The NFL on CBS Theme (1992) | Original Version 

Rest In Peace John Madden (1936-2021)

This song plus Madden and Summerall were the peak NFL viewership experience.

*The true NFL on CBS theme.*

When the electric guitar melody kicks in I choke up. I'm 21 years old and haven't heard this version of the theme until maybe a couple of weeks ago. It really catches me off guard when I start to cry at anything. It's the greatest compliment I can give any piece of music.

I got goosebumps as an 8 and 9 year old watching Cowboy games whenever this came on. Then Pat Summerall said we here live from Texas Stadium. Thank God there are many many classic games especially from 1992 and 93 that has this theme.

We didn’t have cable TV for a time in the 90’s and I remember having to tune in to the Sunday Night NFL games on radio. This was the theme I remember hearing those Sunday Night games on radio up until 1999.

I can't be the only one that hears Pat Summerall's voice in my head at the 0:20 mark welcoming you to a stadium. Since I have lived in Pittsburgh my whole life and the Steelers usually played at 1, my mom would usually put on whatever CBS game was at 4. Great memories

This theme music was heard of some NFL on CBS play-by-play announcers back in the day (1992 version): * Pat Summerall. * Verne Lundquist. * Dick Stockton. * Jim Nantz. * Tim Ryan. * Sean McDonough. * James Brown. * Mike "Doc" Emrick.

This song was the anthem of the long-dominant NFC during this time. I hear this and remember a time when the NFC seemed like they were playing a different game altogether from the other conference.

My goodness. Bring this them back NFL. It is simply AWESOME.

They should of kept this theme. It went perfectly with Pat Summers's intros.

From 1986 to 1993 the NFL on CBS had a plethora of distinguished announcers. Whatever way people felt about these announcers, there is no denying that they had a loaded list of accomplished announcers. On the play-by-play side, their main announcers were Pat Summerall, Verne Lundquist, Dick Stockton, Jim Nantz, James Brown, and Tim Ryan, all of whom have had remarkable careers that speak for themselves. They also at various points had Brad Nessler, Sean McDonough, and Doc Emrick. And of course, Greg Gumbel was their studio host. On the analyst side, they had the likes of John Madden, Terry Bradshaw, Dan Dierdorf, Joe Theismann, Dan Fouts, Randy Cross, Matt Millen, Hank Stram, and Merlin Olsen either throughout this whole time or for parts of it. Like all of the pbp guys listed, these analysts all had distinguished careers of their own in the broadcasting booth. People can have varying opinions on these and all other announcers, but what can't be denied is the objective accomplishments of them.

CBS is the KING of sports theme songs!

Wow hearing this gives me a feeling I can’t even describe

Worth coming back to every so often for a guaranteed lift.

I love the theme they have nowadays but it would be awesome if they brought this back for the Super Bowl

When you had Pat Summerall narrate an intro to this, it was the GOAT announcer with the GOAT theme.

Easily the best NFL theme ever for me. Nothing elicited more emotion, nothing was a more perfect audible reflection of the drama on the field. R.I.P. to my Washington Redskins. Thanks for the memories. Dan Snyder killed you long before the name change, and the NFL helped him burry the body.

When CBS brought back the NFL in 1998, they re-recorded the theme.

Bring this back!

Hearing this makes think back to Super Bowl 26.

Back when play by play was an art form.

Gives me WRAL and WNCT vibes when the Redskins, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, 49ers and Falcons (occasionally) would play on CBS

Best theme ever

49ers-Cowboys in the playoffs on CBS next week.....just like the good old days! Too bad we won't hear this theme, though, or Pat and John.

Need to use this tomorrow for the 49ers vs cowboys wildcard game

Who else always hears the ‘60 Minutes’ clock after the end of this song?

This awesome intro could also be for whatever game Pat Summerall and John Madden were covering that day.

RIP John Madden

R.I.P. John Madden (1936-2021).

We welcome you to Cleveland for the saints vs the browns game. Sean McDonough alongside with Dan jiggetts.

Thank you!!!

This is so fire!🔥

Beautiful theme….. Last time I heard this (that I can recall ever) was right before the Cowboys v 49ers 1992 NFC Championship game when I was like 10 yrs old. I just recall this because there was like a 5 second blackout pause before this intro song came on showcasing the game, and I was extremely nervous being a Cowboys fan who, honestly, was not expecting the best outcome due to playing at Candlestick Park. Undeniably, IMO still the best NFL theme I have heard and gives me so many memories of those great seasons in the 90’s. The new themes suck and I can’t stand them!!!

0:34: "The NF...LLLL isss on the net-work C-B...S! THE NF-L isss ON THE NET-WORK CB-S!!!"

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1:28 quick preview (local station) 0:00 full intro

RIP John Madden.

Best ever. Totally destroys the current CBS theme

Let’s make this happen fellas. Flood they social media

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NFL on CBS theme (1992-1994).

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Back when this song was being used, I guarantee that anyone taking a knee during the national anthem would have not only made them not unpopular, but also booed off the field.