List of Sunday Night Football results (2006–present)

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The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League (NFL) games aired on NBC under the game package NBC Sunday Night Football. The list includes both regular season and post-season game results, both produced by NBC Sports, from the 2006 NFL season to the present.

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The NFL instated a new "flex-scheduling" policy in which the NFL could choose a game to be aired in primetime on NBC based on the team's current performance and record. Previously, Sunday night NFL games were televised by ESPN, from 19872005, and TNT, from 19901997.

Starting with the 2006 NFL season, NBC was awarded the rights to air Sunday night primetime American football games, as well as the rights to air two games of the NFL playoffs. In February 2009, NBC concluded their third season of the game package by broadcasting Super Bowl XLIII and the 2009 Pro Bowl from Honolulu, Hawai'i. The game package also includes broadcast rights to the NFL Kickoff Game, the late-night Thanksgiving game, and Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.

The 2021 season marked the first time that NBC streamed its entire SNF season on its Peacock streaming service. Beginning in 2023, Peacock will also exclusively stream one national regular season game per year.

"Flex-scheduling" game Playoff game/Super Bowl broadcast on NBC Peacock exclusive game

2000s

2006

In 2006, NBC Sunday Night Football wrapped up its inaugural season averaging 17.5 million viewers, 1.2 million viewers better than Monday Night Football in 2005 on ABC and the best viewership number for the network primetime NFL package in six years (18.5 million on ABC in 2000). [1] The season featured pop singer Pink singing the anthem for SNF called "I've Been Waiting All Day For Sunday Night." This would be the only season the tentatively scheduled games during the flex period were not publicly announced.

The September 10 game marked the first time two brothers started against each other as quarterbacks: Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, and Eli Manning of the New York Giants.

There was no game played on October 22 because it overlapped with Game 1 of the 2006 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, along with Christmas Eve night; NBC broadcast the latter week's game (Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys) on Christmas afternoon instead. However, the broadcast of Football Night in America continued at its regular time on both occasions each Sunday, with a half-hour version of the program airing before the Christmas game and the two "Wild Card Saturday" games.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 7 Miami Dolphins 17–28 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
SundaySeptember 10 Indianapolis Colts 26–21 New York Giants Giants Stadium
2SundaySeptember 17 Washington Redskins 10–27 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
3SundaySeptember 24 Denver Broncos 17–7 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Broncos–Patriots rivalry
2005 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
4SundayOctober 1 Seattle Seahawks 6–37 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
5SundayOctober 8 Pittsburgh Steelers 13–23 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium
6SundayOctober 15 Oakland Raiders 3–13 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High Broncos–Raiders rivalry
7SundayOctober 22No game was scheduled against the 2006 World Series
8SundayOctober 29 Dallas Cowboys 35–14 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
9SundayNovember 5 Indianapolis Colts 27–20 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Colts–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
10SundayNovember 12* Chicago Bears 38–20 New York Giants Giants Stadium Bears–Giants rivalry
11SundayNovember 19* San Diego Chargers 35–27 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High Broncos–Chargers rivalry
12SundayNovember 26* Philadelphia Eagles 21–45 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome
13SundayDecember 3* Seattle Seahawks 23–20 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
14SundayDecember 10* New Orleans Saints 42–17 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium
15SundayDecember 17* Kansas City Chiefs 9–20 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
16Monday December 25 Philadelphia Eagles 23–7 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
17SundayDecember 31* Green Bay Packers 26–7 Chicago Bears Soldier Field Bears–Packers rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 6 Kansas City Chiefs 8–23 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome
Dallas Cowboys 20–21 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field

*This was the only season that no game was initially scheduled for NBC in the affected weeks of flexible scheduling.

2007

In 2007, there was no game broadcast on October 28 due to Game 4 of the 2007 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies, although Football Night in America aired at its usual time that week. Also, a tentative full-season schedule was unveiled, including games in the last seven weeks of the season. Those games could be replaced under flexible scheduling if the need arose. Three of the games in the last seven weeks were eventually replaced with more compelling matches. This resulted in the situation—twice—of having a team playing consecutive Sunday nights. The New England Patriots played consecutive Sunday nights: their November 18 game at the Buffalo Bills was moved to prime time, replacing the Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks game, and was subsequently followed on November 25 by their already scheduled home game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Likewise, the Washington Redskins played a scheduled game at the New York Giants on December 16, and their December 23 game at the Minnesota Vikings was moved to prime time, replacing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers game. Also, due to playoff implications, the December 30, Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts game was flexed to prime time, replacing the Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets game. Thus, the Colts played in the Kickoff game against the New Orleans Saints (due to winning Super Bowl XLI) and the regular season finale. The same rules under which CBS and Fox protected games for their own packages still applied.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 6 New Orleans Saints 10–41 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome
SundaySeptember 9 New York Giants 35–45 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 16 San Diego Chargers 14–38 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
3SundaySeptember 23 Dallas Cowboys 34–10 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
4SundaySeptember 30 Philadelphia Eagles 3–16 New York Giants Giants Stadium Eagles–Giants rivalry
2006 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
5SundayOctober 7 Chicago Bears 27–20 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
6SundayOctober 14 New Orleans Saints 28–17 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field
7SundayOctober 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 28–31 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High Broncos–Steelers rivalry
8SundayOctober 28No game was scheduled against the 2007 World Series
9SundayNovember 4 Dallas Cowboys 38–17 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
10SundayNovember 11 Indianapolis Colts 21–23 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium
11SundayNovember 18* New England Patriots 56–10 Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium Bills–Patriots rivalry
12SundayNovember 25 Philadelphia Eagles 28–31 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
13SundayDecember 2 Cincinnati Bengals 10–24 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Bengals–Steelers rivalry
14SundayDecember 9 Indianapolis Colts 44–20 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium 2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
15SundayDecember 16 Washington Redskins 22–10 New York Giants Giants Stadium Giants–Redskins rivalry
16SundayDecember 23** Washington Redskins 32–21 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
17SundayDecember 30*** Tennessee Titans 16–10 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome Colts–Titans rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 5 Washington Redskins 14–35 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field
Jacksonville Jaguars 31–29 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field

*Bears-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Patriots-Bills game.
**Buccaneers-49ers game was flexed out for the Redskins-Vikings game.
***Chiefs-Jets game was flexed out for the Titans-Colts game. This was the only year that tentative opponents were scheduled for the last game of the season.

2008

NBC Sunday Night Football's 2008 schedule began on September 4 with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins in the NFL Kickoff game. On September 7, the Indianapolis Colts hosted the Chicago Bears in the first game at Lucas Oil Stadium. 2008 marked the third consecutive year that both the Colts and Giants would be featured in the NBC Sunday Night Football opening week games. As a result, the Manning brothers were used in commercial advertisements.

The 2008 schedule, released April 15, continued the current practice of a scheduled game possibly being moved in favor of a more compelling one during Weeks 11 through 16 (November 16 through December 21), but left the slot open on the final Sunday, December 28. The NFL Kickoff Game between the Redskins and Giants that was played on September 4 started at 7 p.m. instead of the normal 8:30 p.m. time in order to avoid conflict with the nomination speech that John McCain gave at the 2008 Republican National Convention that night; the game ended at 10:01 p.m. EDT, averting any conflict. As in previous years, one Sunday night (October 26) featured no game broadcast due to Game 4 of the 2008 World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies, although Football Night in America aired as usual that week.

The October 19, Seattle Seahawks-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game featured Cris Collinsworth substituting for John Madden as the color commentator, the first time Madden had missed calling a game in 28 years. He had taken the week off because he would have had to make three straight cross country trips after calling games in Jacksonville and San Diego. (He traveled by bus because of a fear of flying.) [2] [3] [4] The New England Patriots-Seattle Seahawks game on December 7 was dropped in favor of a Washington Redskins-Baltimore Ravens flex schedule game. The San Diego Chargers-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on December 21 was dropped in favor of a Carolina Panthers-New York Giants game to determine home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. The Week 17 game was purposely not chosen when the schedule was initially released, and the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers game was picked up for it to determine the winner of the AFC West division.

On Wild Card weekend, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals both made their debuts on SNF in the 4:30 EDT game on January 3. The San Diego Chargers hosted the Indianapolis Colts in the primetime game later that evening.

Super Bowl XLIII, the first aired as part of this package took place on February 1 in Raymond James Stadium, with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Arizona Cardinals 27–23.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 4 Washington Redskins 7–16 New York Giants Giants Stadium Giants–Redskins rivalry
SundaySeptember 7 Chicago Bears 29–13 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
2SundaySeptember 14 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–6 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium Browns–Steelers rivalry
3SundaySeptember 21 Dallas Cowboys 27–16 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Cowboys–Packers rivalry
4SundaySeptember 28 Philadelphia Eagles 20–24 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
5SundayOctober 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 26–21 Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 2007 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
6SundayOctober 12 New England Patriots 10–30 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium 2007 AFC Championship Game rematch
7SundayOctober 19 Seattle Seahawks 10–20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium
8SundayOctober 26No game was scheduled against the 2008 World Series
9SundayNovember 2 New England Patriots 15–18 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Colts–Patriots rivalry
10SundayNovember 9 New York Giants 36–31 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
11SundayNovember 16 Dallas Cowboys 14–10 Washington Redskins FedExField Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
12SundayNovember 23 Indianapolis Colts 23–20 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
13SundayNovember 30 Chicago Bears 14–34 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Bears–Vikings rivalry
14SundayDecember 7* Washington Redskins 10–24 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium
15SundayDecember 14 New York Giants 8–20 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2007 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
16SundayDecember 21** Carolina Panthers 28–34 (OT) New York Giants Giants Stadium
17SundayDecember 28 Denver Broncos 21–52 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium Broncos–Chargers rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 3 Atlanta Falcons 24–30 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
Indianapolis Colts 17–23 (OT) San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium 2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
Super Bowl XLIII SundayFebruary 1 Pittsburgh Steelers 27–23 Arizona Cardinals Raymond James Stadium
2009 Pro Bowl February 8 NFC 30–21 AFC Aloha Stadium

*Patriots-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Redskins-Ravens game.
**Chargers-Buccaneers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Giants game.

2009

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 10 Tennessee Titans 10–13 (OT) Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Steelers–Titans rivalry
SundaySeptember 13 Chicago Bears 15–21 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
2SundaySeptember 20 New York Giants 33–31 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
3SundaySeptember 27 Indianapolis Colts 31–10 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
4SundayOctober 4 San Diego Chargers 28–38 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field 2008 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
5SundayOctober 11 Indianapolis Colts 31–9 Tennessee Titans LP Field Colts–Titans rivalry
6SundayOctober 18 Chicago Bears 14–21 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome
7SundayOctober 25 Arizona Cardinals 24–17 New York Giants Giants Stadium
8SundayNovember 1No game was scheduled against the 2009 World Series
9SundayNovember 8 Dallas Cowboys 20–16 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
10SundayNovember 15 New England Patriots 34–35 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Colts–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
11SundayNovember 22 Philadelphia Eagles 24–20 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
12SundayNovember 29 Pittsburgh Steelers 17–20 (OT) Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Ravens–Steelers rivalry
2008 AFC Championship Game rematch
13SundayDecember 6* Minnesota Vikings 17–30 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
14SundayDecember 13 Philadelphia Eagles 45–38 New York Giants Giants Stadium Eagles–Giants rivalry
2008 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
15SundayDecember 20 Minnesota Vikings 7–26 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
16SundayDecember 27 Dallas Cowboys 17–0 Washington Redskins FedExField Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
17SundayJanuary 3 Cincinnati Bengals 0–37 New York Jets Giants Stadium
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 9 New York Jets 24–14 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium
Philadelphia Eagles 14–34 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry

*Patriots-Dolphins game was flexed out for the Vikings-Cardinals game.

2010s

2010

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 9 Minnesota Vikings 9–14 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome Saints–Vikings rivalry
2009 NFC Championship Game rematch
SundaySeptember 12 Dallas Cowboys 7–13 Washington Redskins FedExField Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
2SundaySeptember 19 New York Giants 14–38 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
3SundaySeptember 26 New York Jets 31–23 Miami Dolphins Sun Life Stadium Dolphins–Jets rivalry
4SundayOctober 3 Chicago Bears 3-17 New York Giants New Meadowlands Stadium Bears–Giants rivalry
5SundayOctober 10 Philadelphia Eagles 27–24 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park
6SundayOctober 17 Indianapolis Colts 27–24 Washington Redskins FedExField
7SundayOctober 24 Minnesota Vikings 24–28 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
8SundayOctober 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–20 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome
9SundayNovember 7 Dallas Cowboys 7–45 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Cowboys–Packers rivalry
10SundayNovember 14 New England Patriots 39–26 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Patriots–Steelers rivalry
11SundayNovember 21 New York Giants 17–27 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
12SundayNovember 28 San Diego Chargers 36–14 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
13SundayDecember 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 13–10 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Ravens–Steelers rivalry
14SundayDecember 12 Philadelphia Eagles 30–27 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
2009 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
15SundayDecember 19 Green Bay Packers 27–31 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
16TuesdayDecember 28* Minnesota Vikings 24–14 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
17SundayJanuary 2 St. Louis Rams 6–16 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field [5] Rams–Seahawks rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 8 New Orleans Saints 36–41 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field "Beast Quake"
NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
New York Jets 17–16 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium 2009 AFC Championship Game rematch
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3

*Chargers-Bengals game was flexed out for the Vikings-Eagles game. The game was then postponed to Tuesday night due to the December 2010 North American blizzard.

2011

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 8 New Orleans Saints 34–42 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
SundaySeptember 11 Dallas Cowboys 24–27 New York Jets MetLife Stadium
2SundaySeptember 18 Philadelphia Eagles 31–35 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome Eagles–Falcons rivalry
3SundaySeptember 25 Pittsburgh Steelers 23–20 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
4SundayOctober 2 New York Jets 17–34 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium
5SundayOctober 9 Green Bay Packers 25–14 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome 2010 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
6SundayOctober 16 Minnesota Vikings 10–39 Chicago Bears Soldier Field Bears–Vikings rivalry
7SundayOctober 23 Indianapolis Colts 7–62 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
8SundayOctober 30 Dallas Cowboys 7–34 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
9SundayNovember 6 Baltimore Ravens 23–20 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
10SundayNovember 13 New England Patriots 37–16 New York Jets MetLife Stadium Jets–Patriots rivalry
2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
11SundayNovember 20 Philadelphia Eagles 17–10 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Eagles–Giants rivalry
12SundayNovember 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 13–9 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
13SundayDecember 4* Detroit Lions 17–31 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
14SundayDecember 11 New York Giants 37–34 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
15SundayDecember 18 Baltimore Ravens 14–34 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium
16Sunday December 25 Chicago Bears 21–35 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
2010 NFC Championship Game rematch
17SundayJanuary 1 Dallas Cowboys 14–31 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 7 Cincinnati Bengals 10–31 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium
Detroit Lions 28–45 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
2012 Pro Bowl SundayJanuary 29 NFC 41–59 AFC Aloha Stadium
Super Bowl XLVI February 5 New York Giants 21–17 New England Patriots Lucas Oil Stadium

*Colts–Patriots game was flexed out for the Lions-Saints game.

2012

The December 16 game between the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots was interrupted for 25 minutes for NBC to cover President Barack Obama's speech in reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting the previous Friday. Coverage aired on NBC Sports Network and CNBC until the speech ended, after which NBC resumed airing the game. [6]

This marked the first time the primetime Thanksgiving game would air on NBC.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Wednesday September 5 Dallas Cowboys 24–17 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
SundaySeptember 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 19–31 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High Broncos–Steelers rivalry
2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
2SundaySeptember 16 Detroit Lions 19–27 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park
3SundaySeptember 23 New England Patriots 30–31 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Patriots–Ravens rivalry
2011 AFC Championship Game rematch
4SundaySeptember 30 New York Giants 17–19 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
5SundayOctober 7 San Diego Chargers 24–31 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
6SundayOctober 14 Green Bay Packers 42–24 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium
7SundayOctober 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium Bengals–Steelers rivalry
8SundayOctober 28 New Orleans Saints 14–34 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High
9SundayNovember 4 Dallas Cowboys 13–19 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome
10SundayNovember 11 Houston Texans 13–6 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
11SundayNovember 18 Baltimore Ravens 13–10 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
12Thursday November 22 New England Patriots 49–19 New York Jets MetLife Stadium "Butt Fumble"
Jets–Patriots rivalry
SundayNovember 25 Green Bay Packers 10–38 New York Giants MetLife Stadium 2011 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
13SundayDecember 2 Philadelphia Eagles 33–38 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
14SundayDecember 9 Detroit Lions 20–27 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Lions–Packers rivalry
15SundayDecember 16 San Francisco 49ers 41–34 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
16SundayDecember 23* San Francisco 49ers 13–42 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
17SundayDecember 30 Dallas Cowboys 18–28 Washington Redskins FedExField Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 5 Cincinnati Bengals 13–19 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium 2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
Minnesota Vikings 10–24 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
2013 Pro Bowl SundayJanuary 27 AFC 35–62 NFC Aloha Stadium

*Chargers-Jets game was flexed out for the 49ers-Seahawks game.

2013

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 5 Baltimore Ravens 27–49 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High 2012 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
SundaySeptember 8 New York Giants 31–36 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 15 San Francisco 49ers 3–29 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
3SundaySeptember 22 Chicago Bears 40–23 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
4SundaySeptember 29 New England Patriots 30–23 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome
5SundayOctober 6 Houston Texans 3–34 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park
6SundayOctober 13 Washington Redskins 16–31 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
7SundayOctober 20 Denver Broncos 33–39 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
8SundayOctober 27 Green Bay Packers 44–31 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Packers–Vikings rivalry
2012 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
9SundayNovember 3 Indianapolis Colts 27–24 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium Colts–Texans rivalry
10SundayNovember 10 Dallas Cowboys 17–49 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
11SundayNovember 17* Kansas City Chiefs 17–27 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
12SundayNovember 24 Denver Broncos 31–34 (OT) New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Broncos–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
13Thursday November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 20–22 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Ravens–Steelers rivalry
SundayDecember 1 New York Giants 24–17 Washington Redskins FedExField Giants–Redskins rivalry
14SundayDecember 8** Carolina Panthers 13–31 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Panthers–Saints rivalry
15SundayDecember 15 Cincinnati Bengals 20–30 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Bengals–Steelers rivalry
16SundayDecember 22*** Chicago Bears 11–54 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
17SundayDecember 29 Philadelphia Eagles 24–22 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 4 Kansas City Chiefs 44–45 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
New Orleans Saints 26–24 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
2014 Pro Bowl SundayJanuary 26 Team Rice 22–21 Team Sanders Aloha Stadium

*Packers-Giants game was flexed out for the Chiefs-Broncos game.
**Falcons-Packers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Saints game.
***Patriots-Ravens game was flexed out for the Bears-Eagles game.

2014

Starting in the 2014 season, NBC was allowed to flex games beginning in week 5. All the previous flexible scheduling rules apply but on a limited basis. Only two games between weeks 5–10 could be flexed per season; weeks 11–17 (excluding Thanksgiving Night) flex rules were still the same as in previous years. However, despite these changes, NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the first season since 2005 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season (other than week 17) were flexed out. NBC held the rights to broadcast one Wild Card game and one Divisional game in the playoffs as opposed to two Wild Card games, lasted through 2019 in which the playoffs were contested amongst 12 teams.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 4 Green Bay Packers 16–36 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Packers–Seahawks rivalry
SundaySeptember 7 Indianapolis Colts 24–31 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2SundaySeptember 14 Chicago Bears 28–20 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium
3SundaySeptember 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 37–19 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
4SundaySeptember 28 New Orleans Saints 17–38 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
5SundayOctober 5 Cincinnati Bengals 17–43 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
6SundayOctober 12 New York Giants 0–27 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
7SundayOctober 19 San Francisco 49ers 17–42 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High
8SundayOctober 26 Green Bay Packers 23–44 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
9SundayNovember 2 Baltimore Ravens 23–43 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
10SundayNovember 9 Chicago Bears 14–55 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
11SundayNovember 16 New England Patriots 42–20 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Colts–Patriots rivalry
2013 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
12SundayNovember 23 Dallas Cowboys 31–28 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
13Thursday November 27 Seattle Seahawks 19–3 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
2013 NFC Championship Game rematch
SundayNovember 30 Denver Broncos 29–16 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
14SundayDecember 7 New England Patriots 23–14 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium
15SundayDecember 14 Dallas Cowboys 38–27 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
16SundayDecember 21 Seattle Seahawks 35–6 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
17SundayDecember 28 Cincinnati Bengals 17–27 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Bengals–Steelers rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 3 Baltimore Ravens 30–17 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
Divisional RoundJanuary 10 Baltimore Ravens 31–35 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Patriots–Ravens rivalry
Super Bowl XLIX SundayFebruary 1 New England Patriots 28–24 Seattle Seahawks University of Phoenix Stadium

2015

2015 marked the 10th season of SNF on NBC.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 10 Pittsburgh Steelers 21–28 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Patriots–Steelers rivalry
SundaySeptember 13 New York Giants 26–27 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 20 Seattle Seahawks 17–27 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Seahawks rivalry
2014 NFC Championship Game rematch
3SundaySeptember 27 Denver Broncos 24–12 Detroit Lions Ford Field
4SundayOctober 4 Dallas Cowboys 20–26 (OT) New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
5SundayOctober 11 San Francisco 49ers 27–30 New York Giants MetLife Stadium 49ers–Giants rivalry
6SundayOctober 18 New England Patriots 34–27 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Colts–Patriots rivalry
2014 AFC Championship Game rematch
7SundayOctober 25 Philadelphia Eagles 16–27 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
8SundayNovember 1 Green Bay Packers 10–29 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High
9SundayNovember 8 Philadelphia Eagles 33–27 (OT) Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
10SundayNovember 15 Arizona Cardinals 39–32 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
11SundayNovember 22* Cincinnati Bengals 31–34 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
12Thursday November 26 Chicago Bears 17–13 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
SundayNovember 29 New England Patriots 24–30 (OT) Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High Broncos–Patriots rivalry
13SundayDecember 6 Indianapolis Colts 10–45 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
14SundayDecember 13** New England Patriots 27–6 Houston Texans NRG Stadium
15SundayDecember 20*** Arizona Cardinals 40–17 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
16SundayDecember 27**** New York Giants 17–49 Minnesota Vikings TCF Bank Stadium
17SundayJanuary 3 Minnesota Vikings 20–13 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
Wild CardSundayJanuary 10 Seattle Seahawks 10–9 Minnesota Vikings TCF Bank Stadium
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 16 Green Bay Packers 20–26 (OT) Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium

*Chiefs–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bengals–Cardinals game.
**Seahawks–Ravens game was flexed out for the Patriots–Texans game.
***Bengals–49ers game was flexed out for the Cardinals–Eagles game.
****Steelers–Ravens game was flexed out for the Giants–Vikings game.

2016

2016 marked the first-ever tie on NBC Sunday Night Football, which occurred in week 7, when the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals tied at 6–6. That game became the lowest scoring SNF on NBC game (12 points) and the first tie in any primetime NFL game since November 23, 1997, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins tied at 7–7 on ESPN Sunday Night Football. Due to NBC having the rights to the second half of the Thursday Night Football package, NBC Sports gave Al Michaels a "Bye week", giving him 3 games off: Green Bay PackersWashington Redskins, Pittsburgh SteelersIndianapolis Colts (Thanksgiving), and Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos. Mike Tirico replaced him for three games, with Cris Collinsworth still doing the color commentary. [7]

The AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs was originally scheduled to kickoff at 1:05 ET, but due to stormy weather in the Kansas City area, the NFL moved the kickoff time to 8:20 ET.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 8 Carolina Panthers 20–21 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field At Mile High Super Bowl 50 rematch
SundaySeptember 11 New England Patriots 23–21 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
2SundaySeptember 18 Green Bay Packers 14–17 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Packers–Vikings rivalry
3SundaySeptember 25 Chicago Bears 17–31 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
4SundayOctober 2 Kansas City Chiefs 14–43 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
5SundayOctober 9 New York Giants 16–23 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Giants–Packers rivalry
6SundayOctober 16 Indianapolis Colts 23–26 (OT) Houston Texans NRG Stadium Colts–Texans rivalry
7SundayOctober 23 Seattle Seahawks 6–6 (OT) Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
8SundayOctober 30 Philadelphia Eagles 23–29 (OT) Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
9SundayNovember 6 Denver Broncos 20–30 Oakland Raiders Oakland Coliseum Broncos–Raiders rivalry
10SundayNovember 13 Seattle Seahawks 31–24 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
11SundayNovember 20 Green Bay Packers 24–42 Washington Redskins FedExField 2015 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
12Thursday November 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 28–7 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium
SundayNovember 27* Kansas City Chiefs 30–27 (OT) Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
13SundayDecember 4 Carolina Panthers 7–40 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field 2015 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
14SundayDecember 11 Dallas Cowboys 7–10 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
15SundayDecember 18** Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–26 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
16Sunday December 25 Denver Broncos 10–33 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
17SundayJanuary 1 Green Bay Packers 31–24 Detroit Lions Ford Field Lions–Packers rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 7 Detroit Lions 6–26 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
Divisional RoundSundayJanuary 15 Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium

*Patriots–Jets game was flexed out for the Chiefs–Broncos game.
**Steelers–Bengals game was flexed out for the Buccaneers–Cowboys game.

2017

2017 marked the 12th season of NBC Sunday Night Football. Due to Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday in 2017, the Week 16 Sunday night telecast was instead scheduled for Saturday, December 23, with the Minnesota Vikings visiting the Green Bay Packers. NBC also broadcast Super Bowl LII, played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, making it the fourth time NBC had broadcast a Super Bowl since taking over the Sunday night package in 2006. NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the second time since 2014 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season were flexed out. For the first time since acquiring the Sunday night package, NBC aired no game in Week 17 to ensure that teams whose games would affect each other's playoff standings would be played at the same time. [8] The Atlanta Falcons-Los Angeles Rams NFC wild card game kicked off at 8:15 pm ET, while the NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles kicked off at 4:35 pm ET.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 7 Kansas City Chiefs 42–27 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
SundaySeptember 10 New York Giants 3–19 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 17 Green Bay Packers 23–34 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium 2016 NFC Championship Game rematch
3SundaySeptember 24 Oakland Raiders 10–27 Washington Redskins FedExField
4SundayOctober 1 Indianapolis Colts 18–46 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
5SundayOctober 8 Kansas City Chiefs 42–34 Houston Texans NRG Stadium
6SundayOctober 15 New York Giants 23–10 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High
7SundayOctober 22 Atlanta Falcons 7–23 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Super Bowl LI rematch
8SundayOctober 29 Pittsburgh Steelers 20–15 Detroit Lions Ford Field
9SundayNovember 5 Oakland Raiders 27–24 Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium
10SundayNovember 12 New England Patriots 41–16 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Broncos–Patriots rivalry
11SundayNovember 19 Philadelphia Eagles 37–9 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
12Thursday November 23 New York Giants 10–20 Washington Redskins FedExField Giants–Redskins rivalry
SundayNovember 26 Green Bay Packers 28–31 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
13SundayDecember 3 Philadelphia Eagles 10–24 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
14SundayDecember 10 Baltimore Ravens 38–39 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
15SundayDecember 17 Dallas Cowboys 20–17 Oakland Raiders Oakland Coliseum
16SaturdayDecember 23 Minnesota Vikings 16–0 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
17SundayDecember 31No SNF game was flexed to ensure that teams whose games would affect each other's playoff standings would be played at the same time
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 6 Atlanta Falcons 26–13 Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Divisional RoundJanuary 13 Atlanta Falcons 10–15 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Falcons rivalry
Super Bowl LII SundayFebruary 4 Philadelphia Eagles 41–33 New England Patriots U.S. Bank Stadium Super Bowl XXXIX rematch
NFC No. 1 vs. AFC No. 1
broadcast locally on KARE in Minneapolis, on WBTS in Boston and on WCAU in Philadelphia

2018

Starting in 2018, the NFL moved the start time of Sunday Night Football back, from 8:30 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET. The Cincinnati BengalsKansas City Chiefs game flexed into Sunday Night on October 21 became the earliest the NFL has ever flexed a Sunday Night Football contest. The Atlanta FalconsNew Orleans Saints game on Thanksgiving night was called by the Football Night in America studio crew, with Mike Tirico doing the play-by-play, and Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison as color analysts. [9] The Philadelphia EaglesChicago Bears Wild Card game kicked off at 4:35 p.m. ET, as did the Indianapolis Colts–Kansas City Chiefs Divisional game.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 6 Atlanta Falcons 12–18 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Falcons rivalry
2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
SundaySeptember 9 Chicago Bears 23–24 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
2SundaySeptember 16 New York Giants 13–20 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
3SundaySeptember 23 New England Patriots 10–26 Detroit Lions Ford Field
4SundaySeptember 30 Baltimore Ravens 26–14 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
5SundayOctober 7 Dallas Cowboys 16–19 (OT) Houston Texans NRG Stadium Governor's Cup (Texas)
6SundayOctober 14 Kansas City Chiefs 40–43 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
7SundayOctober 21* Cincinnati Bengals 10–45 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
8SundayOctober 28 New Orleans Saints 30–20 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Saints–Vikings rivalry
2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
9SundayNovember 4 Green Bay Packers 17–31 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
10SundayNovember 11 Dallas Cowboys 27–20 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
11SundayNovember 18** Minnesota Vikings 20–25 Chicago Bears Soldier Field Bears–Vikings rivalry
12Thursday November 22 Atlanta Falcons 17–31 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Falcons–Saints rivalry
SundayNovember 25 Green Bay Packers 17–24 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Packers–Vikings rivalry
13SundayDecember 2*** Los Angeles Chargers 33–30 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
14SundayDecember 9**** Los Angeles Rams 6–15 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
15SundayDecember 16 Philadelphia Eagles 30–23 Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
16SundayDecember 23 Kansas City Chiefs 31–38 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
17SundayDecember 30 Indianapolis Colts 33–17 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Colts–Titans rivalry
Wild CardSundayJanuary 6 Philadelphia Eagles 16–15 Chicago Bears Soldier Field "Double Doink"
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 12 Indianapolis Colts 13–31 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium

*Rams–49ers game was flexed out for the Bengals–Chiefs game.
**Steelers–Jaguars game was flexed out for the Vikings–Bears game.
***49ers–Seahawks game was flexed out for the Chargers–Steelers game.
****Steelers–Raiders game was flexed out for the Rams–Bears game.

2019

For the 2019 season, the NFL decided to break with a long-standing tradition of the reigning Super Bowl champion hosting the Kickoff game (occurring every year since 2004, except 2013). The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears was the Kickoff game instead, to celebrate the 100th season of the NFL, the 100th season of the Chicago Bears, and the NFL's oldest rivalry. Also, despite not hosting the kickoff game, the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots still hosted the first Sunday Night game of the season, with the opponent being the Pittsburgh Steelers. The schedule also included a rematch of the Thanksgiving game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, and the Cleveland Browns made their first SNF appearance since 2008. In Week 15, the Buffalo Bills were flexed to SNF in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers; this was just their second appearance on the package, the first being in 2007. The Seattle SeahawksPhiladelphia Eagles Wild Card Playoff game kicked off at 4:40 pm ET, while the Divisional game between the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers kicked off at 4:35 pm ET.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 5 Green Bay Packers 10–3 Chicago Bears Soldier Field Bears–Packers rivalry
SundaySeptember 8 Pittsburgh Steelers 3–33 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Patriots–Steelers rivalry
2SundaySeptember 15 Philadelphia Eagles 20–24 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Eagles–Falcons rivalry
3SundaySeptember 22 Los Angeles Rams 20–13 Cleveland Browns First Energy Stadium
4SundaySeptember 29 Dallas Cowboys 10–12 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
5SundayOctober 6 Indianapolis Colts 19–13 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 2018 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
6SundayOctober 13 Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17 Los Angeles Chargers Dignity Health Sports Park
7SundayOctober 20 Philadelphia Eagles 10–37 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
8SundayOctober 27 Green Bay Packers 31–24 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
9SundayNovember 3 New England Patriots 20–37 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Patriots–Ravens rivalry
10SundayNovember 10 Minnesota Vikings 28–24 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Vikings rivalry
11SundayNovember 17 Chicago Bears 7–17 Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
12SundayNovember 24* Green Bay Packers 8–37 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Packers rivalry
13Thursday November 28 New Orleans Saints 26–18 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Falcons–Saints rivalry
SundayDecember 1 New England Patriots 22–28 Houston Texans NRG Stadium
14SundayDecember 8 Seattle Seahawks 12–28 Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Rams–Seahawks rivalry
15SundayDecember 15** Buffalo Bills 17–10 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
16SundayDecember 22 Kansas City Chiefs 26–3 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
17SundayDecember 29 San Francisco 49ers 26–21 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
Wild CardSundayJanuary 5 Seattle Seahawks 17–9 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 11 Minnesota Vikings 10–27 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium

*Seahawks–Eagles game was flexed out for the Packers–49ers game.
**Vikings–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bills–Steelers game.

2020s

2020

2020 marked the 15th season of SNF on NBC. Super Bowl LV was originally supposed to air on NBC. However, in an effort to pair NBC's next Super Bowl with their upcoming Olympics broadcast, it was traded to CBS, in exchange for Super Bowl LVI. NBC did however gain rights to air an extra Super Wild Card game, as the NFL expanded their postseason from 12 teams to 14 teams (7 in each conference). This meant that NBC aired two Super Wild Card games, with the second game being aired on NBC's Spanish sister network Telemundo, and was streamed on NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock, and one Divisional game for the 2020-2021 postseason.

The SNF game scheduled for October 25 was originally Buccaneers-Raiders, but due to some Raiders players testing positive for COVID-19, the NFL moved that game back to 4:05 ET on Fox, and moved the Seahawks-Cardinals game to fill the SNF slot, to ensure that NBC would have a game. NBC's Thanksgiving night game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers had to be postponed twice due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Ravens; The game was first rescheduled to the following Sunday at 1:15 PM ET, then later rescheduled to the following Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET, and finally rescheduled to the following Wednesday at 3:40 PM ET, still aired on NBC. [10]

In Week 15, the 49ers–Cowboys game was flexed out for Browns–Giants, marking the first time that the Dallas Cowboys have been flexed out of an SNF slot and the first time Sunday Night Football was not in Dallas at least once in a season (they have had the most appearances with 49). This was also the first time since 2012 that did not feature Indianapolis Colts.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 10 Houston Texans 20–34 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 2019 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
SundaySeptember 13 Dallas Cowboys 17–20 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium
2SundaySeptember 20 New England Patriots 30–35 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
3SundaySeptember 27 Green Bay Packers 37–30 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome
4SundayOctober 4 Philadelphia Eagles 25–20 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium
5SundayOctober 11 Minnesota Vikings 26–27 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field
6SundayOctober 18 Los Angeles Rams 16–24 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Rams rivalry
7SundayOctober 25* Seattle Seahawks 34–37 (OT) Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
8SundayNovember 1 Dallas Cowboys 9–23 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
9SundayNovember 8 New Orleans Saints 38–3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Buccaneers–Saints rivalry
10SundayNovember 15 Baltimore Ravens 17–23 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Patriots–Ravens rivalry
11SundayNovember 22 Kansas City Chiefs 35–31 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
12SundayNovember 29 Chicago Bears 25–41 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
WednesdayDecember 2** Baltimore Ravens 14–19 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
13SundayDecember 6 Denver Broncos 16–22 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
14SundayDecember 13 Pittsburgh Steelers 15–26 Buffalo Bills Bills Stadium
15SundayDecember 20*** Cleveland Browns 20–6 New York Giants MetLife Stadium
16SundayDecember 27 Tennessee Titans 14–40 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
17SundayJanuary 3 Washington Football Team 20–14 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Washington rivalry
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–23 Washington Football Team FedExField
SundayJanuary 10 Cleveland Browns 48–37 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Browns–Steelers rivalry
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 16 Baltimore Ravens 3–17 Buffalo Bills Bills Stadium

*Buccaneers–Raiders game was flexed out for the Seahawks–Cardinals game.
**Ravens-Steelers game was postponed from Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving).
***49ers–Cowboys game was flexed out for the Browns–Giants game.

2021

The NFL expanded the season to 17 games in 18 weeks beginning with the 2021 season. 2021 also marked the 16th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC. Super Bowl LVI aired on February 13. After streaming NBC's Sunday Night Wild Card Game last season, and as part of their new television deal with the NFL, NBC streamed the entire season on Peacock for the first time. Along with Peacock's expanded involvement in the new television deal, NBC retained the rights to air SNF, gaining an additional game for Peacock, and picking up 3 additional Super Bowls in 2026, 2030, and 2034 (all Winter Olympic years).

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 9 Dallas Cowboys 29–31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium
SundaySeptember 12 Chicago Bears 14–34 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium
2SundaySeptember 19 Kansas City Chiefs 35–36 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium
3SundaySeptember 26 Green Bay Packers 30–28 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Packers rivalry
4SundayOctober 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–17 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Tom Brady's return to New England
5SundayOctober 10 Buffalo Bills 38–20 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 2020 AFC Championship Game rematch
6SundayOctober 17 Seattle Seahawks 20–23 (OT) Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field
7SundayOctober 24 Indianapolis Colts 30–18 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium
8SundayOctober 31 Dallas Cowboys 20–16 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Cowboys–Vikings rivalry
9SundayNovember 7 Tennessee Titans 28–16 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium
10SundayNovember 14 Kansas City Chiefs 41–14 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
11SundayNovember 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 37–41 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium
12Thursday November 25 Buffalo Bills 31–6 New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome
SundayNovember 28 Cleveland Browns 10–16 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Browns–Ravens rivalry
13SundayDecember 5* Denver Broncos 9–22 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
14SundayDecember 12 Chicago Bears 30–45 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
15SundayDecember 19 New Orleans Saints 9–0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Buccaneers–Saints rivalry
2020 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
16SundayDecember 26 Washington Football Team 14–56 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Washington rivalry
17SundayJanuary 2 Minnesota Vikings 10–37 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
18SundayJanuary 9 Los Angeles Chargers 32–35 (OT) Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium Chargers–Raiders rivalry
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 15 Las Vegas Raiders 19−26 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium
SundayJanuary 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 21−42 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
Divisional RoundJanuary 23 Los Angeles Rams 30−27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium
Super Bowl LVI February 13 Los Angeles Rams 23−20 Cincinnati Bengals SoFi Stadium

*49ers–Seahawks game was flexed out for the Broncos–Chiefs game.

2022

2022 marked the 17th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 8 Buffalo Bills 31–10 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium
SundaySeptember 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–3 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
2SundaySeptember 18 Chicago Bears 10–27 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
3SundaySeptember 25 San Francisco 49ers 10–11 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High
4SundayOctober 2 Kansas City Chiefs 41–31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium
5SundayOctober 9 Cincinnati Bengals 17–19 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Bengals–Ravens rivalry
6SundayOctober 16 Dallas Cowboys 17–26 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
7SundayOctober 23 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–16 Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium
8SundayOctober 30 Green Bay Packers 17–27 Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium
9SundayNovember 6 Tennessee Titans 17–20(OT) Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
10SundayNovember 13 Los Angeles Chargers 16–22 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium
11SundayNovember 20* Kansas City Chiefs 30–27 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
12Thursday November 24 New England Patriots 26–33 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium
SundayNovember 27 Green Bay Packers 33–40 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
13SundayDecember 4 Indianapolis Colts 19–54 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium
14SundayDecember 11** Miami Dolphins 17–23 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium
15SundayDecember 18*** New York Giants 20–12 Washington Commanders FedExField Commanders–Giants rivalry
16Sunday December 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–16(OT) Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium
17SundayJanuary 1**** Pittsburgh Steelers 16–13 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Ravens–Steelers rivalry
18SundayJanuary 8 Detroit Lions 20–16 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Lions–Packers rivalry
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 14 Los Angeles Chargers 30–31 Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field
SundayJanuary 15 Baltimore Ravens 17–24 Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium Bengals–Ravens rivalry
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 21 Jacksonville Jaguars 20–27 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium

*Bengals–Steelers game was flexed out for the Chiefs–Chargers game.
**Chiefs–Broncos game was flexed out for the Dolphins–Chargers game.
***Patriots–Raiders game was flexed out for the Giants–Commanders game
**** Rams–Chargers game was flexed out for the Steelers–Ravens game

2023

NBC entered into its 18th season broadcasting SNF. Under a new 11-year contract, Peacock will begin to exclusively stream one national regular season game per season (with the contest also simulcast over linear television on the NBC stations in the local team's markets). Peacock's first exclusive game was the BuffaloLA Chargers contest on Saturday, December 23, at 8:05 pm ET. That was the second game of a doubleheader, preceded by the CincinnatiPittsburgh at 4:30 pm ET on NBC. The Saturday doubleheader is in lieu of an SNF game in Week 16, which falls on Christmas Eve. Peacock also exclusively aired one Wild Card playoff game, on Saturday, January 13 at 8:10 pm ET. NBC also aired two Wild Card games this postseason (one on Saturday, January 13 at 4:30 pm ET, and one on Sunday, January 14 at 8:20 pm ET) and one Divisional game. For only the third time since acquiring the SNF rights, NBC did not flex a single one of their originally scheduled games, which marked the first season since 2017 that none of the originally scheduled Sunday night games for the entire season (other than week 18) were flexed out. This was also the first time they did not flex a single game in a season when NBC does not air the Super Bowl under the new rotation. Had the 3-year rotation continued, it would have aired the Super Bowl in the 2023 season.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1Thursday September 7 Detroit Lions 21–20 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium
SundaySeptember 10 Dallas Cowboys 40–0 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 17 Miami Dolphins 24–17 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Dolphins–Patriots rivalry
3SundaySeptember 24 Pittsburgh Steelers 23–18 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium Raiders–Steelers rivalry
4SundayOctober 1 Kansas City Chiefs 23–20 New York Jets MetLife Stadium
5SundayOctober 8 Dallas Cowboys 10–42 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Cowboys rivalry
2022 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
6SundayOctober 15 New York Giants 9–14 Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium
7SundayOctober 22 Miami Dolphins 17–31 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
8SundayOctober 29 Chicago Bears 13–30 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium
9SundayNovember 5 Buffalo Bills 18–24 Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium 2022 AFC divisional playoff rematch.
10SundayNovember 12 New York Jets 12–16 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium
11SundayNovember 19 Minnesota Vikings 20–21 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High
12Thursday November 23 San Francisco 49ers 31–13 Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
2022 NFC Wild card playoff rematch
SundayNovember 26 Baltimore Ravens 20–10 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium
13SundayDecember 3 Kansas City Chiefs 19–27 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field
14SundayDecember 10 Philadelphia Eagles 13–33 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
15SundayDecember 17 Baltimore Ravens 23–7 Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium
16SaturdayDecember 23 Cincinnati Bengals 11–34 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium Bengals–Steelers rivalry
Buffalo Bills 24–22 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium First-ever exclusive game on Peacock, game also simulcast on WGRZ in Buffalo and KNBC in Los Angeles. [11]
17SundayDecember 31 Green Bay Packers 33–10 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Packers–Vikings rivalry
18SundayJanuary 7 Buffalo Bills 21–14 Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Bills–Dolphins rivalry
2022 AFC Wild Card rematch
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 13 Cleveland Browns 14–45 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Kickoff at 4:35pm ET
C. J. Stroud's first NFL playoff game
Week 16 rematch
AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Texans first appearance on NBC since 2020.
Miami Dolphins 7–26 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Kickoff at 8:10 p.m. ET
Tyreek Hill returns to Kansas City
Week 9 rematch
First ever exclusive NFL playoff game on a streaming service [12]
Game also simulcast on WTVJ in Miami and KSHB in Kansas City, [13] while bonus coverage of the opening quarter of the game was shown on NBC Nationally until 8:30 p.m. ET
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
SundayJanuary 14 Los Angeles Rams 23–24 Detroit Lions Ford Field Kickoff at 8pm ET
Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff
Matthew Stafford returns to Detroit
Jared Goff against his former team
NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Divisional RoundSundayJanuary 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–31 Detroit Lions Kickoff at 3:05 p.m. ET
Week 6 rematch
NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 3

2024

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal scoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
Pre 3SundayAugust 25 New England Patriots 10–20 Washington Commanders Commanders Field
1ThursdaySeptember 5 Baltimore Ravens 20–27 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 2023 AFC Championship rematch
FridaySeptember 6 Green Bay Packers 29–34 Philadelphia Eagles Arena Corinthians São Paulo game
First NFL game to be played in South America
Game also simulcast on WGBA-TV in Green Bay, WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, and WCAU in Philadelphia.
SundaySeptember 8 Los Angeles Rams 20–26(OT) Detroit Lions Ford Field 2023 NFC Wild Card rematch
2SundaySeptember 15 Chicago Bears 13–19 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Texans QB C. J. Stroud SNF Debut
Bears Rookie QB Caleb Williams SNF Debut, First SNF game in Houston since 2019
3SundaySeptember 22 Kansas City Chiefs 22–17 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes Benz Stadium Falcons QB Kirk Cousins SNF Debut.
Falcons first appearance on SNF since 2019
4SundaySeptember 29 Buffalo Bills 10–35 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson
5Sunday/MondayOctober 6/7 Dallas Cowboys 20–17 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium Cowboys–Steelers rivalry
Rematches of Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XIII, and Super Bowl XXX
Justin Fields Steelers SNF Debut, game was delayed until 9:45pm ET due to lightning in the area, and finished early Monday morning around 1:00am ET.
6SundayOctober 13 Cincinnati Bengals 17–7 New York Giants MetLife Stadium
7SundayOctober 20 New York Jets 15–37 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium Aaron Rodgers vs. Russell Wilson
Aaron Rodgers Jets SNF Debut
Russell Wilson Steelers SNF Debut
8SundayOctober 27 Dallas Cowboys 24–30 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Cowboys rivalry
2023 Week 5 rematch
Dak Prescott vs. Brock Purdy
9SundayNovember 3* Indianapolis Colts 13–21 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Joe Flacco Colts SNF Debut, first meeting between the two teams since the Vikings overcame a 33-0 deficit to defeat the Colts
10SundayNovember 10 Detroit Lions 26–23 Houston Texans NRG Stadium
11SundayNovember 17** Cincinnati Bengals 27–34 Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Joe Burrow vs. Justin Herbert
12SundayNovember 24 Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium 2023 Week 5 rematch
13ThursdayNovember 28 Miami Dolphins Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Tua Tagovailoa vs. Jordan Love
SundayDecember 1 San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium Brock Purdy vs. Josh Allen
*14SundayDecember 8 Los Angeles Chargers Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
Justin Herbert vs. Patrick Mahomes
*15SundayDecember 15 Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Packers–Seahawks rivalry
16SaturdayDecember 21 Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 1 PM ET Kickoff
C. J. Stroud vs. Patrick Mahomes
*SundayDecember 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium 2022 NFC Wild Card rematch
*17SundayDecember 29 Miami Dolphins Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field
*18SundayJanuary 5TBDTBDTBD
Super Wild Card WeekendSundayJanuary 12TBDTBDTBD
Divisional RoundSaturday or SundayJanuary 18 or 19TBDTBDTBD

*Jaguars–Eagles game was flexed out for the Colts–Vikings game

**Colts–Jets game was flexed out for the Bengals–Chargers game

SNF statistics

Most frequent matchups

Postseason matchups in italics. Meetings across a number of years represents one regular season meeting per season.

CountMatchupRecordYears PlayedSignificance
17 Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles Cowboys, 9–82006–2007, 2009(1), 2009(2), 2010–2020, 2022–2023 Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
13 Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Cowboys, 9–42007–2009, 2011(1), 2011(2), 2012–2018, 2023 Cowboys–Giants rivalry
11 Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Packers, 9–22006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014–2015, 2018–2022 Bears–Packers rivalry
11 Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Ravens, 6–52009–2013, 2014(1), 2014(2), 2017–2018, 2020, 2022 Ravens–Steelers rivalry
9 Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Packers, 5–42010, 2012, 2013, 2015–2018, 2021, 2023 Packers–Vikings rivalry
7 Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders Cowboys, 5–22006, 2008–2010, 2012–2013, 2021 Cowboys–Commanders rivalry
7 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Eagles, 5–22007–2012, 2014 Eagles–Giants rivalry
6 Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs, 4–22013–2014, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2020-2021 Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
5 Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints Saints, 4–12006, 2013–2015, 2019 Sean Payton vs. his former team
5 Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots Colts, 3–22006, 2008–2009, 2014–2015 Colts–Patriots rivalry
5 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Chargers, 3–22006, 2009, 2018–2019, 2021none
5 New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders Giants, 3–22007–2008, 2013, 2017, 2022 Commanders–Giants rivalry
5 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers, 5–02007, 2012–2014, 2023 Bengals–Steelers rivalry
5 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Seahawks, 3–22012–2014, 2019, 2023 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
4 Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buccaneers, 2–12016, 2021–2022, 2024none
4 Indianapolis Colts vs. Los Angeles Chargers Chargers, 3–12007, 2008(1), 2008(2), 2010none
4 Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks Cardinals, 2–1–12014–2016, 2020 Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
4 Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles Eagles, 3–12008–2009, 2013, 2018none
4 Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots Tied, 2–22006, 2013, 2015, 2017 Broncos–Patriots rivalry
4 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers, 3–12011, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2021none
4 Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs Colts, 3–12006,2013, 2018, 2019none
4 Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles Tied, 2–22011, 2017, 2018–2019 Eagles–Falcons rivalry
4 Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots Tied, 2–22012, 2014, 2019–2020 Patriots–Ravens rivalry

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The 2017 NFL season was the 98th season in the history of the National Football League (NFL) and the 52nd of the Super Bowl era. The season began on September 7, 2017, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots in the NFL Kickoff Game. The season concluded with Super Bowl LII, in which the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to win their first Super Bowl title, and fourth NFL championship, in franchise history, and making the NFC East the first and currently only division where every team has won a Super Bowl.

The 2020 NFL season was the 101st season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season started with the NFL Kickoff Game on September 10, in which defending Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City defeated Houston. The playoffs were expanded from 12 to 14 teams, adding a third wild card spot per conference. The season concluded with Tampa Bay defeating Kansas City in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021.

Until the broadcast contract ended in 2013, the terrestrial television networks CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as cable television's ESPN, paid a combined total of US$20.4 billion to broadcast NFL games. From 2014 to 2022, the same networks will pay $39.6 billion for exactly the same broadcast rights. The NFL thus holds broadcast contracts with four companies that control a combined vast majority of the country's television product. League-owned NFL Network, on cable television, also broadcasts a selected number of games nationally. In 2017, the NFL games attracted the top three rates for a 30-second advertisement: $699,602 for NBC Sunday Night Football, $550,709 for Thursday Night Football (NBC), and $549,791 for Thursday Night Football (CBS).

The 2021 NFL season was the 102nd season of the National Football League (NFL). The season was the first to feature a 17-game regular season schedule as the league expanded the season from 16 games. The regular season started on September 9, 2021, with defending Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay defeating Dallas in the NFL Kickoff Game. The regular season ended on January 9, 2022. The playoffs started on January 15 and concluded with Super Bowl LVI, the league's championship game, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 13, with the Los Angeles Rams defeating Cincinnati.

From 2014 to 2022, CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as cable television's ESPN, paid a combined total of US$20.4 billion will pay $39.6 billion for exactly the same broadcast rights. The NFL thus holds broadcast contracts with four companies that control a combined vast majority of the country's television product. League-owned NFL Network, on cable television, also broadcasts a selected number of games nationally. In 2017, the NFL games attracted the top three rates for a 30-second advertisement: $699,602 for NBC Sunday Night Football, $550,709 for Thursday Night Football (NBC), and $549,791 for Thursday Night Football (CBS).

The 2023 NFL season was the 104th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 7, 2023, with defending Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City losing to Detroit in the NFL Kickoff Game, and ended on January 7, 2024.

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