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Main article: NBC's broadcast begins at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time with its, which runs until kickoff (which usually occurs around 8:20 p.m. The show serves the same purpose as did for ESPN, offering recaps of the early action as well as a preview of the game to come. The show emanates from the NBC Sports studios in Connecticut as well as at the game site.,,, and broadcast from the studio while reports from the game.

Michaels, Collinsworth, and Tafoya will also appear. Contract [ ] NBC's current NFL contract includes the rights to the season-opening Thursday night, the game played on Thanksgiving Night, and two games, one in the and one in the Divisional Playoffs.

Under the initial 6-year deal, the network was also awarded the rights to two games, following the 2008 () and 2011 () seasons, and the games in the years which NBC was slated to air the Super Bowl. Beginning in 2012, through an extension to the contract that runs through 2022, NBC also gained the rights to air a primetime (which had previously been part of 's package), one divisional playoff game in lieu of a Wild Card game in the postseason, and the rights to Super Bowls held or to be held in 2015 for (), 2018 for () and. However, the Pro Bowl is not included in the new contract as ESPN was set to gain exclusive rights to the game in 2015, with NBC's broadcast of the being the final time the game would air on broadcast television for the foreseeable future.

NBC is the current home of the annual, which begins the NFL's preseason each August. However, the 2007 game aired on the NFL Network as the league had planned to stage the just a few days later (before it was postponed indefinitely), to be televised by NBC as a tie-in to its coverage of the in. Normally, there are two other preseason telecasts on NBC; however, because of the Beijing Olympics, only two were shown in 2008. Two preseason games (the Hall of Fame game and one other match-up, depending on other NBC Sports commitments), and the Thursday night season opener were retained as part of the new contract beginning in 2014. From 2006 until 2013, NBC's contract included the rights to both Saturday wild card playoff games that had been previously aired by ABC as part of its Monday Night Football contract. Provided play-by-play for the early game until 2012, with taking the position in 2013.

Joe Gibbs was the initial color commentator for these broadcasts, doing so until 2008 when he replaced John Madden as lead analyst., NBC's color commentator until 2012, taking as color commentator in 2013. Scheduling [ ]. For more details on each game's results and statistics, see. Opening game [ ] The first regular season game to be shown by NBC under this contract, between the and the, aired on September 7,, followed by the first Sunday-night game – between the and – on September 10, 2006. The actual first game of the run – the 2006 between the and – was televised on August 6, 2006. Flexible scheduling [ ] NBC Sunday Night Football is the beneficiary of.

Since the NFL now considers Sunday Night Football to be its featured game of the week, for the final seven weeks of the season (seven of the final eight weeks during the 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2017 seasons because of weekend), the NFL has the flexibility in selecting games that are more intriguing and typically have playoff implications to air on Sunday night. World Series conflicts [ ] In its first four seasons of Sunday night coverage, NBC took one week off in late October or early November, so as not to conflict with 's coverage of baseball's. In 2006 NBC did not air a game on October 22, which was the scheduled date for Game 2 of the World Series, but a potential conflict still existed on October 29 had the series gone seven games (the conflict never arose, however, as the 2006 World Series ended in five games). With the change in World Series scheduling beginning in 2007, NBC did not air an NFL game in order to avoid a conflict with World Series Game 4, which is the first chance a team would have to clinch the series. In 2007, there was no game on October 28; in 2008, there was no game on October 26; and, in 2009, there was no game on November 1. Although no games aired on these nights, Football Night in America still aired as scheduled at 7:00 p.m. NBC televised a game on October 31, 2010 and again on October 23, 2011, opposite Game 4 of the World Series on Fox in both cases.

Both games featured the at home, first in 2010 against the, then in 2011 against the. And do not have a team, and the have had poor seasonal performances in recent years, at the time having not recorded a winning record since 1992.

Ratings have been mixed for these results, with the NFL winning the night in 2010 while MLB won in 2011. While the Saints won both games, the former matchup featuring a in the Steelers, combined with the latter matchup against the Colts being a 62–7 blowout while Game 4 of the between the and was a more closely contested game, caused the ratings to slip in 2011. In 2012, the NFL once again scheduled the Saints to play on Sunday Night Football in late October, this time against the at on October 28 ( does have an MLB team, the, that has had limited success in recent seasons, though they did not contend for the in 2012). The game wound up being scheduled opposite the fourth (and final) game of the. For 2013, SNF aired the game at the on October 27, opposite Game 4 of the. Both the Packers and Vikings have a baseball team in their respective home states ('s and 's ), but the two Major League Baseball teams have struggled in recent years.

The 2014 game, between the Packers and Saints in New Orleans, was scheduled against Game 5 of the, which under the seven-game format would be played only if necessary (a split in the first two games between the and assured the series would need at least five games to determine a champion). Major League Baseball moved the start of the series to a Tuesday instead of Wednesday so it could avoid competing with the NFL on Thursday and Monday nights in addition to Sunday night. In 2015, the NFL once again scheduled the Packers to play on Sunday Night Football, this time against the Broncos at Sports Authority Field on November 1.

Both the Packers and the Broncos entered the game undefeated at 6-0. However, this game wound up being scheduled opposite the fifth (and final) game of the between the and the that night. Both the Packers and the Broncos have a baseball team in their respective home states (Wisconsin's Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado's Rockies), but both of those MLB teams performed poorly that season. For 2016, SNF aired the - rivalry game at on October 30, opposite to Game 5 of the between the and the. Both the Eagles and the Cowboys have a baseball team in their respective home cities ('s and 's, the latter plays their home games at nearby in ). The Phillies did not contend for the in 2016, while the Rangers won the title that season, but they lost in three games to the in the; on the other hand, the and the, the NFL franchises of the participating World Series cities, have been performing at the bottom of its respective divisions in recent years, with the Browns issues dating back to the team's.

As for the two games that aired simultaneously on October 30, the Cubs beat the Indians, 3-2, to force a Game 6 of the World Series on November 1, while the Cowboys beat the Eagles, 29-23, in overtime. In 2017, the NFL once again scheduled the Steelers to play on SNF, this time against the on October 29. This game aired opposite Game 5 of the between the and the.

Both the Steelers and the Lions have a baseball team in their respective home cities ('s and 's, the latter plays their home games at nearby in Detroit), but neither of their baseball counterparts did well that season; as for the NFL franchises of the participating World Series cities, the (who moved back to Los Angeles from St. Louis in 2016) were in contention for the through Week 8 of the 2017 season (meanwhile, Los Angeles' other team, the, who moved from San Diego in 2017, were struggling at that same point of the season) while the have reached the playoffs the previous two seasons. As for the two games that aired simultaneously on October 29, the Steelers beat the Lions, 20-15, while in Game 5 of the World Series, the Astros beat the Dodgers, 13-12, in 10 innings. 2000s [ ] 2006 [ ] In the 2006 season, in addition to the World Series off-week, there was no game scheduled for night; NBC broadcast that week's game (Eagles at ) on Christmas afternoon instead. A half-hour version of Football Night in America aired before the Christmas game and the two 'Wild Card Saturday' games.

During the 2006 season, no game was initially scheduled for NBC in the affected weeks – instead, the schedule slot for the NBC game was left vacant, with one Sunday afternoon game being moved to the primetime slot (the schedule for the affected weeks simply read 'one of these games will move to 8:15 Eastern'). And could each protect four of its games during Weeks 10 through 15 and also each protect one of its games for Week 17; however, these two networks had to decide which games to protect in early October 2006, after Week 4 of the NFL season. 2007 [ ] For the first time since NBC gained the rights to Sunday Night Football, a tentative full-season schedule was unveiled, including games in the last seven weeks of the season. Those games could be replaced under flexible scheduling if the need arose. The same rules under which CBS and Fox protect games for their own packages still apply. Three of the games in the last seven weeks of the season were eventually replaced with more compelling matches.

This resulted in the situation – twice – of having a team playing on consecutive Sunday nights. Had consecutive Sunday nighters: the November 18 New England at game was moved to prime time and was followed on November 25 by the already-scheduled at New England game. Likewise, the Washington Redskins played a scheduled game at the on December 16, and their December 23 game in was moved to prime time. For the last week of the season, the – game was moved, switching places with the – game that was originally scheduled in the Sunday night slot; the Titans needed a win to secure the final playoff spot. In addition, the annual preseason Hall of Fame Game telecast was shifted to NFL Network, in anticipation of NBC airing the China Bowl contest from Beijing; however, the China Bowl was canceled. 2008 [ ] The 2008 schedule, released on April 15, continued the 2007 practice of a scheduled game possibly being moved in favor of a more compelling one during Weeks 11 through 16 (November 16 through December 21), but left the slot open on the final Sunday, December 28. The NFL Kickoff Game between the and that was played on September 4 started at 7:00 p.m.

Eastern Time instead of the normal 8:30 p.m. Time in order to avoid conflict with the nomination speech that gave at the that night; the game ended at 10:01 p.m. Eastern Time, averting any conflict. As had happened in 2007, a team played on consecutive Sunday nights due to a game being moved into the Sunday night time slot. The originally scheduled New York Giants- game on December 14 was followed by a flexed December 21 home game for the Giants against the; the Giants-Panthers game was flexed because it carried serious playoff implications, as the winner would clinch the 's top seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. This was the second of three flexed games, with a December 7 interconference matchup between the and. The league filled the open spot on December 28 with a game between the and with major playoff implications, as the winner of that game would win the AFC West and earn a home game in the playoffs while the loser would be eliminated.

2009 [ ] The 2009 schedule, released on April 14, continued the 2007 and 2008 practice of scheduling a game every Sunday night during the season (except during the World Series) but declaring the games in Weeks 11 through 16 (November 22 through December 27) subject to change, should a more compelling matchup arise. The pattern of the 2007 and 2008 schedules was continued, as the slot for the final Sunday night of the season – January 3, 2010 – was left vacant.

Two games were 'flexed' in the 2009 season, as the – game replaced the original December 6 matchup between the and. To fill the vacant game slot for the last week of the season, NBC was given the matchup between the and that was originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Eastern on CBS, with this game having playoff implications for both teams. For the Jets, a win would have put them in the playoffs, while the Bengals had the potential to improve their seeding for the playoffs with a victory. The Jets-Bengals game ended up being the last game played at (the Jets could have hosted the AFC Championship game, but the did not hold up their end of the deal).

2010s [ ] 2010 [ ] The 2010 schedule, released on April 20, placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game for the first time since the NBC Sunday night contract began. It also continued the previous practice of scheduling a Sunday night game during every week of the season, and declaring the games in Weeks 11 through 16 (November 21 through December 26) as 'flex games', meaning they reverted to Sunday afternoon if a more attractive matchup arose. The Week 16 game, between the and, originally scheduled for December 26, was moved to December 28 due to a that affected most of the.

The NFL postponed the game after Philadelphia Mayor declared a snow emergency for the city. It was the 23rd NFL game to be played on a Tuesday, but the first since.

This was the only game, outside of the final Sunday night, to be 'flexed' in the 2010 season; the original schedule called for the to play the in (the game was moved to CBS, and was indeed in Cincinnati). Because of this, a full 90-minute edition of Football Night aired on December 26, with a short five-minute pre-game leading into the game on the 28th, while Faith Hill's introduction was not played due to time constraints before kickoff. For the Week 17 matchup, NBC featured the 7–8 playing the 6–9 in a win-and-in game, where the winner of the game would qualify for the playoffs as the NFC West Division Champion while the loser will be eliminated.

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams by a score of 16-6, thus advancing to the playoffs whilst the Rams were eliminated from playoff contention 2011 [ ] The 2011 schedule, released on April 19, once again placed a Sunday night game ( at on October 23, the fourth straight time these teams played each other on national television) opposite a World Series game. Sunday night games between November 13 and December 18 (inclusive) were 'flex games', which could have reverted to Sunday afternoon if a more competitive matchup arose (one was; see below).

The final Sunday night of the season – January 1, 2012 – was likewise a 'flex game'; the slot, vacant when the schedule was released, was filled by the game between the and the (see below). The Hall of Fame Game scheduled for August 7, and to be shown on NBC, was canceled due to the that offseason; it was the only game to be affected. The NFL announced on November 8 that the Week 13 game between the Indianapolis Colts and would be moved to 1:00 p.m. Eastern on CBS, while a replacement game would be announced by November 22. This was due to the Colts struggling without their star quarterback (without him, the Colts lost 62–7 to the in a Sunday night game on October 23). This also marked the first time the NFL announced that a Sunday night game was being moved to the afternoon without simultaneously announcing a replacement. On November 21, the matchup between the and New Orleans Saints was flexed into the Sunday night slot.

As compensation to Fox because they only had two other games in the early time slot, the league gave them the – game that was originally to air on CBS. This was the first time that the league moved an interconference telecast to the home team's Sunday afternoon regional broadcaster. On November 14, the NFL decided to keep the Week 12 matchup between the and on November 27 in place after the league considered flexing it out for other matchups, particularly the showdown between the and the and the interconference matchup between the and the, due to the (of which the Chiefs are a member) being a weak division for 2011. On December 7, the NFL ended up keeping the Week 15 matchup between the and the on December 18, a decision that came a day late due to the NFL Committees meetings that took place on the day before.

NBC wanted the game between the and the Denver Broncos as it featured a matchup between and, two players with high popularity. While CBS did not protect that game, the network was fighting to keep the game since they had lost the aforementioned Week 13 Broncos-Vikings game to Fox, denying the network the earlier chance to capitalize on Tebow's marketability. For the second consecutive season, and third overall, the last Sunday night game that was flexed in featured a contest in which the winner would become the division champions and earn a home game in the playoffs while the loser would be eliminated.

This particular matchup was for the between the and the at, a rematch of Week 14's Sunday night broadcast. This was the first time NBC had shown both meetings of division rivals during a regular season. The 2011 season ended with an average of 20.7 million viewers and was the of the 2011–12 television season, dethroning, which was the highest-rated program for eight consecutive seasons. As a further result, Sunday Night Football became the first-ever television sports series of any kind to finish a television season as the most-watched show. 2012 [ ] The 2012 schedule, released on April 17, once again placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game. This was the third straight year a World Series game competed against a Sunday night game.

During the halftime of that game, aired a brief special report regarding, anchored. Sunday night games between November 18 and December 23 (inclusive) were 'flex games'; they would revert to Sunday afternoon if a more competitive matchup arose. The only flexed game of the season that displaced a scheduled game took place on December 23; the at game reverted to the afternoon, and the played in that night. This resulted in the 49ers playing on consecutive Sunday nights, both on the road (the team played in the previous Sunday night, December 16). A portion of the San Francisco-New England game aired on the and due to NBC News' live coverage of 's speech following the. The final Sunday night of the season – December 30, 2012 – likewise was a 'flex game'; the slot was left vacant when the schedule was released, as has been the practice of the past four seasons. It was filled by the game between the and the.

Usually announced on the Tuesday before game day (but sometimes before), the game typically highlights a situation in which the winner advances to the playoffs while the loser does not; the winner of this flex game would win its division, although the Redskins would still advance to the playoffs as a wild card team – even if the team lost – if certain other teams lost. After the first 15 games were played that day, which included the clinching the #6 seed in the NFC with a win, the game would turn out to be a winner-take-all, in which the winner would clinch the No. 4 seed in the NFC and the loser would be eliminated regardless. The Redskins would eventually defeat the Cowboys 28–18 and clinch their first NFC East crown since 1999.

2013 [ ] The 2013 schedule, released on April 18, once again placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game. This was the fourth straight year that a World series game competed against a Sunday night game. Sunday night games between November 17 and December 22 (inclusive) were 'flex games', they would revert to Sunday afternoon if a more competitive matchup arose. The final Sunday night of the season – December 29, 2013 – likewise was a 'flex game'; the slot was left vacant when the schedule was released, as has been the practice of the past five seasons. The game site (and, by extension, its teams) was determined after the completion of most Week 16 games. It was filled by the game between the and the.

The league announced on November 1, 2013, that the Week 11 – game, originally scheduled as CBS's only late 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time singleheader game, was flexed into the Sunday Night Football, replacing the originally scheduled – game. CBS originally selected the Chiefs–Broncos matchup as one of their 'protected games' from flex-scheduling, but later allowed the league to flex it so it could be seen by a national audience. This would be one of two cases of a team playing on consecutive Sunday nights due to one of the games being moved into the Sunday night slot (as the Broncos would play the the following Sunday night); the Philadelphia Eagles, the other team to play on consecutive Sunday nights, played at home against the on December 22 and played in Dallas on December 29. On December 2, 2013, the reported (via ) that the Week 15 game between the Steelers and the for December 15 would remain in the Sunday night slot, a report later confirmed by the NFL. The league had considered flexing the game out due to the Steelers starting the season 0-4, which included a 20-10 loss to the Bengals on Monday Night Football earlier in the season that was more of a blowout than the final score indicated. Ultimately, it was decided to keep the rematch in the Sunday night slot due the Steelers making a late playoff push, the that provides high ratings regardless of how well the Steelers are doing, as well as a lack of compelling matchups for the week, with only two other pairings that did not have a team with a losing record by the flex deadline (Patriots at and at Detroit Lions, the latter being a Monday night game which could not be flexed out of its slot).

On December 10, 2013, the NFL decided to flex the Week 16 -Philadelphia Eagles matchup into the Sunday night slot, replacing the New England Patriots- matchup, which moved to the late afternoon slot on CBS. The move surprised many in the television industry, as all four teams were strong playoff contenders. Some have speculated that since the Patriots had an opportunity to lock up the before their game in (the Patriots were ultimately upset by the Dolphins 24-20), while the other three teams would not be able to clinch playoff spots (nor would they be eliminated) prior to Week 16, that the Bears-Eagles matchup might be more compelling. There was also speculation that moving the Patriots-Ravens game to the late afternoon slot on CBS gives that network a more compelling matchup in their week to have a doubleheader, as the other two matchups scheduled to air on CBS in the late afternoon slot featured teams that were having down years (Steelers-Packers) or weren't expected to contend for the playoffs and only appealed to their home markets (Raiders-Chargers); the Patriots-Ravens matchup ultimately received CBS's primary broadcasting crew ( and ) and national coverage outside the local markets and markets of the other late games. John Ourand of SportsBusiness Journal reported that the league wanted to keep the total number of games taken from CBS and Fox, dating back to the start of the current television contracts, roughly equal. Otherwise, an obscure rule in the broadcast contracts would have prevented the league from possibly flexing a Week 17 AFC game, originally scheduled to be televised on CBS, to the final Sunday night slot.

2013 was also the first season in which no Sunday Night Game was originally scheduled for Week 17 of the NFL season, thus allowing the ability to move the most intriguing and Playoff-relevant matchup of the week to the Sunday Night time slot. The final game of the 2013 NFL Regular season was played on December 29, 2013 between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys to determine the NFC East division champion. The Eagles won by a score of 24-22, thus advancing to the playoffs. Sunday Night Football games Week Planned game Selected game Ref. 11 at at 12 Broncos at 13 Giants at 14 at Packers at 15 at 16 at at 17 no game scheduled at 2014 [ ] When the 2014 NFL schedule was released on April 23, it placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game for the fifth straight year. Starting with this season, NBC was permitted to begin flexing games as soon as Week 5, with the restriction that no more than two games may be flexed between Weeks 5 and 10.

The final Sunday night of the season – December 28, 2014 – likewise was a flex game; the slot was left vacant when the schedule was released, as been the practice of the past six seasons. The game's teams (and, by extension, its location) was announced after most week 16 games it was filled by the and. Country/pop superstar Carrie Underwood continued her role as the performer of the Sunday Night Football opener.

On November 11, 2014, the NFL announced that the November 23 game between the and game would air as scheduled, even though the – game was considered to be a better matchup, citing that the Cowboys are one of the most popular NFL teams playing in the country's largest media market. For the first time since flexed scheduling went into effect, no Sunday night games were flexed during the season other than Week 17 (where the matchup is usually determined as late as six days prior to the Sunday of Week 17). On December 21, 2014, the NFL announced that the between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals would be flexed into the Week 17 Sunday Night Football slot, with the winner clinching the.

The league considered flexing the – game into the Sunday night slot as it decided the while the loser would be eliminated, but the division being historically weak (it was assured to have a division winner with a losing record by the end of Week 16), combined with the Steelers being a major draw, led to the league's decision. With the Steelers and Bengals clinching a playoff spot in Week 16, it also marked the first time since the NFL scheduled all-intradivisional matchups in Week 17 in 2010 that a game flexed to the Week 17 slot featured at least one team (in this case both) that was already in the playoffs. It was later reported by columnist that the league chose to flex the Steelers-Bengals game because CBS has not had a game flexed in the Week 17 slot since 2009; the aforementioned Falcons-Panthers matchup was later flexed to CBS as part of the new television contract that allows intraconference matchups to be flexed between CBS and Fox. 2015 [ ] The 2015 schedule was released on April 21, 2015. The defending Super Bowl champions the New England Patriots faced the Pittsburgh Steelers during the NFL Opening Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 10, 2015. Other notable games included the Seattle Seahawks versus the Green Bay Packers (Week 2) and the New England Patriots versus the Indianapolis Colts (Week 6) in a rematch of their respective conference championship games. It also placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game for the sixth straight year.

The final Sunday night game of the season – January 3, 2016 – likewise was a flex game; the slot was left vacant when the schedule came out as has been the practice over the past seven seasons. The games team's (and by extension, and its location) was announced after most Week 16 games. It was filled by the. The wound up playing on consecutive Sunday nights — at the in Week 10 and then, at home against the in Week 11 (Cardinals won both of those games), with the latter being flexed into the Sunday night slot. The December 20 game ( at ) reverted to the afternoon, replaced by the Arizona Cardinals- game. The also wound up playing on consecutive Sunday Nights beginning in Week 16 at home against the and on the road in Week 17 against the. 2016 [ ] The 2016 schedule was released on April 14, 2016.

NBC's first telecast of the season featured a rematch of when the played host to the, the first time the Super Bowl participants faced each other in Week 1 of the subsequent year since 1970. It also placed a Sunday night game ( at ) against a World Series game for the seventh straight year. The Thanksgiving Night match-up featured the against the, and for the first time since 2011, NBC carried a game as the Broncos traveled to play the, a rematch of the Week 12 game in Denver that was flexed into that week's Sunday night slot. In addition, NBC carried five late season Thursday Night Football games in conjunction with in a similar arrangement to the one NFLN has with CBS. As before, flexible scheduling rules went into effect in Week 5, with Week 16 excluded because the majority of the schedule was played on, The final Sunday Night game of the season – Sunday January 1, 2017 – likewise was a flex game; the slot was left vacant when the schedule came out as has been the practice over the past eight seasons.

The game's teams determined (and by extension and its location) was announced after most Week 16 games. It was filled by the.

Also this season, NBC was home to two rematches. As previously mentioned, the vs. Game was a rematch of. Then, 9 weeks later on a Sunday Night, the hosted the in a rematch of, a game that was also seen on NBC, on February 1, 2015. The Week 5 game between the and the was placed against the second. The debate did not air on NBC due to contractual obligations, however, it was carried by several other channels including sister networks and.

The Week 7 game between the and the ended in a 6-6 tie following a missed field goal from each team in the last minutes of overtime. This became not only the first tie to be featured on Sunday Night Football, but also the first tie not to see a touchdown since 1972, as well as the lowest scoring tie, and the second lowest score in the prime time slot. After the addition of to NBC's rights holdings, the network elected to give Al Michaels time off., who left to become the heir apparent to Michaels at NBC, called select telecasts in his place. On November 14, 2016, the NFL announced that it had flexed the Chiefs-Broncos game into the Sunday night slot for Week 12, replacing the originally-scheduled - game, which was moved to the 4:25 p.m. ET slot as the second game of the doubleheader on CBS. With the aforementioned Week 16 matchup between the Broncos and the Chiefs already being scheduled for Christmas night (December 25), that was the second time that NBC has shown both meetings of division rivals during a regular season. On December 4, 2016, the NFL announced that it had flexed the -Dallas Cowboys game into the Sunday night slot for Week 15, replacing the originally-scheduled - game, which was moved to the 1:00 p.m.

ET slot as the early game on CBS. As a result, the Cowboys wound up playing on consecutive Sunday nights — on the road against the New York Giants in Week 14 (which they lost, 10-7) & then at home against the Buccaneers in Week 15 (which they won, 26-20). On January 15, 2017, NBC was scheduled to carry an AFC divisional playoff game with the Chiefs at home against the Steelers in the afternoon; on January 13, the NFL announced that game would move to primetime on NBC the same day due to an affecting the area which would cause perilous travel for fans if the game went on as regularly scheduled, and thus becoming an unexpected bonus Sunday Night Football broadcast in its regular timeslot. NBC filled the vacated afternoon timeslot with a between the and.

2017 [ ] The 2017 NFL Schedule was released on April 20th. NBC's first telecast of the season featured the between champion New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs.

In Week 7, a Sunday Night game was scheduled between the and the in a highly-anticipated rematch of thus making the second consecutive season in which a rematch of the previous year’s Super Bowl was played during the regular season. This was completely coincidental, as inter-conference opponents only meet once every four years during the regular season. The Patriots won the rematch by a score of 23-7. The television broadcast was noted for its extensive use of the for game coverage after fog made it impossible to use other cameras.

It also placed a Sunday Night Game ( at ) against a World Series game for the eighth straight year. Both the Lions and Steelers have MLB Teams in their respective hometowns, but both struggled to get into the playoffs, especially the Pirates, who missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, and the Tigers, who haven’t been to the playoffs since winning the AL Central in 2014. The Thanksgiving Night game featured the against the. The Week 16 Game at will air on Saturday December 23. Because the majority of the schedule will be played on Christmas Eve which will fall on a Sunday. For the second time since flex scheduling went into effect, No Sunday night games were flexed during the season other than Week 17.

This was NBC's second year of producing with and. In addition to airing 5 Thursday Night Games, NBC along with will also air the against the on Christmas Day.

NBC/NFL Network Simulcasts started in Week 10 with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the Arizona Cardinals. NBC Sports-Produced Thursday Night Games on NFL Network began in Week 2, with the Texans battling the Cincinnati Bengals. The final Sunday Night game of the season – Sunday December 31, 2017 – likewise is a flex game whose slot was left blank when the schedule came out as been the practice of the past nine seasons; the game's teams (and by extension and its location) will be determined after most Week 16 games will also be determined at a later date. This season will also mark the year that NBC will broadcast. Speaking of Super Bowl, this year NBC was home to three rematches.

First, in Week 6 the faced the, in a rematch of. Then, a week later, the went to New England and faced the defending champions the, in a rematch of. Then in Week 12, the faced the in a rematch of. Similarities to ABC's NFL coverage [ ] Much of NBC's Sunday Night Football production crew comes from ABC/ESPN, including Fred Gaudelli and Drew Esocoff (who respectively serve as producer and director of the broadcasts), as ESPN moved most of its previous Sunday night crew over to Monday Night Football. Michaels, Madden and also came to NBC directly from ABC/ESPN, and Football Night in America 's Sterling Sharpe was a member of ESPN's in recent years (calling several for the network in ). With regard to using ABC/ESPN talent, NBC Sports chairman said, 'I was not interested in the quote, unquote vanity of starting anew. There's not a lot of room for experimentation.'

In addition, NBC has the starters for each team introduce themselves on each side of the ball (though the strict 'player name/position/playing college' introductions of the past have been relaxed, and now players can list their birthplace or high school in the last part rather than their playing college, or even their college's common nickname, such as 's 'The U'), much as ABC did in the last few years of its run, and the short post-game show (done to allow affiliates to start their late newscasts) follows a similar format to ABC's. As of Week 9 of the, this practice is also used on the NBC-produced Thursday Night Football broadcasts on NBC and/or NFL Network. Michaels and Madden ended each telecast in the and NFL seasons by selecting an for that night's game to receive the Horse Trailer award (with a photo of each recipient being affixed to the side of a production truck, also known as a 'horse trailer').

This concept originated from Madden's days with the, where he invented the similar ' for the in 1989 (he later took the concept to Fox, then expanded it to every game of the year with the Horse Trailer Award when he joined ABC in 2002). In the 2006 season, the MVP concept was modified slightly, where the game's MVP was called the 'Rock Star of the Game' and had his photo placed on a display at the 'Top of the Rock' observation deck atop, NBC's New York headquarters, in New York.

When Madden retired following Super Bowl XLIII, the Horse Trailer Player of the Game award was discontinued. Theme music [ ] winner composed the instrumental theme music, titled 'Wide Receiver,' for Sunday Night Football. For, NBC commissioned Joel Beckerman of Man Made Music to create new instrumental cues adding techno and rock elements around the main brass melody. These cues replaced the original Williams arrangements full-time at the start of the. Singer sang the theme song for the broadcast in 2006, a reworking of the song ' retitled 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night'.

Several alternative versions were used throughout the season, substituting different lyrics when appropriate (such as 'Waiting All Year For Opening Night'). In, country singer replaced Pink as the singer of the opening theme, and a new arrangement of the Joan Jett song coincided with her debut. The Faith Hill intro, in particular, was not without criticism and parody.

The intro was lampooned in the October 9, 2010 episode of, with host as Hill (with as Al Michaels and as Cris Collinsworth). In the episode ', the character of () sings what appears to be an allusion to the Faith Hill intro for NBC's fictional Tennis Night in America program. In the episode entitled ', sings an obvious spoof of Hill's actual Sunday Night Football song.

On April 15, 2013, Hill announced that she would no longer sing the intro song for Sunday Night Football. The use of the reworked Joan Jett song is another similarity to ABC's Monday Night Football coverage. From to and again beginning in, opens MNF with a reworking of his song ' entitled 'All My Rowdy Friends Are Back for Monday Night (Are You Ready for Some Football?)'. On October 7, 2012, the had a featured performance on Sunday Night Football, performing the show's theme song. It was announced May 7, 2013, that would take over singing the theme song.

A new Underwood-sung theme known as 'Oh, Sunday Night', which takes elements from her 2014 duet hit with, ', premiered with the opening game of the 2016 season on September 11. For NBC's coverage of, group sings the opening theme song called 'Weekend Go.'

The song is a reworked version of their original song '.' NBC also used the 'TNF' main theme music called 'Can't Hold Us Down,' performed by members of the Broadway orchestra for. Show opening [ ] The song is at the centerpiece of the opening montage, which has changed several times over the years. Underwood's music has always played in the background over the official welcome after the opening is completed and the teams take the field.

2006 [ ] For the first season, appeared to sing from the top of a skyscraper as a helicopter zoomed down on a city with enlarged players, and Tom Brady and the field, the results of. A television monitor, which resembles the monitor at leased at the time by NBC, showed game preview footage and opening credits.

2007 [ ], who replaced Pink as the theme song's performer, sang on a stage while some of the key players in the game and announcers Al Michaels and John Madden arrived in and walk on a as they head to a simulated theater. The marquee outside the theater showed the logo of then-official NFL communications partner, which paid a fee, and one of the 'bystanders' recorded the red carpet scene on a Sprint. Co-hosts and also appeared in the opening.

In addition, some of the lyrics were changed slightly and the musical arrangement tilts toward more than, to reflect the change in singers. 2008 [ ] The 2008 opening, which debuted on September 7, takes place in a stadium. Hill performs surrounded by video screens with simulated game action, and the song ends with a computer-generated.

Once again, a Sprint camera phone is used, this time by a fan. Among the spectators are NFL stars and. Again, there were some lyrics changes, among them was the substitution of the lyrics 'last one standing better turn out the lights.' Super Bowl XLIII [ ] A special intro sequence was used for on February 1, 2009. Hill performs with CGI blue neon lights in the settings of the background and at the end of the video, the enters through pouring water, showing the trophy in front of the city of (the host city of Super Bowl XLIII). 2009 [ ] For 2009, Faith Hill appears in the intro sequence performed in a closed-studio setting, surrounded by video monitors, neon lights and a message board that displayed the names of the production staff.

Sprint returned for more product placement, as a branded cell phone appeared to give an alert that the game was about to start. 2010 [ ] Faith Hill was seen in front of a convertible as the song began, overlooking a bluff; the scene was taped in the in. A number of NFL stars appeared in front of various landmarks throughout the United States, including at the, at, at the, in the in and on in. Hill herself drove down a road with some simulated with the opening credits and a product placement ad for (which replaced Sprint as the league's telecommunications sponsor) and was also seen at the. Some of the lyrics changed yet again; for example, the opening line once again asked, 'Alright, Sunday night, where are you?'

Hill gathered with the NFL stars on a football field inside a stadium at the end of the video. In Week 16, the introduction did not air due to the game moving to Tuesday night and time constraints. 2011 [ ] There were a few significant changes from the previous year, including Faith Hill (who herself returned for her fifth year as part of the telecast's opening) arriving in a. In addition, Verizon returned for more product placement. Most of the scenes, including the NFL stars' appearances in front of various landmarks throughout the U.S. And Hill at the Washington Monument (with the minor difference being her wardrobe), were repeated from 2010, however several new NFL stars appeared, including and; in the last few seconds of the sequence, all of them gather on a computer-generated football field. In another notable change, the opening credits were dropped for the season.

Ivy, a spoken word poet from who has worked with and, also appears during the opening. Super Bowl XLVI [ ] Faith Hill performed another special Super Bowl version of the song at the start of the network's broadcast of on February 5, 2012.

With computer-generated technology, this was filmed in a closed-studio setting, with Hill surrounded by video screens showing clips from past Super Bowls. A Verizon smartphone (product placement) was seen at the beginning of the video sequence. 2012 [ ] Some changes were made to the show's opening for the 2012 season, which included Faith Hill walking through the tunnel towards the stage. She then performs with a rock band in front of a live audience, with video screens in the background. Shortly after the start of the song, guests appeared on the computer-generated video screens each week (such as three of the judges from for Week 1 and the for Week 3) singing the line 'We want it too!'

The live audience uses their smartphones to form the Verizon logo. NFL stars are also seen going through the tunnel with moving CG images of city landmarks, players and team logos. Initially, the stars presented were (), (Packers), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), (), () and Eli Manning (). The opening itself was remixed with (Jets) and () filling in for Ray Lewis and Darrelle Revis. The opening title sequence was not used at the start of the broadcast (November 22, 2012), nor on December 16, 2012, two days after the. 2013 [ ] became the performer for the theme song for the 2013 season, replacing Faith Hill. Her intro debuted on September 8, with the theme arrangement itself tilted even more towards country to reflect the change in singers.

In this animation sequence, Underwood performs on stage inside a computer-generated stadium. Verizon also returned for more product placement. Some of the NFL stars appearing in this opening include (), Eli Manning (Giants), Peyton Manning (), Clay Matthews (Packers) and ().

The animation ends with the NBC Sunday Night Football logo written in laser lighting. As was the case the previous year, the opening graphic sequence was not used at the start of the Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night broadcast on November 28, 2013. 2014 [ ] Underwood continued her role as Sunday Night Football 's show opener, which debuted on September 7. Once again, Verizon returned to provide product placement. Some of the NFL stars that are represented in the opening are (), (), DeMarcus Ware (Broncos), Clay Matthews (Packers), (), (Saints), (Eagles) and (49ers). This time, Underwood is seen performing on a computer-generated stage. Avid Elixir Cr Brake Lever Adjustment. In another major tweak, the lyrics toward the end of the song changed, with the commentators' first names (Al & Cris) being replaced with 'come on along with the best on TV.'

As was the case of the previous two years, the opening sequence was not used for the start of the Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night broadcast on November 27, 2014. Super Bowl XLIX [ ] Carrie Underwood performed a special Super Bowl version of the song at the start of the network's broadcast of on February 1, 2015. In this version, Underwood is performing her concert inside a CGI rendering of, the site of Super Bowl XLIX. The Patriots', Rob Gronkowski and Darrelle Revis, as well as the ' and, appeared in the opening.

Verizon provided product placement. 2015 [ ] Carrie Underwood returned for her third year as part of the show's opening on September 13. Once again, she is seen performing on a computer-generated stage. Product placement was once again provided by Verizon, which introduced its newest company logo that September.

As was the case of the previous three years, the opening sequence was not used for the start of the Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night broadcast on November 26, 2015. 2016 [ ] Carrie Underwood returned for her fourth season on September 11, with 'Oh, Sunday Night' replacing 'Waiting All Day For Sunday Night' as the new intro for SNF. In this open, Underwood is seen at the stadium entrance in front of a bus. Upon entering the stadium, she goes into the SNF broadcast booth with Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Cris Collinsworth (color). She is then seen going down the steps before entering the locker room with the players and then walking past a row of.

Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter) also appears in the open, as does product placement by Verizon. As Underwood leaves the computer-generated stadium at the end of the open, the SNF logo is lit up between the two computer-generated displays and finally, the sliding doors seen above the logo slide open while going into a live shot.

As was the case of the previous four years, the opening sequence was not used for the start of the Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night broadcast on November 24, 2016. 2017 [ ] Carrie Underwood returned for her fifth season on September 10.

The opening sequence begins with a skyline and a Verizon logo (product placement) on the lower left of the screen. Underwood is seen walking down the street before performing on stage. Various NFL stars also appeared in the opening. As was the case of the previous five years the opening sequence was not used for the start of the Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night broadcast on November 23, 2017. Super Bowl LII [ ] Carrie Underwood will perform a special version of the song at the start of the network's broadcast of on February 4, 2018.

Graphics [ ]. The scoring banner used from 2006 to 2008. The graphics, logos and scoreboard for NBC's Sunday Night Football telecasts were designed by Troika Design Group, along with the city skyline graphics used in the introductions to both Football Night in America and the games proper. It was effectively the first time the network used permanent time/score boxes throughout any of their sports broadcasts outside of broadcasts, where permanent scoring displays were compulsory; prior to 2006, the network continued the previous mode of presenting the scores on-screen for a short time every few minutes or so, a method common in American sports broadcasting until Fox introduced in 1994. NBC's game telecasts use the same type of horizontal bottom-screen scoreboard that Monday Night Football used in the (and was subsequently used by until its in August 2006).

After its debut, the graphics also began to be phased in across other NBC Sports properties, including its coverage of football and the annual game (which uses exactly the same graphics used on SNF broadcasts), coverage (which uses the SNF graphics but with a scoreboard on the top), and and (which use a modified version influenced by the look, but with bolder text for readability purposes). NBC's Olympics coverage continues to use a different package mixed between NBC's graphics and those of the 's world feed. The NBC football graphics are also used, in some form or another, on certain locally produced preseason telecasts carried by NBC owned-and-operated stations and affiliates that serve as flagship outlets for NFL teams (such as preseason games on, and the on ). The scoring banner used from 2009 to 2011 (regular season). NBC's bottom-line scoring banner underwent a significant revamp for the, although it debuted during the network's Super Bowl XLIII coverage on February 1, 2009.

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