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The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League games aired on NBC under the game package NBC Sunday Night Football. The list includes both regular season and post-season game results, both produced by NBC Sports, from the 2006 NFL season to the present.
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The NFL instated a new "flex-scheduling" policy in which the NFL could choose a game to be aired in primetime on NBC based on the team's current performance and record. Previously, Sunday night NFL games were televised by ESPN, from 1987–2005, and TNT, from 1990–1997.
Starting with the 2006 NFL season, NBC was awarded the rights to air Sunday night primetime American football games, as well as the rights to air two games of the NFL playoffs. In February 2009, NBC concluded their third season of the game package by broadcasting Super Bowl XLIII and the 2009 Pro Bowl from Honolulu, Hawai'i. The game package also includes broadcast rights to the NFL Kickoff Game, the late-night Thanksgiving game, and Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
The 2021 season marked the first time that NBC streamed its entire SNF season on its Peacock streaming service. Beginning in 2023, Peacock will also exclusively stream one national regular season game per year.
"Flex-scheduling" game | Playoff game/Super Bowl broadcast on NBC | Peacock exclusive game |
In 2006, NBC Sunday Night Football wrapped up its inaugural season averaging 17.5 million viewers, 1.2 million viewers better than Monday Night Football in 2005 on ABC and the best viewership number for the network primetime NFL package in six years (18.5 million on ABC in 2000).[1] The season featured pop singer Pink singing the anthem for SNF called "I've Been Waiting All Day For Sunday Night." This would be the only season the tentatively scheduled games during the flex period were not publicly announced.
The September 10 game marked the first time two brothers started against each other as quarterbacks: Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, and Eli Manning of the New York Giants.
There was no game played on October 22 because it overlapped with Game 1 of the 2006 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, along with Christmas Eve night; NBC broadcast the latter week's game (Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys) on Christmas afternoon instead. However, the broadcast of Football Night in America continued at its regular time on both occasions each Sunday, with a half-hour version of the program airing before the Christmas game and the two "Wild Card Saturday" games.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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1 | Thursday | September 7 | Miami Dolphins | 17–28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WTVJ in Miami |
Sunday | September 10 | Indianapolis Colts | 26–21 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eli Manning vs. Peyton Manning Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WTHR in Indianapolis | |
2 | Sunday | September 17 | Washington Redskins | 10–27 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
3 | Sunday | September 24 | Denver Broncos | 17–7 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Broncos–Patriots rivalry 2005 AFC Divisional playoff rematch 2005 Week 6 Rematch Broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on KUSA in Denver |
4 | Sunday | October 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 6–37 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KING in Seattle |
5 | Sunday | October 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–23 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2005 Week 5 Rematch Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
6 | Sunday | October 15 | Oakland Raiders | 3–13 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Raiders rivalry Broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco |
7 | Sunday | October 22 | No game was scheduled against the 2006 World Series | ||||
8 | Sunday | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 35–14 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | 2005 Week 16 Rematch Broadcast locally on WCNC in Charlotte and on KXAS in Dallas |
9 | Sunday | November 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–20 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry 2005 Week 9 Rematch Broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
10 | Sunday | November 12* | Chicago Bears | 38–20 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Bears–Giants rivalry Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WMAQ in Chicago |
11 | Sunday | November 19* | San Diego Chargers | 35–27 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chargers rivalry Broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KNSD in San Diego |
12 | Sunday | November 26* | Philadelphia Eagles | 21–45 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
13 | Sunday | December 3* | Seattle Seahawks | 23–20 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Seahawks rivalry Broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KING in Seattle |
14 | Sunday | December 10* | New Orleans Saints | 42–17 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Sean Payton against his former team Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WDSU in New Orleans |
15 | Sunday | December 17* | Kansas City Chiefs | 9–20 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Chargers–Chiefs rivalry Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on KSHB in Kansas City |
16 | Monday | December 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 23–7 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry DAL win: NFC East Champions PHI win: Clinch playoff berth, NFC East lead, NO clinches first-round bye Broadcast locally on KXAS-TV in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
17 | Sunday | December 31* | Green Bay Packers | 26–7 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Packers rivalry Broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8–23 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on KSHB in Kansas City |
Dallas Cowboys | 20–21 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4 Broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KXAS in Dallas | |||
*This was the only season that no game was initially scheduled for NBC in the affected weeks of flexible scheduling.
In 2007, there was no game broadcast on October 28 due to Game 4 of the 2007 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies, although Football Night in America aired at its usual time that week. Also, 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. Three of the games in the last seven weeks were eventually replaced with more compelling matches. This resulted in the situation—twice—of having a team playing consecutive Sunday nights. The New England Patriots played consecutive Sunday nights: their November 18 game at the Buffalo Bills was moved to prime time, replacing the Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks game, and was subsequently followed on November 25 by their already scheduled home game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Likewise, the Washington Redskins played a scheduled game at the New York Giants on December 16, and their December 23 game at the Minnesota Vikings was moved to prime time, replacing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers game. Also, due to playoff implications, the December 30, Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts game was flexed to prime time, replacing the Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets game. Thus, the Colts played in the Kickoff game against the New Orleans Saints (due to winning Super Bowl XLI) and the regular season finale. The same rules under which CBS and Fox protected games for their own packages still applied.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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1 | Thursday | September 6 | New Orleans Saints | 10–41 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WDSU in New Orleans |
Sunday | September 9 | New York Giants | 35–45 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City | |
2 | Sunday | September 16 | San Diego Chargers | 14–38 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch Broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on KNSD in San Diego |
3 | Sunday | September 23 | Dallas Cowboys | 34–10 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KXAS in Dallas |
4 | Sunday | September 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3–16 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry 2006 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
5 | Sunday | October 7 | Chicago Bears | 27–20 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry Broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago |
6 | Sunday | October 14 | New Orleans Saints | 28–17 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | Broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WDSU in New Orleans |
7 | Sunday | October 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28–31 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Steelers rivalry 2006 Week 9 Rematch Broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
8 | Sunday | October 28 | No game was scheduled against the 2007 World Series | ||||
9 | Sunday | November 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 38–17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry Broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KXAS in Dallas |
10 | Sunday | November 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 21–23 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Peyton Manning vs. LaDainian Tomlinson Battle of last two NFL MVPs Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
11 | Sunday | November 18* | New England Patriots | 56–10 | Buffalo Bills | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Bills–Patriots rivalry Broadcast locally on WGRZ in Buffalo and on WHDH in Boston |
12 | Sunday | November 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 28–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIX rematch Broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on WGRZ in Buffalo |
13 | Sunday | December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
14 | Sunday | December 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 44–20 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch Broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
15 | Sunday | December 16 | Washington Redskins | 22–10 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Giants–Redskins rivalry Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
16 | Sunday | December 23** | Washington Redskins | 32–21 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 2006 Week 1 Rematch Broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
17 | Sunday | December 30*** | Tennessee Titans | 16–10 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | Colts–Titans rivalry Final SNF game in RCA Dome TEN win: AFC No. 6 seed TEN loss: CLE AFC No. 6 seed Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WSMV in Nashville |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 5 | Washington Redskins | 14–35 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 Broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 31–29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Week 15 rematch Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WTLV in Jacksonville |
*Bears-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Patriots-Bills game.
**Buccaneers-49ers game was flexed out for the Redskins-Vikings game.
***Chiefs-Jets game was flexed out for the Titans-Colts game. This was the only year that tentative opponents were scheduled for the last game of the season.
NBC Sunday Night Football's 2008 schedule began on September 4 with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins in the NFL Kickoff game. On September 7, the Indianapolis Colts hosted the Chicago Bears in the first game at Lucas Oil Stadium. 2008 marked the third consecutive year that both the Colts and Giants would be featured in the NBC Sunday Night Football opening week games. As a result, the Manning brothers were used in commercial advertisements.
The 2008 schedule, released April 15, continued the current 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 Redskins and Giants that was played on September 4 started at 7 p.m. instead of the normal 8:30 p.m. time in order to avoid conflict with the nomination speech that John McCain gave at the 2008 Republican National Convention that night; the game ended at 10:01 p.m. EDT, averting any conflict. As in previous years, one Sunday night (October 26) featured no game broadcast due to Game 4 of the 2008 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies, although Football Night in America aired as usual that week.
The October 19, Seattle Seahawks-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game featured Cris Collinsworth substituting for John Madden as the color commentator, the first time Madden had missed calling a game in 28 years. He had taken the week off because he would have had to make three straight cross country trips after calling games in Jacksonville and San Diego. (He traveled by bus because of a fear of flying.)[2][3][4] The New England Patriots-Seattle Seahawks game on December 7 was dropped in favor of a Washington Redskins-Baltimore Ravens flex schedule game. The San Diego Chargers-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on December 21 was dropped in favor of a Carolina Panthers-New York Giants game to determine home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. The Week 17 game was purposely not chosen when the schedule was initially released, and the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers game was picked up for it to determine the winner of the AFC West division.
On Wild Card weekend, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals both made their debuts on SNF in the 4:30 EDT game on January 3. The San Diego Chargers hosted the Indianapolis Colts in the primetime game later that evening.
Super Bowl XLIII, the first aired as part of this package took place on February 1 in Raymond James Stadium, with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Arizona Cardinals 27–23.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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1 | Thursday | September 4 | Washington Redskins | 7–16 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Giants–Redskins rivalry Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
Sunday | September 7 | Chicago Bears | 29–13 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Super Bowl XLI rematch First regular-season game at Lucas Oil Stadium Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WMAQ in Chicago | |
2 | Sunday | September 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–6 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Browns–Steelers rivalry Broadcast locally on WKYC in Cleveland and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
3 | Sunday | September 21 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–16 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Cowboys–Packers rivalry 2007 Week 13 rematch Broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KXAS in Dallas |
4 | Sunday | September 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 20–24 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | 2007 Week 7 Rematch Broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
5 | Sunday | October 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26–21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | 2007 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch 2007 Week 15 rematch Broadcast locally on WTLV in Jacksonville and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
6 | Sunday | October 12 | New England Patriots | 10–30 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Championship Game rematch 2007 Week 2 rematch Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WHDH in Boston |
7 | Sunday | October 19 | Seattle Seahawks | 10–20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | 2007 Week 1 Rematch Broadcast locally on WFLA-TV in Tampa and on KING in Seattle |
8 | Sunday | October 26 | No game was scheduled against the 2008 World Series | ||||
9 | Sunday | November 2 | New England Patriots | 15–18 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Battle of the last two AFC Champions 2007 Week 9 rematch Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WHDH in Boston |
10 | Sunday | November 9 | New York Giants | 36–31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry Broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WNBC in New York City |
11 | Sunday | November 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 14–10 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry Broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on KXAS in Dallas |
12 | Sunday | November 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 23–20 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch 2007 Week 10 Rematch Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
13 | Sunday | November 30 | Chicago Bears | 14–34 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Bears–Vikings rivalry Broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on WMAQ in Chicago |
14 | Sunday | December 7* | Washington Redskins | 10–24 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
15 | Sunday | December 14 | New York Giants | 8–20 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry 2007 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Final SNF game in Texas Stadium Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City |
16 | Sunday | December 21** | Carolina Panthers | 28–34 (OT) | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Winner: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WCNC in Charlotte |
17 | Sunday | December 28 | Denver Broncos | 21–52 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Broncos–Chargers rivalry Winner: AFC West champion Loser: Eliminated Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on KUSA in Denver |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 24–30 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4b Broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on WXIA in Atlanta |
Indianapolis Colts | 17–23 (OT) | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch and Week 12 rematch AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WTHR in Indianapolis | |||
Super Bowl XLIII | Sunday | February 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27–23 | Arizona Cardinals | Raymond James Stadium | AFC No. 2 vs. NFC No. 4 Broadcast locally on WFLA-TV in Tampa, on KPNX in Phoenix and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
2009 Pro Bowl | February 8 | NFC | 30–21 | AFC | Aloha Stadium | Broadcast locally on KHNL in Honololu, Hawaii |
*Patriots-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Redskins-Ravens game.
**Chargers-Buccaneers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Giants game.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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1 | Thursday | September 10 | Tennessee Titans | 10–13 (OT) | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Steelers–Titans rivalry 2008 Week 16 rematch Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WSMV in Nashville |
Sunday | September 13 | Chicago Bears | 15–21 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry Broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago | |
2 | Sunday | September 20 | New York Giants | 33–31 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry First regular season game at Cowboys Stadium Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City |
3 | Sunday | September 27 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–10 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Cardinals regular-season SNF debut Broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
4 | Sunday | October 4 | San Diego Chargers | 28–38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | 2008 AFC Divisional playoff rematch 2008 Week 11 Rematch Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on KNSD in San Diego |
5 | Sunday | October 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–9 | Tennessee Titans | LP Field | Colts–Titans rivalry Broadcast locally on WSMV in Nashville and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
6 | Sunday | October 18 | Chicago Bears | 14–21 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | 2008 Week 6 Rematch Falcons regular-season SNF debut Broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta and on WMAQ in Chicago |
7 | Sunday | October 25 | Arizona Cardinals | 24–17 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Battle of the last two NFC Champions Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KPNX in Phoenix |
8 | Sunday | November 1 | No game was scheduled against the 2009 World Series | ||||
9 | Sunday | November 8 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry Broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KXAS in Dallas |
10 | Sunday | November 15 | New England Patriots | 34–35 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry 2008 Week 9 Rematch Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WHDH in Boston |
11 | Sunday | November 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–20 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | 2008 Week 4 Rematch Broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
12 | Sunday | November 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–20 (OT) | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry 2008 AFC Championship Game rematch Broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
13 | Sunday | December 6* | Minnesota Vikings | 17–30 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | 2008 Week 15 Rematch Broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on KARE in Minneapolis |
14 | Sunday | December 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | 45–38 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry 2008 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
15 | Sunday | December 20 | Minnesota Vikings | 7–26 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | 2008 Week 3 Rematch Broadcast locally on WCNC in Charlotte and on KARE in Minneapolis |
16 | Sunday | December 27 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–0 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry DAL win: Clinches playoff berth Broadcast locally on WRC in Washington and on KXAS in Dallas |
17 | Sunday | January 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0–37 | New York Jets | Giants Stadium | NYJ win: CIN AFC No. 4 seed, NYJ AFC No. 5 seed CIN win: CIN AFC No. 3 seed NYJ eliminated Final SNF game at Giants Stadium Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 9 | New York Jets | 24–14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 matchup Week 17 Rematch Broadcast locally on WLWT in Cincinnati and on WNBC in New York City |
Philadelphia Eagles | 14–34 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 Donovan McNabb's last game as an Eagle Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia | |||
*Patriots-Dolphins game was flexed out for the Vikings-Cardinals game.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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1 | Thursday | September 9 | Minnesota Vikings | 9–14 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | 2009 NFC Championship Game rematch First SNF game in the Superdome Broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on KARE in Minneapolis |
Sunday | September 12 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–13 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry Donovan McNabb's first game as a Redskin Broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on KXAS in Dallas | |
2 | Sunday | September 19 | New York Giants | 14–38 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Eli Manning vs. Peyton Manning Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WNBC in New York City |
3 | Sunday | September 26 | New York Jets | 31–23 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | Dolphins–Jets rivalry Broadcast locally on WTVJ in Miami and on WNBC in New York City |
4 | Sunday | October 3 | Chicago Bears | 3-17 | New York Giants | New Meadowlands Stadium | Bears–Giants rivalry Broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WMAQ in Chicago |
5 | Sunday | October 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 27–24 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | 2009 Week 15 Rematch Broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
6 | Sunday | October 17 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–24 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Peyton Manning vs. Donovan McNabb Broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
7 | Sunday | October 24 | Minnesota Vikings | 24–28 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry Brett Favre against his former team Broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KARE in Minneapolis |
8 | Sunday | October 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–20 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | Ben Roethlisberger vs. Drew Brees Battle of last two Super Bowl champions Broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
9 | Sunday | November 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–45 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Cowboys–Packers rivalry 2009 Week 10 rematch Broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KXAS in Dallas |
10 | Sunday | November 14 | New England Patriots | 39–26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Patriots–Steelers rivalry Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger Broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WHDH in Boston |
11 | Sunday | November 21 | New York Giants | 17–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry Broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WNBC in New York City |
12 | Sunday | November 28 | San Diego Chargers | 36–14 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | 2008 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch Philip Rivers vs. Peyton Manning Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on KNSD in San Diego |
13 | Sunday | December 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–10 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry Broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
14 | Sunday | December 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 30–27 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry 2009 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch Broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
15 | Sunday | December 19 | Green Bay Packers | 27–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XXXI Rematch Broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
16 | Tuesday | December 28* | Minnesota Vikings | 24–14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | 2008 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch Broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KARE in Minneapolis |
17 | Sunday | January 2 | St. Louis Rams | 6–16 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field[5] | Rams–Seahawks rivalry Winner: NFC West champion Loser: Eliminated Only Rams appearance on SNF while in St. Louis Broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KSDK in St. Louis |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 8 | New Orleans Saints | 36–41 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | "Beast Quake" NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4 Broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WDSU in New Orleans |
New York Jets | 17–16 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | 2009 AFC Championship Game rematch AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 Peyton Manning's final game as a Colt Broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WNBC in New York City |
*Chargers-Bengals game was flexed out for the Vikings-Eagles game. The game was then postponed to Tuesday night due to the December 2010 North American blizzard.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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Pre 3 | Sunday | August 28 | New Orleans Saints | 40–20 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | broadcast locally on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco and on WDSU in New Orleans |
1 | Thursday | September 8 | New Orleans Saints | 34–42 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Drew Brees vs. Aaron Rodgers Battle of last two Super Bowl champions broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WDSU in New Orleans |
Sunday | September 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–27 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Tenth anniversary of September 11 attacks broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KXAS in Dallas | |
2 | Sunday | September 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | 31–35 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | Eagles–Falcons rivalry 2010 Week 6 Rematch broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
3 | Sunday | September 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23–20 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Battle of the last two AFC Champions broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
4 | Sunday | October 2 | New York Jets | 17–34 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | 2010 Week 1 Rematch broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WNBC in New York City |
5 | Sunday | October 9 | Green Bay Packers | 25–14 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | 2010 NFC Divisional playoff rematch 2010 Week 12 rematch broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
6 | Sunday | October 16 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–39 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Vikings rivalry broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KARE in Minneapolis |
7 | Sunday | October 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 7–62 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Super Bowl XLIV rematch broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
8 | Sunday | October 30 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KXAS in Dallas |
9 | Sunday | November 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry 2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
10 | Sunday | November 13 | New England Patriots | 37–16 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Jets–Patriots rivalry 2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WHDH in Boston |
11 | Sunday | November 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17–10 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
12 | Sunday | November 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–9 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
13 | Sunday | December 4* | Detroit Lions | 17–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Lions regular-season SNF debut broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WDIV in Detroit |
14 | Sunday | December 11 | New York Giants | 37–34 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City |
15 | Sunday | December 18 | Baltimore Ravens | 14–34 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
16 | Sunday | December 25 | Chicago Bears | 21–35 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry 2010 NFC Championship Game rematch broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago |
17 | Sunday | January 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 14–31 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry Winner: NFC East champion Loser: Eliminated broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KXAS in Dallas |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–31 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 Week 14 Rematch broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
Detroit Lions | 28–45 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 Week 13 Rematch broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WDIV in Detroit | |||
2012 Pro Bowl | Sunday | January 29 | NFC | 41–59 | AFC | Aloha Stadium | broadcast locally on KHNL in Honolulu, Hawaii |
Super Bowl XLVI | February 5 | New York Giants | 21–17 | New England Patriots | Lucas Oil Stadium | Super Bowl XLII and Week 9 rematch NFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 1 broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis, on WHDH in Boston and on WNBC in New York City | |
*Colts–Patriots game was flexed out for the Lions-Saints game.
The December 16 game between the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots was interrupted for 25 minutes for NBC to cover President Barack Obama's speech in reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting the previous Friday. Coverage aired on NBC Sports Network and CNBC until the speech ended, after which NBC resumed airing the game.[6]
This marks the first time that did not feature an Indianapolis Colts on SNF in which after 5 years because of Peyton Manning who signed of the Broncos. Those Colts games are SNF appearances (except in 2020 and 2023). It also marked the first time the primetime Thanksgiving game would air on NBC.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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Pre 3 | Sunday | August 26 | Carolina Panthers | 17–12 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WCNC in Charlotte |
1 | Wednesday | September 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–17 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KXAS in Dallas |
Sunday | September 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19–31 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Steelers rivalry 2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch Peyton Manning’s Broncos debut broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WPXI in Pittsburgh | |
2 | Sunday | September 16 | Detroit Lions | 19–27 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | 2011 Week 6 Rematch broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on WDIV in Detroit |
3 | Sunday | September 23 | New England Patriots | 30–31 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry 2011 AFC Championship Game rematch broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WHDH in Boston |
4 | Sunday | September 30 | New York Giants | 17–19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WNBC in New York City |
5 | Sunday | October 7 | San Diego Chargers | 24–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Drew Brees against his former team broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on KNSD in San Diego |
6 | Sunday | October 14 | Green Bay Packers | 42–24 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | Texans SNF debut First SNF game in Houston broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston, WGBA in Green Bay on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
7 | Sunday | October 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24–17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | Bengals–Steelers rivalry First SNF game in Cincinnati broadcast locally on WLWT in Cincinnati and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
8 | Sunday | October 28 | New Orleans Saints | 14–34 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Drew Brees vs. Peyton Manning broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WDSU in New Orleans |
9 | Sunday | November 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 13–19 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta and on KXAS in Dallas |
10 | Sunday | November 11 | Houston Texans | 13–6 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KPRC-TV in Houston |
11 | Sunday | November 18 | Baltimore Ravens | 13–10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
12 | Thursday | November 22 | New England Patriots | 49–19 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | "Butt Fumble" Jets–Patriots rivalry First primetime Thanksgiving game to air on NBC broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on WHDH in Boston |
Sunday | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | 10–38 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | 2011 NFC Divisional playoff rematch 2011 Week 13 Rematch Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee | |
13 | Sunday | December 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 33–38 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
14 | Sunday | December 9 | Detroit Lions | 20–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Lions–Packers rivalry broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WDIV in Detroit |
15 | Sunday | December 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 41–34 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Randy Moss's return to New England broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on KNTV in San Francisco |
16 | Sunday | December 23* | San Francisco 49ers | 13–42 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KNTV in San Francisco |
17 | Sunday | December 30 | Dallas Cowboys | 18–28 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry Winner: NFC East champion Loser: Eliminated broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on KXAS in Dallas |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13–19 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | 2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
Minnesota Vikings | 10–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KARE in Minneapolis | |||
2013 Pro Bowl | Sunday | January 27 | AFC | 35–62 | NFC | Aloha Stadium | broadcast locally on KHNL in Honolulu, Hawaii |
*Chargers-Jets game was flexed out for the 49ers-Seahawks game.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Sunday | August 4 | Miami Dolphins | 20–24 | Dallas Cowboys | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on KXAS in Dallas and on WTVJ in Miami |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 25 | Minnesota Vikings | 14–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on KARE in Minneapolis |
1 | Thursday | September 5 | Baltimore Ravens | 27–49 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 2012 AFC Divisional playoff rematch 2012 Week 15 rematch broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
Sunday | September 8 | New York Giants | 31–36 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City | |
2 | Sunday | September 15 | San Francisco 49ers | 3–29 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KNTV in San Francisco |
3 | Sunday | September 22 | Chicago Bears | 40–23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WMAQ in Chicago |
4 | Sunday | September 29 | New England Patriots | 30–23 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta on WHDH in Boston |
5 | Sunday | October 6 | Houston Texans | 3–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | Final SNF game at Candlestick Park broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on KPRC-TV in Houston |
6 | Sunday | October 13 | Washington Redskins | 16–31 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WRC in Washington, D.C. |
7 | Sunday | October 20 | Denver Broncos | 33–39 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Peyton Manning against his former team Colts QB Andrew Luck's SNF debut broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on KUSA in Denver |
8 | Sunday | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | 44–31 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Packers–Vikings rivalry 2012 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
9 | Sunday | November 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–24 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
10 | Sunday | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–49 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 2012 Week 16 rematch broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on KXAS in Dallas |
11 | Sunday | November 17* | Kansas City Chiefs | 17–27 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KSHB in Kansas City |
12 | Sunday | November 24 | Denver Broncos | 31–34 (OT) | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Broncos–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry 2012 Week 5 rematch broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on KUSA in Denver |
13 | Thursday | November 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20–22 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
Sunday | December 1 | New York Giants | 24–17 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Giants–Redskins rivalry broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on WNBC in New York City | |
14 | Sunday | December 8** | Carolina Panthers | 13–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Panthers-Saints rivalry Lead in NFC South broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WCNC in Charlotte |
15 | Sunday | December 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20–30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
16 | Sunday | December 22*** | Chicago Bears | 11–54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | CHI win: Clinch NFC North PHI win: Alive for #3 seed broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WMAQ in Chicago |
17 | Sunday | December 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–22 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry Winner: NFC East champion Loser: Eliminated broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 44–45 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Week 16 rematch broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on KSHB in Kansas City |
New Orleans Saints | 26–24 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WDSU in New Orleans | |||
2014 Pro Bowl | Sunday | January 26 | Team Rice | 22–21 | Team Sanders | Aloha Stadium | broadcast locally on KHNL in Honolulu, Hawaii |
*Packers-Giants game was flexed out for the Chiefs-Broncos game.
**Falcons-Packers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Saints game.
***Patriots-Ravens game was flexed out for the Bears-Eagles game.
Starting in the 2014 season, NBC was allowed to flex games beginning in week 5. All the previous flexible scheduling rules apply but on a limited basis. Only two games between weeks 5–10 could be flexed per season; weeks 11–17 (excluding Thanksgiving Night) flex rules were still the same as in previous years. However, despite these changes, NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the first season since 2005 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season (other than week 17) were flexed out. NBC held the rights to broadcast one Wild Card game and one Divisional game in the playoffs as opposed to two Wild Card games, lasted through 2019 in which the playoffs were contested amongst 12 teams.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Sunday | August 3 | New York Giants | 17–13 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on WGRZ in Buffalo and on WNBC in New York City |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 19–13 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
1 | Thursday | September 4 | Green Bay Packers | 16–36 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Packers–Seahawks rivalry broadcast locally on KING in Seattle, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
Sunday | September 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 24–31 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Peyton Manning against his former team broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WTHR in Indianapolis | |
2 | Sunday | September 14 | Chicago Bears | 28–20 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | First regular-season game at Levi's Stadium broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on WMAQ in Chicago |
3 | Sunday | September 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37–19 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | broadcast locally on WCNC in Charlotte and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
4 | Sunday | September 28 | New Orleans Saints | 17–38 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | 2013 Week 10 Rematch Sean Payton against his former team broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WDSU in New Orleans |
5 | Sunday | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17–43 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2013 Week 5 Rematch broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
6 | Sunday | October 12 | New York Giants | 0–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WNBC in New York City |
7 | Sunday | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 17–42 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Super Bowl XXIV rematch broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KNTV in San Francisco |
8 | Sunday | October 26 | Green Bay Packers | 23–44 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Aaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
9 | Sunday | November 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
10 | Sunday | November 9 | Chicago Bears | 14–55 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago |
11 | Sunday | November 16 | New England Patriots | 42–20 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry 2013 AFC Divisional playoff rematch broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WHDH in Boston |
12 | Sunday | November 23 | Dallas Cowboys | 31–28 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KXAS in Dallas |
13 | Thursday | November 27 | Seattle Seahawks | 19–3 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry 2013 NFC Championship Game rematch Battle of the last two NFC Champions broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on KING in Seattle |
Sunday | November 30 | Denver Broncos | 29–16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on KUSA in Denver | |
14 | Sunday | December 7 | New England Patriots | 23–14 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Final SNF game in San Diego broadcast locally on KNSD in San Diego and on WHDH in Boston |
15 | Sunday | December 14 | Dallas Cowboys | 38–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry NFC East lead broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KXAS in Dallas |
16 | Sunday | December 21 | Seattle Seahawks | 35–6 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry SEA win: NFC West lead AZ win: NFC West champion broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on KING in Seattle |
17 | Sunday | December 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry Winner: AFC North champion Loser: Wild Card broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 3 | Baltimore Ravens | 30–17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
Divisional Round | January 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 31–35 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 1 broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore | |
Super Bowl XLIX | Sunday | February 1 | New England Patriots | 28–24 | Seattle Seahawks | University of Phoenix Stadium | AFC No. 1 vs. NFC No. 1 broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix, on KING in Seattle and on WHDH in Boston |
2015 marked the 10th season of SNF on NBC.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Sunday | August 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3–14 | Minnesota Vikings | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on KARE in Minneapolis and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 30 | Arizona Cardinals | 30–23 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | broadcast locally on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco and on KPNX in Phoenix |
1 | Thursday | September 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21–28 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Patriots–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
Sunday | September 13 | New York Giants | 26–27 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City | |
2 | Sunday | September 20 | Seattle Seahawks | 17–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Seahawks rivalry 2014 Week 1 rematch 2014 NFC Championship Game rematch broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KING in Seattle |
3 | Sunday | September 27 | Denver Broncos | 24–12 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | First SNF game in Detroit broadcast locally on WDIV in Detroit and on KUSA in Denver |
4 | Sunday | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–26 (OT) | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 2014 Week 4 Rematch Sean Payton against his former team broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on KXAS in Dallas |
5 | Sunday | October 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 27–30 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | 49ers–Giants rivalry 2014 Week 11 rematch broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KNTV in San Francisco |
6 | Sunday | October 18 | New England Patriots | 34–27 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry 2014 AFC Championship Game rematch 2014 Week 11 Rematch broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WHDH in Boston |
7 | Sunday | October 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16–27 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | 2014 Week 10 Rematch broadcast locally on WCNC in Charlotte and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
8 | Sunday | November 1 | Green Bay Packers | 10–29 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Super Bowl XXXII rematch broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
9 | Sunday | November 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 33–27 (OT) | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
10 | Sunday | November 15 | Arizona Cardinals | 39–32 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KPNX in Phoenix |
11 | Sunday | November 22* | Cincinnati Bengals | 31–34 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
12 | Thursday | November 26 | Chicago Bears | 17–13 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago |
Sunday | November 29 | New England Patriots | 24–30 (OT) | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Patriots rivalry broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WHDH in Boston | |
13 | Sunday | December 6 | Indianapolis Colts | 10–45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | 2014 Week 8 Rematch broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
14 | Sunday | December 13** | New England Patriots | 27–6 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WHDH in Boston |
15 | Sunday | December 20*** | Arizona Cardinals | 40–17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cardinals clinch NFC West 2014 Week 8 Rematch broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KPNX in Phoenix |
16 | Sunday | December 27**** | New York Giants | 17–49 | Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium | Vikings clinch playoff berth broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on WNBC in New York City |
17 | Sunday | January 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 20–13 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry Winner: NFC North champion Loser: Wild Card broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KARE in Minneapolis |
Wild Card | Sunday | January 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 10–9 | Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 Week 13 rematch broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on KING in Seattle |
Divisional Round | Saturday | January 16 | Green Bay Packers | 20–26 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 2 Week 16 rematch broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
*Chiefs–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bengals–Cardinals game.
**Seahawks–Ravens game was flexed out for the Patriots–Texans game.
***Bengals–49ers game was flexed out for the Cardinals–Eagles game.
****Steelers–Ravens game was flexed out for the Giants–Vikings game.
2016 marked the first-ever tie on NBC Sunday Night Football, which occurred in week 7, when the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals tied at 6–6. That game became the lowest scoring SNF on NBC game (12 points) and the first tie in any primetime NFL game since November 23, 1997, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins tied at 7–7 on ESPN Sunday Night Football. Due to NBC having the rights to the second half of the Thursday Night Football package, NBC Sports gave Al Michaels a "Bye week", giving him 3 games off: Green Bay Packers–Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers–Indianapolis Colts (Thanksgiving), and Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos. Mike Tirico replaced him for three games, with Cris Collinsworth still doing the color commentary.[7]
The AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs was originally scheduled to kickoff at 1:05 ET, but due to stormy weather in the Kansas City area, the NFL moved the kickoff time to 8:20 ET.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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Pre 3 | Sunday | August 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21–26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | broadcast locally on WTLV in Jacksonville and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
1 | Thursday | September 8 | Carolina Panthers | 20–21 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field At Mile High | Super Bowl 50 rematch broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WCNC in Charlotte |
Sunday | September 11 | New England Patriots | 23–21 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s first career start due to Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on WHDH in Boston | |
2 | Sunday | September 18 | Green Bay Packers | 14–17 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Packers–Vikings rivalry First regular-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
3 | Sunday | September 25 | Chicago Bears | 17–31 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's SNF debut broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WMAQ in Chicago |
4 | Sunday | October 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14–43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | 2015 Week 7 rematch |
5 | Sunday | October 9 | New York Giants | 16–23 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Giants–Packers rivalry broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WNBC in New York City |
6 | Sunday | October 16 | Indianapolis Colts | 23–26 (OT) | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
7 | Sunday | October 23 | Seattle Seahawks | 6–6 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry only tie in NBC SNF history broadcast locally on KPNX in Phoenix and on KING in Seattle |
8 | Sunday | October 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 23–29 (OT) | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
9 | Sunday | November 6 | Denver Broncos | 20–30 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | Broncos–Raiders rivalry broadcast locally on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco and on KUSA in Denver |
10 | Sunday | November 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 31–24 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XLIX rematch broadcast locally on WHDH in Boston and on KING in Seattle |
11 | Sunday | November 20 | Green Bay Packers | 24–42 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | 2015 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C., on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
12 | Thursday | November 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28–7 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | 2015 Week 13 rematch broadcast locally on WTHR in Indianapolis and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
Sunday | November 27* | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–27 (OT) | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on KSHB in Kansas City | |
13 | Sunday | December 4 | Carolina Panthers | 7–40 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 2015 Week 6 rematch 2015 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Battle of the last two NFC Champions. As of 2024 this is the last SNF appearance for the Panthers. broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WCNC in Charlotte |
14 | Sunday | December 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–10 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on WNBC in New York City and on KXAS in Dallas |
15 | Sunday | December 18** | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20–26 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | 2015 Week 10 rematch broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WFLA-TV in Tampa |
16 | Sunday | December 25 | Denver Broncos | 10–33 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on KUSA in Denver |
17 | Sunday | January 1 | Green Bay Packers | 31–24 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Lions–Packers rivalry Winner: NFC North champion Loser: Wild Card broadcast locally on WDIV-TV in Detroit, on WGBA-TV in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
Wild Card | Saturday | January 7 | Detroit Lions | 6–26 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WDIV in Detroit |
Divisional Round | Sunday | January 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18–16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | AFC No. 3 vs. AFC No. 2 Week 4 rematch broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
*Patriots–Jets game was flexed out for the Chiefs–Broncos game.
**Steelers–Bengals game was flexed out for the Buccaneers–Cowboys game.
2017 marked the 12th season of NBC Sunday Night Football. Due to Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday in 2017, the Week 16 Sunday night telecast was instead scheduled for Saturday, December 23, with the Minnesota Vikings visiting the Green Bay Packers. NBC also broadcast Super Bowl LII, played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, making it the fourth time NBC had broadcast a Super Bowl since taking over the Sunday night package in 2006. NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the second time since 2014 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season were flexed out. For the first time since acquiring the Sunday night package, NBC aired no game in Week 17 to ensure that teams whose games would affect each other's playoff standings would be played at the same time.[8] The Atlanta Falcons-Los Angeles Rams NFC wild card game kicked off at 8:15 pm ET, while the NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles kicked off at 4:35 pm ET.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Thursday | August 3 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–18 | Arizona Cardinals | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on KPNX in Phoenix and on KXAS in Dallas |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 27 | San Francisco 49ers | 31–32 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on KNTV in San Francisco |
1 | Thursday | September 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 42–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2015 AFC Divisional playoff rematch broadcast locally on WBTS in Boston and on KSHB in Kansas City |
Sunday | September 10 | New York Giants | 3–19 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City | |
2 | Sunday | September 17 | Green Bay Packers | 23–34 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 2016 NFC Championship Game rematch broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
3 | Sunday | September 24 | Oakland Raiders | 10–27 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Super Bowl XVIII Rematch broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on KNTV in San Francisco |
4 | Sunday | October 1 | Indianapolis Colts | 18–46 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
5 | Sunday | October 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 42–34 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Texans QB Deshaun Watson's SNF debut 2016 Week 2 Rematch broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on KSHB in Kansas City |
6 | Sunday | October 15 | New York Giants | 23–10 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Super Bowl XXI Rematch broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WNBC in New York City |
7 | Sunday | October 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 7–23 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl LI rematch broadcast locally on WBTS in Boston and on WXIA in Atlanta |
8 | Sunday | October 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20–15 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | broadcast locally on WDIV in Detroit and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
9 | Sunday | November 5 | Oakland Raiders | 27–24 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | broadcast locally on WTVJ in Miami and on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco |
10 | Sunday | November 12 | New England Patriots | 41–16 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Broncos–Patriots rivalry 2016 Week 15 rematch Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions broadcast locally on KUSA in Denver and on WBTS in Boston |
11 | Sunday | November 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 37–9 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
12 | Thursday | November 23 | New York Giants | 10–20 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Giants–Redskins rivalry final SNF game as the Redskins before rename in 2020 broadcast locally on WRC in Washington, D.C. and on WNBC in New York City |
Sunday | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | 28–31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Super Bowl XLV rematch broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee | |
13 | Sunday | December 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10–24 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 2016 Week 11 Rematch broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
14 | Sunday | December 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 38–39 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
15 | Sunday | December 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–17 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | Final SNF game in Oakland broadcast locally on KNTV in Oakland/San Francisco and on KXAS in Dallas |
16 | Saturday | December 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 16–0 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on KARE in Minneapolis |
17 | Sunday | December 31 | No SNF game was flexed to ensure that teams whose games would affect each other's playoff standings would be played at the same time | ||||
Wild Card | Saturday | January 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 26–13 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 First appearance of the Rams on NBC since their relocation to Los Angeles broadcast locally on KNBC in Los Angeles and on WXIA in Atlanta |
Divisional Round | January 13 | Atlanta Falcons | 10–15 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 1 broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WXIA in Atlanta | |
Super Bowl LII | Sunday | February 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 41–33 | New England Patriots | U.S. Bank Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIX rematch NFC No. 1 vs. AFC No. 1 broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis, on WBTS in Boston and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
Starting in 2018, the NFL moved the start time of Sunday Night Football back, from 8:30 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET. The Cincinnati Bengals–Kansas City Chiefs game flexed into Sunday Night on October 21 became the earliest the NFL has ever flexed a Sunday Night Football contest. The Atlanta Falcons–New Orleans Saints game on Thanksgiving night was called by the Football Night in America studio crew, with Mike Tirico doing the play-by-play, and Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison as color analysts.[9] The Philadelphia Eagles–Chicago Bears Wild Card game kicked off at 4:35 p.m. ET, as did the Indianapolis Colts–Kansas City Chiefs Divisional game.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Thursday | August 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 17–16 | Chicago Bears | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on WMAQ in Chicago and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 26 | Arizona Cardinals | 27–3 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | broadcast locally on KXAS-TV in Dallas and on KPNX in Phoenix |
1 | Thursday | September 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 12–18 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Falcons rivalry 2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Battle of the last two NFC Champions broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on WXIA in Atlanta |
Sunday | September 9 | Chicago Bears | 23–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry Packers's 100th overall season broadcast locally on WGBA in Green Bay, on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee and on WMAQ in Chicago | |
2 | Sunday | September 16 | New York Giants | 13–20 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WNBC in New York City |
3 | Sunday | September 23 | New England Patriots | 10–26 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Matt Patricia against his former team Lions defeat the Patriots for the first time since 2000 broadcast locally on WDIV in Detroit and on WBTS in Boston |
4 | Sunday | September 30 | Baltimore Ravens | 26–14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WBAL-TV in Baltimore |
5 | Sunday | October 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 16–19 (OT) | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Governor's Cup (Texas) broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on KXAS in Dallas |
6 | Sunday | October 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | 40–43 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes's SNF debut 2017 Week 1 rematch broadcast locally on WBTS in Boston and on KSHB in Kansas City |
7 | Sunday | October 21* | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–45 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on WLWT in Cincinnati |
8 | Sunday | October 28 | New Orleans Saints | 30–20 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Saints–Vikings rivalry 2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch 2017 Week 1 Rematch broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis and on WDSU in New Orleans |
9 | Sunday | November 4 | Green Bay Packers | 17–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XXXI rematch Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady broadcast locally on WBTS in Boston, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
10 | Sunday | November 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KXAS in Dallas |
11 | Sunday | November 18** | Minnesota Vikings | 20–25 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Vikings rivalry broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KARE in Minneapolis |
12 | Thursday | November 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 17–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Falcons–Saints rivalry Matt Ryan vs. Drew Brees broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on WXIA in Atlanta |
Sunday | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | 17–24 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Packers–Vikings rivalry broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee | |
13 | Sunday | December 2*** | Los Angeles Chargers | 33–30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Philip Rivers vs. Ben Roethlisberger Chargers first SNF appearance since 2014 and since relocating to Los Angeles broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on KNBC in Los Angeles |
14 | Sunday | December 9**** | Los Angeles Rams | 6–15 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Aaron Donald vs. Khalil Mack broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KNBC in Los Angeles |
15 | Sunday | December 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | 30–23 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | First regular-season SNF game in LA 2017 Week 14 Rematch broadcast locally on KNBC in Los Angeles and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
16 | Sunday | December 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 31–38 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Patrick Mahomes vs. Russell Wilson KC win: Clinch AFC's #1 seed SEA win: Clinch NFC Wild Card broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KSHB in Kansas City |
17 | Sunday | December 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 33–17 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Colts–Titans rivalry Winner: AFC No. 6 seed Loser: Eliminated Tie: PIT AFC No. 6 seeded Wild Card, IND and TEN eliminated. broadcast locally on WSMV in Nashville and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
Wild Card | Sunday | January 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16–15 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | "Double Doink" NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 Bears' first playoff appearance since 2010 broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
Divisional Round | Saturday | January 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 13–31 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Andrew Luck's final NFL game AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 1 Chiefs advance to their first AFC Championship Game since 1993 and the franchise's first-ever Conference Final game at home broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
*Rams–49ers game was flexed out for the Bengals–Chiefs game.
**Steelers–Jaguars game was flexed out for the Vikings–Bears game.
***49ers–Seahawks game was flexed out for the Chargers–Steelers game.
****Steelers–Raiders game was flexed out for the Rams–Bears game.
For the 2019 season, the NFL decided to break with a long-standing tradition of the reigning Super Bowl champion hosting the Kickoff game (occurring every year since 2004, except 2013). The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was the Kickoff game instead, to celebrate the 100th season of the NFL, the 100th season of the Chicago Bears, and the NFL's oldest rivalry. Also, despite not hosting the kickoff game, the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots still hosted the first Sunday Night game of the season, with the opponent being the Pittsburgh Steelers. The schedule also included a rematch of the Thanksgiving game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, and the Cleveland Browns made their first SNF appearance since 2008. In Week 15, the Buffalo Bills were flexed to SNF in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers; this was just their second appearance on the package, the first being in 2007. The Seattle Seahawks–Philadelphia Eagles Wild Card Playoff game kicked off at 4:40 pm ET, while the Divisional game between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers kicked off at 4:35 pm ET.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Thursday | August 1 | Denver Broncos | 19–10 | Atlanta Falcons | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | broadcast locally on WKYC in Canton, on WXIA in Atlanta and on KUSA in Denver |
Pre 3 | Sunday | August 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18–6 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | broadcast locally on WSMV in Nashville and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
1 | Thursday | September 5 | Green Bay Packers | 10–3 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Commemoration of the NFL's oldest rivalry (NFL 100) broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
Sunday | September 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3–33 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Patriots–Steelers rivalry 2018 Week 15 rematch New England raising their sixth championship banner broadcast locally on WBTS in Boston and on WPXI in Pittsburgh | |
2 | Sunday | September 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | 20–24 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Eagles–Falcons rivalry 2018 Week 1 rematch broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
3 | Sunday | September 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 20–13 | Cleveland Browns | First Energy Stadium | Browns’ first SNF game since 2008 broadcast locally on WKYC in Cleveland and on KNBC in Los Angeles |
4 | Sunday | September 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 10–12 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Sean Payton against his former team 2018 Week 13 rematch broadcast locally on WDSU in New Orleans and on KXAS in Dallas |
5 | Sunday | October 6 | Indianapolis Colts | 19–13 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2018 AFC Divisional playoff rematch broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City and on WTHR in Indianapolis |
6 | Sunday | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24–17 | Los Angeles Chargers | Dignity Health Sports Park | 2018 Week 13 rematch broadcast locally on KNBC in Los Angeles and on WPXI in Pittsburgh |
7 | Sunday | October 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10–37 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on WCAU in Philadelphia |
8 | Sunday | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | 31–24 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Commemoration of the first Super Bowl game (NFL 100) broadcast locally on KSHB in Kansas City, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
9 | Sunday | November 3 | New England Patriots | 20–37 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry Lamar Jackson's SNF debut broadcast locally on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and on WBTS in Boston |
10 | Sunday | November 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 28–24 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Vikings rivalry Dalvin Cook vs. Ezekiel Elliott broadcast locally on KXAS in Dallas and on KARE in Minneapolis |
11 | Sunday | November 17 | Chicago Bears | 7–17 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 2018 Week 14 rematch broadcast locally on KNBC in Los Angeles and on WMAQ in Chicago |
12 | Sunday | November 24* | Green Bay Packers | 8–37 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers–Packers rivalry 2018 Week 6 Rematch broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco, on WGBA in Green Bay and on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee |
13 | Thursday | November 28 | New Orleans Saints | 26–18 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Falcons–Saints rivalry Drew Brees vs. Matt Ryan broadcast locally on WXIA in Atlanta and on WDSU in New Orleans |
Sunday | December 1 | New England Patriots | 22–28 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | 2018 Week 1 Rematch broadcast locally on KPRC-TV in Houston and on WBTS in Boston | |
14 | Sunday | December 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 12–28 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Rams–Seahawks rivalry broadcast locally on KNBC in Los Angeles and on KING in Seattle |
15 | Sunday | December 15** | Buffalo Bills | 17–10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Josh Allen's SNF debut Bills clinch playoff berth Bills' first SNF game since 2007 broadcast locally on WPXI in Pittsburgh and on WGRZ in Buffalo |
16 | Sunday | December 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | 26–3 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Matt Nagy against his former team broadcast locally on WMAQ in Chicago and on KSHB in Kansas City |
17 | Sunday | December 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 26–21 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry Commemoration of the 2013 NFC Championship Game (NFL 100) Winner: NFC West champion Loser: NFC No. 5 seeded Wild Card SF win: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed SEA win: Clinch NFC No. 3 seed broadcast locally on KING in Seattle and on KNTV in San Francisco |
Wild Card | Sunday | January 5 | Seattle Seahawks | 17–9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4 Week 12 rematch broadcast locally on WCAU in Philadelphia and on KING in Seattle |
Divisional Round | Saturday | January 11 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–27 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 1 Kirk Cousins vs. his former offensive coordinator from Washington Kyle Shanahan broadcast locally on KNTV in San Francisco and on KARE in Minneapolis |
*Seahawks–Eagles game was flexed out for the Packers–49ers game.
**Vikings–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bills–Steelers game.
2020 marked the 15th season of SNF on NBC. Super Bowl LV was originally supposed to air on NBC. However, in an effort to pair NBC's next Super Bowl with their upcoming Olympics broadcast, it was traded to CBS, in exchange for Super Bowl LVI. NBC did however gain rights to air an extra Super Wild Card game, as the NFL expanded their postseason from 12 teams to 14 teams (7 in each conference). This meant that NBC aired two Super Wild Card games, with the second game being aired on NBC's Spanish sister network Telemundo, and was streamed on NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and one Divisional game for the 2020-2021 postseason.
The SNF game scheduled for October 25 was originally Buccaneers-Raiders, but due to some Raiders players testing positive for COVID-19, the NFL moved that game back to 4:05 ET on Fox, and moved the Seahawks-Cardinals game to fill the SNF slot, to ensure that NBC would have a game. NBC's Thanksgiving night game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers had to be postponed twice due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Ravens; The game was first rescheduled to the following Sunday at 1:15 PM ET, then later rescheduled to the following Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET, and finally rescheduled to the following Wednesday at 3:40 PM ET, still aired on NBC.[10]
In Week 15, the 49ers–Cowboys game was flexed out for Browns–Giants, marking the first time that the Dallas Cowboys have been flexed out of an SNF slot and the first time Sunday Night Football was not in Dallas at least once in a season (they have had the most appearances with 49). This was also the first time since 2012 that did not feature Indianapolis Colts.
*Buccaneers–Raiders game was flexed out for the Seahawks–Cardinals game.
**Ravens-Steelers game was postponed from Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving).
***49ers–Cowboys game was flexed out for the Browns–Giants game.
The NFL expanded the season to 17 games in 18 weeks beginning with the 2021 season. 2021 also marked the 16th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC. Super Bowl LVI aired on February 13. After streaming NBC's Sunday Night Wild Card Game last season, and as part of their new television deal with the NFL, NBC streamed the entire season on Peacock for the first time. Along with Peacock's expanded involvement in the new television deal, NBC retained the rights to air SNF, gaining an additional game for Peacock, and picking up 3 additional Super Bowls in 2026, 2030, and 2034 (all Winter Olympic years).
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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Pre 3 | Sunday | August 29 | Cleveland Browns | 19–10 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | |
1 | Thursday | September 9 | Dallas Cowboys | 29–31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Dak Prescott's first game back after injury Tampa Bay raising their second championship banner |
Sunday | September 12 | Chicago Bears | 14–34 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Matthew Stafford's first game as a Ram 2020 Week 7 rematch First game at SoFi Stadium with fans in attendance | |
2 | Sunday | September 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 35–36 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | 2020 Week 3 rematch Patrick Mahomes vs. Lamar Jackson |
3 | Sunday | September 26 | Green Bay Packers | 30–28 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers–Packers rivalry 2019 NFC Championship Game rematch 2020 Week 9 rematch |
4 | Sunday | October 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19–17 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | The Return; Tom Brady's first return to New England since leaving the Patriots via free agency in March 2020 after 20 years and winning 6 Super Bowl titles with New England Patriots QB Mac Jones SNF debut Buccaneers beat the Patriots for the first time since 2000 |
5 | Sunday | October 10 | Buffalo Bills | 38–20 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2020 AFC Championship Game and Week 6 rematch |
6 | Sunday | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | 20–23 (OT) | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Super Bowl XL rematch The first designated "extra" inter-conference game on SNF. |
7 | Sunday | October 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 30–18 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | |
8 | Sunday | October 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–16 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Cowboys–Vikings rivalry 2020 Week 11 rematch |
9 | Sunday | November 7 | Tennessee Titans | 28–16 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIV rematch |
10 | Sunday | November 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | 41–14 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Chiefs–Raiders rivalry |
11 | Sunday | November 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37–41 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert's SNF debut Chargers' first SNF game in SoFi Stadium |
12 | Thursday | November 25 | Buffalo Bills | 31–6 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | First SNF-package game at the Superdome since name change |
Sunday | November 28 | Cleveland Browns | 10–16 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Browns–Ravens rivalry | |
13 | Sunday | December 5* | Denver Broncos | 9–22 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
14 | Sunday | December 12 | Chicago Bears | 30–45 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
15 | Sunday | December 19 | New Orleans Saints | 9–0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Buccaneers–Saints rivalry 2020 NFC Divisional playoff rematch TB Win: Clinch Playoff Birth and NFC South Champions |
16 | Sunday | December 26 | Washington Football Team | 14–56 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Washington rivalry Washington QB Taylor Heinicke's regular season SNF debut Final SNF game as the "Washington Football Team" before rebrand to "Commanders" in 2022 DAL Win: NFC East Champions |
17 | Sunday | January 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–37 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry GB Win: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed, PHI clinches playoff berth, MIN eliminated |
18 | Sunday | January 9 | Los Angeles Chargers | 32–35 (OT) | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | First-ever Game 272 Chargers–Raiders rivalry LV Win: LV AFC No. 5 seed, LAC eliminated LAC Win: NE AFC No. 5 seed, LV eliminated Tie: LAC AFC No. 6 seed, LV AFC No. 7 seed, PIT eliminated |
Super Wild Card Weekend | Saturday | January 15 | Las Vegas Raiders | 19−26 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | Kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Week 11 rematch The Bengals defeat the Raiders to win their first playoff win since 1990. |
Sunday | January 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21−42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Game also aired on Telemundo. Kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET AFC No. 7 vs. AFC No. 2 Week 16 rematch Ben Roethlisberger’s final NFL game | |
Divisional Round | January 23 | Los Angeles Rams | 30−27 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Kickoff at 3 p.m. ET NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 2 Week 3 rematch Initially the final game of Tom Brady's career; he retired on February 1, 2022, only to come out of retirement a month later on March 14, 2022. | |
Super Bowl LVI | February 13 | Los Angeles Rams | 23−20 | Cincinnati Bengals | SoFi Stadium | NFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 4 Game also aired on Telemundo |
*49ers–Seahawks game was flexed out for the Broncos–Chiefs game.
2022 marked the 17th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF Weekend | Thursday | August 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 11–27 | Las Vegas Raiders | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | |
1 | Thursday | September 8 | Buffalo Bills | 31–10 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Kickoff game |
Sunday | September 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19–3 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | 2021 Week 1 Rematch Tom Brady vs. Dak Prescott | |
2 | Sunday | September 18 | Chicago Bears | 10–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
3 | Sunday | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 10–11 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Super Bowl XXIV rematch Russell Wilson's Broncos SNF Debut Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Russell Wilson |
4 | Sunday | October 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 41–31 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Super Bowl LV rematch Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady |
5 | Sunday | October 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17–19 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Bengals–Ravens rivalry Joe Burrow's Regular Season SNF Debut |
6 | Sunday | October 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
7 | Sunday | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–16 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Dolphins (17–0 perfect season) First Sunday Night game in Miami since 2017 Tagovailoa's first game since suffering a concussion in Week 4 that caused the NFL to change its concussion protocols Steelers defensive coach Brian Flores’ first return to Miami since his firing by the Dolphins in January 2022 and since filing his lawsuit against the NFL |
8 | Sunday | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | 17–27 | Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | Aaron Rodgers vs. Josh Allen |
9 | Sunday | November 6 | Tennessee Titans | 17–20 (OT) | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2021 Week 7 rematch 2019 AFC Championship rematch |
10 | Sunday | November 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | 16–22 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Super Bowl XXIX rematch |
11 | Sunday | November 20* | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–27 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Chargers–Chiefs rivalry Patrick Mahomes vs. Justin Herbert |
12 | Thursday | November 24 | New England Patriots | 26–33 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Vikings defeat the Patriots for the first time since 2000 |
Sunday | November 27 | Green Bay Packers | 33–40 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Aaron Rodgers vs. Jalen Hurts | |
13 | Sunday | December 4 | Indianapolis Colts | 19–54 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Super Bowl V rematch |
14 | Sunday | December 11** | Miami Dolphins | 17–23 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Tua Tagovailoa vs. Justin Herbert |
15 | Sunday | December 18*** | New York Giants | 20–12 | Washington Commanders | FedExField | Commanders–Giants rivalry Commanders make SNF debut with new name Giants QB Daniel Jones SNF debut |
16 | Sunday | December 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19–16 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Todd Bowles vs. his former team Tom Brady vs. his former Patriots teammate Kliff Kingsbury |
17 | Sunday | January 1**** | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16–13 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry BAL Win: PIT eliminated |
18 | Sunday | January 8 | Detroit Lions | 20–16 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Lions–Packers rivalry GB win: Clinch NFC No. 7 seed GB loss: SEA clinch NFC No. 7 seed |
Super Wild Card Weekend | Saturday | January 14 | Los Angeles Chargers | 30–31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Week 3 rematch Jaguars’ first NBC appearance since 2008 |
Sunday | January 15 | Baltimore Ravens | 17–24 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 matchup Bengals–Ravens rivalry | |
Divisional Round | Saturday | January 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 20–27 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Kickoff at 3:00pm ET AFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 1 Week 10 rematch |
*Bengals–Steelers game was flexed out for the Chiefs–Chargers game.
**Chiefs–Broncos game was flexed out for the Dolphins–Chargers game.
***Patriots–Raiders game was flexed out for the Giants–Commanders game
****
Rams–Chargers game was flexed out for the Steelers–Ravens game
NBC entered into its 18th season broadcasting SNF. Under a new 11-year contract, Peacock will begin to exclusively stream one national regular season game per season (with the contest also simulcast over linear television on the NBC stations in the local team's markets). Peacock's first exclusive game was the Buffalo–LA Chargers contest on Saturday, December 23, at 8:05 pm ET. That was the second game of a doubleheader, preceded by the Cincinnati–Pittsburgh at 4:30 pm ET on NBC. The Saturday doubleheader is in lieu of an SNF game in Week 16, which falls on Christmas Eve. Peacock also exclusively aired one Wild Card playoff game, on Saturday, January 13 at 8:10 pm ET. NBC also aired two Wild Card games this postseason (one on Saturday, January 13 at 4:30 pm ET, and one on Sunday, January 14 at 8:20 pm ET) and one Divisional game. For only the third time since acquiring the SNF rights, NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the first season since 2017 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season (other than week 18) were flexed out. This was also the first time they did not flex a single game in a season when NBC does not air the Super Bowl under the new rotation. Had the 3-year rotation continued, it would have aired the Super Bowl in the 2023 season.
Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
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HOF weekend | Thursday | August 3 | New York Jets | 21–16 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | |
1 | Thursday | September 7 | Detroit Lions | 21–20 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Kickoff game; Chiefs celebrate Super Bowl LVII victory |
Sunday | September 10 | Dallas Cowboys | 40–0 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry | |
2 | Sunday | September 17 | Miami Dolphins | 24–17 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Dolphins–Patriots rivalry |
3 | Sunday | September 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23–18 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Raiders–Steelers rivalry 2022 Week 16 rematch |
4 | Sunday | October 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 23–20 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Jets’ first appearance on SNF since 2012 Jets QB Zack Wilson's SNF debut |
5 | Sunday | October 8 | Dallas Cowboys | 10–42 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers–Cowboys rivalry 2022 NFC Divisional playoff rematch 49ers QB Brock Purdy's SNF Debut Dak Prescott vs. Brock Purdy |
6 | Sunday | October 15 | New York Giants | 9–14 | Buffalo Bills | Highmark Stadium | Super Bowl XXV rematch |
7 | Sunday | October 22 | Miami Dolphins | 17–31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Tua Tagovailoa vs. Jalen Hurts (Former teammates at Alabama) |
8 | Sunday | October 29 | Chicago Bears | 13–30 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Khalil Mack against his former team |
9 | Sunday | November 5 | Buffalo Bills | 18–24 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium | Josh Allen vs. Joe Burrow 2022 AFC divisional playoff and Week 17 rematch. |
10 | Sunday | November 12 | New York Jets | 12–16 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | 55th anniversary of Heidi Game Allen Lazard vs. former Green Bay Packers teammate Davante Adams |
11 | Sunday | November 19 | Minnesota Vikings | 20–21 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Vikings QB Josh Dobbs SNF Debut |
12 | Thursday | November 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 31–13 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry 2022 NFC Wild card playoff rematch |
Sunday | November 26 | Baltimore Ravens | 20–10 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Lamar Jackson vs. Justin Herbert | |
13 | Sunday | December 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | 19–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Super Bowl I rematch Jordan Love's first SNF start Patrick Mahomes vs. Jordan Love |
14 | Sunday | December 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13–33 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
15 | Sunday | December 17 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Stadium | Trevor Lawrence's first SNF game First SNF game in Jacksonville since 2008 2022 Week 12 rematch BAL Win: Clinch Playoff Berth |
16 | Saturday | December 23 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11–34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium | Bengals–Steelers rivalry |
Buffalo Bills | 24–22 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | First-ever exclusive game on Peacock, game also simulcast on WGRZ in Buffalo and KNBC in Los Angeles.[11] | |||
17 | Sunday | December 31 | Green Bay Packers | 33–10 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Packers–Vikings rivalry GB Win: Stay alive and control playoff destiny GB Loss: Eliminated |
18 | Sunday | January 7 | Buffalo Bills | 21–14 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | Bills–Dolphins rivalry 2022 AFC Wild Card rematch Josh Allen vs. Tua Tagovailoa Winner: AFC East champions and AFC No. 2 seed MIA Loss: Wild Card AFC No. 6 seed BUF Loss: Clinch Wild Card playoff spot as 7 seed unless if both PIT and JAX win, and HOU/IND winner produced, which eliminates them |
Super Wild Card Weekend | Saturday | January 13 | Cleveland Browns | 14–45 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Kickoff at 4:35pm ET C. J. Stroud's first NFL playoff game Week 16 rematch AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Texans first apperence on NBC since 2020. |
Miami Dolphins | 7–26 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Kickoff at 8:10 p.m. ET Tyreek Hill returns to Kansas City Week 9 rematch First ever exclusive NFL playoff game on a streaming service[12] Game also simulcast on WTVJ in Miami and KSHB in Kansas City,[13] while bonus coverage of the opening quarter of the game was shown on NBC Nationally until 8:30 p.m. ET AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 | |||
Sunday | January 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 23–24 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Kickoff at 8pm ET Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff Matthew Stafford returns to Detroit Jared Goff against his former team NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3 | |
Divisional Round | Sunday | January 21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23–31 | Detroit Lions | Kickoff at 3:05 p.m. ET Week 6 rematch NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 3 |
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Postseason matchups in italics. Meetings across a number of years represents one regular season meeting per season.
Count | Matchup | Record | Years Played | Significance |
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17 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Cowboys, 9–8 | 2006–2007, 2009(1), 2009(2), 2010–2020, 2022–2023 | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
13 | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants | Cowboys, 9–4 | 2007–2009, 2011(1), 2011(2), 2012–2018, 2023 | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
11 | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers | Packers, 9–2 | 2006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014–2015, 2018–2022 | Bears–Packers rivalry |
11 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Ravens, 6–5 | 2009–2013, 2014(1), 2014(2), 2017–2018, 2020, 2022 | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
9 | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings | Packers, 5–4 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015–2018, 2021, 2023 | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
7 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders | Cowboys, 5–2 | 2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2013, 2021 | Cowboys–Commanders rivalry |
7 | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles, 5–2 | 2007–2012, 2014 | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
6 | Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs | Chiefs, 4–2 | 2013–2014, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2020-2021 | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
5 | Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints | Saints, 4–1 | 2006, 2013–2015, 2019 | Sean Payton vs. his former team |
5 | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots | Colts, 3–2 | 2006, 2008–2009, 2014–2015 | Colts–Patriots rivalry |
5 | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Chargers, 3–2 | 2006, 2009, 2018–2019, 2021 | none |
5 | New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders | Giants, 3–2 | 2007–2008, 2013, 2017, 2022 | Commanders–Giants rivalry |
5 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Steelers, 5–0 | 2007, 2012–2014, 2023 | Bengals–Steelers rivalry |
5 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks | Seahawks, 3–2 | 2012–2014, 2019, 2023 | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry |
4 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Buccaneers, 2–1 | 2016, 2021–2022, 2024 | none |
4 | Indianapolis Colts vs. Los Angeles Chargers | Chargers, 3–1 | 2007, 2008(1), 2008(2), 2010 | none |
4 | Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks | Cardinals, 2–1–1 | 2014–2016, 2020 | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry |
4 | Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles, 3–1 | 2008–2009, 2013, 2018 | none |
4 | Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots | Tied, 2–2 | 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017 | Broncos–Patriots rivalry |
4 | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Steelers, 3–1 | 2011, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2021 | none |
4 | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs | Colts, 3–1 | 2006, 2013, 2018, 2019 | none |
4 | Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Tied, 2–2 | 2011, 2017, 2018–2019 | Eagles–Falcons rivalry |
4 | Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots | Tied, 2–2 | 2012, 2014, 2019–2020 | Patriots–Ravens rivalry |
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