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Tuesday, November 28th, 2017

DAK PRESCOTT AND DALLAS COWBOYS HOST KIRK COUSINS AND WASHINGTON REDSKINS IN KEY NFC EAST MATCHUP ON NBC’S THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Mike Tirico & Cris Collinsworth in the Booth, Joined By Sideline Reporter Heather Cox

Liam McHugh, Tony Dungy & Rodney Harrison on Location for Football Night in Dallas Pregame Show Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Universo to Televise Live, Exclusive Spanish-Language NFL Games This Season Continuing This Thursday with Redskins-Cowboys

NBCSports.com & NBC Sports App to Live Stream Thursday Night Football

NBC is Only Network with Two NFL Primetime Packages

STAMFORD, Conn. – November 28, 2017 – Week 13 kicks off with Thursday Night Football on NBC this Thursday, Nov. 30, as Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys host NFC East rival Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins to stay in the hunt for an NFC Wild Card spot at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in Dallas on NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages.

Thursday Night Football will also be televised by NFL Network and Universo, and streamed live on Amazon Prime Video, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, NFL Mobile from Verizon, Watch NFL Network, the NFL app on Microsoft, and NFL Game Pass (International).

Both teams are 5-6 and need a victory to stay in the NFC Playoff race. Washington is coming off a 20-10 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving night, as the Redskins’ defense held the Giants to 170 total yards. Cousins, who ranks second in the NFL with 3,038 passing yards, threw two touchdown passes, including one to WR Jamison Crowder, who racked up a career-high 141 receiving yards.

Dallas aims to bounce back following a 28-6 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Cowboys look to win their fourth consecutive matchup against the Redskins following a 33-19 victory at Washington in Week 8.

Calling Redskins-Cowboys are Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, joined by sideline reporter Heather Cox.

Liam McHugh will serve as the host of the Football Night in Dallas pregame show from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. He will be joined on-site by Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison.

Sam Flood is executive producer of NBC Sports and NBCSN. Fred Gaudelli is the executive producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. Drew Esocoff is director of SNF and TNF. Rob Hyland is coordinating producer of Thursday Night Football.

TELEMUNDO DEPORTES & UNIVERSO TO ONCE AGAIN PRESENT LIVE, EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE NFL GAMES THIS SEASON, INCLUDING SUPER BOWL LII

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Deportes will offer seven exclusive Spanish-language NFL telecasts on Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, continuing this Thursday, with Thursday Night Football featuring the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys, and culminating with Super Bowl LII live on Universo on Sunday, Feb. 4., from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. This marks the fourth consecutive season Universo will televise NFL games, and the second consecutive time it will air an NBC Super Bowl. Prior to Super Bowl LII, Universo will air three NBC Thursday Night Football games, Giants-Redskins on Thanksgiving, and two playoff contests.

NBC’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL FEATURES SPECIAL THEME MUSIC, SHOW OPEN & GRAPHICS

Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Pentatonix will perform the Thursday Night Football show open. The show open celebrates the start of the NFL weekend, with game highlights and player cameos.

The Thursday Night Football theme music was composed and produced by Grammy Award-nominated producer and songwriter Jimmy Greco, and features the string section from the orchestra of Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster Hamilton under the direction of violinist and Hamilton concertmaster Jonathan Dinklage.  The new music – entitled “Can’t Hold Us Down” – is a high energy, melodic piece combining a modern pop musical arrangement, mixed with a traditional anthemic feeling found in classic sports themes.

In addition, TNF on NBC will feature a special graphics package, defined by bright colors, highly energized motion design and vibrant neon trimmed logos. The graphics package was designed to shine at its brightest in the game broadcast, extending from pre-game through to post-game, and was uniquely created to help celebrate Thursday night as the kickoff of the NFL Weekend.

NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all of NBC’s Thursday Night Football games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC’s TNF broadcasts. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox. (NOTE: NBC Sports does not have NFL live streaming rights to mobile devices.)

PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Mike Florio and co-host Chris Simms bring fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live on NBCSN at 7 a.m. ET.  The two-hour PFT Live provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, including the most current news and analysis, thought-provoking debates, and interviews with a wide variety of NFL newsmakers. The program is a simulcast of NBC Sports Radio’s PFT Live national program that airs daily beginning at 6 a.m. ET.

NBC SPORTS RADIO

NBC Sports Radio will surround the 2017 NFL season with daily coverage across more than 425 radio affiliates, highlighted by PFT Live, featuring NFL insider and Football Night In America commentator Mike Florio daily from 6-9 a.m. ET; Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison and Dan Schwartzman; featuring three-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison; Going Deep with Amani and Dan, featuring former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer; and NFL Insider Michele Tafoya.

To listen to a live stream of NBC Sports Radio, or find your local affiliate, visit www.NBCSportsRadio.com

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

NBC Sports Regional Networks, which serve top NFL markets such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco, will surround the 2017 NFL season with in-depth news, analysis and original programming on the teams that matter most in more than 35 million U.S. households.

SNF IS NO. 1 PRIMETIME PROGRAM ON TELEVISION, WITH NBC/NFLN TNF RANKING NO. 2

NBC Sunday Night Football finished the 2016-17 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for a record sixth consecutive year – tying American Idol for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on live plus same day data provided by The Nielsen Company. NBC Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the seventh consecutive TV season. SNF’s six-year run at the top marks the only six times on record that a sports series has been the highest-rated and most-watched show of the primetime TV season In addition, NBC/NFL Network Thursday Night Football ranked as primetime TV’s No. 2 show in average viewers and household rating, and No. 3 among Adults 18-49.

NBC-produced game schedule in Thursday Night Football package:

Date Game Network
Thurs. Nov. 30 Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys NBC, NFLN **
Thurs. Dec. 7 New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons NBC, NFLN **
Thurs. Dec. 14 Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts NBC, NFLN **
Sat. Dec. 16 Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions NFLN

** Live streamed on Amazon Prime Video, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

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