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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 2 P.M. ET

Back to Football: Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya and Sunday Night Football Coordinating Producer Fred Gaudelli to Preview 2013 NFL Season

Media Conference Call TODAY at 2 p.m. ET

Dial 719-325-2308 to Participate

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 27, 2013 – The Sunday Night Football broadcast team of Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya join Sunday Night Football coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli to preview the 2013 NFL season on a media conference call today, August 27, at 2 p.m. ET.

Dial 719-325-2308 to participate and ask for the “Sunday Night Football Kickoff” call.

The NFL will open the regular season on NBC Thursday, Sept. 5, with NFL Kickoff 2013; the opening game of the 2013 season featuring Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos hosting the Super Bowl XLVII-champion Baltimore Ravens at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. Coverage begins on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET. Then on Sunday, Sept. 8, a classic NFC East rivalry as the Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants in the opening Sunday Night Football game of the season.

Highlights of the 2013 Sunday Night Football schedule:

 

  • 19 primetime games, including the NFL’s opening game of the season, NFL Kickoff 2013 and NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game;

 

  • Every 2012 playoff team makes an appearance on Sunday Night Football; 16 of NBC’s 18 scheduled games involve at least one playoff team from last season; 10 of 18 include two playoff teams (Week 17 game TBD);

 

  • Three games each for the Ravens, Broncos, Patriots, Steelers, Packers, Giants, Cowboys;

 

  • The Ravens host the Steelers on NBC’s annual Thanksgiving night game. NBC will broadcast a Thanksgiving night game each season through 2022;

 

  • Peyton Manning goes home to Indianapolis to take on Andrew Luck and the Colts in Week 7. Manning vs. Tom Brady as the Patriots host the Broncos in Week 12;

 

  • Three matchups among bitter NFC East rivals: Giants-Cowboys (Week 1), Redskins-Cowboys (Week 6) and Giants-Redskins (Week 13);

 

  • Three playoff rematches, including a rematch of the AFC Championship Game (Patriots-Ravens) in Week 16, and a rematch of the AFC Divisional Playoffs (Broncos-Ravens) in NFL Kickoff 2013;

 

  • Emerging rivalries, including 49ers-Seahawks in Week 2 and Colts-Texans in Week 9.

 

NBC TO BROADCAST 19 NFL GAMES IN 2013: As part of the agreement NBC signed with the NFL in December 2011, NBC, for the second straight season, will broadcast 19 regular-season games, including 17 regular-season Sunday Night Football games, NFL Kickoff 2013, and the annual Thanksgiving night game. NBC’s original Sunday Night Football agreement, which began in 2006, included 17 regular-season games. It was increased to 18 games in 2010.

 

2013 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thurs. Sept. 5 NFL Kickoff Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Sun. Sept. 8 Week 1 New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Sept. 15 Week 2 San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Sun. Sept. 22 Week 3 Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun. Sept. 29 Week 4 New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons
Sun. Oct. 6 Week 5 Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers
Sun. Oct. 13 Week 6 Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Sun. Oct. 20 Week 7 Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Sun. Oct. 27 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Sun. Nov. 3 Week 9 Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Sun. Nov. 10 Week 10 Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints
*Sun. Nov. 17 Week 11 Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
*Sun. Nov. 24 Week 12 Denver Broncos at New England Patriots
**Thurs. Nov. 28 Week 13 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 1 Week 13 New York Giants at Washington Redskins
*Sun. Dec. 8 Week 14 Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Dec. 15 Week 15 Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Dec. 22 Week 16 New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 29 Week 17 TBA
     

 

*Flex Week

** Thanksgiving Night Game

 

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