FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
NBC SPORTS PRESENTS FOOTBALL WEEK IN AMERICA FEATURING TWO NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES EACH NIGHT ON NBCSN BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 30
Game Encores Begin Daily at 7 p.m. ET; Include Memorable NBC SNF Matchups & Performances, An NFL Kickoff Game Meeting of Quarterback Legends, and A Classic Thanksgiving Night Game
Beginning Sunday, April 12, NBCSN to Televise an SNF Game Each Sunday Night at 8 p.m. ET for Remainder of Month
Content to Stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 25, 2020 – Beginning Monday, March 30, NBC Sports presents Football Week in America on NBCSN, reliving memorable NBC Sunday Night Football games, including record-breaking performances, unforgettable plays, timeless rivalries, an NFL Kickoff game pitting quarterbacking greats, and a Thanksgiving night game featuring Packers passing legends.
“We thank Commissioner Goodell and the NFL for working with us to present this special lineup of NBC Sunday Night Football games, which will entertain fans over seven nights while also helping to support COVID-19 related fundraising with on-screen messaging,” said Pete Bevacqua, President, NBC Sports Group.
From Monday, March 30 through Sunday, April 5, NBCSN will present two games per night in primetime, with the first telecast kicking off at 7 p.m. ET. In addition, on the three following Sunday nights in April, NBCSN will air one SNF game at 8 p.m. ET.
Encore presentations include a pair of games from the first NBC Sunday Night Football season in 2006, called by Al Michaels and Hall of Fame coach John Madden. Michaels was joined in the booth by Cris Collinsworth for all other games.
Mike Tirico will introduce each night’s matchup on NBCSN, and game presentations will include a specialized ticker featuring live tweets. Fans can tweet #FootballWeekNBCSN for the chance to see their tweets live on air.
For the remainder of this week, through Sunday, March 29, NBC Sports is presenting Hockey Week in America beginning each day at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Click here for more information.
Below is each day’s highlighted content throughout Football Week in America:
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- Monday, March 30: Manning Bowl I & a Classic Brady-Manning Matchup
- Tuesday, March 31: Double Dose of Dallas
- Wednesday, April 1: Peyton Manning with the Broncos
- Thursday, April 2: Brett Favre at Lambeau
- Friday, April 3: Brees, Brady & Manning
- Saturday, April 4: Last-Second Victories on SNF
- Sunday, April 5: OBJ’s Catch & Mahomes-Brady I
Programming will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
MONDAY, MARCH 30 – MANNING BOWL I & CLASSIC BRADY-MANNING
Football Week in America kicks off on Monday, March 30, with the first-ever NBC Sunday Night Football game as Peyton and Eli Manning faced off in the first ‘Manning Bowl’ on Kickoff Weekend in 2006. Next, Tom Brady and the Patriots overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit to defeat Peyton Manning and the Broncos in an overtime thriller in 2013.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Indianapolis vs. New York Giants (Week 1, 2006) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Denver vs. New England (Week 12, 2013) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
TUESDAY, MARCH 31 – DOUBLE DOSE OF DALLAS
Tuesday brings two Cowboys games as the night begins with Dallas quarterback Tony Romo making his first career start in 2006, followed by the regular-season debut of AT&T Stadium as the Cowboys hosted the division-rival Giants in Week 2 of 2009 in a thriller game that was decided in the closing seconds.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Dallas vs. Carolina (Week 8, 2006) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| New York Giants vs. Dallas (Week 2, 2009) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 – PEYTON MANNING AS BRONCOS QB
NBCSN presents two monumental games in Peyton Manning’s Broncos career, including his first start for Denver in 2012, and his 2013 return to Indianapolis, where he spent the first 14 years of his career with the Colts.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Pittsburgh vs. Denver (Week 1, 2012) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Denver vs. Indianapolis (Week 12, 2013) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 – BRETT FAVRE AT LAMBEAU
Thursday’s coverage on NBCSN highlights Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre, as the night kicks off with Favre’s final game at Lambeau Field when he returned to face the Packers as a member of the Vikings in 2010. Next, Favre’s number is retired by the Packers in a memorable ceremony featuring Hall of Famer Bart Starr at halftime of Green Bay’s Thanksgiving night game against Chicago in 2015.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Minnesota vs. Green Bay (Week 7, 2010) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Chicago vs. Green Bay (Thanksgiving night, Week 12, 2015) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 – BREES, BRADY & MANNING
On Friday, NBCSN presents classic games of three generational quarterbacks: Brady, Manning and Drew Brees. First, Manning’s Colts top Brady’s Patriots in a climactic finish in 2009, as New England fails to convert on a late fourth-and-two in their own territory. Then, Brees faces his former team in 2012, and breaks Johnny Unitas’ record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Indianapolis vs. New England (Week 10, 2009) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| San Diego vs. New Orleans (Week 5, 2012) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
SATURDAY, APRIL 4 – LAST-SECOND VICTORIES
Saturday night brings a classic defensive battle between two division rivals, as Pittsburgh and Baltimore are both held to under 300 total yards. Behind a late Ben Roethlisberger touchdown pass and a final defensive stand, the Steelers go on to top the Ravens, 13-10. This matchup also featured five players who earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors: Baltimore’s Ray Lewis (twice), Ed Reed, and Terrell Suggs and Pittsburgh’s James Harrison and Troy Polamalu (who was the 2010 honoree).
Aaron Rodgers (312 pass yards, three touchdowns) and Drew Brees (419 yards, three touchdowns) duel in the 2011 season opener as Rodgers and the Packers defeat the Saints, 42-34, at Lambeau Field. On the final play of the game, Green Bay’s defense completes a goal line stand at their own one yard-line to halt New Orleans’ comeback bid.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (Week 13, 2010) | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
| New Orleans vs. Green Bay (Week 1, 2011) | 10 p.m. | NBCSN |
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 – OBJ’S CATCH & MAHOMES-BRADY I
To cap off Football Week in America, NBCSN begins the night with Odell Beckham Jr.’s spectacular one-handed catch while falling into the end zone for a 43-yard touchdown against Dallas – despite being interfered with on the play. On the broadcast, Collinsworth exclaimed, “That might be the greatest catch I’ve ever seen! You have to be kidding me. That is absolutely impossible!”
Next, the first-ever matchup between eventual league MVP Patrick Mahomes and Brady ends with a last-second win by New England, securing Brady’s 200th victory as a starting quarterback.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Dallas vs. New York Giants (Week 12, 2014) | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Kansas City vs. New England (Week 6, 2018) | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN |
Following are the SNF games on NBCSN on the final three Sundays in April:
SUNDAY, APRIL 12 – COWBOYS-JETS ON 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
On the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, the Jets host the Cowboys to open the 2011 season. In a back and forth affair, New York wins on a 50-yard field goal with less than one minute remaining in the game.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Dallas vs. New York Jets (Week 1, 2011) | 8 p.m. | NBCSN |
SUNDAY, APRIL 19 – SEAHAWKS STOP PATRIOTS ON GOAL LINE
In their first meeting since New England’s dramatic victory over Seattle in Super Bowl XLIX, the Seahawks stop the Patriots on four consecutive plays from inside the two yard-line to earn a 31-24 victory in Foxborough.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Seattle vs. New England (Week 10, 2016) | 8 p.m. | NBCSN |
SUNDAY, APRIL 26 – PACKERS-PATRIOTS 2010 THRILLER
Packers quarterback Matt Flynn makes his first career start in Week 15 of the 2010 season as Green Bay visits the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots thwart the Packers’ last-minute drive, punctuated by a Vince Wilfork strip-sack on fourth-and-one from the New England 15 yard-line on the last play of the game, to hold on for a dramatic 31-27 win. Flynn passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns.
| GAME | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Green Bay vs. New England (Week 15, 2010) | 8 p.m. | NBCNSN |
–NBC SPORTS–
