NFL Slimetime
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Genre | Sports |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 35 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
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Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | September 15, 2021 present | –
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NFL Slimetime is an American weekly television sports show that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 15, 2021. The show focuses on the National Football League (NFL),[5] and airs throughout the NFL season.[6]
Production
On September 10, 2021, ViacomCBS announced that it would air a weekly NFL series on Nickelodeon and Paramount+,[7] NFL Slimetime,[8][9] hosted by Nate Burleson[10] and Dylan Gilmer[11] (of the Nickelodeon series Tyler Perry's Young Dylan).
On August 31, 2022, it was announced that the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 14, 2022.[3]
Format
NFL Slimetime features highlights and game footage that recaps the previous week's NFL action. Just like with Nickelodeon's first live NFL telecast on January 10, 2021 (the NFC Wild Card playoff game between the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints), these highlights are flavored with digital, comic strip-like animation[12] such as white smoke, green slime,[13] and blue lightning. Players were given superimposed googly eyes[14][15][16][17] and hamburger hats.[18][19] Other recurring segments include Dylan Schefter[20][21] (the daughter of ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter) interviewing one particular player each week, commentary by George Johnston IV[22] in a segment called "George Knows Football". For the 2021 season, NFL Slimetime featured a "Fantasy Showdown" segment, where each week, a new celebrity challenges Burleson and Gilmer to a game of fantasy football. For the 2022 season, the "Fantasy Showdown" segment was replaced by "Celebrity Pick Party", keeping the same format as Fantasy Showdown, but instead of picking players to form a team, the celebrity and Team Slimetime will pick winners from the different games each week.
NVP Award
Following Nickelodeon's first live NFL broadcast, the network brought back the NVP award for each episode, based on a player's performance the previous week and announced by Lincoln Loud (voiced by Asher Bishop, then[when?] Bentley Griffin, and specially portrayed by Wolfgang Schaeffer in Week 12 in 2021),[23][24] the main protagonist of The Loud House. Kyler Murray was the first winner of the weekly NVP.[25] Other winners during the 2021 season have included the participating quarterbacks in Super Bowl LV, Tom Brady[26] and Patrick Mahomes,[27] and Justin Tucker, whose record-setting 66-yard field goal led the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Week 3.[28]
2021 Weekly NVP winners
Week | Winner | Position | Team | Stats |
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1 | Kyler Murray[29] | QB | Arizona | 21/32, 289 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 1 INT |
2 | Tom Brady | QB | Tampa Bay | 24/36, 276 passing yards, 5 passing TDs |
3 | Justin Tucker | K | Baltimore | 4 FGM, 1 XPM, NFL record walk-off 66-yard field goal |
4 | Dak Prescott[30] | QB | Dallas | 14/22, 188 passing yards, 4 passing TDs |
5 | Josh Allen | QB | Buffalo | 15/26, 315 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 59 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD |
6 | Derrick Henry[31] | RB | Tennessee | 143 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs |
7 | Ja'Marr Chase[32] | WR | Cincinnati | 8 receptions, 201 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD |
8 | Mike White[33] | QB | New York Jets | 37/45, 405 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 2 INTs |
9 | Josh Allen | DE/LB | Jacksonville | 8 solo tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 1 fumble recovery |
10 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City | 35/50, 406 passing yards, 5 passing TDs |
11 | Jonathan Taylor[34] | RB | Indianapolis | 185 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs, 3 receptions, 19 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD |
12 | Leonard Fournette | RB | Tampa Bay | 100 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 7 receptions, 31 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD |
13 | Justin Herbert[35] | QB | LA Chargers | 26/35, 317 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 1 INT |
14 | George Kittle[36] | TE | San Francisco | 13 receptions, 151 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD |
15 | Christian Wilkins | DE | Miami | 7 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass deflection, 1 reception, 1 receiving yard, 1 receiving TD |
16 | Joe Burrow[37] | QB | Cincinnati | 37/45, 525 yards, 4 passing TDs |
17 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | Cincinnati | 11 receptions, 266 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs |
18 | Deebo Samuel[38] | WR | San Francisco | 4 receptions, 95 receiving yards, 45 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1/1, 24 passing yards, 1 passing TD |
Super Wild Card | Buffalo Offense | 47 points scored, 7 touchdowns scored on 7 offensive drives | ||
Divisional | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City | 33/44, 378 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 69 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, led game-tying drive to end regulation, and walk-off, AFC Championship Game berth-clinching touchdown drive in overtime |
Conference Championship | Evan McPherson | K | Cincinnati | 4 FGM, 1 XPM, walk-off 31-yard field goal to send Bengals to Super Bowl LVI |
2022 Pro Bowl | Joe Burrow | QB | Cincinnati | NVP of NVPs |
Super Bowl LVI | Cooper Kupp[39] | WR | LA Rams | 8 receptions, 92 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns, 7 rushing yards, Super Bowl MVP |
2022 Weekly NVP winners
Week | Winner | Position | Team | Stats |
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1 | Justin Jefferson[40] | WR | Minnesota | 9 receptions, 184 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs |
2 | Tua Tagovailoa[41] | QB | Miami | 36/50, 469 passing yards, 6 passing TDs |
3 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore | 18/29, 325 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 107 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD |
4 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LA Chargers | 60 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 6 receptions, 49 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD |
5 | Taysom Hill | TE | New Orleans | 112 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 1/1, 22 passing yards, 1 passing TD |
6 | Quinnen Williams[42] | DT | New York Jets | 5 total tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 blocked field goal |
7 | Joe Burrow | QB | Cincinnati | 34/42, 481 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 20 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD |
8 | A. J. Brown | WR | Philadelphia | 6 receptions, 156 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs |
9 | Detroit Defense | 9 points allowed, 3 interceptions, 1 sack | ||
10 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | Indianapolis | 147 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 receptions, 16 receiving yards |
11 | Travis Kelce | TE | Kansas City | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 3 TDs |
12 | Josh Jacobs | RB | Las Vegas | 229 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 6 receptions, 74 receiving yards |
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- ^ Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (February 16, 2022). "to the man who catches everything! our #SuperBowl NVP is @CooperKupp 🏆 congrats to Cooper and the LA @RamsNFL on winning this year's #SuperBowl!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (September 14, 2022). "2 Touchdowns + 2 Griddy's = #NFLSlimetime NVP! Congrats @JJettas2 of the Minnesota @Vikings! 💥💜" (Tweet). Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (September 21, 2022). "With 6 TD passes and a 21-point comeback win, our week 2 #NFLSlimetime NVP is @Tua Tagovailoa of the @MiamiDolphins! 🐬" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Nickelodeon [@Nickelodeon] (October 19, 2022). "Big congrats to @QuinnenWilliams of the @nyjets 🙌 J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS! #NFLSlimetime" (Tweet). Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Twitter.