NFL Slimetime
GenreSports
Written byShawn Robbins
Directed by
  • Bryan Kosowski
  • Bob Matina
  • Suzanne Smith
Presented by
Starring
  • Dylan Schefter[1]
  • George Johnston IV[2]
  • Mia Burleson[3]
  • Wolfgang Schaeffer
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes67
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseSeptember 15, 2021 (2021-09-15) –
present
Related
NFL on Nickelodeon

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]

In May 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered in September 2023.

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]

On May 11, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 6, 2023, along with the announcement of a second Christmas game to air on Christmas Day 2023,[12] later followed up by the announcement of Nickelodeon teaming with CBS to produce the first Super Bowl alternate broadcast during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, 2024.

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[13] such as white smoke, green slime,[14] and blue lightning. Players were given superimposed googly eyes[15][16][17][18] and hamburger hats.[19][20] Other recurring segments include Dylan Schefter[21][22] (the daughter of ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter) interviewing one particular player each week and commentary by George Johnston IV[23] in a segment called "George Knows Football".

For the 2021 season, NFL Slimetime featured a "Fantasy Showdown" segment, where each week, a new celebrity challenged 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. The weekly winner of "Celebrity Pick Party" reserved the right to wear the "Slime Chain", an oversized NFL Slimetime logo studded in colored rhinestones. "Celebrity Pick Party" returned for the 2023 season, but with a new format. This time, instead of a head-to-head matchup, Burleson and Gilmer, joined by the weekly celebrity guest picker, picked a game from the weekly lineup. Those who made a correct pick reserves the right to wear the "Slime Chain", while those who made an incorrect pick were slimed at the end of the show. In the event that everyone made a correct pick, a surprise sliming would occur.

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 portrayed by Wolfgang Schaeffer in Week 12 in 2021),[24][25] the main protagonist of The Loud House. Starting with the Week 11 episode during the 2022 season, Lincoln Loud was replaced by Nate Wright (voiced by Ben Giroux), from the Paramount+ series Big Nate.[26] Lincoln Loud briefly returned as the NVP announcer for the Pro Bowl, but using the same voice over as Week 4 and slightly changing the accompanying animation.[27][28]

Kyler Murray was the first winner of the weekly NVP.[29] Other winners during the 2021 season have included the participating quarterbacks in Super Bowl LV, Tom Brady[30] and Patrick Mahomes,[31] and Justin Tucker, whose record-setting 66-yard field goal led the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Week 3.[32]

2021 Weekly NVP winners

Week Winner Position Team Stats
1 Kyler Murray[33] QB Arizona 21/32, 289 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 1 INT, 20 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
2 Tom Brady QB Tampa Bay 24/36, 276 passing yards, 5 passing TDs, 6 rushing yards
3 Justin Tucker K Baltimore 4 FGM, 1 XPM, NFL record walk-off 66-yard field goal
4 Dak Prescott[34] QB Dallas 14/22, 188 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 35 rushing yards
5 Josh Allen QB Buffalo 15/26, 315 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 59 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
6 Derrick Henry[35] RB Tennessee 143 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs
7 Ja'Marr Chase[36] WR Cincinnati 8 receptions, 201 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
8 Mike White[37] QB NY 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[38] 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[39] QB LA Chargers 26/35, 317 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 1 INT, 6 rushing yards
14 George Kittle[40] 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[41] QB Cincinnati 37/45, 525 yards, 4 passing TDs, 11 rushing yards
17 Ja'Marr Chase WR Cincinnati 11 receptions, 266 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs
18 Deebo Samuel[42] 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[43] WR LA Rams 8 receptions, 92 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs, 7 rushing yards, Super Bowl MVP

2022 Weekly NVP winners

Week Winner Position Team Stats
1 Justin Jefferson[44] WR Minnesota 9 receptions, 184 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
2 Tua Tagovailoa[45] 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[46] 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 receiving TDs
12 Josh Jacobs RB Las Vegas 229 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 6 receptions, 74 receiving yards
13 San Francisco Defense 17 points allowed, 3 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery, 1 TD
14 Baker Mayfield QB LA Rams 22/35, 230 yards, 1 game-winning TD pass, 10 rushing yards
15 Jalen Hurts QB Philadelphia 22/37, 315 passing yards, 61 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs
16 Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City 16/28, 224 yards, 2 passing TDs, 8 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
17 Award Not Given^
18 Nyheim Hines KR Buffalo 4 kick returns, 235 return yards, 2 TDs
Super Wild Card Daniel Jones QB NY Giants 24/35, 301 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 78 rushing yards
Divisional Travis Kelce TE Kansas City 14 receptions, 98 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
Conference
Championship 		Miles Sanders RB Philadelphia 42 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 1 reception, 3 receiving yards
2023 Pro Bowl Austin Ekeler RB LA Chargers NVP of NVPs
Super Bowl LVII Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City 21/27, 182 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 44 rushing yards, Super Bowl MVP

2023 Weekly NVP winners

Week Winner Position Team Stats
Pre-season Deuce Vaughn RB Dallas 64 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs
1 Tyreek Hill WR Miami 11 receptions, 215 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
2 Mike Evans WR Tampa Bay 6 receptions, 171 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
3 Keenan Allen WR LA Chargers 18 receptions, 215 receiving yards, 1/1, 49 passing yards, 1 passing TD
4 Christian McCaffrey RB San Francisco 106 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 7 receptions, 71 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD
5 D. J. Moore WR Chicago 8 receptions, 230 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs
6 Dan Campbell HC Detroit 5–1 record
7 Myles Garrett DE Cleveland 9 total tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass deflection, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 blocked field goal
8 Will Levis QB Tennessee 19/29, 238 passing yards, 4 passing TDs, 11 rushing yards
9 Josh Dobbs QB Minnesota 20/30, 158 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 66 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
10 C. J. Stroud QB Houston 23/39, 356 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 8 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
11 Trevor Lawrence QB Jacksonville 24/32, 262 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 17 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs
12 DaRon Bland CB Dallas 10 total tackles, 1 pass deflection, 1 interception, 1 TD
13 Gardner Minshew QB Indianapolis 26/42, 312 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 2 rushing yards
14 Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore 24/43, 316 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 70 rushing yards
15 Baker Mayfield QB Tampa Bay 22/28, 381 passing yards, 4 passing TDs
16 Amari Cooper WR Cleveland 11 receptions, 265 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
17 Kyren Williams RB LA Rams 87 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 2 receptions, 14 receiving yards
18 Jordan Love QB Green Bay 27/32, 316 passing yards, 2 passing TDs
Super Wild Card Josh Allen QB Buffalo 21/30, 203 passing yards, 3 passing TDs, 74 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
Divisional Travis Kelce TE Kansas City 5 receptions, 75 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs

Notes

1. ^ Nickelodeon pre-empted the Week 17 recap scheduled for January 4, 2023, following Damar Hamlin's injury on Monday Night Football two days earlier.

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