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Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

“TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL” FEATURES THE STORY OF TEAM LOUISIANA, 2014 SPECIAL OLYMPIC FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS, TOMORROW MORNING ON TODAY

NBC Sports Group’s Josh Elliott Reports Live on TODAY from New Orleans

New Orleans Saints Host Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 23, 2014 – Tomorrow’s “Together We Make Football” segment on TODAY, narrated by NBC Sports Group’s Josh Elliott, tells the story of Team Louisiana, the 2014 Special Olympic Flag Football Champions. Elliott will report the segment live for TODAY between 8 and 9 a.m. ET from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

This week’s “Together We Make Football” segment profiles the members of Team Louisiana, a gold medal-winning flag football team in the first-ever Unified Flag Football event at The Special Olympics 2014 USA Games in Newark, New Jersey. After receiving their medals, the squad returned to Louisiana where the New Orleans Saints and coach Sean Payton recognized them for their accomplishment in a special visit to the Saints practice facility.

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers travel to New Orleans this Sunday to face Drew Brees and the Saints on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.

ABOUT “TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL”

NBC Sports teams with TODAY to present weekly “Together We Make Football” segments, telling the most compelling stories of football fans, players, teams and families across the country. The segments air on TODAY each Friday during the NFL season and feature a profile vignette produced by NFL Films narrated by NBC Sports Group’s Josh Elliott.

The National Football League’s Together We Make Football campaign invites anyone who has been touched by the game of football – whether as a player at any level, a fan, a group, a team or a community – to share a story of why they love the game. Select “Together We Make Football” stories will be featured on NBC’s Football Night in America studio show.

Visit the TogetherWeMakeFootball.com digital community to view the stories of those who have entered the contest to win a trip to Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona. At the end of the season, NFL Films will produce a “Together We Make Football” special which will air on NBC on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2015.

 

2014 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
*Sun. Oct. 26 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
*Sun. Nov. 2 Week 9 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Nov. 9 Week 10 Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Nov. 16 Week 11 New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
*Sun. Nov. 23 Week 12 Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
**Thurs. Nov. 27 Week 13 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Nov. 30 Week 13 Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
*Sun. Dec. 7 Week 14 New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers
*Sun. Dec. 14 Week 15 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Dec. 21 Week 16 Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
*Sun. Dec. 28 Week 17 TBA

*Flex Week

** Thanksgiving Night Game

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