OCTOBER 12, 2001

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES "NFL FEVER ON MONDAY NIGHT" ON XBOX
 
NFL Fever 2002's Simulated Monday Night Highlight Reel to Appear Thursdays at Xbox.com
 
Today, Microsoft announced the launch of NFL Fever on Monday Night, a simulated highlight reel that will appear every Thursday on www.xbox.com previewing the upcoming Monday Night football game. Each simulation will be played out in NFL Fever 2002 using the exact stadiums with corrected rosters from each game.

In the inaugural NFL Fever on Monday Night contest, the Washington Redskins defeated their arch rival Dallas Cowboys 7 - 3 in a defensive struggle. The Redskins defense held the Cowboys to 111 yards of total offense. 
  
NFL Fever 2002 is due out in stores with the launch of Xbox on November 15th. The eagerly anticipated football game will feature motion capture and football expertise from All-Pro Quarterback Peyton Manning, music from Public Enemy's Chuck D and the hip-hop group N*E*R*D along with play-by-play voices of NFL analysts Dick Stockton and Ron Pitts.
  
To check out this week's Redskins versus Cowboys simulated highlights visit www.xbox.com

NFL Fever 2002 is an Officially Licensed Product of PLAYERS INC. The PLAYERS INC. logo is a registered trademark of the NFL players. © 2001 NFLP. Team names and logos are trademarks of the teams indicated. All other (NFL-related marks) are trademarks of the National Football League and NFL Properties. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

 Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever.  Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox will be available in North America on November 15, 2001 at the suggested retail price of $299.99.