List of Sunday Night Football results (1987–2005)

This is a list of results of National Football League games played on ESPN Sunday Night Football and TNT Sunday Night Football. In 1987, the NFL began regularly scheduling games for Sunday nights to be aired on ESPN during the second half (Weeks 10–18) of the season. The league expanded these games to the entire season in 1990, though the first half (Weeks 1–9) of the season was televised on TNT, while ESPN continued to carry the second half (Weeks 10–18). In 1998, ESPN took over the entire season's slate of games. ESPN also aired occasional Thursday and Saturday night games when they were scheduled (some of these games were either to avoid conflicts with the World Series, or because Sunday was Christmas Eve).

Overtime Result

Pro Bowl broadcast

Non-Sunday regular season games covered by SNF team

1980s

1987 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
8	November 8	New England Patriots	10–17	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) WABC-TV (New York City)	Giants–Patriots rivalry, First game ever broadcast on cable television.[1]
9	November 15	Los Angeles Raiders	14–16	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KTTV (Los Angeles) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[2]
10	November 22	Miami Dolphins	20–14	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	WPLG (Miami) KXAS-TV (Dallas)	[3]
11	November 29	Cleveland Browns	24–38	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	WEWS-TV (Cleveland) KTVU (San Francisco)	[4]
12	December 6	Chicago Bears	30–24	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLS-TV (Chicago) KARE-TV (Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[5]
13	December 13	Denver Broncos	21–28	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KUSA-TV (Denver) KCPQ (Seattle)	Broncos–Seahawks rivalry[6]
14	December 20	Washington Redskins	21–23	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.) WPLG (Miami)	[7]
15	December 27	Los Angeles Rams	0–48	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	KTTV (Los Angeles) KTVU (San Francisco)	49ers–Rams rivalry[8]
1988 Pro Bowl	February 7	NFC	6–15	AFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1988 NFL season

The December 18 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams featured the Rams clinching the final NFC wild card, eliminating the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from playoff contention. Giants quarterback Phil Simms accused the 49ers of losing intentionally to put an end to the Giants' season.^[9][10][11]

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
9	October 30	Washington Redskins	17–41	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.) KTRK-TV (Houston)	[12]
10	November 6	Los Angeles Raiders	13–3	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KTTV (Los Angeles) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[13]
11	November 13	Minnesota Vikings	43–3	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	KARE-TV (Minneapolis) None (Dallas)	Cowboys–Vikings rivalry, Game blacked out in Dallas.[14]
12	November 20	New England Patriots	6–3	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) None (Miami)	Dolphins–Patriots rivalry, Game blacked out in Miami.[15]
13	November 27	New York Giants	13–12	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WABC-TV (New York City) WWL-TV (New Orleans)	[16]
14	December 4	Pittsburgh Steelers	37–34	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WPXI (Pittsburgh) KTRK-TV (Houston)	Oilers–Steelers rivalry[17]
15	December 11	Denver Broncos	14–42	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KUSA-TV (Denver) KCPQ (Seattle)	Broncos–Seahawks rivalry[18]
16	December 18	Los Angeles Rams	38–16	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	KTTV (Los Angeles) KTVU (San Francisco)	49ers–Rams rivalry LAR win: Clinch NFC Wild Card LAR loss: NYG NFC Wild Card, LAR eliminated[19]
1989 Pro Bowl	January 29	AFC	3–34	NFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1989 NFL season

The November 5 game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins would be the only win for the Cowboys during the 1989 season.

The December 23 game was played on that day in particular because the Sunday on that weekend was Christmas Eve, which the NFL avoids playing on for night games. The same thing happened in 1995 and 2000.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
9	November 5	Dallas Cowboys	13–3	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	KXAS-TV (Dallas) WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)	Cowboys–Redskins rivalry[20]
10	November 12	Los Angeles Raiders	12–14	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KTTV (Los Angeles) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[21]
11	November 19	New York Jets	10–27	Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	WABC-TV (New York City) WRTV (Indianapolis)	[22]
12	November 26	Los Angeles Rams	20–17	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KTTV (Los Angeles) WWL-TV (New Orleans)	Rams–Saints rivalry[23]
13	December 3	Chicago Bears	16–27	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLS-TV (Chicago) KARE-TV (Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[24]
14	December 10	New England Patriots	10–31	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) None (Miami)	Dolphins–Patriots rivalry Game blacked out in Miami[25]
15	December 17	Los Angeles Raiders	17–23	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KTTV (Los Angeles) KCPQ (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[26]
16	December 23	Cleveland Browns	24–20	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WEWS-TV (Cleveland) KHOU (Houston)	1988 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch Winner: AFC Central Champions Loser: Require help to clinch AFC Wild Card, Saturday game.[27]
1990 Pro Bowl	February 2	NFC	27–21	AFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1990s

1990 NFL season

Beginning this season Sunday Night Football became a full season package and was split between two broadcasters, ESPN and TNT.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 9	Philadelphia Eagles	20-27	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) WPIX (New York City)	Eagles–Giants rivalry[28]
2	September 16	Houston Oilers	9-20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	KHTV (Houston) WPXI (Pittsburgh)	Oilers–Steelers rivalry[29]
3	September 23	Detroit Lions	20-23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	WJBK (Detroit) None (Tampa Bay)	[30]
4	September 30	Washington Redskins	38-10	Phoenix Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) None (Phoenix)	[31]
5	October 7	Los Angeles Raiders	24-38	Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) WKBW-TV (Buffalo)	[32]
6	October 14	Los Angeles Rams	9-38	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) WLS-TV (Chicago)	[33]
7	October 18	New England Patriots	10-17	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) None (Miami)	Dolphins–Patriots rivalry, Thursday game[34]
8	October 28	Cincinnati Bengals	17-38	Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WSB-TV (Atlanta)	[35]
9	November 4	Denver Broncos	22-27	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	KUSA-TV (Denver) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	[36]
10	November 11	San Francisco 49ers	24–6	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	KTVU (San Francisco) KXAS-TV (Dallas)	49ers–Cowboys rivalry[37]
11	November 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	3–27	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	WPXI (Pittsburgh) WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)	Bengals–Steelers rivalry[38]
12	November 25	Seattle Seahawks	13–10	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KING-TV (Seattle) None (San Diego)	[39]
13	December 2	Green Bay Packers	7–23	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLUK-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) KARE-TV (Minneapolis)	Packers–Vikings rivalry[40]
14	December 9	Philadelphia Eagles	20–23	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	KYW-TV (Philadelphia) WDZL-TV (Miami)	[41]
15	December 16	Chicago Bears	21–38	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	WLS-TV (Chicago) None (Detroit)	Bears–Lions rivalry[42]
16	December 23	Denver Broncos	12–17	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KUSA-TV (Denver) KING-TV (Seattle)	Broncos–Seahawks rivalry[43]
17	December 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	14–34	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WPXI (Pittsburgh) KHOU (Houston)	Oilers–Steelers rivalry 1989 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch[44]
1991 Pro Bowl	February 3	AFC	23–21	NFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1991 NFL season

Weeks 1–8 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 1	Detroit Lions	0-45	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	[45]
2	September 8	Houston Oilers	30-7	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	KHTV (Houston) WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)	[46]
3	September 15	Los Angeles Rams	7-24	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) None (New Orleans)	Rams–Saints rivalry[47]
4	September 22	Dallas Cowboys	17-9	Phoenix Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) None (Phoenix)	[48]
5	September 29	Denver Broncos	13-6	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	KUSA-TV (Denver) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	[49]
6	October 6	Pittsburgh Steelers	21-3	Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	WPXI (Pittsburgh) None (Indianapolis)	[50]
7	October 13	Los Angeles Raiders	23-20	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KCPQ (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[51]
8	October 17	Chicago Bears	10-0	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WLS-TV (Chicago)	Bears–Packers rivalry, Thursday game.[52]
9	October 27	Washington Redskins	17–13	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.) WPIX (New York City)	Giants–Redskins rivalry[53]
10	November 3	Pittsburgh Steelers	13–20	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	WPXI (Pittsburgh) KUSA-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Steelers rivalry[54]
11	November 10	New England Patriots	20–30	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) None (Miami)	Dolphins–Patriots rivalry[55]
12	November 17	Cleveland Browns	24–28	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WUAB (Cleveland) KHOU (Houston)	[56]
13	November 24	Atlanta Falcons	23–20	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WXIA-TV (Atlanta) WVUE-DT (New Orleans)	Falcons–Saints rivalry[57]
14	December 1	Los Angeles Raiders	9–7	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[58]
15	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	26–24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	KARE-TV (Minneapolis) None (Tampa Bay)	[59]
16	December 15	Buffalo Bills	35–7	Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) None (Indianapolis)	[60]
17	December 22	Los Angeles Rams	9–23	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KING-TV (Seattle)	Rams–Seahawks rivalry[61]
1992 Pro Bowl	February 2	NFC	21–15	AFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1992 NFL season

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 6	Los Angeles Raiders	13-17	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KUSA-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Raiders rivalry[62]
2	September 13	Philadelphia Eagles	31-14	Phoenix Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) None (Phoenix)	[63]
3	September 20	Indianapolis Colts	0-38	Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium	WRTV (Indianapolis) WKBW-TV (Buffalo)	[64]
4	September 27	San Francisco 49ers	16-10	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KTVU (San Francisco) WVUE-DT (New Orleans)	[65]
5	October 4	New England Patriots	21-30	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) WPIX (New York City)	Jets–Patriots rivalry[66]
6	October 11[67]	Los Angeles Rams	10-13	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) WVUE-DT (New Orleans)	Rams–Saints rivalry, 7:30 p.m. start.[68]
7	October 15	Detroit Lions	14-31	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	Lions–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game[69]
8	October 25	Pittsburgh Steelers	27-3	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	WPXI (Pittsburgh) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	7:30 p.m. start.[70]
9	November 1	New York Giants	24-7	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	Giants–Redskins rivalry[71]
10	November 8	Cincinnati Bengals	31–28	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WLS-TV (Chicago)	[72]
11	November 15	New York Giants	13–27	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	WPIX (New York City) KMGH-TV (Denver)	[73]
12	November 22	Kansas City Chiefs	24–14	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) KING-TV (Seattle)	[74]
13	November 29	Los Angeles Raiders	3–27	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[75]
14	December 3	Atlanta Falcons	14–22	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WSB-TV (Atlanta) WVUE-DT (New Orleans)	Falcons–Saints rivalry 1991 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch, Thursday game.[76]
	December 6	Los Angeles Rams	31–27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) None (Tampa Bay)	[77]
15	December 13	Green Bay Packers	16–14	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WLUK-TV (Green Bay) WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee) KHOU (Houston)	[78]
16	December 20	New York Jets	17–19	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WDZL-TV (Miami)	Dolphins–Jets rivalry[79]
17	December 27	Buffalo Bills	3–27	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) KHOU (Houston)	Bills–Oilers rivalry AFC playoff seeding: BUF win: 1. BUF, 2. PIT, 3. SD, 4. MIA, 5. KC, 6. HOU HOU win: 1. PIT, 2. MIA, 3. SD, 4. BUF, 5. HOU, 6. KC[80]
1993 Pro Bowl	February 7	AFC	23–20	NFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1993 NFL season

The January 2 game between the Houston Oilers and New York Jets is best remembered for an incident near halftime when Oilers defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan punched offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 5	Houston Oilers	21-33	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KHTV (Houston) None (New Orleans)	[81]
2	September 12	Los Angeles Raiders	17-13	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KSTW (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[82]
3	September 19	Dallas Cowboys	17-10	Phoenix Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) KTVK (Phoenix)	[83]
4	September 26	New England Patriots	7-45	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) WPIX (New York City)	Jets–Patriots rivalry[84]
5	October 3	New York Giants	14-17	Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WKBW-TV (Buffalo)	[85]
6	October 10	Denver Broncos	27-30	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	KUSA-TV (Denver) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee)	[86]
7	October 14	Los Angeles Rams	24-30	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) None (Atlanta)	Thursday game.[87]
8	October 24	Indianapolis Colts	27-41	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WRTV (Indianapolis) None (Miami)	[88]
9	October 31	Detroit Lions	30-27	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	Lions–Vikings rivalry[89]
10	November 7	Indianapolis Colts	24–30	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium	WRTV (Indianapolis) WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)	[90]
11	November 14	Chicago Bears	16–13	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	WLS-TV (Chicago) KGTV (San Diego)	[91]
12	November 21	Minnesota Vikings	10–23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	WCCO-TV (Minneapolis) None (Tampa Bay)	[92]
13	November 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	3–23	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WPXI (Pittsburgh) KHOU (Houston)	Oilers–Steelers rivalry[93]
14	December 5	Cincinnati Bengals	8–21	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) KPIX-TV (San Francisco)	[94]
15	December 12	Green Bay Packers	20–13	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	WLUK-TV (Green Bay) WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee) KGTV (San Diego)	[95]
16	December 19	Philadelphia Eagles	20–10	Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) None (Indianapolis)	[96]
17	December 26	Kansas City Chiefs	10–30	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	[97]
18	January 2	New York Jets	0–24	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WPIX (New York City) KHOU (Houston)	[98]
1994 Pro Bowl	February 6	NFC	17–3	AFC	Aloha Stadium	None

1994 NFL season

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 4	San Diego Chargers	37-34	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	KGTV (San Diego) KMGH-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Chargers rivalry[99]
2	September 11	New York Giants	20-17	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WPIX (New York City) None (Phoenix)	[100]
3	September 18	Kansas City Chiefs	30-10	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) WSB-TV (Atlanta)	[101]
4	September 25	Chicago Bears	19-7	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WBBM-TV (Chicago) WPIX (New York City)	[102]
5	October 2	Miami Dolphins	23-7	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	WPLG (Miami) WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)	First game in the history of professional sports involving a father coaching against a team coached by his son.[103]
6	October 9	Washington Redskins	17-21	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	WDCA (Washington D.C.) WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)	Eagles–Redskins rivalry[104]
7	October 13	Cleveland Browns	11-8	Houston Oilers	Astrodome	WUAB (Cleveland) None (Houston)	Thursday game[105]
8	October 20	Green Bay Packers	10-13	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	Packers–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game[106]
9	October 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	17-20	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WPGH-TV (Pittsburgh) KTVK (Phoenix)	[107]
10	November 6	Los Angeles Raiders	3–13	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Chiefs–Raiders rivalry[108]
11	November 13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9–14	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) None (Detroit)	[109]
12	November 20	Los Angeles Rams	27–31	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KTVU (San Francisco)	49ers–Rams rivalry[110]
13	November 27	New England Patriots	12–10	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WFXT (Boston) None (Indianapolis)	Colts–Patriots rivalry[111]
14	December 1	Chicago Bears	27–33	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLS-TV (Chicago) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game[112]
	December 4	Buffalo Bills	42–31	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) WDZL-TV (Miami)	Bills–Dolphins rivalry[113]
15	December 11	New Orleans Saints	29–20	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	WGNO (New Orleans) WSB-TV (Atlanta)	Falcons–Saints rivalry[114]
16	December 18	Los Angeles Raiders	17–16	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KCAL-TV (Los Angeles) KSTW (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[115]
17	December 25	Detroit Lions	20–27	Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WDZL-TV (Miami)	[116]

1995 NFL season

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 3	Buffalo Bills	7-22	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) KMGH-TV (Denver)	[117]
2	September 10	Philadelphia Eagles	31-19	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WGBS-TV (Miami) None (Phoenix)	[118]
3	September 17	Dallas Cowboys	23-17	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	KTXA (Dallas) WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)	Cowboys–Vikings rivalry[119]
4	September 24	Green Bay Packers	24-14	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee) WTLV (Jacksonville)	[120]
5	October 1	Oakland Raiders	47-10	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	KBHK-TV (San Francisco) WPIX (New York City)	[121]
6	October 8	Denver Broncos	37-3	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) WLVI (Boston)	Broncos–Patriots rivalry[122]
7	October 12	Atlanta Falcons	19-21	St. Louis Rams	Busch Memorial Stadium	WSB-TV (Atlanta) KTVI (St Louis)	Thursday game[123]
8	October 19	Cincinnati Bengals	27-9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WPGH-TV (Pittsburgh)	Bengals–Steelers rivalry, Thursday game[124]
9	October 29	New York Giants	29-15	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WDCA (Washington D.C.)	Giants–Redskins rivalry[125]
10	November 5	Miami Dolphins	24–14	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	WPLG (Miami) KGTV (San Diego)	1994 AFC Divisional playoff rematch[126]
11	November 12	Denver Broncos	13–31	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)	[127]
12	November 19	Houston Oilers	13–20	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KHOU (Houston) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	[128]
13	November 26	Carolina Panthers	26–34	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WCCB (Charlotte) None (New Orleans)	Panthers–Saints rivalry[129]
14	November 30	New York Giants	10–6	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WPIX (New York City) None (Phoenix)	Thursday game[130]
	December 3	Buffalo Bills	17–27	San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park	WIVB-TV (Buffalo) KTVU (San Francisco)	[131]
15	December 10	Green Bay Packers	10–13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee) None (Tampa Bay)	Buccaneers–Packers rivalry[132]
16	December 17	Oakland Raiders	10–44	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KGO-TV (Oakland) KCPQ (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[133]
17	December 23	New England Patriots	7–10	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WCVB-TV (Boston) None (Indianapolis)	Colts–Patriots rivalry IND win: Clinch AFC Wild Card IND loss: Require help to clinch AFC Wild Card, Saturday game.[134]

1996 NFL season

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 1	Buffalo Bills	23-20	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) WPIX (New York City)	[135]
2	September 8	Miami Dolphins	38-10	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WBFS-TV (Miami) None (Phoenix)	[136]
3	September 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23-27	Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium	WWWB (Tampa Bay) KMGH-TV (Denver)	[137]
4	September 22	Philadelphia Eagles	33-18	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	WTXF-TV (Philadelphia) None (Atlanta)	Eagles–Falcons rivalry[138]
5	September 29	New York Jets	16-31	Washington Redskins	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WDCA (Washington D.C.)	[139]
6	October 6	Houston Oilers	30-27	Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium	KHOU (Houston) None (Cincinnati)	[140]
7	October 13	Baltimore Ravens	21-26	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WNUV (Baltimore) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[141]
8	October 17	Seattle Seahawks	16-34	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KCPQ (Seattle) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Thursday game[142]
9	October 27	Buffalo Bills	25-28	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	WKBW-TV (Buffalo) WLVI (Boston)	Bills–Patriots rivalry[143]
10	November 3	San Francisco 49ers	24–17	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	KTVU (San Francisco) None (New Orleans)	[144]
11	November 10	New York Giants	17–27	Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WCCB (Charlotte)	[145]
12	November 17	Minnesota Vikings	16–13	Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum	KARE-TV (Minneapolis) None (Oakland)	[146]
13	November 24	Green Bay Packers	24–9	St. Louis Rams	Trans World Dome	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee) KTVI (St Louis)	[147]
14	December 1	New England Patriots	45–7	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) KGTV (San Diego)	[148]
15	December 5	Philadelphia Eagles	10–37	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) None (Indianapolis)	Thursday game[149]
	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	24–22	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	KARE-TV (Minneapolis) None (Detroit)	Lions–Vikings rivalry[150]
16	December 15	Seattle Seahawks	13–20	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	KCPQ (Seattle) WTLV (Jacksonville)	[151]
17	December 22	Denver Broncos	10–16	San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) KGTV (San Diego)	Broncos–Chargers rivalry[152]

1997 NFL season

This is the final season that TNT aired NFL games to date.

The November 23 game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins ended in a rare 7–7 tie which was the first and only ESPN Sunday Night Football tie in series history.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	August 31	Washington Redskins	24-10	Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	WTTG (Washington D.C.) WBTV (Charlotte)	[153]
2	September 7	Dallas Cowboys	22-25	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) None (Phoenix)	[154]
3	September 14	New York Jets	24-27	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	WPIX (New York City) WLVI (Boston)	Jets–Patriots rivalry[155]
4	September 21	Miami Dolphins	21-31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Houlihan's Stadium	WBFS-TV (Miami) WWWB (Tampa Bay)	Buccaneers–Dolphins rivalry[156]
5	September 28	Philadelphia Eagles	19-28	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WTXF-TV (Philadelphia) None (Minneapolis)	[157]
6	October 5	New Orleans Saints	20-17	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	WGNO (New Orleans) WBBM-TV (Chicago)	[158]
7	October 12	Indianapolis Colts	22-24	Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	WTTV (Indianapolis) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	[159]
8	October 16	San Diego Chargers	3-31	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KGTV (San Diego) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Chargers–Chiefs rivalry, Thursday game[160]
9	October 26	Atlanta Falcons	12-21	Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	WSB-TV (Atlanta) WBTV (Charlotte)	Falcons–Panthers rivalry, Final Sunday Night Football/NFL game on TNT[161]
10	November 2	Detroit Lions	10–20	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI-TV (Milwaukee)	Lions–Packers rivalry[162]
11	November 9	Baltimore Ravens	0–37	Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	WMAR-TV (Baltimore) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	Ravens–Steelers rivalry[163]
12	November 16	Oakland Raiders	38–13	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	KGO-TV (Oakland) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[164]
13	November 23	New York Giants	7–7	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WPIX (New York City) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	Giants–Redskins rivalry[165]
14	November 30	Denver Broncos	38–28	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) KGTV (San Diego)	Broncos–Chargers rivalry[166]
15	December 4	Tennessee Oilers	14–41	Cincinnati Bengals	Cinergy Field	WPTY-TV (Memphis) None (Cincinnati)	Thursday game[167]
	December 7	Detroit Lions	30–33	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WPLG (Miami)	[168]
16	December 14	Chicago Bears	13–10	St. Louis Rams	Trans World Dome	WLS-TV (Chicago) KDNL-TV (St Louis)	[169]
17	December 21	San Francisco 49ers	9–38	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KTVU (San Francisco) KCPQ (Seattle)	49ers–Seahawks rivalry[170]

1998 NFL season

This was the first season that ESPN aired the entire Sunday Night Football game schedule.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 6	Oakland Raiders	8–28	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KTVU (Oakland) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Chiefs–Raiders rivalry[171]
2	September 13	Indianapolis Colts	6–29	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Colts–Patriots rivalry[172]
3	September 20	Philadelphia Eagles	3–17	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) None (Phoenix)	[173]
4	September 27	Cincinnati Bengals	24–31	Baltimore Ravens	Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WMAR-TV (Baltimore)	Bengals–Ravens rivalry[174]
5	October 4	Seattle Seahawks	6–17	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KOMO-TV (Seattle) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	[175]
6	October 11	Atlanta Falcons	34–20	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WSB-TV (Atlanta) WWOR-TV (New York City)	[176]
7	October 15	Green Bay Packers	20–27	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WCGV-TV (Milwaukee) WXYZ-TV (Detroit)	Lions–Packers rivalry, Thursday game[177]
8	October 25	Buffalo Bills	30–14	Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	WNYO-TV (Buffalo) WCNC-TV (Charlotte)	[178]
9	November 1	Oakland Raiders	31–18	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KTVU (Oakland) KOMO-TV (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[179]
10	November 8	Tennessee Oilers	31–22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	WUXP-TV (Nashville) WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)	[180]
11	November 15	Chicago Bears	3–26	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	WLS-TV (Chicago) None (Detroit)	Bears–Lions rivalry[181]
12	November 22	New Orleans Saints	20–31	San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park	WGNO (New Orleans) KTVU (San Francisco)	[182]
13	November 29	Denver Broncos	31–16	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) KGTV (San Diego)	Broncos–Chargers rivalry[183]
14	December 3	St. Louis Rams	14–17	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	KDNL-TV (St Louis) WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)	Thursday game[184]
	December 6	Chicago Bears	22–48	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLS-TV (Chicago) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[185]
15	December 13	New York Jets	21–16	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) WPLG (Miami)	Dolphins–Jets rivalry[186]
16	December 20	Jacksonville Jaguars	10–50	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WTLV (Jacksonville) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)	[187]
17	December 27	Washington Redskins	7–23	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) KTXA (Dallas)	Cowboys–Redskins rivalry[188]

1999 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	43–0	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium	WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WEWS-TV (Cleveland)	Browns–Steelers rivalry Browns' first game since 1995[189]
2	September 19	New York Jets	3–17	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) WNYO-TV (Buffalo)	Bills–Jets rivalry[190]
3	September 26	New York Giants	14–16	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Giants–Patriots rivalry[191]
4	October 3	Oakland Raiders	21–22	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KTVU (Oakland) KOMO-TV (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[192]
5	October 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23–26	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee)	Buccaneers–Packers rivalry[193]
6	October 17	Washington Redskins	24–10	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) None (Phoenix)	[194]
7	October 21	Kansas City Chiefs	35–8	Baltimore Ravens	PSINet Stadium	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) WMAR-TV (Baltimore)	Thursday game[195]
8	October 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3–20	Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) None (Detroit)	[196]
9	November 7	Tennessee Titans	0–17	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WUXP-TV (Nashville) WPLG (Miami)	[197]
10	November 14	Denver Broncos	17–20	Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome	KMGH-TV (Denver) KOMO-TV (Seattle)	Broncos–Seahawks rivalry[198]
11	November 21	New Orleans Saints	23–41	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WUPL (New Orleans) WTLV (Jacksonville)	[199]
12	November 28	Atlanta Falcons	28–34	Carolina Panthers	Ericsson Stadium	WSB-TV (Atlanta) WCNC-TV (Charlotte)	Falcons–Panthers rivalry[200]
13	December 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	6–20	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WTLV (Jacksonville)	Thursday game[201]
	December 5	Dallas Cowboys	6–13	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) WCVB-TV (Boston)	[202]
14	December 9	Oakland Raiders	14–21	Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum	KTVU (Oakland) WUXP-TV (Nashville)	Thursday game[203]
	December 12	Minnesota Vikings	28–31	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	[204]
15	December 19	Buffalo Bills	31–21	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WNYO-TV (Buffalo) None (Phoenix)	[205]
16	December 26	Washington Redskins	26–20	San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) KTVU (San Francisco)	[206]

2000s

2000 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 3	Tennessee Titans	13–16	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	WUXP-TV (Nashville) WNYO-TV (Buffalo)	1999 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch (Music City Miracle) Bills–Titans rivalry[207]
2	September 10	Dallas Cowboys	31–32	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) None (Phoenix)	[208]
3	September 17	Baltimore Ravens	6–19	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WMAR-TV (Baltimore) WPLG (Miami)	[209]
4	September 24	Washington Redskins	16–6	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) WWOR-TV (New York City)	Giants–Redskins rivalry[210]
5	October 1	Atlanta Falcons	10–38	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	WUPA (Atlanta) WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)	Eagles–Falcons rivalry[211]
6	October 8	Baltimore Ravens	15–10	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WMAR-TV (Baltimore) WTLV (Jacksonville)	[212]
7	October 15	Minnesota Vikings	28–16	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) WLS-TV (Chicago)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[213]
8	October 19	Detroit Lions	28–14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)	Thursday game[214]
9	October 29	Oakland Raiders	15–13	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	KTVU (Oakland) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[215]
10	November 5	Carolina Panthers	27–24	St. Louis Rams	Edward Jones Dome	WCNC-TV (Charlotte) KDNL-TV (St Louis)	[216]
11	November 12	New York Jets	15–23	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WWOR-TV (New York City) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[217]
12	November 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	34–24	Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium	WTLV (Jacksonville) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	[218]
13	November 26	New York Giants	31–7	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) None (Phoenix)	[219]
14	November 30	Detroit Lions	17–24	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)	Lions–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game[220]
	December 3	Green Bay Packers	28–6	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) WLS-TV (Chicago)	Bears–Packers rivalry[221]
15	December 10	New York Jets	7–31	Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum	WWOR-TV (New York City) KTVU (Oakland)	[222]
16	December 17	New York Giants	17–13	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) KTXA (Dallas)	Cowboys–Giants rivalry[223]
17	December 23	Buffalo Bills	42–23	Seattle Seahawks	Husky Stadium	WNYO-TV (Buffalo) None (Seattle)	Saturday game[224]

2001 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 9	Miami Dolphins	31–23	Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum	WFOR-TV (Miami) WKRN-TV (Nashville)	[225]
3	September 23	Denver Broncos	38–17	Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium	KMGH-TV (Denver) KTVK (Phoenix)	[226]
4	September 30	Dallas Cowboys	18–40	Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)	Cowboys–Eagles rivalry[227]
5	October 7	Carolina Panthers	14–24	San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park	WAXN-TV (Charlotte) KTVU (San Francisco)	[228]
6	October 14	Oakland Raiders	23–18	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	KTVU (Oakland) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[229]
7	October 18	Buffalo Bills	13–10	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WPXJ-TV (Buffalo) None (Jacksonville)	Thursday game.[230]
8	October 25	Indianapolis Colts	35–28	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) KCTV (Kansas City)	Thursday game[231]
9	November 4	New York Jets	16–9	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WPIX (New York City) WUPL (New Orleans)	[232]
10	November 11	Oakland Raiders	27–34	Seattle Seahawks	Husky Stadium	KTVU (Oakland) None (Seattle)	Raiders–Seahawks rivalry[233]
11	November 18	St. Louis Rams	24–17	New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium	KDNL-TV (St Louis) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Super Bowl XXXVI preview[234]
12	November 25	Chicago Bears	13–6	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WCIU-TV (Chicago) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[235]
13	November 29	Philadelphia Eagles	23–10	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Thursday game[236]
	December 2	Buffalo Bills	0–35	San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park	WGRZ (Buffalo) KTVU (San Francisco)	[237]
14	December 9	Seattle Seahawks	7–20	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	KOMO-TV (Seattle) KMGH-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Seahawks rivalry[238]
15	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	26–21	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WJZ-TV (Baltimore)	Ravens–Steelers rivalry[239]
16	December 23	New York Jets	29–28	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WPIX (New York City) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[240]
17	December 30	Washington Redskins	40–10	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) WUPL (New Orleans)	[241]
18	January 6	Philadelphia Eagles	17–13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)	2000 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch[242]

2002 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 5	San Francisco 49ers	16–13	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	KGO-TV (San Francisco) WWOR-TV (New York City)	49ers–Giants rivalry, NFL Kickoff Game, Thursday game[243]
	September 8	Dallas Cowboys	10–19	Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) KTRK-TV (Houston)	Governor's Cup rivalry Texans' first game[244]
2	September 15	Oakland Raiders	30–17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	KTVU (Oakland) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	Raiders–Steelers rivalry[245]
3	September 22	Cincinnati Bengals	3–30	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati) WGCL-TV (Atlanta)	[246]
4	September 29	Minnesota Vikings	23–48	Seattle Seahawks	Seahawks Stadium	KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) KOMO-TV (Seattle)	[247]
5	October 6	Baltimore Ravens	26–21	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium	WJZ-TV (Baltimore) WEWS-TV (Cleveland)	Browns–Ravens rivalry[248]
6	October 13	Miami Dolphins	24–22	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	WFOR-TV (Miami) KMGH-TV (Denver)	[249]
8	October 27	Indianapolis Colts	21–26	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	[250]
9	November 3	Jacksonville Jaguars	17–24	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	WJXX (Jacksonville) WWOR-TV (New York City)	[251]
10	November 10	Miami Dolphins	10–13	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WFOR-TV (Miami) WWOR-TV (New York City)	Dolphins–Jets rivalry[252]
11	November 17	New England Patriots	20–27	Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum	WCVB-TV (Boston) KTVU (Oakland)	2001 AFC Divisional playoff rematch (Tuck Rule Game)[253]
12	November 24	Indianapolis Colts	23–20	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) KMGH-TV (Denver)	[254]
13	December 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20–23	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) WUPL (New Orleans)	Buccaneers–Saints rivalry[255]
14	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	22–26	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee)	Packers–Vikings rivalry[256]
15	December 15	Arizona Cardinals	28–30	St. Louis Rams	Edward Jones Dome	KTVK (Phoenix) KDNL-TV (St Louis)	Cardinals–Rams rivalry[257]
16	December 21	Philadelphia Eagles	27–3	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) KTXA (Dallas)	Cowboys–Eagles rivalry, Saturday game[258]
	December 22	New York Jets	30–17	New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	WWOR-TV (New York City) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Jets–Patriots rivalry[259]
17	December 29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15–0	Chicago Bears	Memorial Stadium	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) WLS-TV (Chicago)	TB win: First-round bye, NFC No. 2 seed. TB loss: NFC No. 3 or 4 seed, GB first-round bye and NFC No. 2 seed[260]

2003 NFL season

The December 14 game between the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints is remembered for an incident where, after scoring a touchdown, Saints wide receiver Joe Horn grabbed a cell phone hidden under the goalpost padding and pretended to make a phone call as a touchdown celebration. This resulted in Horn receiving a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, and a $30,000 fine by the NFL.

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 7	Oakland Raiders	20–25	Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum	KTVU (Oakland) WKRN-TV (Nashville)	2002 AFC Championship Game rematch[261]
2	September 14	Chicago Bears	13–24	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WLS-TV (Chicago) KSTP-TV(Minneapolis)	Bears–Vikings rivalry[262]
3	September 21	Buffalo Bills	7–17	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WGRZ (Buffalo) WBFS-TV (Miami)	Bills–Dolphins rivalry[263]
4	September 28	Indianapolis Colts	55–21	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) WUPL (New Orleans)	[264]
5	October 5	Cleveland Browns	33–13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	WKYC (Cleveland) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	Browns–Steelers rivalry 2002 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch[265]
6	October 12	San Francisco 49ers	19–20	Seattle Seahawks	Seahawks Stadium	KGO-TV (San Francisco) KOMO-TV (Seattle)	49ers–Seahawks rivalry[266]
8	October 26	Buffalo Bills	5–38	Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	WGRZ (New York) KMBC-TV (Kansas City)	Bills–Chiefs rivalry[267]
9	November 2	Green Bay Packers	30–27	Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)	Packers–Vikings rivalry[268]
10	November 9	Baltimore Ravens	22–33	St. Louis Rams	Edward Jones Dome	WUTB (Baltimore) KDNL-TV (St Louis)	[269]
11	November 16	Dallas Cowboys	0–12	New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) WCVB-TV (Boston)	[270]
12	November 23	Washington Redskins	23–24	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.) WBFS-TV (Miami)	[271]
13	November 30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10–17	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) WJXT (Jacksonville)	[272]
14	December 7	Carolina Panthers	14–20	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	WSOC-TV (Charlotte) WGCL-TV (Atlanta)	Falcons–Panthers rivalry[273]
15	December 14	New York Giants	7–45	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WWOR-TV (New York City) WUPL (New Orleans)	[274]
16	December 20	New England Patriots	21–16	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WCVB-TV (Boston) WWOR-TV (New York City)	Jets–Patriots rivalry, Saturday game.[275]
	December 21	Denver Broncos	31–17	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	KUSA-TV (Denver) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[276]
17	December 27	Philadelphia Eagles	31–7	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	Eagles–Redskins rivalry Eagles clinch NFC East + first-round bye, Saturday game.[277]
	December 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	10–13	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WJZ-TV (Baltimore)	Ravens–Steelers rivalry[278]
2004 Pro Bowl	February 8	AFC	52–55	NFC	Aloha Stadium	None

2004 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 12	Kansas City Chiefs	24–34	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) KUSA-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Chiefs rivalry[279]
2	September 19	Miami Dolphins	13–16	Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium	WBFS-TV (Miami) WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	[280]
3	September 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20–30	Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum	WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay) KTVU (Oakland)	Super Bowl XXXVII rematch[281]
4	October 3	St. Louis Rams	24–14	San Francisco 49ers	Monster Park	KDNL-TV (St Louis) KGO-TV (San Francisco)	49ers–Rams rivalry[282]
5	October 10	Baltimore Ravens	17–10	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WJZ-TV (Baltimore) WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)	[283]
6	October 17	Minnesota Vikings	38–31	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome	WUPL (New Orleans) KSTC-TV (Minneapolis)	Saints–Vikings rivalry[284]
8	October 31	San Francisco 49ers	13–23	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	KGO-TV (San Francisco) WLS-TV (Chicago)	[285]
9	November 7	Cleveland Browns	13–27	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	WEWS-TV (Cleveland) WMAR-TV (Baltimore)	Browns–Ravens rivalry[286]
10	November 14	Buffalo Bills	6–29	New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	WGRZ (Buffalo) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Bills–Patriots rivalry[287]
11	November 21	Green Bay Packers	16–13	Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium	WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee) KTRK-TV (Houston)	[288]
12	November 28	Oakland Raiders	25–24	Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High	KTVU (Oakland) KUSA-TV (Denver)	Broncos–Raiders rivalry[289]
13	December 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	17–16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh) WJXT (Jacksonville)	[290]
14	December 12	Philadelphia Eagles	17–14	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) WDCA (Washington D.C.)	Eagles–Redskins rivalry[291]
15	December 18	Carolina Panthers	31–34	Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome	WSOC-TV (Charlotte) WGCL-TV (Atlanta)	Falcons–Panthers rivalry, Saturday game.[292]
	December 19	Baltimore Ravens	10–20	Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome	WJZ-TV (Baltimore) WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)	[293]
16	December 25	Denver Broncos	37–16	Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum	KUSA-TV (Denver) WKRN-TV (Nashville)	Christmas Game, Played on Saturday.[294]
	December 26	Cleveland Browns	7–10	Miami Dolphins	Pro Player Stadium	WEWS-TV (Cleveland) WBFS-TV (Miami)	[295]
17	January 2	Dallas Cowboys	24–28	New York Giants	Giants Stadium	KTXA (Dallas) WABC-TV (New York City)	Cowboys–Giants rivalry[296]
2005 Pro Bowl	February 13	NFC	27–38	AFC	Aloha Stadium	None

2005 NFL season

Week	Date	Visiting Team	Final Score	Host Team	Stadium	OTA Affiliates	Significance
1	September 11	Indianapolis Colts	24–7	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	WNDY-TV (Indianapolis) WJZ-TV (Baltimore)	[297]
2	September 18	Kansas City Chiefs	23–17	Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) KBHK-TV (Oakland)	Chiefs–Raiders rivalry[298]
3	September 25	New York Giants	23–45	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	WPIX (New York City) KGTV (San Diego)	[299]
4	October 2	San Francisco 49ers	14–31	Arizona Cardinals	Estadio Azteca	KBHK-TV (San Francisco) KTVK (Phoenix)	49ers–Cardinals rivalry[300]
5	October 9	Cincinnati Bengals	20–23	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alltel Stadium	WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WJXT (Jacksonville)	[301]
6	October 16	Houston Texans	10–42	Seattle Seahawks	Qwest Field	KPRC-TV (Houston) KSTW (Seattle)	[302]
8	October 30	Buffalo Bills	16–21	New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	WGRZ (Buffalo) WCVB-TV (Boston)	Bills–Patriots rivalry[303]
9	November 6	Philadelphia Eagles	10–17	Washington Redskins	FedExField	WPVI-TV (Philadelphia) WDCA (Washington D.C.)	Eagles–Redskins rivalry[304]
10	November 13	Cleveland Browns	21–34	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	WKYC (Cleveland) WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)	Browns–Steelers rivalry[305]
11	November 20	Kansas City Chiefs	45–17	Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium	KMBC-TV (Kansas City) KPRC-TV (Houston)	[306]
12	November 27	New Orleans Saints	21–19	New York Jets	Giants Stadium	WUPL (New Orleans) WPIX (New York City)	[307]
13	December 4	Oakland Raiders	10–34	San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	KBHK-TV (Oakland) KGTV (San Diego)	Chargers–Raiders rivalry[308]
14	December 11	Detroit Lions	13–16	Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	WXYZ-TV (Detroit) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WISN-TV (Milwaukee)	Lions–Packers rivalry[309]
15	December 17	Denver Broncos	28–17	Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	KUSA-TV (Denver) WGRZ (Buffalo)	Saturday Game.[310]
	December 18	Atlanta Falcons	3–16	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	WGCL-TV (Atlanta) WCIU-TV (Chicago)	[311]
16	December 25	Minnesota Vikings	23–30	Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium	KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) WJZ-TV (Baltimore)	Christmas Game[312]
17	December 31	New York Giants	30–21	Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum	WPIX (New York City) None (Oakland)	Saturday Game.[313]
	January 1	St. Louis Rams	20–10	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium	KDNL-TV (St Louis) KTXA (Dallas)	Cowboys–Rams rivalry Last Sunday Night Football game televised by ESPN DAL win: Clinch Playoff Berth DAL loss: Eliminated[314]
2006 Pro Bowl	February 12	AFC	17–23	NFC	Aloha Stadium	None	Last Pro Bowl game televised on ESPN until 2010.

See also

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