FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 10th, 2015
“TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL” UNVEILS THE SECOND OF FIVE FINALISTS TOMORROW MORNING ON TODAY
Houston Texans Host New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football
STAMFORD, Conn. – December 10, 2015 – Tomorrow’s “Together We Make Football” segment on TODAY unveils the second of five campaign finalists and the story of how the game has inspired 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 three finalists will be revealed each Friday over the next three weeks, and the winning story will be announced live on TODAY on January 8, 2016.
Last Friday, Shariff and Malachi Williams, 9-year-old twin brothers from Martinsburg, W. Va., who share a bond extending from the football field to their community, were revealed as the first finalists. To view their story, visit Togetherwemakefootball.com.
Sunday Night Football, television’s No. 1 primetime show, continues this Sunday, Dec. 13, when the Houston Texans (6-6) host the New England Patriots (10-2) at NRG Stadium in Houston, Tex. 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 Togetherwemakefootball.com throughout the season.
Following is NBC’s remaining Sunday Night Football schedule:
| 2015 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| *Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | New England Patriots at Houston Texans |
| *Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles |
| *Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Jan. 3 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
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