously known as '''''NFL Special''''', is [[Sky Sports]]' flagship live American football programme, broadcasting live [[National Football League]] on Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays over the course of a season. It is normally broadcast on ''Sky Sports Main Event'' or ''Sky Sports USANFL''. As of 2020, the broadcaster will be showing every [[Thursday Night Football|Thursday night]], [[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday night]] and [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] game live, alongside two Sunday evening games.<ref name=nflonsky2019>{{cite web |title=How to follow the NFL on Sky Sports in 2019/20 |url=https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/11791088/how-to-follow-the-nfl-on-sky-sports-in-2019-20 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=2 September 2019 |language=en |date=2 September 2019}}</ref>

As of the 2018/192019 season, the show is presented by Neil Reynolds, with [[Jeff Reinebold]] and, [[Shaun Gayle]] and [[Rob Ryan]] as regular co-analysts.<ref>{{cite web |titlename=NFL"nflonsky2019" on Sky Sports in 2018/19 |url=https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/11471818/nfl-on-sky-sports-in-201819 |website=Sky Sports |accessdate=8 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>.

As of the 2019 season, NFL on Sky Sports airs [[Thursday Night Football]], from [[NFL Network]]. Threetwo games air on a Sunday, evening (kicking off at 6pm,6:05pm & 9.:25pm), and[[NBC Sunday Night Football]] (at 1.15am:20am on Monday morning), and [[Monday Night Football]] on Tuesday at 1:15am.<ref name="nflonsky2019" /> Highlights from [[NFL RedZone]], which is broadcast on ''Sky Sports Mix'', are shown and commented on by Reynolds and his analysts. UntilAn 2015additional thegame programmeon airedSunday all of the [[NFL International Series]] games live from [[Wembley Stadium]], andmay also offeredbe exclusiveshown live coverage ofin the playoffsafternoon andif [[Super Bowl]] at the end of every season. From 2015 onwards, they only air two of the [[NFL International Series]] gameslive from London, coverage being shared with [[BBC Sport]]. They have exclusive coverage of the playoffs, whilst live coverage of the Super Bowl is available on both Sky Sports and BBC Sport in the UK.

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From the 2015 season, Sky hasSports thesecured live coverage of [[NBC Sports|NBC]]'s [[NBC Sunday Night Football|Sunday Night Football]] coverage and [[ESPN]]'s [[Monday Night Football]], giving Sky live rights to showevery NFL game during the NFLseason infor the UKfirst untiltime 2019ever.<ref name="skyonnfl2014skynewdeal2015">{{cite web |title=NFL on Sky Sports: extendsMonday dealNight withFootball NFLis part of new five-year yearsagreement |url=httphttps://www.nflskysports.com/nfl/news/story12118/0ap3000000400539/article9488140/sky-sports-extendswill-dealshow-withmonday-nflnight-football-as-part-of-a-new-five-yearsyear-deal-with-the-nfl |website=NFL.comSky Sports |accessdateaccess-date=8 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Similarly to Thursday Night Football, Sky Sports uses feeds from the American network to cover the late night Sunday game and the Monday game.

It had been presented since its debut by [[Kevin Cadle]], being joined until 2011 by [[Nick Halling]]. Neil Reynolds has sincethen replaced Halling, and providesprovided analysis alongside a guest analyst. [[Shaun Gayle]] is the primary guest analyst during the regular season from September to December, and [[Jeff Reinebold]] typically takes over from Gayle as primary analyst during the latter stages of the regular season and the playoffs. [[Cecil Martin]] previously served as analyst before being replaced by Gayle for the 2014 season. Previous analysts such as [[Daryl Johnston]] and [[Bradlee Van Pelt]] have also provided analysis for Sky Sports. However at the start of the 2016/172016–17 season [[Kevin Cadle]] announced that he would no longer present the show however he would make occasional appearances, with Dara Kennedy taking over as host. To start the 2017/182017–18 season Reynolds replaced Kennedy as host, and had [[Shaun Gayle]] and [[Corey Wootton]] as co-analysts. On 16 DecemberOctober 2017 it was announced that the long-time [[NFL]] show presenter [[Kevin Cadle]] had died at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kevin Cadle, former Sky Sports NFL presenter, dies aged 62 |url=https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/11083645/kevin-cadle-former-sky-sports-nfl-presenter-dies-aged-62 |accessdateaccess-date=8 January 2019 |work=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>.

Reynolds is often joined by guest analysts, such as [[Rob Ryan]], [[Solomon Wilcots]] and [[DeMarcus Ware]]. In addition, throughout the coverage, Reynolds and the panel will discuss the games through video call with the ''Around the NFL'' Podcast Team, including Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Sessler and Chris Wesseling; and journalist [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]].

* 1996–2011:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Halling leaves Sky Sports NFL coverage |url=http://neilmonnery.co.uk/2011/09/09/nick-halling-leaves-sky-sports-nfl-coverage/ |website=The Rambles of Neil Monnery |accessdateaccess-date=8 January 2019 |date=9 September 2011}}</ref>: [[Nick Halling]]

NFL on Sky Sports useswill use the commentary teams from the American networks, for the [[2024 NFL season]] including the likes of [[Al Michaels]] and [[Kirk Herbstreit]] ([[NFL on Prime Video|Amazon Prime Video]]), [[Jim Nantz]], and [[Tony Romo]] ([[NFL on CBS|CBS]]), [[AlKevin MichaelsBurkhardt]] and [[Tom Brady]] ([[Fox NFL|Fox]]), [[Mike Tirico]] and [[Cris Collinsworth]], ([[NBC Sunday Night Football|NBC]]) and [[Joe Buck]] and [[Troy Aikman]] ([[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]).

FromBetween 2013 onwardsand 2018, NFL on Sky Sports has regularly used a versionelements of theU.S. broadcaster [[Fox NFL#Theme_music|NFL on FoxSports]]' presentation including the [[theme music]]song,<ref>{{cite web |title=Sky Sports NFL 2014 Presentation -– Sky Sports |url=https://tvnewsroom.org/sky-sports/sky-sports-nfl-2014-presentation-109509/ |website=TV Newsroom |accessdateaccess-date=8 January 2019 |language=en |date=5 September 2014}}</ref>, composed by [[Scott Schreer]], and the title[[Fox sequenceNFL alsoSunday#Cleatus featuresthe Fox's [[Fox_NFL_Sunday#Cleatus_the_RobotRobot|Cleatus the Robot]] mascot. [[21st Century Fox]] owned Fox Sports and held a controlling share in Sky during this period. After Sky had been sold to [[Comcast]], the programme's theme music became "Wardance" composed by John Ross. The programme is typically produced from [[Sky Campus|Sky Studios]] in Osterley.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flanagan |first1=Aaron |title=How Sky Sports have helped revolutionise NFL coverage in the UK |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/american-sports/how-sky-sports-helped-revolutionise-11879592.amp?__twitter_impression=true |accessdateaccess-date=8 January 2019 |work=Daily Mirror |date=19 January 2018 |language=en}}</ref>. For the Super Bowl, Reynolds and his co-analysts broadcast live from the stadium.

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