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Coverage Begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET; Followed by 8:20 p.m. ET Kickoff
NFL Sundays Begin and End on Peacock with Exclusive Coverage Featuring Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry at 11 a.m. ET and Peacock Sunday Night Football Final Immediately After Each SNF Game
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 4, 2022 – Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens (2-2) host Joe Burrow and the reigning AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) in an AFC North divisional clash in the Week 5 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 M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
This game marks Burrow’s regular season Sunday Night Football debut after appearing in two playoff games on NBC, including Super Bowl LVI, last season. This will be Jackson’s sixth regular season appearance on SNF, where he holds a record of 3-2. This will be the third career matchup between Jackson and Burrow, with the series tied one win apiece between the two young stars.
Jackson is one of the league’s most exciting players and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in September for the second time in his career. He is the first player in Ravens history to win the award more than once. The 2019 NFL MVP is tied for the NFL lead in touchdown passes (11) and is ranked in the top five among all players in the AFC in passer rating, rushing yards, and yards per carry (8.1). The Ravens have scored the second most points in the AFC this season.
The Ravens fell to the Bills, 23-20, in Week 4. Jackson passed for 144 yards and a touchdown and added 73 yards rushing while running back J.K. Dobbins had 63 total yards (41 rushing, 22 receiving) to go along with two scores.
The Bengals defeated the Dolphins, 27-15, in Week 4 for their second consecutive victory. Burrow threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns with wide receiver Tee Higgins making seven catches for 124 yards and a score. 2021 NFL Rookie of the Year Ja’Marr Chase added four receptions for 81 yards.
Burrow and Chase, who won the 2019 national championship together at LSU, have been one of the most explosive QB-WR pairings in the league since Chase was drafted in 2021. In only 20 career games played together, the two have combined for 1,722 yards and 15 touchdowns. Higgins and Chase have been one of the NFL’s strongest wide receiver duos this season, with both pass-catchers in the top-15 in receiving yards (315 and 293, respectively).
The Ravens and Bengals will meet for the 53rd time on Sunday, with Baltimore holding a 27-25 advantage in the all-time series. Burrow, the NFL’s most accurate passer last season (70.4 completion percentage) led the Bengals to victories in both meetings last season.
Calling Bengals-Ravens is Mike Tirico (play-by-play); 17-time Emmy Award winner Cris Collinsworth (analyst); and Melissa Stark (sideline reporter). 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 Rob Hyland and director Drew Esocoff. SNF has won a record 11 Sports Emmys for Outstanding Live Sports Series.
Football Night in America is hosted by Maria Taylor and features Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, NFL Insider Mike Florio, and fantasy sports industry pioneer Matthew Berry. This week’s show is co-hosted by Kathryn Tappen.
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 Matt Casey. FNIA is directed by Kaare Numme.
Peacock exclusively bookends NFL coverage every Sunday with Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry at 11 a.m. ET and its exclusive postgame show, Peacock Sunday Night Football Final following each Sunday Night Football game.
Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry is co-hosted by Matthew Berry and Michael Smith and streams live on Peacock from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET each Sunday throughout the NFL season, providing the latest fantasy football news and advice to help viewers set their lineup before the early games kickoff just after 1 p.m. ET. The show also features Jay Croucher, who co-hosts the daily “Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry” program on Peacock (Monday-Friday, Noon ET) and will provide sports betting advice.
Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2022 season. The show is hosted by NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms, who provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews. Football Night in America commentators Jac Collinsworth and Harrison will also provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments from the site of each week’s SNF game, and Florio will provide injury and news updates. Berry will also join the show to provide advice and an early look at the fantasy waiver wire.
PEACOCK TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES THIS SEASON
All of NBC Sports’ NFL regular-season games, playoff games, 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, PFT Live, PFT PM, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, 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.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via authentication, 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.
Every NFL game this season is also available to watch on phone and tablet with NFL+.
TELEMUNDO DEPORTES TO PRESENT ENTIRE NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS
Telemundo Deportes will again provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the entire NBC Sunday Night Football package with 20 regular season games, including next Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game, 18 regular-season Sunday Night Football games, and the annual Thanksgiving night game, which will air on Telemundo and wrap up a full day of futbol and football. Telemundo Deportes will present three playoff matchups, including a Divisional Playoff game and two Wild Card Playoff games. All 23 NFL games this season will also be available to live stream via TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app.
Telemundo Deportes introduces a new SNF announce team with Emmy-award winning sports journalist, anchor and host Miguel Gurwitz and former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Cantu this season with Ariana Figuera and Jorge Andres serving as analysts and supporting pre- and post-game studio coverage.
“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 one NFL Wild Card playoff game and one NFL Divisional Playoff. Sunday Night 7 is available for download NOW on the NBC Sports Predictor app (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at NBCSports.com/Predictor.
Last Sunday, one user won the first-place jackpot with a score of 55 points.
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 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 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and is also available in podcast form here.
FANTASY FOOTBALL HAPPY HOUR WITH MATTHEW BERRY
“Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry,” NBC Sports’ new, daily fantasy football and sports betting show, streams every weekday at Noon ET on Peacock. “Fantasy Football Happy Hour” discusses the most newsworthy fantasy football and sports betting topics and is co-hosted by Jay Croucher and features analysis and advice from regular guests including NBC Sports’ Chris Simms, Mike Florio and Peter King, NBC Sports EDGE’s Denny Carter, Pat Daugherty, Vaughn Dalzell, Lawrence Jackson, and more. The show, which is available on all major podcast platforms and via NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Radio, features fantasy football rankings, start/sit suggestions, waiver wire advice, betting futures, player props, and more.
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 2022 NFL season across NBC Sports’ platforms. The industry-leading source for fantasy football news and information, NBC Sports EDGE’s subscription model is available now and is only $9.99 per month. The subscription unlocks 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, Rotoworld Football Show and Bet the Edge.
PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON PEACOCK
Mike Florio and co-host Chris Simms bring fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live streaming live on Peacock at 7 a.m. ET. Peter King also contributes regularly to PFT Live’s coverage throughout the season.
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, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, PFT PM, and Rotoworld Football Show. While The Peter King Podcast features intimate discussions with the NFL’s top players, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry is NBC Sports’ new fantasy daily sports betting show, Chris Simms Unbuttoned and PFT PM dive into deep conversations around the sports’ hottest topics, and Rotoworld 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 2022 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.
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.
Underwood performed the show open – featuring an updated rendition of the now-iconic “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” – from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION.
For the first time, the show open will highlight the game-day energy around each Sunday Night Football game as a dedicated film crew will capture the atmosphere leading up to kickoff including fans tailgating and prepping for the game, player arrivals, and scenes from the host city.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2021-22 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 11th 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 12th consecutive TV season.
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| Sun. Oct. 9 | Week 5 | Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens | ||
| Sun. Oct. 16 | Week 6 | Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Sun. Oct. 23 | Week 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins | ||
| Sun. Oct. 30 | Week 8 | Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills | ||
| Sun. Nov. 6 | Week 9 | Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Sun. Nov. 13 | Week 10 | Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 20 | Week 11 | Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| **Thurs. Nov. 24 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 27 | Week 12 | Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 4 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 11 | Week 14 | Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 18 | Week 15 | New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 25 | Week 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 1 | Week 17 | Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 8 | 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.
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ESPN Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs Across Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Live and NFL Rewind in September, as ESPN’s NFL Portfolio Scores to Start the Season
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“Today, I’m here to say Aaron Donald joins Lawrence Taylor on my personal two-player Mount Rushmore of Defense of the last four decades. Donald, truly, is probably better, and I can’t believe I’m saying that.” – Peter King on Rams DT Aaron Donald
“(He is) the epitome of what a Philadelphia athlete is. He’s the ultimate underdog, and this city loves underdogs.” – Eagles C Jason Kelce to King on QB Jalen Hurts
“You’d be naïve to think the NFL isn’t concerned about its long-term talent pool. And think of parents of young athletes who saw (Tua) Tagovailoa get knocked down, return to play, then get stretchered off the field four days later. What must they be thinking?” – King on how the NFL’s concussion protocols could affect its future
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 3, 2022 – Peter King recaps NFL Week 4 and speaks with Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, who is the signal caller for the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL, Rams defensive tackle and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald, and former linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion Rob Ninkovich in this week’s edition of Football Morning in America, available now exclusively on NBCSports.com. King also discusses the Packers’ overtime win over the Patriots, the Jets’ comeback win against the Steelers, Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion situation, and more.
For more NFL coverage, Peacock offers daily programming on the NBC Sports channel for free, including Pro Football Talk at 7 a.m. ET, The Dan Patrick Show at 9 a.m. ET, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry at Noon ET, Brother from Another at 3 p.m. ET, plus Chris Simms Unbuttoned on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and the weekly The Peter King Podcast. To learn more about the NBC Sports on Peacock channel and how to sign up, click here.
The NFL on NBC YouTube channel offers daily football content for free, with exclusive videos from Peter King – including his interviews with players and coaches at training camps – Mike Florio, Chris Simms, and more. To access all of these videos and more, click here to subscribe.
The following are highlights from this week’s edition of Football Morning in America:
EAGLES
Peter King on the Eagles’ Super Bowl chances: “Just five years ago, the Eagles were basking in the glow of their first Super Bowl win. Now, with almost an entirely new cast led by the 53rd pick in the 2020 draft, they might contend to win number two. Just as Doug Pederson trusted Nick Foles in 2017, Nick Sirianni trusts Jalen Hurts in 2022.”
Eagles center Jason Kelce to King on Hurts: “(He is) the epitome of what a Philadelphia athlete is. He’s the ultimate underdog, and this city loves underdogs.”
Kelce to King on Hurts: “You want your quarterback to be confident in his ability but almost stoic. He made everyone feel he was in complete control. Ever hear that saying that 80 percent of how you communicate is by body language? Jalen’s definitely one of those 80-percent body-language guys.”
Hurts to King on his mentality: “Never get too high, never get too low. I just always try to keep the main thing the main thing and control what I can and try to be the best quarterback and best man I can be for my team.”
Hurts to King on what he’s learned from his coaches: “I learned something from Lane Kiffin, from Brian Daboll, from Mike Locksley, from Steve Sarkisian, at Alabama. Learning all those different ways of thinking of football conceptually really helped me. Then coach (Lincoln) Riley at Oklahoma. Then coach (Doug) Pederson. Now my coaches here. I’ve been a sponge. I’ve observed and learned. I apply their lessons to the way I think.”
King on Hurts’ future with the Eagles: “It’s too early to think the Eagles are certain that Hurts is their quarterback for the next 10 years. Why make that call now anyway, when there’s no real reason to? It’s certainly trending that way – that Hurts will be the franchise guy here. But until he is, and until the Eagles have to lay out the money for Hurts, they can build a more complete team.”
AARON DONALD
King on Aaron Donald: “Today, I’m here to say Aaron Donald joins Lawrence Taylor on my personal two-player Mount Rushmore of Defense of the last four decades. Donald, truly, is probably better, and I can’t believe I’m saying that.”
King: “If I had to draft one of them at 22, I’d take Donald. I can’t think in my little football world of a bigger compliment to give a defensive player than to say I’d choose him over Taylor…Aaron Donald is at least as destructive, and at least as impactful, on a game as Lawrence Taylor was.”
Donald to King on how he views his position: “I’m an edge rusher playing inside.”
Donald to King: “I think what people forget is, my sophomore year at Pitt, I played the edge…And I played pretty well. So if I had to do it now, I think I could do it. I don’t know how successful I’d be, but I know I could it.”
Donald to King on his career accomplishments: “My expectation entering the league was never this. It’s so hard to talk about it, honestly, hearing my named mentioned with all the greats. I’ve surpassed anything I’ve ever dreamed of, but I have so much more to do. I won’t let it all soak in till I’m finished, whenever that is.”
WEEK 4
King on the Packers’ season so far: “Weird season for the Packers, who are 3-1 despite missing Davante Adams desperately. Lucky season too, because the Pack is in the midst of the most generous six-game stretch – Chicago, at Tampa Bay, New England, Giants (in London), Jets, at Washington – on its schedule, by far.”
King on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s interactions: “It was cool to see Bill Belichick and (Aaron) Rodgers, in what is very likely their last meeting on the field, spend significant time talking before and after the game. Belichick, 70, and Rodgers, 38, would have to meet in a Super Bowl unless both hang on till the next Pats-Pack meeting in 2026.”
King on Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s decision to bring in QB Kenny Pickett: “The fact that (Tomlin) yanked starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky less than three-and-a-half games into his Steeler trial is another big deal. Now it’s Kenny Pickett’s turn to try to justify the faith the Steelers placed in him by drafting him 20th last April.”
King on the Jaguars: “I was highly impressed with the Jags Sunday. Competitive team, hustle to the ball at all times, good edge presence led by Josh Allen. Trevor Lawrence needs to have a better sense of pressure in the pocket and he must take care of the ball better, obviously…But Duval wasn’t built in a day.”
KING’S WEEK 4 AWARDS
Offensive Players of the Week: Cooper Rush, Dallas, Saquon Barkley, New York Giants, Zach Wilson, New York Jets, & Rashaad Penny, Seattle
King on Rush: “He’s now 4-0 as a Dak (Prescott) relief pitcher, including three wins in a row since Prescott went down opening day with the broken thumb. He’s also the first Cowboys quarterback in history to win each of his first four starts…Will Dak Prescott be ready to regain his job next week? Suddenly, it’s not so vital.”
King on Wilson: “Wilson powered the Jets to the fourth-quarter comeback: Down by 10 in the fourth, he went 10-of-12 for 128 yards and a five-yard TD pass to Corey Davis. More amazing, perhaps, than winning in Pittsburgh: the Jets are 2-2.”
Defensive Players of the Week: Jordan Poyer, Buffalo, & Haason Reddick, Philadelphia
King on Poyer: “Late in the fourth quarter of a game tied at 20, the veteran safety picked off Lamar Jackson in the end zone on fourth and goal, arguably the most pivotal moment of the Bills’ 17-point comeback and 23-20 win over the Ravens”
Coach of the Week: Bill Belichick, New England
King on Belichick and the Patriots’ OT loss to the Packers: “The Patriots are 1-3, but if Belichick ever coached a game that was a moral victory, this was it.”
Special Teams Player of the Week: Ryan Wright, Minnesota
Goat of the Week: Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville
NEWS & NOTES
King on how the NFL’s concussion protocols could affect its future: “You’d be naïve to think the NFL isn’t concerned about its long-term talent pool. And think of parents of young athletes who saw (Tua) Tagovailoa get knocked down, return to play, then get stretchered off the field four days later. What must they be thinking?”
King on how the NFL should change their concussion protocols: “Force a player to the bench when he suffers a major blow to the head and can’t stand or walk straight. In this case, that’s where the fix must start.”
Former NFL player Rob Ninkovich to King on head injuries: “I think if 54-year-old Tua (Tagovailoa) could talk to 24-year-old Tua, he would ask him, ‘What were you thinking?’ Twenty-four-year-olds think they’re indestructible…Head injuries are the hardest injury for athletes to accept. You don’t know the effect of most of them till later in life.”
Ninkovich to King: “What really bothers me is Tua is a highly talked-about person in a highly sought-after position, so this gets a ton of attention. Rightfully so. But what about offensive linemen or lesser-known players when this happens to them? Nobody notices. It’s brushed under the rug.”
King on the NFL’s decision to change the Pro Bowl format: “I think the NFL doesn’t deserve praise for changing the Pro Bowl to a skills competition and flag-football event. The NFL dallied on this decision for years while an embarrassing display of non-football with players giving 36-percent effort was shown on national TV.”
Read the full FMIA column here and catch the weekly Peter King Podcast here.
The following are additional highlights of NBC Sports’ NFL coverage:
A new “Football Morning in America” posts every Monday morning exclusively on NBCSports.com through the NFL season. 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.
—NBC SPORTS—
“The Bucs – led by Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback to ever play the game – against the Chiefs – led by Patrick Mahomes, one of the best quarterbacks of his generation.” – Maria Taylor
“Please take care of yourself. Don’t depend on the NFL. Don’t depend on anybody. If something’s wrong with your head, report it.” – Rodney Harrison speaking to today’s NFL players about head injuries
“The union wants the doctors to treat the players not like football players, but like patients, and to put their best interests as human beings above their desire to get back on the football field.” – Mike Florio reporting on the Tua Tagovailoa investigation
“Nobody ever talks about Sean McDermott. This guy is an outstanding coach…the mental toughness he’s built up there is fantastic.” – Jason Garrett
“He gave the team energy, and the game didn’t look too big for him. He looked like he was very comfortable playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.” – Chris Simms on Steelers rookie QB Kenny Pickett
Peacock Sunday Night Football Final Streams EXCLUSIVELY on Peacock Following Every Sunday Night Football Game During 2022 Season
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 2, 2022 – NBC Sports’ presentation of Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season began tonight from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., with Football Night in America leading into coverage of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs facing Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football on NBC and Peacock.
Football Night in America was hosted by Maria Taylor, who was on site in Tampa along with Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison, and co-host Jac Collinsworth. Co-hosting from NBC Sports’ Studio 1 in Stamford, Conn., was Ahmed Fareed, who was joined by former NFL head coach Jason Garrett, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, and fantasy sports industry pioneer Matthew Berry. NFL Insider Mike Florio reported from his home studio.
Taylor and Dungy, a longtime Tampa resident, discussed Hurricane Ian’s impact on Floridians and the NFL’s relief efforts, including large donations made by the league, the Buccaneers and Brady.
In advance of tonight’s game Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes spoke to Maria Taylor about his relationship with Brady, his playing style, and more. See below for a link to the entire interview and transcribed highlights. Tony Dungy also spoke to Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles.
Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst), Melissa Stark (sideline reporter) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) are calling tonight’s game. Tirico also reported from the field during FNIA.
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Following are highlights from tonight’s edition of Football Night in America on NBC and Peacock:
ON THE QB MATCHUP
Taylor: “One of the most anticipated games of the NFL season. The Bucs – led by Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback to ever play the game – against the Chiefs – led by Patrick Mahomes, one of the best quarterbacks of his generation.”
Harrison on Brady and Mahomes: “What I love about these guys, they’re terrific leaders. When they win, they give their teammates and coaches credit. When they lose, they take the blame. Terrific leaders.”
Football Night chronicled all five of the previous meetings between Brady and Mahomes.
ON CHIEFS
Harrison on the Chiefs’ WRs and RBs: “When I look at this receiving corps without Tyreek Hill, nothing about them scares me. I look at JuJu Smith-Schuster in the slot – I want to see him get back to bullying people and being physical. Marquez Valdes-Scantling – I want to see him become a complete receiver as opposed to just a deep guy. Mecole Hardman, he’s been in the system for a long time and he should be their No. 1 receiver – he has to play more consistently. You’ve got to be able to create separation and put some pressure on these safeties…Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been absolutely average as a first-round draft choice. I’m excited to see Isiah Pacheco. I want to see this young guy, he’s got some talent, let’s see if they give him an opportunity.”
ON BUCCANEERS
Harrison on speaking to Bucs players about their week of practice in Miami due to Hurricane Ian: “They said they can’t stop thinking about (Hurricane Ian) and how it impacted so many people. They also said going to Miami and taking their families, they got a chance to bond and get closer as a team.”
Jac Collinsworth: “They took pets – I was told there were a whole bunch of dogs as you would expect, and even a pet rabbit made the trip. This is not your traditional home game.”
Garrett on the Buccaneers offense: “The real issue on this team has been the offensive line. Three new moving parts on the interior, it’s a work-in-progress…and too many unforced errors, pre-snap penalties have put them in bad situations.”
ON TUA TAGOVAILOA SITUATION
Click here to watch the 5-minute segment.
Harrison on Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa’s Week 4 injury: “When I saw it, it scared me because I thought about my two boys that play football – 15 years old and 18 years old. It also made me think about my buddy Junior Seau — my mentor, my friend, my brother, and what he meant to me and seeing him repeatedly take those head trauma hits, go back in the football game time and time again. It just brought a lot of bad memories.”
Taylor: “You bring up a strong point in the fact that players can’t be allowed to assess themselves. There has to be some type of guardrails essentially protecting these players…head trauma can have an everlasting effect on someone.”
Harrison on what he would tell his younger self about head injuries: “Number one, I would say, it’s not worth it. I was that guy. I would get hit, the entire stadium is spinning around, and I would go back into the game. It’s not worth it. I would implore these young men, don’t go back on that football field if you get hurt because I don’t want them to feel like me and so many other former players that had to deal with concussions, whether it’s depression, anxiety, paranoia, broken relationships, not being able to communicate with your spouse, things like that. CTE takes you to a dark place and I want these players to know it’s not worth it. Please take care of yourself. Don’t depend on the NFL. Don’t depend on anybody. If something’s wrong with your head, report it.”
Dungy: “Your advice is good and it’s true, but we understand that most of the players are like you when you were young. They want to play. So those safeguards have to be in place, and they were in place. My last few years of coaching, I had so many guys come to me and say, ‘Coach, I feel good, but they’re not allowing me to play.’ That is the right thing to do. That’s the way it should be. No one wants to send someone out there who is not healthy and is not ready to go, but we can’t rely on the player to tell them. We’ve got to rely on those tests. We’ve got to rely on the neurological findings. That needs to be done.”
Harrison: “Nobody’s going to think you’re soft or weak or anything like that if you’re reporting. So, please, I’ll tell you again, please report it if something’s wrong with your head because life after football is serious. Five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, you’re going to feel the effects of CTE.”
Taylor: “What you bring up is a great point. It’s a culture of next man up. Is someone else going to take my spot? And that fear of being out and being held out will keep you from reporting, but at the same time, those guardrails have to be in place, they have to be monitored, and it really has to be executed perfectly.”
Dungy: “If we’re playing on Thursday night, teams need to have a bye before so that you don’t play four days (later). When I was coaching and we had a Thursday game coming, you always thought about that. It was in the back of your mind trying to get your guys rested up. I think we need to make some changes there and look at the scheduling and give teams a bye.”
Florio on Tagovailoa investigation: “There are two important things happening between the NFL and the NFLPA. First, there will be changes made to the concussion protocol, and second, the investigation is ongoing as to whether or not the current protocol was followed last Sunday.
“As to the biggest change to the concussion protocol, the term we heard so much the past week – gross motor instability – the wobbliness from Tua Tagovailoa. In the future when that happens, regardless of the reason, the player is done for the day. No exceptions and no loopholes.
“As for the investigation, the NFL Players Association intends to ask Tua Tagovailoa this week a very simple question – if it was your back, if you told the doctors it was your back, what did they do to examine your back? And the broader point is this – if Tua had a back injury that caused him to wobble and nearly fall, shouldn’t he have been ruled out because of the back injury?
“The league and the union really working together here trying to find a way to make the concussion protocol less of a checklist for letting a guy back onto the field and more of a device for protecting players. The union wants the doctors to treat the players not like football players, but like patients, and to put their best interests as human beings above their desire to get back on the football field. That’s one of the reasons the union exercised its right to terminate the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant who was involved in clearing Tua to play last weekend.”
ON BILLS
Garrett: “How about the Buffalo Bills? Last week they had the heartbreaking loss in Miami, they’re down 20-3 in Baltimore…and they just keep on coming. Josh Allen is something else – he can do it with his arm, he can do it with his feet.”
Garrett: “Nobody ever talks about (head coach) Sean McDermott. This guy is an outstanding coach. He’s built a great program up there, they had a tough loss in Miami last week…the mental toughness he’s built up there is fantastic. He’s a hell of a coach.”
ON RAVENS
Garrett on HC John Harbaugh’s decision to go for it on 4th down late in the game tied 20-20: “John Harbaugh is one of the best coaches in the league because he makes aggressive decisions. He’s done this all throughout his career and his team responds to (those decisions). I would have taken the points there just to go ahead and put the pressure back on Buffalo. The bigger issue was the interception. Instead of incomplete and Buffalo is backed up, it’s an interception and they get it back on the 20.”
ON EAGLES
Simms: “I think it’s safe to say (the Eagles are) the best team in football through four weeks.”
ON COWBOYS
Garrett on the Cowboys’ defense: “This pass rush starts with Micah Parsons, but Demarcus Lawrence is playing as well as he’s played the last few years. They create one-on-one matchups up front, and they’ve got the guys to get home. It gets contagious – all of those white shirts chasing (QB Carson) Wentz. It was an ugly environment for him all day long.”
Simms: “Dante Fowler coming off the edge, the defensive tackle Neville Gallimore is disruptive…but it’s (defensive coordinator) Dan Quinn’s ability, I’ve got to give him a lot of credit, for adjusting his defensive style since his days of being a head coach with the Atlanta Falcons. They’re very multiple, they stress out the protection schemes of teams, and then you add in the talent…and can we just keep playing like this when Dak Prescott gets back and not get pass-happy? ‘Oh, Dak’s back, let’s throw it 40 times a game.’ They’re at their best when there is balance.”
Florio on QB Cooper Rush: “I spoke to him after the game. He said he thinks he’s proven he can be a starter in the NFL elsewhere and he’s ignoring any noise about a potential controversy in Dallas – even if some if it is coming from Jerry Jones himself.”
ON STEELERS
Simms on rookie QB Kenny Pickett’s performance: “Overall, really positive. He gave the team energy, and the game didn’t look too big for him. He looked like he was very comfortable playing quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers…made some good throws under pressure and looked the part.”
Garrett on Pickett: “As a coach, when you have a rookie quarterback, all you’re looking at is demeanor. Does he look like he belongs? He walked out there like he owned the place. There were ups and downs, he made some mistakes, but he’s going to be their quarterback.”
ON JETS
Fareed: “Kenny Pickett was the story, but Zach Wilson stole the show.”
Simms on Wilson: “Very impressive. When you take into account he only played one drive in the preseason and you’re down by 10 points in Pittsburgh, you’ve thrown a pick-six on a late second quarter interception – they needed him to make great decisions and big-time throws…you can see a guy here that’s got a quick release, a strong arm, and an ability to get outside the pocket when he needs to…he didn’t look like a second-year quarterback that hasn’t played a lot.”
Garrett: “The number one trait for a quarterback is instinct – the aptitude to play the game. He showed that today. You see the athleticism; you see the quick throws. The mental toughness at the end of the game to come back was big-time.”
ON TITANS
Garrett on Titans’ win vs. Colts: “Vintage Tennessee Titans. Hand (Derrick Henry) the ball. Hand it to him inside, hand it to him outside, give him the ball and a lot of good things happen for the Titans. Balanced throughout (the game) and it started with him.”
ON GIANTS
Simms: “Daniel Jones’ legs are a big part of the Giants’ offense. It’s Daniel Jones’ legs and Saquon Barkley’s legs – they’re the best things we got going as Giants fans.”
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PATRICK MAHOMES SPEAKING TO MARIA TAYLOR
Click here to watch the full interview, portions of which aired in tonight’s FNIA. Following are highlights of the interview:
On relationship with Tom Brady
“You want to not like Tom, but he’s just like the best guy. So, it’s hard, it’s hard to not like him. But to be able to play in golf tournaments, and him give me kind of advice and stuff like that. I mean, he’s the GOAT. You want to learn from the best and it’s really cool to have that relationship with him.”
On advice he’s gotten from Brady
“The first thing was after the AFC Championship Game when we lost to him (with the Patriots). Obviously, I’m upset, sad, and I’m sitting in the locker room forever. I start to walk out and he’s there waiting. He could be celebrating. He’s going to the Super Bowl and everything like that. All he said to me, and it wasn’t a big thing, he said, “Hey, just keep doing it how you’re doing it. You’re doing it the right way.” As a young quarterback, you just go out there and play and try to have fun and do whatever you can to put your team in the best position to win. But when the GOAT’s saying that you’re doing it the right way, it kind of shows you that you are doing it the right way. So that was big for me.”
On what he’s learned from Brady
“Off the field, you learn how to manage kind of everything…I think that’s the greatness in Tom Brady; no matter how much off the field stuff he does, football is always the main priority.”
On playing a Brady-led team
“They take advantage of mistakes. That’s a big thing…If you make a mistake on the field, if I throw interception or if you have a fumble or if something like that happens, he’s going to make you pay and get points on the board and then he’s going to manage the game…So you got to go out there and play a near-perfect football game to win…Whenever you play against a Tom Brady-led team, you make sure you kind of keep that foot down on the pedal and try to do whatever you can to finish the game off.”
On his improvisation
“Well, Coach (Andy) Reid does a good job of letting us kind of have that creativity…When special teams are going, you’ll see Travis (Kelce) come up with ideas, you’ll see Coach (Matt) Nagy, you’ll see Coach (Eric) Bieniemy. You’ll see all of us kind of work together to kind of come up with these shovel passes or these fake quarterback motions and all these different types of stuff because we want to keep taking the game to the next level.”
On how he would teach a QB if he were a high school coach
“I always go back to the fundamentals first. You’ve got to learn the fundamentals, you’ve got to perfect those. Once they perfect the fundamentals, I’ll tell him you can have some fun and try some stuff out. But they’ve got to know that if they try some stuff out and it’s bad, I’m going to get on them.”
On being a dad and influencing his kids in sports
“I’m going to stay out of the way. I think that’s the best thing for me. I’m going to help teach my son, my daughter, all the fundamentals and like whatever they want to learn. Um but at the same time, I’m, I want to stay out the way and let it be about them.”
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Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2022 season. The show is hosted by NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms, who provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews. Football Night in America co-host Jac Collinsworth and analyst Rodney Harrison also provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments from the site of each week’s SNF game. NFL Insider Mike Florio provides injury and news updates. Matthew Berry provides fantasy football analysis and an early look at the fantasy waiver wire.
— Football Night in America —
Hosted by Berry and Michael Smith, Fantasy Football Pregame Features Latest Fantasy News and Advice Ahead of the Day’s Slate of Games
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 30, 2022 – Peacock’s new Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry will get national television exposure on CNBC beginning this Sunday, Oct. 2 at Noon ET. The show will be televised on CNBC on most Sundays this season.
Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry provides the latest fantasy football news and advice to help viewers set their lineups before the early games kick off just after 1 p.m. ET. The show is hosted by Matthew Berry and Michael Smith, who are joined by Jay Croucher. Berry, the celebrated fantasy football commentator and industry pioneer, is also an analyst on Football Night in America, which is delivering its largest average audience since 2018.
“After receiving excellent feedback from the Peacock audience for the first three weeks of Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry, we are excited to broaden the show’s reach by showcasing the final hour on CNBC, which is in 73 million homes,” said Rick Cordella, Chief Commercial Officer, Peacock.
“Knowing how analytical and data driven the CNBC audience is, this feels like a perfect fit,” Berry said. “Whether it’s your stock portfolio or your flex spot, everyone wants to know the trends and analysis to help you win. We’re thrilled to have Fantasy Football Pregame joining the CNBC family.”
Berry’s Fantasy Football Happy Hour podcast debuted at #1 for sports podcasts and in the top 10 overall on iTunes, and continues to be one of the top sports podcasts on both iTunes and Spotify. Smith is also the co-host of Peacock original Brother from Another. Croucher co-hosts the daily “Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry” program on Peacock (Monday-Friday, Noon ET) and will provide sports betting advice.
CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news, providing real-time financial market coverage, business content and general news consumed by more than 544 million people per month across all platforms.
Fantasy Football Pregame streams live on Peacock from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET each Sunday throughout the NFL season.
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Monday Night Football Delivers another Record-Shattering Viewership, as More than 19.3 Million Viewers Watch Cowboys-Giants
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ESPN has signed NFL Insider and Fantasy Football analyst Field Yates to a new multi-year extension.
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Disney Networks Averaged Nearly 21 Million Viewers during Monday Night Football’s Two Hours of Overlapping Action
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Coverage Begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET; Followed by 8:20 p.m. ET Kickoff
NFL Sundays Begin and End on Peacock with Exclusive Coverage Featuring Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry at 11 a.m. ET and Peacock Sunday Night Football Final Immediately After Each SNF Game
NBC’s First Three NFL Games Have Each Topped 20 Million Viewers for First Time since 2017
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 20, 2022 – Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos (1-1) host Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers (1-1) in the Week 3 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 Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
In Wilson’s home debut in Denver last Sunday, the Broncos defeated the Texans 16-9. He passed for 219 yards and a touchdown and wide receiver Courtland Sutton recorded seven catches for 122 yards in the win. Wilson is 16-4 against the 49ers in the regular season and has thrown more touchdown passes against San Francisco (36) than any other team.
San Francisco beat Seattle at home, 27-7, in Week 2. Garoppolo, who entered the game after Trey Lance suffered an ankle injury, threw for 154 yards and a touchdown and added a score on the ground. Garoppolo owns a 31-14 record as the 49ers’ starting quarterback, leading the team to two NFC Championship Games and one Super Bowl. Kyle Shanahan will make his first visit as a head coach to Denver, where he played wide receiver at Cherry Creek High School. His father Mike Shanahan spent 14 years as the Broncos’ head coach, winning back-to-back Super Bowls.
San Francisco and Denver will meet for the 16th time on Sunday, with the 49ers holding an 8-7 advantage in the all-time series (including the postseason). The SNF matchup will mark the first meeting between the teams since Week 14 in 2018, which the 49ers won 20-14. The last 49ers-Broncos matchup in Denver (Oct. 19, 2014) was also on Sunday Night Football, and featured Peyton Manning throwing four scoring passes as he became the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes.
Last week’s SNF matchup (a Packers’ 27-10 win over the Bears) averaged 20.8 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NFL digital properties This season marks the first time since 2017 that each of NBC Sports’ first three NFL games have topped 20 million viewers.
Calling 49ers-Broncos is Mike Tirico (play-by-play); 17-time Emmy Award winner Cris Collinsworth (analyst); and Melissa Stark (sideline reporter). 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 Rob Hyland and director Drew Esocoff. SNF has won a record 11 Sports Emmys for Outstanding Live Sports Series.
Football Night in America features host Maria Taylor, Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, former NFL head coach Jason Garrett, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, NFL Insider Mike Florio, who will contribute remotely from his home studio, and fantasy sports industry pioneer Matthew Berry. Jac Collinsworth and will two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison will provide reports at the site of the game.
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 Matt Casey. FNIA is directed by Kaare Numme.
Peacock exclusively bookends NFL coverage every Sunday with Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry at 11 a.m. ET and its exclusive postgame show, Peacock Sunday Night Football Final following each Sunday Night Football game.
Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry is co-hosted by Matthew Berry and Michael Smith and streams live on Peacock from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET each Sunday throughout the NFL season, providing the latest fantasy football news and advice to help viewers set their lineup before the early games kickoff just after 1 p.m. ET. The show also features Jay Croucher, who co-hosts the daily “Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry” program on Peacock (Monday-Friday, Noon ET) and will provide sports betting advice.
Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2022 season. The show is hosted by NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms, who provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews. Football Night in America commentators Jac Collinsworth and Harrison will also provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments from the site of each week’s SNF game, and Florio will provide injury and news updates. Berry will also join the show to provide advice and an early look at the fantasy waiver wire.
PEACOCK TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES THIS SEASON
All of NBC Sports’ NFL regular-season games, playoff games, 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, PFT Live, PFT PM, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, 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.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via authentication, 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.
Every NFL game this season is also available to watch on phone and tablet with NFL+.
TELEMUNDO DEPORTES TO PRESENT ENTIRE NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS
Telemundo Deportes will again provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the entire NBC Sunday Night Football package with 20 regular season games, including next Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game, 18 regular-season Sunday Night Football games, and the annual Thanksgiving night game, which will air on Telemundo and wrap up a full day of futbol and football. Telemundo Deportes will present three playoff matchups, including a Divisional Playoff game and two Wild Card Playoff games. All 23 NFL games this season will also be available to live stream via TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app.
Telemundo Deportes introduces a new SNF announce team with Emmy-award winning sports journalist, anchor and host Miguel Gurwitz and former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Cantu this season with Ariana Figuera and Jorge Andres serving as analysts and supporting pre- and post-game studio coverage.
“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 one NFL Wild Card playoff game and one NFL Divisional Playoff. Sunday Night 7 is available for download NOW on the NBC Sports Predictor app (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at NBCSports.com/Predictor.
Last Sunday, the jackpot winner earned a score of 60 points.
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 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 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and is also available in podcast form here.
FANTASY FOOTBALL HAPPY HOUR WITH MATTHEW BERRY
“Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry,” NBC Sports’ new, daily fantasy football and sports betting show, streams every weekday at Noon ET on Peacock. “Fantasy Football Happy Hour” discusses the most newsworthy fantasy football and sports betting topics and is co-hosted by Jay Croucher and features analysis and advice from regular guests including NBC Sports’ Chris Simms, Mike Florio and Peter King, NBC Sports EDGE’s Denny Carter, Pat Daugherty, Vaughn Dalzell, Lawrence Jackson, and more. The show, which is available on all major podcast platforms and via NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Radio, features fantasy football rankings, start/sit suggestions, waiver wire advice, betting futures, player props, and more.
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 2022 NFL season across NBC Sports’ platforms. The industry-leading source for fantasy football news and information, NBC Sports EDGE’s subscription model is available now and is only $9.99 per month. The subscription unlocks 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, Rotoworld Football Show and Bet the Edge.
PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON PEACOCK
Mike Florio and co-host Chris Simms bring fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live streaming live on Peacock at 7 a.m. ET. Peter King also contributes regularly to PFT Live’s coverage throughout the season.
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, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, PFT PM, and Rotoworld Football Show. While The Peter King Podcast features intimate discussions with the NFL’s top players, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry is NBC Sports’ new fantasy daily sports betting show, Chris Simms Unbuttoned and PFT PM dive into deep conversations around the sports’ hottest topics, and Rotoworld 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 2022 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.
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.
Underwood performed the show open – featuring an updated rendition of the now-iconic “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” – from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION.
For the first time, the show open will highlight the game-day energy around each Sunday Night Football game as a dedicated film crew will capture the atmosphere leading up to kickoff including fans tailgating and prepping for the game, player arrivals, and scenes from the host city.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2021-22 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 11th 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 12th consecutive TV season.
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| Sun. Sept. 25 | Week 3 | San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos | ||
| Sun. Oct. 2 | Week 4 | Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Sun. Oct. 9 | Week 5 | Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens | ||
| Sun. Oct. 16 | Week 6 | Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Sun. Oct. 23 | Week 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins | ||
| Sun. Oct. 30 | Week 8 | Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills | ||
| Sun. Nov. 6 | Week 9 | Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Sun. Nov. 13 | Week 10 | Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 20 | Week 11 | Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| **Thurs. Nov. 24 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings | ||
| *Sun. Nov. 27 | Week 12 | Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 4 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 11 | Week 14 | Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 18 | Week 15 | New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 25 | Week 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 1 | Week 17 | Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers | ||
| *Sun. Jan. 8 | 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.
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