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Thursday, November 5th, 2015

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BUS RETURNS TO DALLAS THIS WEEK AS THE COWBOYS HOST FORMER RB DEMARCO MURRAY AND THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

 Stops Include Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Wings Over Windsong & AT&T Stadium

 New Features on Sunday Night Football Bus Include Behind-the-Scenes Footage, a Replica of the Football Night in America Desk

 Cowboys host NFC East Rival Eagles on NBC’s Sunday Night Football

 STAMFORD, Conn. – November 5, 2015 – NBC Sports Group’s Sunday Night Football bus makes its second appearance in the Dallas area this season, traveling from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on Friday to AT&T Stadium on Sunday.

This season, fans will get a closer look at behind-the-scenes action of SNF broadcasts on the bus, which will feature a special video commemorating Sunday Night Football’s 10th season, a replica of the Football Night in America desk, GIF photo booth, life-size “Photo Bomb” wall, and more.

On their way to Dallas to catch the season’s second Eagles-Cowboys matchup, the SNF Bus stopped at The Big Texan to take on the Steak Challenge. The test? Complete the meal and become an honorary Texan. Click here for a link to the video.

On Friday, Nov. 6, the bus will travel to the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base for a Special Salute to Service Event.*

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the bus will be open to fans at the Wings Over Windsong event in Prosper, Texas, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT. Wings Over Windsong is a family-friendly event, which benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. It is held at Windsong Ranch and is the largest radio controlled aircraft event in the North Texas area. The bus will then make its way to the Charter Retail Store in Denton, Texas, from 3 – 5 p.m. CT.

On game day, Sunday, Nov. 8, the bus opens to fans beginning at 3 p.m. CT at AT&T Stadium, leading up to kickoff of Sunday Night Football.

 The full schedule for this week’s destinations:

Date Time (CT) Location
Fri., Nov. 6 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Special Salute to Service Event at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base*
Sat., Nov. 7 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wings Over Windsong: Windsong Ranch, 1001 Windsong Parkway South, Prosper, TX 75078
Sat., Nov. 7 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Charter Retail Event: Charter, 2430 S. I 35 E Suite 180, Denton, TX 76205
Sun., Nov. 8 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Game Day outside AT&T Stadium: AT&T Stadium – East Plaza, across from parking lot 4

*Event not open to the public

Sunday Night Football, television’s No. 1 primetime show, continues this Sunday, Nov. 8, featuring a classic NFC East showdown this week, when the Dallas Cowboys host former Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray and the Philadelphia Eagles from AT&T Stadium at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage begins with Football Night in America – the most-watched weekly studio show in sports – at 7 p.m. ET.

ABOUT THE SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BUS

The bus arrives in each city two to three days prior to the game, making stops at local landmarks and events before heading to the game site. Once at the stadium, the Sunday Night Football bus gives fans the opportunity to interact with America’s most-watched primetime television show with exclusive activities, memorabilia and a 55-inch monitor housing social media elements.

The inside of the bus brings fans from the field to the studio set, featuring football field decaling on the floor, a welcome reel with the SNF production team looking back on 10 years of SNF, and replica of the Football Night in America studio available for fan photos, complete with a GIF photo booth which takes a series of pictures and compiles them into a sharable GIF. From the life-size NFL players and Carrie Underwood on the outside, to the life-size “Photo Bomb” wall featuring NFL players and wall adorned with Wilson footballs representing each SNF match-up on the inside, fans have numerous opportunities to interact and share memories from the bus.

Following each Sunday night game, the stars of the game will autograph the 2015 “Players of the Game Sunday Night Football,” which is displayed on the bus alongside the football signed by the 2014 SNF players of the game. In addition, key highlights from last season’s SNF are shown on the bus’ TV, and a photo of each 2015 SNF Player of the Game will be added to the SNF schedule display on the outside of the bus each week.

THE SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BUS BY THE NUMBERS

  • The 45 ft.-long bus is wrapped with images of NFL players, Carrie Underwood and the 2015 SNF schedule (for images, click here).
  • The SNF bus will drive more than 25,000 miles across the country through the season, and cross the country at least three times.
  • There will be 17 game day stops (for the 2015 SNF schedule, click here).
  • The bus will make multiple stops in each local market.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

The Sunday Night Football bus also incorporates social media inside and out, with SNF’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts along with the #SNF hashtag displayed on the exterior.

Fans can digitally follow the Sunday Night Football bus at NBCSports.com/FollowSNF. The site includes an interactive map of where the bus has been, and where it’s traveling next, allowing fans to take a virtual #SNF tour. In addition, fans can also participate in a tweet contest to show their team pride and see who’s leading in Twitter mentions each week.

A dedicated producer collects photos and creates videos of the bus’ travels and the cast of characters it encounters along the way. Life on the road with the Sunday Night Football bus is featured on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as aggregated on NBCSports.com/FollowSNF using #SNF.

-NBC Sports Group-