NBC Sunday Night Football (abbreviated as SNF) is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, with the See more

NBC's broadcast begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Time with its pre-game show, which runs until kickoff (which usually occurs around 8:20 p.m. Eastern). The show serves the same purpose as See more

Opening game
The first regular season game to be shown by NBC under this contract, between the Miami Dolphins and the Pittsburgh Steelers, … See more

Academy Award winner John Williams composed the instrumental theme music, titled "Wide Receiver," for Sunday Night Football. For Super Bowl XLIII, NBC commissioned Joel … See more

The network's current NFL contract includes the rights to the season-opening Thursday night NFL Kickoff Game, another game played on Thanksgiving Night, and three playoff games, two in the Super Wild Card round and one in the Divisional Playoffs. … See more

Much of NBC's SNF production crew comes from ABC/ESPN, including Fred Gaudelli and Drew Esocoff (who respectively serve as producer and director of the broadcasts), as ESPN moved most of its previous Sunday night crew over to … See more

The song is at the centerpiece of the opening montage, which has changed several times over the years. Carrie Underwood's music has always played in the background … See more