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ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will air more than 38 hours of ACC Fall Championships live on ACCN and its digital platform ACCNX, available on the ESPN App, beginning Friday, Oct. 29.
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Kicking off an unprecedented pair of UFC events on consecutive Saturdays, ESPN+ will make UFC 267 presented by Boost Mobile: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira available to stream for all ESPN+ subscribers at no additional cost as part of a special presentation, live from Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, this Saturday, October 30.
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Emmy Award-winning ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit previews college football’s Statement Saturday Big Ten matchups and College GameDay Built by The Home Depot’s visit to East Lansing
The post TRANSCRIPT: ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Previews <em>College GameDay</em> in East Lansing and Big Ten Showdowns on <em>Statement Saturday</em> appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
NBA Countdown presented by Mountain Dew, ESPN’s NBA pregame studio show, will lead into Wednesday and Friday’s doubleheaders, beginning at 7 p.m. each night.
The post ESPN’s Live NBA Game Coverage This Week Features Appearances from Some of the League’s Star Guards appeared first on ESPN Press Room U.S..
Redick will make his debut today on Wednesday, November 3, as part of ESPN’s studio programming surrounding its Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks game that night.
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Live Coverage of Butterfield Bermuda Championship Begins Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel
Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic on Ladies European Tour – Live Coverage Continues Thursday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel
East Lake Cup Final Round Coverage Presented Today at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel as Top Men’s and Women’s College Golf Teams Compete for the Championship
Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan Joins Beyond the Fairway Podcast
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 27, 2021 – The PGA TOUR’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship from picturesque Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton Parish, Bermuda, headlines NBC Sports’ live tournament coverage this week on GOLF Channel.
The only night tournament in professional women’s golf will be held this week at the Dubai Moonlight Classic on the Ladies European Tour from the Faldo Course at Emirates GC with live coverage presented on GOLF Channel.
The seventh annual East Lake Cup taking place at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., features Championship matchups between Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (men) and Oklahoma State vs. Duke (women), live today from 3-6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
PGA TOUR: BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is the only PGA TOUR event to be held on the island of Bermuda and is contested at the picturesque Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton Parish this week. The winner of the tournament receives an invitation to the 2022 Masters.
Live coverage will begin Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
How To Watch – Thursday, October 28 – Sunday, October 31 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 1:30-4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 1-4 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1-4 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: OMEGA DUBAI MOONLIGHT CLASSIC
The only night tournament in professional women’s golf will be held at the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic on the Ladies European Tour. Live coverage from the Faldo Course at Emirates GC continues Thursday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
How To Watch – Thursday, October 28 – Friday, October 29 (all times ET)
| Day | GOLF Channel |
| Thursday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| Friday | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Notable Players This Week
EAST LAKE CUP
The seventh annual East Lake Cup presented by ZipRecruiter and Uber Eats, taking place at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., features Championship matchups between Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (men) and Oklahoma State vs. Duke (women).
Competition will be presented live today 3-6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.
GOLF Channel Broadcast Team
BEYOND THE FAIRWAY
Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan joined Doug Smith and Will Lowery on this week’s edition of Beyond the Fairway and discussed his relationship with golf and his transition from NFL star to starring on television. Click here to listen to the conversation.
BROADCAST NOTES
| Day | Golf Central |
| Thursday | 1-1:30 p.m./4:30-5 p.m. |
| Friday | 1-1:30 p.m./4:30-5 p.m. |
| Saturday | Noon-1 p.m./4-4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Noon-1 p.m./4-5 p.m. |
–NBC SPORTS–
ESPN’s popular morning debate show First Take – featuring Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim Rose – will hit the road for its first on-site show since Jan. 2020 when it travels to Florida A&M for the university’s homecoming weekend.
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Ronaldo Makes First-Ever Domestic League Appearance on U.S. Broadcast TV; Special One-Hour Goal Zone on NBC & Peacock at 2:30 p.m. ET
Thierry Henry Joins Robbie Earle on New Inside the Mind this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC Following Tottenham-Manchester United
Matchweek Begins Saturday, Oct. 30 as Arsenal Visit Leicester City at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo
Goal Rush Whip-Around Show on Peacock This Saturday at 10 a.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – October 27, 2021 – Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United visit Harry Kane and Tottenham this Saturday, Oct. 30 at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and Universo, highlighting this weekend’s Premier League action across NBC Sports.
Saturday’s match marks Ronaldo’s first-ever domestic league appearance on U.S. broadcast television as Manchester United look to bounce back from last weekend’s loss to Liverpool. Tottenham have won two of their past three matches. Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux will call the match live from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Following Tottenham-Manchester United at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday is a special one-hour Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Then at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry joins Robbie Earle on a new episode of Inside the Mind.
The weekend’s coverage gets underway Saturday with Premier League Mornings at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, leading into Jamie Vardy and Leicester City hosting Arsenal at 7:30 a.m. ET (NBCSN, Universo). Vardy has scored seven goals this season, second-most in the Premier League behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (10 goals).
Five matches will be presented live at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday: Manchester City v. Crystal Palace (NBCSN), Liverpool v. Brighton & Hove Albion (USA Network, Universo), Newcastle v. Chelsea (Peacock), Burnley v. Brentford (Peacock), and Watford v. Southampton (Peacock).
Also during Saturday’s 10 a.m. ET multi-match window, Goal Rush will stream on Peacock, providing viewers the most compelling action in real time and on replay so they won’t miss a single goal or key play.
Rebecca Lowe hosts this weekend’s Premier League Mornings, Premier League Live and Goal Zone shows alongside former U.S. Men’s National Team and Premier League player Tim Howard and former Premier League player Robbie Mustoe. Paul Burmeister hosts Monday’s shows alongside Mustoe and former Premier League player Danny Higginbotham.
On Sunday, a two-hour Premier League Mornings begins at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Norwich City hosting Leeds United at 10 a.m. ET (NBCSN). Then at 12:30 p.m. ET, fourth-place West Ham visit Aston Villa on NBCSN and Telemundo. White and Lee Dixon will call the action live from Villa Park.
The weekend’s coverage concludes Monday, Nov. 1 as Wolverhampton Wanderers host Everton at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, followed by Goal Zone at 6 p.m. ET.
This season, Peacock will stream all games airing on the NBC broadcast network live. In addition, Peacock will feature studio shows, full match replays and the Premier League TV channel. All matchdays and windows exclusively on Peacock will feature NBC Sports’ Premier League studio coverage.
“INSIDE THE MIND” OF THIERRY HENRY
Robbie Earle hosts the next edition of Inside the Mind and speaks with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. The interview will be presented this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC following Tottenham-Manchester United, and will be available on the Premier League on NBC Sports YouTube channel.
THE 2 ROBBIES PODCAST
Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss and dissect the top Premier League storylines after every matchweek on “The 2 Robbies” podcast. On their latest episode, Earle and Mustoe react to Liverpool’s 5-0 victory at Manchester United, and more, from the Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest in Los Angeles. The “2 Robbies” podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts.
PREMIER LEAGUE PICK ‘EM
NBC Sports’ Premier League Pick ‘Em returns on the free-to-play NBC Sports Predictor powered by PointsBet games app, available in the App Store and Google Play Store. Each match week, Premier League Pick ‘Em features a $50,000 jackpot prize for a “perfect score” – predicting the correct exact results of all featured matches in that contest (information on scoring, prizing, and Official Rules here).
Matches in Play for Premier League Pick ‘Em:
Match Week 10
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NBC SPORTS PUB PASS
For commercial establishments looking to show Premier League, they can get the NBC Sports Pub Pass, the new customizable platform specifically for the retail pub/restaurant market in the USA. The NBC Sports Pub Pass offers Pubs, Bars, Clubs and Restaurants and commercial establishments nationwide all the Premier League matches and programming specifically for commercial establishments – Live, Commercial-Free and On-Demand. To subscribe or to find out more information about the NBC Sports Pub Pass go to https://www.nbcpubpass.com/.
LIVE STREAMING
Peacock’s expansive sports programming features live sports coverage on the service including the Tour de France, 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Premier Lacrosse League, INDYCAR, Premiership Rugby, the 2021-22 Premier League season, Sunday Night Football, and Super Bowl LVI. Peacock Originals streaming on the service now include Lost Speedways, hosted by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts; My Pursuit: Life, Legacy & Jordan Burroughs; The Greatest Race; Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More, and In Deep with Ryan Lochte. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another, as well as The Dan Patrick Show, PFT Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.
Premier League coverage will be available on Peacock Premium. Viewers can sign up at peacocktv.com. Peacock is currently available across devices, details here. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.
Premier League games on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Following is NBC Sports’ schedule for the Premier League this week (all times ET, subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Platform |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 7 a.m. | Premier League Mornings | NBCSN |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 7:30 a.m. | Leicester City v. Arsenal | NBCSN, Universo |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 9:30 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Manchester City v. Crystal Palace | NBCSN |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Liverpool v. Brighton & Hove Albion | USA Network, Universo |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Newcastle v. Chelsea | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Burnley v. Brentford | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Watford v. Southampton | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 10 a.m. | Goal Rush | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 12 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Tottenham v. Manchester United | NBC, Peacock, Universo |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBC, Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Inside the Mind: Thierry Henry | NBC |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | 8 a.m. | Premier League Mornings | NBCSN |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | 10 a.m. | Norwich City v. Leeds United | NBCSN |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | Noon | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | 12:30 p.m. | Aston Villa v. West Ham | NBCSN, Telemundo |
| Sun., Oct. 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Mon., Nov. 1 | 3 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Mon., Nov. 1 | 4 p.m. | Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Everton | NBCSN, Universo |
| Mon., Nov. 1 | 6 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
–NBC SPORTS–
Football Night in America Begins at 7 p.m. ET; Followed by 8:20 p.m. ET SNF Kickoff
“Sunday Night 7” Free-to-Play Game Features Weekly $100,000 Jackpot
NBC Sports’ Strong NFL Viewership Continues
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 27, 2021 – Dak Prescott and the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys visit Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings on this week’s Halloween edition of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Football Night in America, followed by kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
Dallas (5-1), coming off its bye week, has won five consecutive games and lead the NFL in yards per game (460.8) and points per game (34.2). Prescott ranks fourth in the league averaging 302.2 pass yards per game and has passed for 16 touchdowns with only four interceptions, while cornerback Trevon Diggs leads the NFL with seven interceptions and joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson (1993) as the only players since 1970 with seven interceptions in their team’s first six games of the season.
Minnesota (3-3), also coming off its bye in Week 7, has won three of its past four games after topping Carolina, 34-28, in overtime in Week 6. Cousins (373 yards and three touchdowns against the Panthers) has three games this season with at least 300 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Dallas leads the all-time series, 17-15, including the playoffs. In their most recent meeting, the Cowboys beat the Vikings, 31-28, on a game-winning two-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andy Dalton to tight end Dalton Schultz in the final minutes of a Week 11 matchup last season.
Calling Cowboys-Vikings is Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his record 36th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth; and four-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya. Three-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay is the Sunday Night Football rules analyst.
NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by executive producer Fred Gaudelli and director Drew Esocoff. SNF has won a record 11 Sports Emmys for Outstanding Live Sports Series.
Football Night in America features host Mike Tirico and co-host Maria Taylor, Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, and NFL Insider Mike Florio. Co-host Jac Collinsworth and two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison will provide on-field analysis and reports from U.S. Bank Stadium.
Football Night, the most-watched studio show in sports since its debut in 2006, begins every Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The coordinating producer of FNIA is Rob Hyland and the co-producer is Matt Casey. FNIA is directed by Pierre Moossa.
Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, a new NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2021 season. The show is hosted by NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms, who will provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews. Plus, Football Night in America commentators Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy, Drew Brees, Rodney Harrison and Jac Collinsworth will provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments.
NBC SPORTS’ STRONG NFL AUDIENCES CONTINUE
For the season, Sunday Night Football is averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 21.1 million viewers – the best average through Week 7 since SNF’s record 2015 season, and up 23% from last season.
Viewership for Football Night in America is up 41% from this point last season with an average of 7.7 million viewers. FNIA is off to its best start through Week 7 since 2016.
PEACOCK TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES FOR FIRST TIME THIS SEASON
For the first time ever, all of NBC Sports’ NFL regular-season games, playoff games, Super Bowl LVI, and Football Night in America will stream live on Peacock this season. Peacock features a slate of sports talk content NFL fans can enjoy on the NBC Sports channel, which is free to stream. Shows include Brother from Another, as well as The Dan Patrick Show, The Rich Eisen Show, PFT Live, PFT PM, Safety Blitz, The Peter King Podcast, and Chris Simms Unbuttoned.
To learn more about the NFL on Peacock, including how to watch and sign up, click here. Peacock Premium is included at no additional cost for Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers and Cox Contour customers.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all NBC games to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC’s broadcasts. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.
TELEMUNDO DEPORTES TO PRESENT ENTIRE NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS AND SUPER BOWL LVI
Telemundo Deportes will again carry the entire NBC Sunday Night Football package, including exclusive Spanish-language coverage of Super Bowl LVI, live for the first time on the Telemundo Network — marking the first time ever that a Super Bowl will be televised on a Spanish-language broadcast network in the U.S. The package also includes 20 regular season games that will be televised on Universo, including the NFL Kickoff game and the Thanksgiving primetime game, as well as a Wild Card game, and one Divisional Playoff game. In addition, Telemundo Network will broadcast the Sunday primetime Wild Card game. All games will also be available on live stream via TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app.
“SUNDAY NIGHT 7” FREE-TO-PLAY GAME RETURNS WITH $100,000 JACKPOT EVERY CONTEST
Once again this season, in the build-up to each week’s Sunday Night Football matchup, fans can participate in NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Sunday Night 7, which features a $100,000 jackpot every contest for each game in the Sunday Night Football package, as well as two NFL Wild Card playoff games and one NFL Divisional Playoff. Sunday Night 7 is available for download NOW on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at NBCSports.com/Predictor.
In Sunday’s game, one user finished in first place with a score of 65 points.
POINTSBET AND NBC SPORTS INCLUDE EXCLUSIVE BETTING INTEGRATIONS INTO FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA AND PEACOCK SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FINAL POST-GAME SHOW
This season, PointsBet and NBC Sports include exclusive betting integrations on the Football Night in America studio show and the new Peacock Sunday Night Football Final postgame show. Click here for more information.
PETER KING’S NFL COLUMN “FOOTBALL MORNING IN AMERICA” DEBUTS EVERY MONDAY EXCLUSIVELY ON NBCSPORTS.COM
A new “Football Morning in America” will post every Monday morning exclusively on NBCSports.com. It was announced in May 2019 that King signed an exclusive agreement with NBC Sports Group that included writing a weekly Monday morning NFL column for NBCSports.com; making regular appearances on PFT Live with Mike Florio; and continuing to contribute to Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports. The Peter King Podcast streams weekly on Peacock on Thursdays at 6 p.m. ET.
CHRIS SIMMS UNBUTTONED
NBC Sports’ Chris Simms examines everything happening in the NFL and around the sports world. Along with a rotation of NBC Sports hosts including Ahmed Fareed and Paul Burmeister, Chris Simms Unbuttoned analyses the NFL with in-depth Xs and Os breakdowns; one-on-one interviews with players, coaches and executives; and game recaps and preview. The show is available to stream on Peacock on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET.
NBC SPORTS EDGE
NBC Sports EDGE, part of the newly announced NBC Sports Next portfolio and one of the internet’s highest-trafficked fantasy sports and gaming websites, offers comprehensive fantasy football and betting coverage throughout the 2021 NFL season across NBC Sports’ platforms. The industry-leading source for fantasy football news and information, the 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide is available for purchase now via NBC Sports EDGE’s subscription model beginning at only $3.99 per month, and features more than 450 extensive player profiles, player projections, positional tiers, Top 200 rankings for PPR, Half-PPR, Non-PPR and Dynasty, as well as Individual Defensive Player rankings, sleepers and busts, drafting strategy articles, team reports and much more. NBC Sports EDGE also provides fantasy football coverage and betting insights through its digital shows, A Good Football Show and Bet the Edge.
PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON PEACOCK
Pro Football Talk streams live on Peacock’s NBC Sports on Peacock channel from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET on weekdays and re-airs at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Florio is joined by veteran sports commentator Mike Golic on Monday mornings, co-host and former NFL quarterback Chris Simms from Tuesday – Thursday, with a special guest co-hosting on Fridays.
The two-hour PFT Live is known for delivering inside information and comprehensive analysis from an independent perspective. The show covers all the latest news around the league, breaks down reports and rumors and features interviews with players, coaches and executives.
PODCASTS
NBC Sports’ football podcasts provide extensive weekly offerings from NBC Sports’ most popular personalities and present special guests, exclusive interviews, and robust conversations across all of football on The Peter King Podcast, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, PFT PM, and A Good Football Show. While The Peter King Podcast features intimate discussions with the NFL’s top players, Chris Simms Unbuttoned and PFT PM dive into deep conversations around the sports’ hottest topics, and A Good Football Show explores fantasy implications for fans. New episodes of NBC Sports podcasts are available for download each week on all major podcast platforms including:
NBCSports.com/podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and iHeart.
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA
NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS
NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports Chicago, NBC Sports Philadelphia and NBC Sports Washington will again deliver extensive multiplatform coverage of the 2021 NFL season, led by comprehensive live gameday shows, in-depth news, analysis and commentary programming, and multimedia digital content covering the teams in their respective markets.
canVS
NBC Sports invites fans to paint a path to Super Bowl LVI with SNF canVS, a season-long interactive art campaign, which began at the 2021 NFL Kickoff game and continues at each Sunday Night Football game throughout the season.
Each week in the city of the SNF matchup, local artists will create a five-yard long mural inspired by fan input that epitomizes the fanbase’s love for their team. This week’s featured artists are Allegra Lockstadt & Ashley Mary, who will be hosting this weekend’s live mural painting event Friday at the Mall of America (TCF Rotunda) in Minneapolis from Noon-6 p.m. CT. This weekend’s event will also include an On Her Turf air graffiti experience.
At the end of the season, each of the 20 five-yard murals will come together to create a 100-yard masterpiece showcasing the painted pride that captures the devotion and passion of fans. Click here for more details.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood stars in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
Shot at Industrial Light & Magic’s cutting edge LED sound stage utilizing the company’s StageCraft LED virtual production technology recently used in “The Mandalorian,” the 2021 Sunday Night Football show open for the first time will feature a virtual football tailgate as a backdrop for Underwood’s performance of “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night.”
In addition, the show open will highlight user-generated cameos from some of the NFL’s biggest stars, as well as fans’ self-recorded video from NFL tailgates.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2020-21 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year – adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the 11th consecutive TV season.
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| *Sun. Oct. 31 | Week 8 | Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 7 | Week 9 | Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Rams | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 14 | Week 10 | Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 21 | Week 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| **Thurs. Nov. 25 | Week 12 | Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 28 | Week 12 | Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 5 | Week 13 | San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 12 | Week 14 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 19 | Week 15 | New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 26 | Week 16 | Washington Football Team at Dallas Cowboys | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 2 | Week 17 | Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 9 | Week 18 | TBD | ||
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING:
Flexible scheduling will be used in Weeks 11-18. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-17, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time.
For Week 18, two Saturday games and the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January 9. The schedule does not list Saturday games or a Sunday night game in Week 18, but games with playoff implications will be moved to those time slots. Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and gives “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.
–SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL–
Okla. State (Women), Pepperdine (Men) Claim No. 1 Seeds for Team Match Play Semifinals (Tuesday, 3-6 P.M. ET on GOLF Channel)
Women’s Semis: (1) Okla. State vs. (4) Arizona; (2) Ole Miss vs. (3) Duke Men’s Semis: (1) Pepperdine vs. (4) Oklahoma; (2) Arizona State vs. (3) Okla. State
ATLANTA, Ga. – (Oct. 25, 2021) – Oklahoma State sophomore Rina Tatematsu earned individual stroke play honors in the women’s division, while Preston Summerhays (Arizona State University) and Chris Gotterup (Oklahoma) shared low honors in the men’s division at the seventh annual East Lake Cup in Atlanta.
Tatematsu collected five birdies before finishing with an eagle on the closing hole at East Lake Golf Club to finish atop the women’s division at 5-under-par 67, four shots better than her closest competitor.
On the men’s side, Summerhays got off to a bogey, bogey start and then strung together six birdies, five on his inward nine and four in a row, en route to a four-under round of 68 and the clubhouse lead. Gotterup matched the low round amongst the men’s division by sinking a clutch 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th green.
“It means a lot,” said Tatematsu. “It is really such an honor just being able to come here to East Lake Golf Club. I’m very thankful for the opportunity”
“It’s a really hard golf course,” Summerhays said. “Starting bogey, bogey, especially for where I was on the first hole, I had a 6‑iron into a par‑5, going bogey, bogey to start, you don’t really want to get behind the eight‑ball on this course and I did exactly that. I had confidence in my game to kind of dig myself out of the hole and I got hot on the back nine and was able to make a lot of birdies.”
“It’s awesome. I haven’t won in a while and I had surgery a couple months ago, so it’s been a little while since I’ve been back in the winner’s circle,” said Gotterup. “I feel like I’m bringing something back to school. They gave a lot to me over the last couple months, so I feel like I’m somewhat returning the favor a little bit, but we’ve got a long way to go.”
*Transcripts of post-round interviews with players and coaches at the 2021 East Lake Cup are available here.*
*Approved images of the individual stroke play winners of the 2021 East Lake Cup are available via this Dropbox link.*
TUESDAY’S SEMIFINAL MATCHES:
Women’s: (No. 1) Okla. State vs. (No. 4) Arizona; (No. 2) Ole Miss vs. (No. 3) Duke
Men’s: (No. 1) Pepperdine vs. (No. 4) Oklahoma; (No. 2) Arizona State vs. (No. 3) Okla. State
GOLF Channel’s live coverage of Tuesday’s semifinals of team match play will air from 3-6 p.m. ET. College Central Pre-Game (2:30-3 p.m. ET) will preview each semifinal match and provide updates on matches already in progress.
WOMEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:
1 Rina Tatematsu (Okla. State) (-5, 67)
T2 Andrea Lignell (Ole Miss) (-1, 71)
T2 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (Okla. State) (-1, 71)
T4 Erica Shepherd (Duke) (+1, 73)
T4 Chiara Tamburlini (Ole Miss) (+1, 73)
T4 Ya Chun Chang (Arizona) (+1, 73)
T4 Phoebe Brinker (Duke) (+1, 73)
TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):
Okla. State (No. 1 seed) Ole Miss (No. 2 seed)
Isabella Fierro (+4, 76) Ellen Hume (+2, 74)
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (-1, 71) Natcha Husted (+2, 74)
Hailey Jones (+2, 74) Julia Johnson (+5, 77)
Caley McGinty (+3, 75) Andrea Lignell (-1, 71)
Rina Tatematsu (-5, 67) Chiara Tamburlini (+1, 73)
Duke (No. 3 seed) Arizona (No. 4 seed)
Phoebe Brinker (+1, 73) Ya Chun Chang (+1, 73)
Anne Chen (+2, 74) Carolina Melgrati (+3, 75)
Megan Furtney (+3, 75) Lilas Pinthier (+4, 76)
Rylie Heflin (+3, 75) Ellinor Sudow (+5, 77)
Erica Shepherd (+1, 73) Caitlin Whitehead (+2, 74)
MEN’S DIVISION – INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY RESULTS:
T1 Preston Summerhays (Arizona State) (-4, 68)
T1 Chris Gotterup (Oklahoma) (-4, 68)
3 Joe Highsmith (Pepperdine) (-3, 69)
4 Eugenio Chacarra (Okla. State) (-2, 70)
T5 Joey Vrzich (Pepperdine) (-1, 71)
T5 Derek Hitchner (Pepperdine) (-1, 71)
T5 Stephen Campbell, Jr. (Oklahoma) (-1, 71)
TEAM RESULTS (determines seeding for Tuesday’s Match Play Semifinals):
Pepperdine (No. 1 seed) Arizona State (No. 2 seed)
Joe Highsmith (-3, 69) Mason Anderson (+1, 73)
Derek Hitchner (-1, 71) Ryggs Johnston (E, 72)
Dylan Menante (E, 72) David Puig (+5, 77)
William Mouw (+4, 76) Cameron Sisk (+2, 74)
Joey Vrzich (-1, 71) Preston Summerhays (-4, 68)
Okla. State (No. 3 seed) Oklahoma (No. 4 seed)
Eugenio Chacarra (-2, 70) Stephen Campbell, Jr. (-1, 71)
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (+4, 76) Jaxon Dowell (+7, 79)
Hazen Newman (+6, 78) Drew Goodman (+9, 81)
Brian Stark (+2, 74) Chris Gotterup (-4, 68)
Rayhan Thomas (E, 72) Logan McAllister (+2, 74)
The East Lake Cup is being contested over three days, following the format from the final three days of the NCAA men’s and women’s golf national championships. Tuesday (tomorrow) and Wednesday, Oct. 26-27, two match-play tournaments will be hosted simultaneously for the men’s and women’s divisions, with the semifinals taking place on Tuesday and the finals and consolation matches on Wednesday.
Teams for the East Lake Cup are competing on the championship golf course at East Lake Golf Club, home of the TOUR Championship, the season-ending event of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup Playoffs. The East Lake Cup benefits the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential through its holistic approach to community revitalization incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness. The East Lake Cup is one of the largest contributors to the East Lake Foundation, having raised more than $1.5 million for the East Lake Foundation since the tournament’s inception in 2015. ZipRecuriter and Uber Eats are the co-presenting sponsors of the East Lake Cup, with World Wide Technology, Bridgestone Golf, and Topgolf serving as additional sponsors.