FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
“TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL” UNVEILS THE FIRST OF FIVE FINALISTS TOMORROW MORNING ON TODAY
Pittsburgh Steelers Host Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football
STAMFORD, Conn. – December 3, 2015 – Tomorrow’s “Together We Make Football” segment on TODAY unveils the first of five campaign finalists and the story of how the game has inspired each of them.
Selected from more than 3,500 entries by a joint NFL and NBC panel, the five finalists’ stories will be turned into short features by NFL Films, with a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl 50. The remaining four finalists will be revealed each Friday over the next four weeks, and the winning story will be announced live on TODAY on January 8, 2016.
Sunday Night Football, television’s No. 1 primetime show, continues this Sunday, Dec. 6, when the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) host the Indianapolis Colts (6-5) at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Penn. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports.
ABOUT “TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL”
The National Football League and NBC present weekly segments on TODAY for “Together We Make Football,” an invitation to anyone inspired by the game of football – whether as a player at any level, coach or a fan – to share their story for a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl 50.
The campaign unfolds weekly throughout the NFL season with segments airing every Friday on TODAY.
This is the latest iteration of the “Together We Make Football” campaign that launched in 2013. Over the past two years, thousands of fans shared their stories of what football means to them. A select few had their stories told on TODAY and some even won trips to Super Bowl.
Stories that air on TODAY also will be posted on NFL.com/videos/twmf throughout the season.
Following is NBC’s remaining Sunday Night Football schedule:
| 2015 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 6 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | New England Patriots at Houston Texans |
| *Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Jan. 3 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
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