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Saturday, April 4th, 2020

BREES VS. RODGERS & CLASSIC STEELERS-RAVENS DEFENSIVE BATTLE HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT’S NBC SPORTS’ FOOTBALL WEEK IN AMERICA ACTION IN TWO CLASSIC SNF GAMES BEGINNING AT 7 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

Tonight’s’ FWIA Slate Begins at 7 p.m. ET with a Defensive Battle Between Division Rivals Baltimore & Pittsburgh

At 9:30 p.m. ET, Green Bay and New Orleans Kick Off the 2011 Season with a High-Scoring Shootout Decided on the Game’s Final Snap

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STAMFORD, Conn. – April 4, 2020 – Drew Brees vs. Aaron Rodgers and a classic defensive battle between the Steelers and Ravens, two games which went down to the wire, highlight tonight’s primetime SNF games during NBC Sports’ Football Week in America, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

    • Tonight: Last-Second SNF Victories: Pittsburgh Tops Division-Rival Baltimore in Final Minute of 2010 Defensive Battle & Green Bay’s Goal Line Stand on Final Play Secures Victory Against Drew Brees and the Saints in 2011 Season Opener

 

FWIA runs through tomorrow, Sunday, April 5, with NBCSN presenting two games per night in primetime. In addition, on the three following Sunday nights in April, NBCSN will air one SNF game at 8 p.m. ET.

Mike Tirico introduces each night’s matchup on NBCSN, and game presentations will include a specialized ticker featuring live tweets. During the telecast, fans will be provided with on-screen information on how they can help with Coronavirus relief. Fans can tweet #FootballWeekNBCSN for the chance to see their tweets live on air.

Programming will also stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

Following is a look at tonight’s games:

LAST-SECOND VICTORIES

GAME TIME (ET) NETWORK
Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore (Week 13, 2010) 7 p.m. NBCSN
New Orleans vs. Green Bay (Week 1, 2011) 9:30 p.m. NBCSN

 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS-BALTIMORE RAVENS (WEEK 13, 2010) AT 7 P.M. ET

Football Week in America continues tonight with a 2010 defensive battle between two AFC North division rivals as Baltimore hosted Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football in Week 13.

With both offenses held to under 300 yards, the Steelers topped the Ravens on a late Ben Roethlisberger touchdown pass and a final defensive stand with under a minute remaining in the game.

The matchup 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).

Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth called the game from M&T Bank Stadium.

1 2 3 4 FINAL
Pittsburgh 0 0 3 10 13
Baltimore 7 0 3 0 10

 

CATEGORY GAME LEADER CATEGORY GAME LEADER
Passing Yards Joe Flacco – 266 Passing TDs Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger – 1
Rushing Yards Rashard Mendenhall – 45 Rushing TDs None
Receiving Yards Anquan Boldin – 118 Receiving TDs Anquan Boldin, Mike Wallace – 1

 

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-GREEN BAY PACKERS (WEEK 1, 2011) AT 9:30 P.M. ET

The 2011 season opener featured a duel between quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers (312 pass yards, three touchdowns) and Drew Brees (419 yards, three touchdowns) as Rodgers and the Packers defeated the Saints, 42-34, at Lambeau Field.

The high-scoring affair ended with a final defensive stop as Green Bay stuffed Saints running back Mark Ingram at the goal line on the game’s final play to secure the victory.

Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth called the game from Lambeau Field.

1 2 3 4 FINAL
New Orleans 7 10 10 7 34
Green Bay 21 7 7 7 42

 

CATEGORY GAME LEADER CATEGORY GAME LEADER
Passing Yards Drew Brees – 419 Passing TDs Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers – 3
Rushing Yards James Starks – 57 Rushing TDs James Starks, John Kuhn – 1
Receiving Yards Devery Henderson – 100 Receiving TDs Six tied – 1

 

Tomorrow on Football Week in America:

    • Sunday, April 5: OBJ’s Catch & Mahomes-Brady I

 

–NBC SPORTS–