NBC Sunday Night Football results
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.
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.
Results by season[]
Listed below are games and their respective results played from 2006—present.
| "Flex-scheduling" game | Playoff game broadcast on NBC | Super Bowl Game on NBC |
2000s[]
2006[]
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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debut KOF Thursday | September 7 | Miami Dolphins | 17–28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | September 10 | Indianapolis Colts | 26–21 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eli Manning vs. Peyton Manning |
| Sunday | September 17 | Washington Redskins | 10–27 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | September 24 | Denver Broncos | 17–7 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Broncos–Patriots rivalry 2005 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 6–37 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | October 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–23 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 15 | Oakland Raiders | 3–13 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Raiders rivalry |
| Sunday | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 35–14 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–20 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry |
| Sunday | November 12 | Chicago Bears | 38–20 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 19 | San Diego Chargers | 35–27 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chargers rivalry |
| Sunday | November 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | 21–45 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | |
| Sunday | December 3 | Seattle Seahawks | 23–20 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | December 10 | New Orleans Saints | 42–17 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9–20 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Chargers–Chiefs rivalry |
| Monday | December 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 23–7 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry DAL win: NFC East Champions PHI win: Clinch playoff berth |
| Sunday | December 31 | Green Bay Packers | 26–7 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 6 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8–23 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 3 matchup |
| Dallas Cowboys | 20–21 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
2007[]
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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 6 | New Orleans Saints | 10–41 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | |
| Sunday | September 9 | New York Giants | 35–45 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 16 | San Diego Chargers | 14–38 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | September 23 | Dallas Cowboys | 34–10 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | September 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3–16 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry 2006 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 7 | Chicago Bears | 27–20 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | October 14 | New Orleans Saints | 28–17 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | |
| Sunday | October 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28–31 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | November 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 38–17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 21–23 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 18* | New England Patriots | 56–10 | Buffalo Bills | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Bills–Patriots rivalry |
| Sunday | November 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 28–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIX rematch |
| Sunday | December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 44–20 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | December 16 | Washington Redskins | 22–10 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Giants–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | December 23** | Washington Redskins | 32–21 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | |
| Sunday | December 30*** | Tennessee Titans | 16–10 | Indianapolis Colts | RCA Dome | Colts–Titans rivalry |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 5 | Washington Redskins | 14–35 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 31–29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | AFC No. 5 vs AFC No. 4 matchup |
*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.
2008[]
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 7:00 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 10:01pm 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 travels by bus because of a fear of flying.)[2] 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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 4 | Washington Redskins | 7–16 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Giants–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | September 7 | Chicago Bears | 29–13 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Super Bowl XLI rematch |
| Sunday | September 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–6 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Browns–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | September 21 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–16 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Cowboys–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | September 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 20–24 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | October 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26–21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | 2007 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 12 | New England Patriots | 10–30 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | October 19 | Seattle Seahawks | 10–20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 2 | New England Patriots | 15–18 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Battle of the last two AFC Champions |
| Sunday | November 9 | New York Giants | 36–31 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | November 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 14–10 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | November 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 23–20 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | November 30 | Chicago Bears | 14–34 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Bears–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | December 7* | Washington Redskins | 10–24 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 14 | New York Giants | 8–20 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry 2007 NFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | December 21** | Carolina Panthers | 28–34 (OT) | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Winner: Clinch NFC No. 1 seed |
| Sunday | December 28 | Denver Broncos | 21–52 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Broncos–Chargers rivalry Winner: AFC West Champions Loser: Eliminated |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 24–30 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
| Indianapolis Colts | 17–23 (OT) | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch AFC No. 5 vs AFC No. 4 matchup | ||
| Super Bowl XLIII | February 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27–23 | Arizona Cardinals | Raymond James Stadium | AFC No. 2 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
| 2009 Pro Bowl | February 8 | NFC | 30–21 | AFC | Aloha Stadium |
*Patriots-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Redskins-Ravens game.
**Chargers-Buccaneers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Giants game.
2009[]
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 10 | Tennessee Titans | 10–13 (OT) | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | September 13 | Chicago Bears | 15–21 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | September 20 | New York Giants | 33–31 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 27 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–10 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 4 | San Diego Chargers | 28–38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | 2008 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 11 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–9 | Tennessee Titans | LP Field | Colts–Titans rivalry |
| Sunday | October 18 | Chicago Bears | 14–21 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| Sunday | October 25 | Arizona Cardinals | 24–17 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Battle of the last two NFC Champions |
| Sunday | November 8 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 15 | New England Patriots | 34–35 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry |
| Sunday | November 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–20 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | November 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–20 (OT) | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry 2008 AFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | December 6* | Minnesota Vikings | 17–30 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | 45–38 | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry 2008 NFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | December 20 | Minnesota Vikings | 7–26 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 27 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–0 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | January 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 0–37 | New York Jets | Giants Stadium | Win-and-in scenario for the Jets |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 9 | New York Jets | 24–14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | AFC No. 5 vs AFC No. 4 matchup |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 14–34 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
*Patriots-Dolphins game was flexed out for the Vikings-Cardinals game.
2010s[]
2010[]
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 9 | Minnesota Vikings | 9–14 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | 2009 NFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | September 12 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–13 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | September 19 | New York Giants | 14–38 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Eli Manning vs. Peyton Manning |
| Sunday | September 26 | New York Jets | 31–23 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | Dolphins–Jets rivalry |
| Sunday | October 3 | Chicago Bears | 3-17 | New York Giants | New Meadowlands Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 27–24 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | |
| Sunday | October 17 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–24 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | |
| Sunday | October 24 | Minnesota Vikings | 24–28 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | October 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10–20 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | |
| Sunday | November 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–45 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Cowboys–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | November 14 | New England Patriots | 39–26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | November 21 | New York Giants | 17–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | November 28 | San Diego Chargers | 36–14 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–10 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 30–27 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry 2009 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch |
| Sunday | December 19 | Green Bay Packers | 27–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |
| Tuesday | December 28* | Minnesota Vikings | 24–14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | |
| Sunday | January 2 | St. Louis Rams | 6–16 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field[3] | Winner: NFC West Champions Loser: Eliminated |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 8 | New Orleans Saints | 36–41 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | "Beast Quake" NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
| New York Jets | 17–16 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | 2009 AFC Championship Game rematch AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 3 matchup |
*Chargers-Bengals game was flexed out for the Vikings-Eagles game. The game was played on Tuesday night due to the December 2010 North American blizzard.
2011[]
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 8 | New Orleans Saints | 34–42 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Battle of the last two Super Bowl Champions |
| Sunday | September 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–27 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | |
| Sunday | September 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | 31–35 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| Sunday | September 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23–20 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 2 | New York Jets | 17–34 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 9 | Green Bay Packers | 25–14 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | 2010 NFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 16 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–39 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | October 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 7–62 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Super Bowl XLIV rematch |
| Sunday | October 30 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 6 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry 2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | November 13 | New England Patriots | 37–16 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Jets–Patriots rivalry 2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | November 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17–10 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | November 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13–9 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 4* | Detroit Lions | 17–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | |
| Sunday | December 11 | New York Giants | 37–34 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | December 18 | Baltimore Ravens | 14–34 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 25 | Chicago Bears | 21–35 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry 2010 NFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | January 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 14–31 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry Winner: NFC East Champions Loser: Eliminated |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–31 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 3 matchup |
| Detroit Lions | 28–45 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup Week 13 Rematch | ||
| 2012 Pro Bowl | January 29 | NFC | 41–59 | AFC | Aloha Stadium | |
| 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 matchup |
*Colts–Patriots game was flexed out for the Lions-Saints game.
2012[]
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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Wednesday | September 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–17 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19–31 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch Peyton Manning’s Broncos debut |
| Sunday | September 16 | Detroit Lions | 19–27 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | |
| Sunday | September 23 | New England Patriots | 30–31 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry 2011 AFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | September 30 | New York Giants | 17–19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | October 7 | San Diego Chargers | 24–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Drew Brees against his former team |
| Sunday | October 14 | Green Bay Packers | 42–24 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24–17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | Bengals–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | October 28 | New Orleans Saints | 14–34 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | November 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 13–19 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| Sunday | November 11 | Houston Texans | 13–6 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | November 18 | Baltimore Ravens | 13–10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Thanksgiving | November 22 | New England Patriots | 49–19 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | "Butt Fumble" Jets–Patriots rivalry |
| Sunday | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | 10–38 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | 2011 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions |
| Sunday | December 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 33–38 | Dallas Cowboys | Cowboys Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | December 9 | Detroit Lions | 20–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Lions–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 41–34 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Game briefly moved to NBCSN and CNBC, due to President Barack Obama giving a speech about the recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Randy Moss's return to New England |
| Sunday | December 23* | San Francisco 49ers | 13–42 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry |
| Sunday | December 30 | Dallas Cowboys | 18–28 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry Winner: NFC East Champions Loser: Eliminated |
| 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 matchup |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup | ||
| 2013 Pro Bowl | January 27 | AFC | 35–62 | NFC | Aloha Stadium |
*Chargers-Jets game was flexed out for the 49ers-Seahawks game.
2013[]
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 5 | Baltimore Ravens | 27–49 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 2012 AFC Divisional playoff rematch | |
| Sunday | September 8 | New York Giants | 31–36 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry | |
| Sunday | September 15 | San Francisco 49ers | 3–29 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry | |
| Sunday | September 22 | Chicago Bears | 40–23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||
| Sunday | September 29 | New England Patriots | 30–23 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | ||
| Sunday | October 6 | Houston Texans | 3–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | Final SNF game at Candlestick Park | |
| Sunday | October 13 | Washington Redskins | 16–31 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Redskins rivalry | |
| Sunday | October 20 | Denver Broncos | 33–39 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Peyton Manning against his former team | |
| Sunday | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | 44–31 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Packers–Vikings rivalry | |
| Sunday | November 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 27–24 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry | |
| Sunday | November 10 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–49 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||
| Sunday | November 17* | Kansas City Chiefs | 17–27 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry | |
| Sunday | November 24 | Denver Broncos | 31–34 (OT) | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Broncos–Patriots rivalry Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry | |
| Thanksgiving | November 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20–22 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Ravens–Steelers rivalry | |
| Sunday | December 1 | New York Giants | 24–17 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Giants–Redskins rivalry | |
| Sunday | December 8** | Carolina Panthers | 13–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Lead in NFC South | |
| Sunday | December 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20–30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry | |
| Sunday | December 22*** | Chicago Bears | 11–54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | CHI win: Clinch NFC North PHI win: Alive for #3 seed | |
| Sunday | December 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–22 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry Winner: NFC East Champions Loser: Eliminated | |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 44–45 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | AFC No. 5 vs AFC No. 4 matchup | |
| New Orleans Saints | 26–24 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup | |||
| 2014 Pro Bowl | January 26 | Team Rice | 22–21 | Team Sanders | Aloha Stadium |
*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.
2014[]
Starting in the 2014 season, NBC was allowed to flex games beginning in week 5. All the previous flexible scheduling rules applied, 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 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season (other than week 17) were flexed out.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 4 | Green Bay Packers | 16–36 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Packers–Seahawks rivalry |
| Sunday | September 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 24–31 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Peyton Manning against his former team |
| Sunday | September 14 | Chicago Bears | 28–20 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | First regular-season game at Levi's Stadium |
| Sunday | September 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37–19 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| Sunday | September 28 | New Orleans Saints | 17–38 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17–43 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 12 | New York Giants | 0–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | 17–42 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | October 26 | Green Bay Packers | 23–44 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | |
| Sunday | November 2 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | November 9 | Chicago Bears | 14–55 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | November 16 | New England Patriots | 42–20 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry 2013 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | November 23 | Dallas Cowboys | 31–28 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Thanksgiving | 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 |
| Sunday | November 30 | Denver Broncos | 29–16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
| Sunday | December 7 | New England Patriots | 23–14 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 14 | Dallas Cowboys | 38–27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry NFC East lead |
| 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 Champions |
| Sunday | December 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Bengals–Steelers rivalry Winner: AFC North Champions Loser: Wild Card |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 3 | Baltimore Ravens | 30–17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 3 matchup |
| Divisional Saturday | January 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 31–35 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 1 matchup |
| Super Bowl XLIX | February 1 | New England Patriots | 28–24 | Seattle Seahawks | University of Phoenix Stadium | AFC No. 1 vs NFC No. 1 matchup |
2015[]
2015 marked the 10th season of SNF on NBC.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21–28 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |
| Sunday | September 13 | New York Giants | 26–27 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 20 | Seattle Seahawks | 17–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Seahawks rivalry 2014 NFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | September 27 | Denver Broncos | 24–12 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | |
| Sunday | October 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–26 (OT) | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | |
| Sunday | October 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 27–30 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | 49ers–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | October 18 | New England Patriots | 34–27 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | Colts–Patriots rivalry 2014 AFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | October 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16–27 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 1 | Green Bay Packers | 10–29 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | November 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | 33–27 (OT) | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 15 | Arizona Cardinals | 39–32 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry |
| Sunday | November 22* | Cincinnati Bengals | 31–34 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | |
| Thanksgiving | November 26 | Chicago Bears | 17–13 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | November 29 | New England Patriots | 24–30 (OT) | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Patriots rivalry Battle of the last two AFC Champions |
| Sunday | December 6 | Indianapolis Colts | 10–45 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | December 13** | New England Patriots | 27–6 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 20*** | Arizona Cardinals | 40–17 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cardinals clinch NFC West |
| Sunday | December 27**** | New York Giants | 17–49 | Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium | Vikings clinch playoff berth |
| Sunday | January 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 20–13 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry Winner: NFC North Champions Loser: Wild Card |
| Wild Card Sunday | January 10 | Seattle Seahawks | 10–9 | Minnesota Vikings | TCF Bank Stadium | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
| Divisional Saturday | January 16 | Green Bay Packers | 20–26 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 2 matchup |
*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[]
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.[4]
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.[1]
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 8 | Carolina Panthers | 20–21 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field At Mile High | Super Bowl 50 rematch |
| Sunday | September 11 | New England Patriots | 23–21 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | |
| Sunday | September 18 | Green Bay Packers | 14–17 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | September 25 | Chicago Bears | 17–31 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's SNF debut |
| Sunday | October 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14–43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | October 9 | New York Giants | 16–23 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | |
| Sunday | October 16 | Indianapolis Colts | 23–26 (OT) | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry |
| Sunday | October 23 | Seattle Seahawks | 6–6 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry |
| Sunday | October 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 23–29 (OT) | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 6 | Denver Broncos | 20–30 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | Broncos–Raiders rivalry |
| Sunday | November 13 | Seattle Seahawks | 31–24 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl XLIX rematch |
| Sunday | November 20 | Green Bay Packers | 24–42 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | 2015 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch |
| Thanksgiving | November 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28–7 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 27* | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–27 (OT) | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
| Sunday | December 4 | Carolina Panthers | 7–40 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 2015 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Battle of the last two NFC Champions |
| Sunday | December 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 7–10 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | December 18** | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20–26 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | |
| Sunday | December 25 | Denver Broncos | 10–33 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
| Sunday | January 1 | Green Bay Packers | 31–24 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Lions–Packers rivalry Winner: NFC North Champions Loser: Wild Card |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 7 | Detroit Lions | 6–26 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
| Divisional Sunday | January 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18–16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | AFC No. 3 vs AFC No. 2 matchup Week 4 rematch |
*Patriots–Jets game was flexed out for the Chiefs–Broncos game.
**Steelers–Bengals game was flexed out for the Buccaneers–Cowboys game.
2017[]
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.[5] 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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | 42–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |
| Sunday | September 10 | New York Giants | 3–19 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 17 | Green Bay Packers | 23–34 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 2016 NFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | September 24 | Oakland Raiders | 10–27 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | |
| Sunday | October 1 | Indianapolis Colts | 18–46 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | |
| Sunday | October 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | 42–34 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Texans QB Deshaun Watson's SNF debut |
| Sunday | October 15 | New York Giants | 23–10 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | |
| Sunday | October 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 7–23 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Super Bowl LI rematch |
| Sunday | October 29 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20–15 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | |
| Sunday | November 5 | Oakland Raiders | 27–24 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | |
| Sunday | November 12 | New England Patriots | 41–16 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Broncos–Patriots rivalry Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions |
| Sunday | November 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 37–9 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Thanksgiving | November 23 | New York Giants | 10–20 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Giants–Redskins rivalry |
| Sunday | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | 28–31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Super Bowl XLV rematch |
| Sunday | December 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10–24 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | |
| Sunday | December 10 | Baltimore Ravens | 38–39 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–17 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | |
| Saturday | December 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 16–0 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| Wild Card Saturday | January 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 26–13 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
| Divisional Saturday | January 13 | Atlanta Falcons | 10–15 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 1 matchup |
| Super Bowl LII | February 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 41–33 | New England Patriots | U.S. Bank Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIX rematch NFC No. 1 vs AFC No. 1 matchup |
2018[]
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.[6] 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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 6 | Atlanta Falcons | 12–18 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | 2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch Battle of the last two NFC Champions |
| Sunday | September 9 | Chicago Bears | 23–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry Packers's 100th overall season |
| Sunday | September 16 | New York Giants | 13–20 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| Sunday | September 23 | New England Patriots | 10–26 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Matt Patricia against his former team. |
| Sunday | September 30 | Baltimore Ravens | 26–14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | October 7 | Dallas Cowboys | 16–19 (OT) | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Governor's Cup (Texas) |
| Sunday | October 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | 40–43 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes's SNF debut |
| Sunday | October 21* | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–45 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 28 | New Orleans Saints | 30–20 | Minnesota Vikings | US Bank Stadium | 2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | November 4 | Green Bay Packers | 17–31 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady |
| Sunday | November 11 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 18** | Minnesota Vikings | 20–25 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Bears–Vikings rivalry |
| Thanksgiving | November 22 | Atlanta Falcons | 17–31 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Falcons–Saints rivalry |
| Sunday | November 25 | Green Bay Packers | 17–24 | Minnesota Vikings | US Bank Stadium | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | December 2*** | Los Angeles Chargers | 33–30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |
| Sunday | December 9**** | Los Angeles Rams | 6–15 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| Sunday | December 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | 30–23 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | First regular season SNF game in LA. |
| 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 |
| Sunday | December 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 33–17 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Colts–Titans rivalry Winner: AFC No. 6 seeded Wild Card Loser: Eliminated |
| Wild Card Sunday | January 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16–15 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | "Double Doink" NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 3 matchup |
| Divisional Saturday | January 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 13–31 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 1 matchup |
*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.
2019[]
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.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 5 | Green Bay Packers | 10–3 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Commemoration of the NFL's oldest rivalry (NFL 100) |
| Sunday | September 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3–33 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2018 Week 15 rematch |
| Sunday | September 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | 20–24 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 2018 Week 1 rematch |
| Sunday | September 22 | Los Angeles Rams | 20–13 | Cleveland Browns | First Energy Stadium | Browns’ first SNF game since 2008 |
| Sunday | September 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 10–12 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Sean Payton against his former team |
| Sunday | October 6 | Indianapolis Colts | 19–13 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2018 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | October 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24–17 | Los Angeles Chargers | Dignity Health Sports Park | 2018 Week 13 rematch |
| Sunday | October 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10–37 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | 31–24 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Commemoration of the first Super Bowl game (NFL 100) |
| Sunday | November 3 | New England Patriots | 20–37 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry |
| Sunday | November 10 | Minnesota Vikings | 28–24 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Dalvin Cook vs. Ezekiel Elliott |
| Sunday | November 17 | Chicago Bears | 7–17 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Khalil Mack vs. Aaron Donald |
| Sunday | November 24* | Green Bay Packers | 8–37 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Packers-49ers rivalry |
| Thanksgiving | November 28 | New Orleans Saints | 26–18 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Falcons–Saints rivalry |
| Sunday | December 1 | New England Patriots | 22–28 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Bill O'Brien against his former team |
| Sunday | December 8 | Seattle Seahawks | 12–28 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Seahawks–Rams rivalry |
| Sunday | December 15** | Buffalo Bills | 17–10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Buffalo QB Josh Allen's SNF debut Bills clinch playoff berth |
| Sunday | December 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | 26–3 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Matt Nagy against his former team |
| 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 Champions SF win: Clinch NFC No. 1 seed Loser: Wild Card |
| Wild Card Sunday | January 5 | Seattle Seahawks | 17–9 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
| Divisional Saturday | January 11 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–27 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | NFC No. 6 vs NFC No. 1 matchup |
*Seahawks–Eagles game was flexed out for the Packers–49ers game.
**Vikings–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bills–Steelers game.
2020s[]
2020[]
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 then rescheduled to the following Wednesday at 3:40 PM ET. The rescheduled game still aired on NBC.[7]
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).
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF Thursday | September 10 | Houston Texans | 20–34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2019 AFC Divisional playoff rematch |
| Sunday | September 13 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–20 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | First game ever played in SoFi Stadium |
| Sunday | September 20 | New England Patriots | 30–35 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Super Bowl XLIX rematch |
| Sunday | September 27 | Green Bay Packers | 37–30 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Aaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees |
| Sunday | October 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 25–20 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | |
| Sunday | October 11 | Minnesota Vikings | 26–27 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | 2019 Week 13 rematch |
| Sunday | October 18 | Los Angeles Rams | 16–24 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers–Rams rivalry |
| Sunday | October 25* | Seattle Seahawks | 34–37 (OT) | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Cardinals-Seahawks rivalry Arizona QB Kyler Murray's SNF debut |
| Sunday | November 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 9–23 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| Sunday | November 8 | New Orleans Saints | 38–3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Buccaneers–Saints rivalry First SNF game in Tampa since 2008 Tom Brady's Buccaneers SNF debut Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees |
| Sunday | November 15 | Baltimore Ravens | 17–23 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Patriots–Ravens rivalry 2019 Week 9 rematch |
| Sunday | November 22 | Kansas City Chiefs | 35–31 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Chiefs–Raiders rivalry First ever SNF game in Las Vegas |
| Sunday | November 29 | Chicago Bears | 25–41 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Wednesday | December 2** | Baltimore Ravens | 14–19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 6 | Denver Broncos | 16–22 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry Denver QB Drew Lock’s SNF debut |
| Sunday | December 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15–26 | Buffalo Bills | Bills Stadium | First SNF game in Buffalo since 2007 2019 Week 15 rematch |
| Sunday | December 20*** | Cleveland Browns | 20–6 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Assistant coach Freddie Kitchens against his former team |
| Sunday | December 27 | Tennessee Titans | 14–40 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Matt LaFleur against his former team |
| Sunday | January 3 | Washington Football Team | 20–14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles–Washington rivalry Washington's debut of its new name on SNF WAS win: NFC East Champions WAS loss: Eliminated, NYG NFC East Champions Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts's SNF debut |
| Super Wild Card Saturday | January 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31–23 | Washington Football Team | FedEx Field | Tom Brady's first playoff game as a Buccaneer NFC No. 5 vs NFC No. 4 matchup |
| Super Wild Card Sunday | January 10 | Cleveland Browns | 48–37 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Browns–Steelers rivalry AFC No. 6 vs AFC No. 3 matchup Game also aired on Telemundo and streamed on Peacock |
| Divisional Saturday | January 16 | Baltimore Ravens | 3–17 | Buffalo Bills | Bills Stadium | AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 2 matchup |
*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.
2021[]
The NFL expanded the season to 17 games in 18 weeks beginning with the 2021 season. 2021 also marks the 16th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC. Super Bowl LVI will air 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 will stream 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, while gaining an additional game for Peacock, and picking up 3 additional Super Bowls in 2026, 2030, and 2034.
| Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOF 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 |
| Sunday | September 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 35–36 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | 2020 Week 3 rematch Mahomes vs. Jackson |
| Sunday | September 26 | Green Bay Packers | 0–0 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 2019 NFC Championship Game rematch 2020 Week 9 rematch |
| Sunday | October 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0–0 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski's return to New England against their longtime former team and coach |
| Sunday | October 10 | Buffalo Bills | 0–0 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | 2020 Week 6 rematch 2020 AFC Championship Game rematch |
| Sunday | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Super Bowl XL rematch |
| Sunday | October 24 | Indianapolis Colts | 0–0 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | QB Carson Wentz's Colts SNF debut |
| Sunday | October 31 | Dallas Cowboys | 0–0 | Minnesota Vikings | US Bank Stadium | 2020 Week 11 rematch |
| Sunday | November 7 | Tennessee Titans | 0–0 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Super Bowl XXXIV rematch |
| Sunday | November 14 | Kansas City Chiefs | 0–0 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Chiefs–Raiders rivalry |
| Sunday | November 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0–0 | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert's SNF debut Chargers' first SNF game in SoFi Stadium |
| Thanksgiving | November 25 | Buffalo Bills | 0–0 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | Josh Allen vs. Alvin Kamara |
| Sunday | November 28 | Cleveland Browns | 0–0 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Browns–Ravens rivalry |
| Sunday | December 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 0–0 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | 49ers–Seahawks rivalry |
| Sunday | December 12 | Chicago Bears | 0–0 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| Sunday | December 19 | New Orleans Saints | 0–0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Buccaneers–Saints rivalry 2020 NFC Divisional rematch |
| Sunday | December 26 | Washington Football Team | 0–0 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys–Washington rivalry |
| Sunday | January 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 0–0 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| Sunday | January 9 | TBA | 0–0 | TBA | TBD | Game 272 |
| Super Wild Card Saturday | January 15 | TBA | 0–0 | TBA | TBD | TBD |
| Super Wild Card Sunday | January 16 | TBA | 0–0 | TBA | TBD | Game also aired on Telemundo |
| Divisional Sat/Sun | Jan 22/23 | TBA | 0–0 | TBA | TBD | TBD |
| Super Bowl LVI | February 13 | TBA | - | TBA | SoFi Stadium | Game also aired on Telemundo |
SNF statistics[]
- Most points scored on SNF by a single team: 62 (New Orleans Saints 62 vs Indianapolis Colts 7 [10/23/2011])
- Highest combined score on SNF: 83 points (Philadelphia Eagles 45 @ New York Giants 38 [12/13/2009] & Kansas City Chiefs 40 @ New England Patriots 43 [10/14/2018])
- Lowest combined score on SNF: 12 points (Seattle Seahawks 6 @ Arizona Cardinals 6 [10/23/2016])
- Most appearances on SNF (counting postseason): 52 (Dallas Cowboys)
- Fewest appearances on SNF (counting postseason): 2 (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Most wins on SNF (counting postseason): 27 (Dallas Cowboys)
- Most losses on SNF (counting postseason): 25 (Dallas Cowboys)
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Most frequent matchups[]
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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| 15 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Cowboys, 8–7 | 2006–2007, 2009(1), 2009(2), 2010–2020 | Cowboys–Eagles rivalry |
| 12 | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants | Cowboys, 8–4 | 2007–2009, 2011(1), 2011(2), 2012–2018 | Cowboys–Giants rivalry |
| 10 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | Ravens, 6–4 | 2009–2013, 2014(1), 2014(2), 2017–2018, 2020 | Ravens–Steelers rivalry |
| 9 | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers | Packers, 7–2 | 2006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014–2015, 2018–2020 | Bears–Packers rivalry |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings | Vikings, 4–3 | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015–2018 | Packers–Vikings rivalry |
| 7 | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles, 5–2 | 2007–2012, 2014 | Eagles–Giants rivalry |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Football Team | Cowboys, 4–2 | 2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2013 | Cowboys–Washington 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 | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos | Chiefs, 3–2 | 2013–2014, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2020 | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry |
See also[]
- NFL on NBC
- NFL on television
- NBC Sunday Night Football
- NFL Network Thursday Night Football (2006—present)
- Monday Night Football results (1970–1989)
- Monday Night Football results (1990–2009)
- Monday Night Football results (2010–present)
- ESPN Sunday Night Football results (1987–2005)
- TNT Sunday Night Football results (1990–1997)
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