List of Sunday Night Football results (2006–present) explained

The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League 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.

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" gamePlayoff game/Super Bowl broadcast on NBCPeacock exclusive game

2000s

2006

See main article: 2006 NFL season.

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
1ThursdaySeptember 7Miami Dolphins17–28Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz Field
SundaySeptember 10Indianapolis Colts26–21New York GiantsGiants StadiumEli Manning vs. Peyton Manning
2SundaySeptember 17Washington Redskins10–27Dallas CowboysTexas StadiumCowboys–Redskins rivalry
3SundaySeptember 24Denver Broncos17–7New England PatriotsGillette StadiumBroncos–Patriots rivalry
2005 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
2005 Week 6 Rematch
4SundayOctober 1Seattle Seahawks6–37Chicago BearsSoldier Field
5SundayOctober 8Pittsburgh Steelers13–23San Diego ChargersQualcomm Stadium2005 Week 5 Rematch
6SundayOctober 15Oakland Raiders3–13Denver BroncosInvesco Field at Mile HighBroncos–Raiders rivalry
7SundayOctober 22No game was scheduled against the 2006 World Series
8SundayOctober 29Dallas Cowboys35–14Carolina PanthersBank of America Stadium2005 Week 16 Rematch
9SundayNovember 5Indianapolis Colts27–20New England PatriotsGillette StadiumColts–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
2005 Week 9 Rematch
10SundayNovember 12*Chicago Bears38–20New York GiantsGiants StadiumBears–Giants rivalry
11SundayNovember 19*San Diego Chargers35–27Denver BroncosInvesco Field at Mile HighBroncos–Chargers rivalry
12SundayNovember 26*Philadelphia Eagles21–45Indianapolis ColtsRCA Dome
13SundayDecember 3*Seattle Seahawks23–20Denver BroncosInvesco Field at Mile HighBroncos–Seahawks rivalry
14SundayDecember 10*New Orleans Saints42–17Dallas CowboysTexas StadiumSean Payton against his former team
15SundayDecember 17*Kansas City Chiefs9–20San Diego ChargersQualcomm StadiumChargers–Chiefs rivalry
16MondayDecember 25Philadelphia Eagles23–7Dallas CowboysTexas StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
DAL win: NFC East Champions
PHI win: Clinch playoff berth, NFC East lead, NO clinches first-round bye
17SundayDecember 31*Green Bay Packers26–7Chicago BearsSoldier FieldBears–Packers rivalry
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 6Kansas City Chiefs8–23Indianapolis ColtsRCA DomeAFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Dallas Cowboys20–21Seattle SeahawksQwest FieldNFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
*This was the only season that no game was initially scheduled for NBC in the affected weeks of flexible scheduling.

2007

See main article: 2007 NFL season.

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
1ThursdaySeptember 6New Orleans Saints10–41Indianapolis ColtsRCA Dome
SundaySeptember 9New York Giants35–45Dallas CowboysTexas StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 16San Diego Chargers14–38New England PatriotsGillette Stadium2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
3SundaySeptember 23Dallas Cowboys34–10Chicago BearsSoldier Field
4SundaySeptember 30Philadelphia Eagles3–16New York GiantsGiants StadiumEagles–Giants rivalry
2006 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
5SundayOctober 7Chicago Bears27–20Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
6SundayOctober 14New Orleans Saints28–17Seattle SeahawksQwest Field
7SundayOctober 21Pittsburgh Steelers28–31Denver BroncosInvesco Field at Mile HighBroncos–Steelers rivalry
2006 Week 9 Rematch
8SundayOctober 28No game was scheduled against the 2007 World Series
9SundayNovember 4Dallas Cowboys38–17Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
10SundayNovember 11Indianapolis Colts21–23San Diego ChargersQualcomm StadiumPeyton Manning vs. LaDainian Tomlinson
Battle of last two NFL MVPs
11SundayNovember 18*New England Patriots56–10Buffalo BillsRalph Wilson StadiumBills–Patriots rivalry
12SundayNovember 25Philadelphia Eagles28–31New England PatriotsGillette StadiumSuper Bowl XXXIX rematch
13SundayDecember 2Cincinnati Bengals10–24Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldBengals–Steelers rivalry
14SundayDecember 9Indianapolis Colts44–20Baltimore RavensM&T Bank Stadium2006 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
15SundayDecember 16Washington Redskins22–10New York GiantsGiants StadiumGiants–Redskins rivalry
16SundayDecember 23**Washington Redskins32–21Minnesota VikingsHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome2006 Week 1 Rematch
17SundayDecember 30***Tennessee Titans16–10Indianapolis ColtsRCA DomeColts–Titans rivalry
TEN win: AFC No. 6 seed
TEN loss: CLE AFC No. 6 seed
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 5Washington Redskins14–35Seattle SeahawksQwest FieldNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Jacksonville Jaguars31–29Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldAFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Week 15 rematch
*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

See main article: 2008 NFL season. 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
1ThursdaySeptember 4Washington Redskins7–16New York GiantsGiants StadiumGiants–Redskins rivalry
SundaySeptember 7Chicago Bears29–13Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumSuper Bowl XLI rematch
First regular-season game at Lucas Oil Stadium
2SundaySeptember 14Pittsburgh Steelers10–6Cleveland BrownsCleveland Browns StadiumBrowns–Steelers rivalry
3SundaySeptember 21Dallas Cowboys27–16Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldCowboys–Packers rivalry
2007 Week 13 rematch
4SundaySeptember 28Philadelphia Eagles20–24Chicago BearsSoldier Field2007 Week 7 Rematch
5SundayOctober 5Pittsburgh Steelers26–21Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville Municipal Stadium2007 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
2007 Week 15 rematch
6SundayOctober 12New England Patriots10–30San Diego ChargersQualcomm Stadium2007 AFC Championship Game rematch
2007 Week 2 rematch
7SundayOctober 19Seattle Seahawks10–20Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James Stadium2007 Week 1 Rematch
8SundayOctober 26No game was scheduled against the 2008 World Series
9SundayNovember 2New England Patriots15–18Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumColts–Patriots rivalry
Battle of the last two AFC Champions
2007 Week 9 rematch
10SundayNovember 9New York Giants36–31Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Giants rivalry
11SundayNovember 16Dallas Cowboys14–10Washington RedskinsFedExFieldCowboys–Redskins rivalry
12SundayNovember 23Indianapolis Colts23–20San Diego ChargersQualcomm Stadium2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
2007 Week 10 Rematch
13SundayNovember 30Chicago Bears14–34Minnesota VikingsHubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeBears–Vikings rivalry
14SundayDecember 7*Washington Redskins10–24Baltimore RavensM&T Bank Stadium
15SundayDecember 14New York Giants8–20Dallas CowboysTexas StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2007 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
16SundayDecember 21**Carolina Panthers28–34 (OT)New York GiantsGiants StadiumWinner: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed
17SundayDecember 28Denver Broncos21–52San Diego ChargersQualcomm StadiumBroncos–Chargers rivalry
Winner: AFC West champion
Loser: Eliminated
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 3Atlanta Falcons24–30Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumNFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
Indianapolis Colts17–23 (OT)San Diego ChargersQualcomm Stadium2007 AFC Divisional playoff rematch and Week 12 rematch
AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Super Bowl XLIIISundayFebruary 1Pittsburgh Steelers27–23Arizona CardinalsRaymond James StadiumAFC No. 2 vs. NFC No. 4
2009 Pro BowlFebruary 8NFC30–21AFCAloha Stadium

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

2009

See main article: 2009 NFL season.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1ThursdaySeptember 10Tennessee Titans10–13 (OT)Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldSteelers–Titans rivalry
2008 Week 16 rematch
SundaySeptember 13Chicago Bears15–21Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
2SundaySeptember 20New York Giants33–31Dallas CowboysCowboys StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
First regular season game at Cowboys Stadium
3SundaySeptember 27Indianapolis Colts31–10Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumCardinals regular-season SNF debut
4SundayOctober 4San Diego Chargers28–38Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz Field2008 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
2008 Week 11 Rematch
5SundayOctober 11Indianapolis Colts31–9Tennessee TitansLP FieldColts–Titans rivalry
6SundayOctober 18Chicago Bears14–21Atlanta FalconsGeorgia Dome2008 Week 6 Rematch
Falcons regular-season SNF debut
7SundayOctober 25Arizona Cardinals24–17New York GiantsGiants StadiumBattle of the last two NFC Champions
8SundayNovember 1No game was scheduled against the 2009 World Series
9SundayNovember 8Dallas Cowboys20–16Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
10SundayNovember 15New England Patriots34–35Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumColts–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
2008 Week 9 Rematch
11SundayNovember 22Philadelphia Eagles24–20Chicago BearsSoldier Field2008 Week 4 Rematch
12SundayNovember 29Pittsburgh Steelers17–20 (OT)Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumRavens–Steelers rivalry
2008 AFC Championship Game rematch
13SundayDecember 6*Minnesota Vikings17–30Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix Stadium2008 Week 15 Rematch
14SundayDecember 13Philadelphia Eagles45–38New York GiantsGiants StadiumEagles–Giants rivalry
2008 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
Final SNF game at Giants Stadium
15SundayDecember 20Minnesota Vikings7–26Carolina PanthersBank of America Stadium2008 Week 3 Rematch
16SundayDecember 27Dallas Cowboys17–0Washington RedskinsFedExFieldCowboys–Redskins rivalry
DAL win: Clinches playoff berth
17SundayJanuary 3Cincinnati Bengals0–37New York JetsGiants StadiumNYJ win: CIN AFC No. 4 seed, NYJ AFC No. 5 seed
CIN win: CIN AFC No. 3 seed
NYJ eliminated
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 9New York Jets24–14Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown StadiumAFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 matchup
Week 17 Rematch
Philadelphia Eagles14–34Dallas CowboysCowboys StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Donovan McNabb's last game as an Eagle
*Patriots-Dolphins game was flexed out for the Vikings-Cardinals game.

2010s

2010

See main article: 2010 NFL season.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
1ThursdaySeptember 9Minnesota Vikings9–14New Orleans SaintsLouisiana Superdome2009 NFC Championship Game rematch
First SNF game in Superdome
SundaySeptember 12Dallas Cowboys7–13Washington RedskinsFedExFieldCowboys–Redskins rivalry
Donovan McNabb's first game as a Redskin
2SundaySeptember 19New York Giants14–38Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumEli Manning vs. Peyton Manning
3SundaySeptember 26New York Jets31–23Miami DolphinsSun Life StadiumDolphins–Jets rivalry
4SundayOctober 3Chicago Bears3-17New York GiantsNew Meadowlands Stadium
5SundayOctober 10Philadelphia Eagles27–24San Francisco 49ersCandlestick Park2009 Week 15 Rematch
6SundayOctober 17Indianapolis Colts27–24Washington RedskinsFedExFieldPeyton Manning vs. Donovan McNabb
7SundayOctober 24Minnesota Vikings24–28Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldPackers–Vikings rivalry
Brett Favre against his former team
8SundayOctober 31Pittsburgh Steelers10–20New Orleans SaintsLouisiana SuperdomeBen Roethlisberger vs. Drew Brees
Battle of last two Super Bowl champions
9SundayNovember 7Dallas Cowboys7–45Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldCowboys–Packers rivalry
2009 Week 10 rematch
10SundayNovember 14New England Patriots39–26Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldPatriots–Steelers rivalry
Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger
11SundayNovember 21New York Giants17–27Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Giants rivalry
12SundayNovember 28San Diego Chargers36–14Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil Stadium2008 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
Philip Rivers vs. Peyton Manning
13SundayDecember 5Pittsburgh Steelers13–10Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumRavens–Steelers rivalry
14SundayDecember 12Philadelphia Eagles30–27Dallas CowboysCowboys StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
2009 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
15SundayDecember 19Green Bay Packers27–31New England PatriotsGillette StadiumSuper Bowl XXXI Rematch
16TuesdayDecember 28*Minnesota Vikings24–14Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial Field2008 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
17SundayJanuary 2St. Louis Rams6–16Seattle SeahawksQwest Field[5] Rams–Seahawks rivalry
Winner: NFC West champion
Loser: Eliminated
Only Rams appearance on SNF while in St. Louis
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 8New Orleans Saints36–41Seattle SeahawksQwest Field"Beast Quake"
NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
New York Jets17–16Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil Stadium2009 AFC Championship Game rematch
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Peyton Manning's final game as a Colt
*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

See main article: 2011 NFL season.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
Pre 3SundayAugust 28New Orleans Saints40–20Oakland RaidersOakland Coliseum
1ThursdaySeptember 8New Orleans Saints34–42Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldDrew Brees vs. Aaron Rodgers
Battle of last two Super Bowl champions
SundaySeptember 11Dallas Cowboys24–27New York JetsMetLife StadiumTenth anniversary of September 11 attacks
2SundaySeptember 18Philadelphia Eagles31–35Atlanta FalconsGeorgia DomeEagles–Falcons rivalry
2010 Week 6 Rematch
3SundaySeptember 25Pittsburgh Steelers23–20Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumBattle of the last two AFC Champions
4SundayOctober 2New York Jets17–34Baltimore RavensM&T Bank Stadium2010 Week 1 Rematch
5SundayOctober 9Green Bay Packers25–14Atlanta FalconsGeorgia Dome2010 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
2010 Week 12 rematch
6SundayOctober 16Minnesota Vikings10–39Chicago BearsSoldier FieldBears–Vikings rivalry
7SundayOctober 23Indianapolis Colts7–62New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeSuper Bowl XLIV rematch
8SundayOctober 30Dallas Cowboys7–34Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
9SundayNovember 6Baltimore Ravens23–20Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
10SundayNovember 13New England Patriots37–16New York JetsMetLife StadiumJets–Patriots rivalry
2010 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
11SundayNovember 20Philadelphia Eagles17–10New York GiantsMetLife StadiumEagles–Giants rivalry
12SundayNovember 27Pittsburgh Steelers13–9Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium
13SundayDecember 4*Detroit Lions17–31New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeLions regular-season SNF debut
14SundayDecember 11New York Giants 37–34Dallas CowboysCowboys StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
15SundayDecember 18Baltimore Ravens14–34San Diego ChargersQualcomm Stadium
16SundayDecember 25Chicago Bears21–35Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
2010 NFC Championship Game rematch
17SundayJanuary 1Dallas Cowboys14–31New York GiantsMetLife StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
Winner: NFC East champion
Loser: Eliminated
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 7Cincinnati Bengals10–31Houston TexansReliant StadiumAFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Week 14 Rematch
Detroit Lions28–45New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Week 13 Rematch
2012 Pro BowlSundayJanuary 29NFC41–59AFCAloha Stadium
Super Bowl XLVIFebruary 5New York Giants 21–17New England PatriotsLucas Oil StadiumSuper Bowl XLII and Week 9 rematch
NFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 1
*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 marks the first time that did not feature a Indianapolis Colts on SNF in which after 5 years because of Peyton Manning who signed of the Broncos. Those Colts games are SNF appearances (except in 2020 and 2023). It also marked the first time the primetime Thanksgiving game would air on NBC.

See main article: 2012 NFL season.

WeekDay DateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
Pre 3SundayAugust 26Carolina Panthers17–12New York JetsMetLife Stadium
1WednesdaySeptember 5Dallas Cowboys24–17New York GiantsMetLife StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
SundaySeptember 9Pittsburgh Steelers19–31Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighBroncos–Steelers rivalry 2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
Peyton Manning’s Broncos debut
2Sunday September 16Detroit Lions19–27San Francisco 49ersCandlestick Park2011 Week 6 Rematch
3SundaySeptember 23New England Patriots30–31Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumPatriots–Ravens rivalry
2011 AFC Championship Game rematch
4Sunday September 30New York Giants17–19Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Giants rivalry
5SundayOctober 7San Diego Chargers24–31New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeDrew Brees against his former team
6SundayOctober 14Green Bay Packers42–24Houston TexansReliant StadiumTexans SNF debut
First SNF game in Houston
7Sunday October 21Pittsburgh Steelers24–17Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown StadiumBengals–Steelers rivalry
8Sunday October 28New Orleans Saints14–34Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighDrew Brees vs. Peyton Manning
9Sunday November 4Dallas Cowboys13–19Atlanta FalconsGeorgia Dome
10SundayNovember 11Houston Texans13–6Chicago BearsSoldier Field
11Sunday November 18 Baltimore Ravens13–10Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
12ThursdayNovember 22New England Patriots49–19New York JetsMetLife Stadium"Butt Fumble"
Jets–Patriots rivalry
First primetime Thanksgiving game to air on NBC
Sunday November 25 Green Bay Packers10–38New York GiantsMetLife Stadium2011 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
2011 Week 13 Rematch
Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions
13SundayDecember 2Philadelphia Eagles33–38Dallas CowboysCowboys StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
14SundayDecember 9Detroit Lions20–27Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldLions–Packers rivalry
15SundayDecember 16San Francisco 49ers41–34New England PatriotsGillette StadiumRandy Moss's return to New England
16Sunday December 23*San Francisco 49ers13–42Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field49ers–Seahawks rivalry
17SundayDecember 30Dallas Cowboys18–28Washington RedskinsFedExFieldCowboys–Redskins rivalry
Winner: NFC East champion
Loser: Eliminated
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 5 Cincinnati Bengals13–19Houston TexansReliant Stadium2011 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Minnesota Vikings10–24Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldPackers–Vikings rivalry
NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
2013 Pro BowlSundayJanuary 27AFC35–62NFCAloha Stadium
*Chargers-Jets game was flexed out for the 49ers-Seahawks game.

2013

See main article: 2013 NFL season.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
HOF WeekendSundayAugust 4Miami Dolphins20–24Dallas CowboysTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 25Minnesota Vikings14–34San Francisco 49ersCandlestick Park
1ThursdaySeptember 5Baltimore Ravens27–49Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile High2012 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
2012 Week 15 rematch
SundaySeptember 8New York Giants31–36Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 15San Francisco 49ers3–29Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field49ers–Seahawks rivalry
3SundaySeptember 22Chicago Bears40–23Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz Field
4Sunday September 29New England Patriots30–23Atlanta FalconsGeorgia Dome
5SundayOctober 6Houston Texans3–34San Francisco 49ersCandlestick ParkFinal SNF game at Candlestick Park
6SundayOctober 13Washington Redskins16–31Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Redskins rivalry
7SundayOctober 20Denver Broncos33–39Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumPeyton Manning against his former team
Colts QB Andrew Luck's SNF debut
8Sunday October 27Green Bay Packers44–31Minnesota VikingsHubert H. Humphrey MetrodomePackers–Vikings rivalry
9SundayNovember 3Indianapolis Colts27–24Houston TexansReliant StadiumColts–Texans rivalry
10SundayNovember 10Dallas Cowboys17–49New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz Superdome2012 Week 16 rematch
11Sunday November 17*Kansas City Chiefs17–27Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
12SundayNovember 24Denver Broncos31–34 (OT)New England PatriotsGillette StadiumBroncos–Patriots rivalry
Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry
2012 Week 5 rematch
13ThursdayNovember 28Pittsburgh Steelers20–22Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumRavens–Steelers rivalry
SundayDecember 1New York Giants24–17Washington RedskinsFedExFieldGiants–Redskins rivalry
14SundayDecember 8**Carolina Panthers13–31New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomePanthers-Saints rivalry
Lead in NFC South
15Sunday December 15Cincinnati Bengals20–30Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldBengals–Steelers rivalry
16SundayDecember 22***Chicago Bears11–54Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCHI win: Clinch NFC North
PHI win: Alive for #3 seed
17SundayDecember 29Philadelphia Eagles24–22Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
Winner: NFC East champion
Loser: Eliminated
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 444–45Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumAFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Week 16 rematch
New Orleans Saints26–24Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
2014 Pro BowlSundayJanuary 26Team Rice22–21Team SandersAloha 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

See main article: 2014 NFL season. 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 in which the playoffs were contested amongst 12 teams.

WeekDayDateVisiting TeamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSignificance
HOF WeekendSundayAugust 3New York Giants17–13Buffalo BillsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 24Cincinnati Bengals19–13Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
1ThursdaySeptember 4Green Bay Packers16–36Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink FieldPackers–Seahawks rivalry
SundaySeptember 7Indianapolis Colts24–31Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighPeyton Manning against his former team
2SundaySeptember 14Chicago Bears28–20San Francisco 49ersLevi's StadiumFirst regular-season game at Levi's Stadium
3SundaySeptember 21Pittsburgh Steelers37–19Carolina PanthersBank of America Stadium
4SundaySeptember 28New Orleans Saints17–38Dallas CowboysAT&T Stadium2013 Week 10 Rematch
Sean Payton against his former team
5SundayOctober 5Cincinnati Bengals17–43New England PatriotsGillette Stadium2013 Week 5 Rematch
6SundayOctober 12New York Giants0–27Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Giants rivalry
7SundayOctober 19San Francisco 49ers17–42Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighSuper Bowl XXIV rematch
8SundayOctober 26Green Bay Packers23–44New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeAaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees
9SundayNovember 2Baltimore Ravens23–43Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
10SundayNovember 9Chicago Bears14–55Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
11SundayNovember 16New England Patriots42–20Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil StadiumColts–Patriots rivalry
2013 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
12SundayNovember 23Dallas Cowboys31–28New York GiantsMetLife StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
13ThursdayNovember 27Seattle Seahawks19–3San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Seahawks rivalry
2013 NFC Championship Game rematch
Battle of the last two NFC Champions
SundayNovember 30Denver Broncos29–16Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
14Sunday December 7New England Patriots23–14San Diego ChargersQualcomm StadiumFinal SNF game in San Diego
15Sunday December 14Dallas Cowboys38–27Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
NFC East lead
16SundayDecember 21Seattle Seahawks35–6Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumCardinals–Seahawks rivalry
SEA win: NFC West lead
AZ win: NFC West champion
17SundayDecember 28Cincinnati Bengals17–27Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz FieldBengals–Steelers rivalry
Winner: AFC North champion
Loser: Wild Card
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 3Baltimore Ravens30–17Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Divisional RoundJanuary 10Baltimore Ravens31–35New England PatriotsGillette StadiumPatriots–Ravens rivalry
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 1
Super Bowl XLIXSundayFebruary 1New England Patriots28–24Seattle SeahawksUniversity of Phoenix StadiumAFC No. 1 vs. NFC No. 1

2015

See main article: 2015 NFL season. 2015 marked the 10th season of SNF on NBC.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
HOF WeekendSundayAugust 9Pittsburgh Steelers3–14Minnesota VikingsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 30Arizona Cardinals30–23Oakland RaidersOakland Coliseum
1Thursday September 10 21–28 New England PatriotsGillette StadiumPatriots–Steelers rivalry
Sunday September 13 26–27 Dallas Cowboys AT&T StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2Sunday September 20 17–27Green Bay Packers Lambeau FieldPackers–Seahawks rivalry
2014 Week 1 rematch
2014 NFC Championship Game rematch
3Sunday September 27 Denver Broncos24–12Ford Field
4SundayOctober 4 20–26 (OT)New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome2014 Week 4 Rematch
Sean Payton against his former team
5Sunday October 11 27–30New York Giants MetLife Stadium49ers–Giants rivalry
2014 Week 11 rematch
6Sunday October 18 New England Patriots 34–27Lucas Oil StadiumColts–Patriots rivalry
2014 AFC Championship Game rematch
2014 Week 11 Rematch
7Sunday October 25 16–27Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium2014 Week 10 Rematch
8Sunday November 1 10–29Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile HighSuper Bowl XXXII rematch
9Sunday November 8 Philadelphia Eagles 33–27 (OT)AT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
10Sunday November 15 Arizona Cardinals 39–32CenturyLink FieldCardinals–Seahawks rivalry
11Sunday November 22* 31–34Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium
12ThursdayNovember 26Chicago Bears 17–13Lambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
Sunday November 29 24–30 (OT)Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighBroncos–Patriots rivalry
13Sunday December 6 10–45Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field2014 Week 8 Rematch
14Sunday December 13** New England Patriots27–6Houston TexansNRG Stadium
15Sunday December 20*** Arizona Cardinals 40–17Lincoln Financial FieldCardinals clinch NFC West
2014 Week 8 Rematch
16Sunday December 27**** 17–49Minnesota Vikings TCF Bank StadiumVikings clinch playoff berth
17Sunday January 3 Minnesota Vikings20–13Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldPackers–Vikings rivalry
Winner: NFC North champion
Loser: Wild Card
Wild CardSundayJanuary 10Seattle Seahawks 10–9TCF Bank StadiumNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Week 13 rematch
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 16Green Bay Packers20–26 (OT)Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumNFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 2
Week 16 rematch
*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

See main article: 2016 NFL season. 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.https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-chiefs-start-time-changed-due-to-forecast-0ap3000000773767

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
Pre 3SundayAugust 28Cincinnati Bengals21–26Jacksonville JaguarsEverBank Stadium
1Thursday September 8Carolina Panthers20–21Denver BroncosSports Authority Field At Mile HighSuper Bowl 50 rematch
Sunday September 11New England Patriots23–21Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumPatriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s first career start due to Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension
2Sunday September 18Green Bay Packers14–17Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumPackers–Vikings rivalry
First regular-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium
3Sunday September 25Chicago Bears17–31Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys QB Dak Prescott's SNF debut
4SundayOctober 2Kansas City Chiefs14–43Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz Field2015 Week 7 rematch
5Sunday October 9New York Giants16–23Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldGiants–Packers rivalry
6Sunday October 16Indianapolis Colts23–26 (OT)Houston TexansNRG StadiumColts–Texans rivalry
7Sunday October 23Seattle Seahawks6–6 (OT)Arizona CardinalsUniversity of Phoenix StadiumCardinals–Seahawks rivalry
only tie in NBC SNF history
8Sunday October 30Philadelphia Eagles23–29 (OT)Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
9Sunday November 6Denver Broncos20–30Oakland RaidersOakland ColiseumBroncos–Raiders rivalry
10Sunday November 13Seattle Seahawks31–24New England PatriotsGillette StadiumSuper Bowl XLIX rematch
11Sunday November 20Green Bay Packers24–42Washington RedskinsFedExField2015 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch
12ThursdayNovember 24Pittsburgh Steelers28–7Indianapolis ColtsLucas Oil Stadium2015 Week 13 rematch
Sunday November 27*Kansas City Chiefs30–27 (OT)Denver BroncosSports Authority Field at Mile HighBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
13Sunday December 4Carolina Panthers7–40Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field2015 Week 6 rematch
2015 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
Battle of the last two NFC Champions.
As of 2024 this is the last SNF appearance for the Panthers.
14Sunday December 11Dallas Cowboys7–10New York GiantsMetLife StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
15Sunday December 18**Tampa Bay Buccaneers20–26Dallas CowboysAT&T Stadium2015 Week 10 rematch
16Sunday December 25Denver Broncos10–33Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
17Sunday January 1Green Bay Packers31–24Detroit LionsFord FieldLions–Packers rivalry
Winner: NFC North champion
Loser: Wild Card
Wild CardSaturdayJanuary 7Detroit Lions6–26Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink FieldNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Divisional RoundSundayJanuary 15Pittsburgh Steelers18–16Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumAFC No. 3 vs. AFC No. 2
Week 4 rematch

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

2017

See main article: 2017 NFL season. 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.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
HOF WeekendThursdayAugust 3Dallas Cowboys20–18Arizona CardinalsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 27San Francisco 49ers31–32Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank Stadium
1Thursday September 7Kansas City Chiefs42–27New England PatriotsGillette Stadium2015 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
Sunday September 10New York Giants3–19Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2Sunday September 17Green Bay Packers23–34Atlanta FalconsMercedes-Benz Stadium2016 NFC Championship Game rematch
3Sunday September 24Oakland Raiders10–27Washington RedskinsFedExFieldSuper Bowl XVIII Rematch
4SundayOctober 1Indianapolis Colts18–46Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field
5Sunday October 8Kansas City Chiefs42–34Houston TexansNRG StadiumTexans QB Deshaun Watson's SNF debut
2016 Week 2 Rematch
6Sunday October 15New York Giants23–10Denver BroncosEmpower Field at Mile HighSuper Bowl XXI Rematch
7Sunday October 22Atlanta Falcons7–23New England PatriotsGillette StadiumSuper Bowl LI rematch
8Sunday October 29Pittsburgh Steelers20–15Detroit LionsFord Field
9Sunday November 5Oakland Raiders27–24Miami DolphinsHard Rock Stadium
10Sunday November 12New England Patriots41–16Denver BroncosEmpower Field at Mile HighBroncos–Patriots rivalry
2016 Week 15 rematch
Battle of the last two Super Bowl champions
11Sunday November 19Philadelphia Eagles37–9Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
12ThursdayNovember 23New York Giants10–20Washington RedskinsFedExFieldGiants–Redskins rivalry
final SNF game as the Redskins before rename in 2020
Sunday November 26Green Bay Packers28–31Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldSuper Bowl XLV rematch
13Sunday December 3Philadelphia Eagles10–24Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field2016 Week 11 Rematch
14Sunday December 10Baltimore Ravens38–39Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
15Sunday December 17Dallas Cowboys20–17Oakland RaidersOakland ColiseumFinal SNF game in Oakland
16SaturdayDecember 23Minnesota Vikings16–0Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldPackers–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 6Atlanta Falcons26–13Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
First appearance of the Rams on NBC since their relocation to Los Angeles
Divisional RoundJanuary 13Atlanta Falcons10–15Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 1
Super Bowl LIISundayFebruary 4Philadelphia Eagles41–33New England PatriotsU.S. Bank StadiumSuper Bowl XXXIX rematch
NFC No. 1 vs. AFC No. 1

2018

See main article: 2018 NFL season. 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.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
HOF WeekendThursday August 2Baltimore Ravens17–16Chicago BearsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 26Arizona Cardinals27–3Dallas CowboysAT&T Stadium
1Thursday September 6Atlanta Falcons12–18Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Falcons rivalry
2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
Battle of the last two NFC Champions
SundaySeptember 9Chicago Bears23–24Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
Packers's 100th overall season
2SundaySeptember 16New York Giants13–20Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
3SundaySeptember 23New England Patriots10–26Detroit LionsFord FieldMatt Patricia against his former team
Lions defeat the Patriots for the first time since 2000
4SundaySeptember 30Baltimore Ravens26–14Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
5SundayOctober 7Dallas Cowboys16–19 (OT)Houston TexansNRG StadiumGovernor's Cup (Texas)
6SundayOctober 14Kansas City Chiefs40–43New England PatriotsGillette StadiumChiefs QB Patrick Mahomes's SNF debut
2017 Week 1 rematch
7SundayOctober 21*Cincinnati Bengals10–45Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium
8SundayOctober 28New Orleans Saints30–20Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumSaints–Vikings rivalry
2017 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
2017 Week 1 Rematch
9SundayNovember 4Green Bay Packers17–31New England PatriotsGillette StadiumSuper Bowl XXXI rematch
Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady
10Sunday November 11Dallas Cowboys27–20Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
11SundayNovember 18**Minnesota Vikings20–25Chicago BearsSoldier FieldBears–Vikings rivalry
12ThursdayNovember 22Atlanta Falcons17–31New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeFalcons–Saints rivalry
Matt Ryan vs. Drew Brees
SundayNovember 25Green Bay Packers17–24Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumPackers–Vikings rivalry
13SundayDecember 2***Los Angeles Chargers33–30Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldPhilip Rivers vs. Ben Roethlisberger
Chargers first SNF appearance since 2014 and since relocating to Los Angeles
14SundayDecember 9****Los Angeles Rams6–15Chicago BearsSoldier FieldAaron Donald vs. Khalil Mack
15SundayDecember 16Philadelphia Eagles30–23Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumFirst regular-season SNF game in LA
2017 Week 14 Rematch
16SundayDecember 23Kansas City Chiefs31–38Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink FieldPatrick Mahomes vs. Russell Wilson
KC win: Clinch AFC's #1 seed
SEA win: Clinch NFC Wild Card
17SundayDecember 30Indianapolis Colts33–17Tennessee TitansNissan StadiumColts–Titans rivalry
Winner: AFC No. 6 seed
Loser: Eliminated
Tie: PIT AFC No. 6 seeded Wild Card, IND and TEN eliminated.
Wild CardSundayJanuary 6Philadelphia Eagles16–15Chicago BearsSoldier Field"Double Doink"
NFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 3
Bears' first playoff appearance since 2010
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 1213–31Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumAndrew Luck's final NFL game
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 1
Chiefs advance to their first AFC Championship Game since 1993 and the franchise's first-ever Conference Final game at home

*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

See main article: 2019 NFL season. 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.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
HOF WeekendThursdayAugust 1Denver Broncos19–10Atlanta FalconsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pre 3SundayAugust 25Pittsburgh Steelers18–6Tennessee TitansNissan Stadium
1ThursdaySeptember 5Green Bay Packers10–3Chicago BearsSoldier FieldCommemoration of the NFL's oldest rivalry (NFL 100)
Sunday September 8Pittsburgh Steelers3–33New England PatriotsGillette StadiumPatriots–Steelers rivalry
2018 Week 15 rematch
New England raising their sixth championship banner
2SundaySeptember 15Philadelphia Eagles20–24Atlanta FalconsMercedes-Benz StadiumEagles–Falcons rivalry
2018 Week 1 rematch
3SundaySeptember 22Los Angeles Rams20–13Cleveland BrownsFirst Energy StadiumBrowns’ first SNF game since 2008
4SundaySeptember 29Dallas Cowboys10–12New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeSean Payton against his former team
2018 Week 13 rematch
5Sunday October 6Indianapolis Colts19–13Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium2018 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
6SundayOctober 13Pittsburgh Steelers24–17Los Angeles ChargersDignity Health Sports Park2018 Week 13 rematch
7SundayOctober 20Philadelphia Eagles10–37Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
8SundayOctober 27Green Bay Packers31–24Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumCommemoration of the first Super Bowl game (NFL 100)
9SundayNovember 3New England Patriots20–37Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumPatriots–Ravens rivalry
Lamar Jackson's SNF debut
10SundayNovember 10Minnesota Vikings28–24Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Vikings rivalry
Dalvin Cook vs. Ezekiel Elliott
11SundayNovember 17Chicago Bears7–17Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum2018 Week 14 rematch
12SundayNovember 24*Green Bay Packers8–37San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Packers rivalry
2018 Week 6 Rematch
13ThursdayNovember 28New Orleans Saints26–18Mercedes-Benz StadiumFalcons–Saints rivalry
Drew Brees vs. Matt Ryan
SundayDecember 1New England Patriots22–28Houston TexansNRG Stadium2018 Week 1 Rematch
14SundayDecember 8Seattle Seahawks12–28Los Angeles RamsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumRams–Seahawks rivalry
15SundayDecember 15**Buffalo Bills17–10Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldJosh Allen's SNF debut
Bills clinch playoff berth
Bills' first SNF game since 2007
16SundayDecember 22Kansas City Chiefs26–3Chicago BearsSoldier FieldMatt Nagy against his former team
17Sunday December 29San Francisco 49ers26–21Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field49ers–Seahawks rivalry
Commemoration of the 2013 NFC Championship Game (NFL 100)
Winner: NFC West champion
Loser: NFC No. 5 seeded Wild Card
SF win: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed
SEA win: Clinch NFC No. 3 seed
Wild CardSundayJanuary 5Seattle Seahawks17–9Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldNFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
Week 12 rematch
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 11Minnesota Vikings10–27San Francisco 49ersLevi's StadiumNFC No. 6 vs. NFC No. 1
Kirk Cousins vs. his former offensive coordinator from Washington Kyle Shanahan
*Seahawks–Eagles game was flexed out for the Packers–49ers game.
**Vikings–Chargers game was flexed out for the Bills–Steelers game.

2020s

2020

See main article: 2020 NFL season. 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.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
1ThursdaySeptember 10Houston Texans20–34Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium2019 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
Deshaun Watson vs. Patrick Mahomes
SundaySeptember 13Dallas Cowboys17–20Los Angeles RamsSoFi StadiumFirst game ever played in SoFi Stadium
2019 Week 15 Rematch
2SundaySeptember 20New England Patriots30–35Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink FieldSuper Bowl XLIX rematch
3Sunday September 27Green Bay Packers37–30New Orleans SaintsMercedes-Benz SuperdomeAaron Rodgers vs. Drew Brees
4SundayOctober 4Philadelphia Eagles25–20San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium
5Sunday October 11Minnesota Vikings26–27Seattle SeahawksCenturyLink Field2019 Week 13 rematch
Kirk Cousins vs. Russell Wilson
6Sunday October 18Los Angeles Rams16–24San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Rams rivalry
7SundayOctober 25*Seattle Seahawks34–37 (OT)Arizona CardinalsState Farm StadiumCardinals–Seahawks rivalry
Kyler Murray's SNF debut
8SundayNovember 1Dallas Cowboys9–23Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
9SundayNovember 8New Orleans Saints38–3Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumBuccaneers–Saints rivalry
First SNF game in Tampa since 2008
Tom Brady's Buccaneers SNF debut
Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees
10SundayNovember 15Baltimore Ravens17–23New England PatriotsGillette StadiumPatriots–Ravens rivalry
2019 Week 9 rematch
11SundayNovember 22Kansas City Chiefs35–31Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumChiefs–Raiders rivalry
First ever SNF game in Las Vegas
12SundayNovember 29Chicago Bears25–41Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
WednesdayDecember 2**Baltimore Ravens14–19Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldRavens–Steelers rivalry
13SundayDecember 6Denver Broncos16–22Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
Denver QB Drew Lock’s SNF debut
14SundayDecember 13Pittsburgh Steelers15–26Buffalo BillsBills StadiumFirst SNF game in Buffalo since 2007
2019 Week 15 rematch
15Sunday December 20***Cleveland Browns20–6New York GiantsMetLife StadiumFreddie Kitchens against his former team
16Sunday December 27Tennessee Titans14–40Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldMatt LaFleur against his former team
17Sunday January 3Washington Football Team20–14Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldEagles–Washington rivalry
Washington's debut of its new name on SNF
WAS win: NFC East Champions
PHI win: NYG NFC East Champions, WAS eliminated
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 9Tampa Bay Buccaneers31–23Washington Football TeamFedExFieldTom Brady's first playoff game as a Buccaneer
NFC No. 5 vs. NFC No. 4
SundayJanuary 10Cleveland Browns48–37Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldBrowns–Steelers rivalry
AFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3
Browns first playoff appearance since 2002, first playoff win since 1994, and first win in Heinz Field since 2003
Aired on Telemundo and streamed on Peacock
Divisional RoundSaturdayJanuary 16Baltimore Ravens3–17Buffalo BillsBills StadiumAFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 2
Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen
John Harbaugh vs. Sean McDermott
Bills advance to their first AFC Championship Game since 1993
*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

See main article: 2021 NFL season. 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).

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
Pre 3SundayAugust 29Cleveland Browns19–10Atlanta FalconsMercedes-Benz Stadium
1ThursdaySeptember 9Dallas Cowboys29–31Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumDak Prescott's first game back after injury
Tampa Bay raising their second championship banner
SundaySeptember 12Chicago Bears14–34Los Angeles RamsSoFi StadiumMatthew Stafford's first game as a Ram
2020 Week 7 rematch
First game at SoFi Stadium with fans in attendance
2SundaySeptember 19Kansas City Chiefs35–36Baltimore RavensM&T Bank Stadium2020 Week 3 rematch
Patrick Mahomes vs. Lamar Jackson
3SundaySeptember 26 Green Bay Packers30–28San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Packers rivalry
2019 NFC Championship Game rematch
2020 Week 9 rematch
4SundayOctober 3Tampa Bay Buccaneers19–17New England PatriotsGillette StadiumThe Return
Tom Brady's first return to New England since leaving the Patriots via free agency in March 2020 after 20 years and winning 6 Super Bowl titles with New England
Patriots QB Mac Jones SNF debut
Buccaneers beat the Patriots for the first time since 2000
5SundayOctober 10Buffalo Bills38–20Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium2020 AFC Championship Game and Week 6 rematch
6SundayOctober 1720–23 (OT)Pittsburgh SteelersHeinz FieldSuper Bowl XL rematch
The first designated "extra" inter-conference game on SNF.
7SundayOctober 24Indianapolis Colts30–18San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium
8SundayOctober 31 Dallas Cowboys20–16Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumCowboys–Vikings rivalry
2020 Week 11 rematch
9SundayNovember 7Tennessee Titans28–16Los Angeles RamsSoFi StadiumSuper Bowl XXXIV rematch
10SundayNovember 14Kansas City Chiefs41–14Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumChiefs–Raiders rivalry
11SundayNovember 21Pittsburgh Steelers37–41Los Angeles ChargersSoFi StadiumLos Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert's SNF debut
Chargers' first SNF game in SoFi Stadium
12ThursdayNovember 25Buffalo Bills31–6New Orleans SaintsCaesars SuperdomeFirst SNF-package game at the Superdome since name change
SundayNovember 28Cleveland Browns10–16Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumBrowns–Ravens rivalry
13SundayDecember 5*Denver Broncos9–22Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumBroncos–Chiefs rivalry
14Sunday December 12Chicago Bears30–45Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
15SundayDecember 19New Orleans Saints9–0Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumBuccaneers–Saints rivalry
2020 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
16SundayDecember 26 Washington Football Team14–56Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Washington rivalry
Washington QB Taylor Heinicke's regular season SNF debut
Final SNF game as the "Washington Football Team" before rebrand to "Commanders" in 2022
17SundayJanuary 2Minnesota Vikings10–37Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldPackers–Vikings rivalry
GB Win: Clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs as the No. 1 seed, PHI clinches playoff berth, MIN eliminated
18SundayJanuary 9Los Angeles Chargers32–35 (OT)Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumFirst-ever Game 272
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
LV Win: LV AFC No. 5 seed, LAC eliminated
LAC Win: NE AFC No. 5 seed, LV eliminated
Tie: LAC AFC No. 6 seed, LV AFC No. 7 seed, PIT eliminated
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 15Las Vegas Raiders19−26Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown StadiumKickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET
AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Week 11 rematch
The Bengals defeat the Raiders to win their first playoff win since 1990.
SundayJanuary 16Pittsburgh Steelers21−42Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumGame also aired on Telemundo. Kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET
AFC No. 7 vs. AFC No. 2
Week 16 rematch
Ben Roethlisberger’s final NFL game
Divisional RoundJanuary 23Los Angeles Rams30−27Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumKickoff at 3 p.m. ET
NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 2
Week 3 rematch
Initially the final game of Tom Brady's career; he retired on February 1, 2022, only to come out of retirement a month later on March 14, 2022.
Super Bowl LVIFebruary 13Los Angeles Rams23−20Cincinnati BengalsSoFi StadiumNFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 4
Game also aired on Telemundo
*49ers–Seahawks game was flexed out for the Broncos–Chiefs game.

2022

See main article: 2022 NFL season. 2022 marked the 17th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC.

WeekDay Date Visiting team Final score Host team Stadium Significance
HOF WeekendThursdayAugust 4Jacksonville Jaguars11–27Las Vegas RaidersTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
1ThursdaySeptember 8Buffalo Bills31–10Los Angeles RamsSoFi StadiumKickoff game
SundaySeptember 11Tampa Bay Buccaneers19–3Dallas CowboysAT&T Stadium
2SundaySeptember 18Chicago Bears10–27Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldBears–Packers rivalry
3SundaySeptember 25San Francisco 49ers10–11Denver BroncosEmpower Field at Mile HighSuper Bowl XXIV rematch
Russell Wilson's Broncos SNF Debut
Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Russell Wilson
4SundayOctober 2Kansas City Chiefs41–31Tampa Bay BuccaneersRaymond James StadiumSuper Bowl LV rematch
Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady
5SundayOctober 9Cincinnati Bengals17–19Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumBengals–Ravens rivalry
Joe Burrow's Regular Season SNF Debut
6SundayOctober 16Dallas Cowboys17–26Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldCowboys–Eagles rivalry
7SundayOctober 23Pittsburgh Steelers10–16Miami DolphinsHard Rock StadiumCelebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Dolphins (17–0 perfect season)
First Sunday Night game in Miami since 2017
Tagovailoa's first game since suffering a concussion in Week 4 that caused the NFL to change its concussion protocols
Steelers defensive coach Brian Flores’ first return to Miami since his firing by the Dolphins in January 2022 and since filing his lawsuit against the NFL
8SundayOctober 30Green Bay Packers17–27Buffalo BillsHighmark StadiumAaron Rodgers vs. Josh Allen
9SundayNovember 6Tennessee Titans17–20 (OT)Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium2021 Week 7 rematch
2019 AFC Championship rematch
10SundayNovember 13Los Angeles Chargers16–22San Francisco 49ersLevi's StadiumSuper Bowl XXIX rematch
11SundayNovember 20*Kansas City Chiefs30–27Los Angeles ChargersSoFi StadiumChargers–Chiefs rivalry
Patrick Mahomes vs. Justin Herbert
12Thursday November 24New England Patriots26–33Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumVikings defeat the Patriots for the first time since 2000
SundayNovember 27Green Bay Packers33–40Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldAaron Rodgers vs. Jalen Hurts
13SundayDecember 4Indianapolis Colts19–54Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumSuper Bowl V rematch
14SundayDecember 11**Miami Dolphins17–23Los Angeles ChargersSoFi StadiumTua Tagovailoa vs. Justin Herbert
15SundayDecember 18***New York Giants20–12Washington CommandersFedExFieldCommanders–Giants rivalry
Commanders make SNF debut with new name
Giants QB Daniel Jones SNF debut
16SundayDecember 25Tampa Bay Buccaneers19–16 (OT)Arizona CardinalsState Farm StadiumTodd Bowles vs. his former team
Tom Brady vs. his former Patriots teammate Kliff Kingsbury
17SundayJanuary 1****Pittsburgh Steelers16–13Baltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumRavens–Steelers rivalry
BAL Win: PIT eliminated
18SundayJanuary 8Detroit Lions20–16Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldLions–Packers rivalry
GB win: Clinch NFC No. 7 seed
GB loss: SEA clinch NFC No. 7 seed
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 14Los Angeles Chargers30–31Jacksonville JaguarsTIAA Bank FieldAFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4
Week 3 rematch
Jaguars’ first NBC appearance since 2008
SundayJanuary 15Baltimore Ravens17–24Cincinnati BengalsPaycor StadiumAFC No. 6 vs. AFC No. 3 matchup
Bengals–Ravens rivalry
Divisional RoundSaturday January 21Jacksonville Jaguars20–27Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumKickoff at 3:00pm ET
AFC No. 4 vs. AFC No. 1
Week 10 rematch
*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

See main article: 2023 NFL season. 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.

!Week!Day!Date!Visiting Team!Final Score!Host Team!Stadium!Significance
HOF weekendThursdayAugust 3New York Jets21–16Cleveland BrownsTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
1ThursdaySeptember 7Detroit Lions21–20Kansas City ChiefsKickoff game; Chiefs celebrate Super Bowl LVII victory
SundaySeptember 10Dallas Cowboys40–0New York GiantsMetLife StadiumCowboys–Giants rivalry
2SundaySeptember 17Miami Dolphins24–17New England PatriotsGillette StadiumDolphins–Patriots rivalry
3SundaySeptember 24Pittsburgh Steelers23–18Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant StadiumRaiders–Steelers rivalry
2022 Week 16 rematch
4SundayOctober 1Kansas City Chiefs23–20New York JetsMetLife StadiumJets’ first appearance on SNF since 2012
Jets QB Zack Wilson's SNF debut
5SundayOctober 8Dallas Cowboys10–42San Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Cowboys rivalry
2022 NFC Divisional playoff rematch
49ers QB Brock Purdy's SNF Debut
Dak Prescott vs. Brock Purdy
6SundayOctober 15New York Giants9–14Buffalo BillsHighmark StadiumSuper Bowl XXV rematch
7SundayOctober 22Miami Dolphins17–31Philadelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldTua Tagovailoa vs. Jalen Hurts (Former teammates at Alabama)
8SundayOctober 29Chicago Bears13–30Los Angeles ChargersSoFi StadiumKhalil Mack against his former team
9SundayNovember 5Buffalo Bills18–24Cincinnati BengalsPaycor StadiumJosh Allen vs. Joe Burrow
2022 AFC divisional playoff and Week 17 rematch.
10SundayNovember 12New York Jets12–16Las Vegas RaidersAllegiant Stadium55th anniversary of Heidi Game
Allen Lazard vs. former Green Bay Packers teammate Davante Adams
11SundayNovember 19Minnesota Vikings20–21Denver BroncosEmpower Field at Mile HighVikings QB Josh Dobbs SNF Debut
12ThursdayNovember 23San Francisco 49ers31–13Seattle SeahawksLumen Field49ers–Seahawks rivalry
2022 NFC Wild card playoff rematch
SundayNovember 26Baltimore Ravens20–10Los Angeles ChargersSoFi StadiumLamar Jackson vs. Justin Herbert
13SundayDecember 3Kansas City Chiefs19–27Green Bay PackersLambeau FieldSuper Bowl I rematch
Jordan Love's first SNF start
Patrick Mahomes vs. Jordan Love
14SundayDecember 10Philadelphia Eagles13–33Dallas CowboysAT&T StadiumCowboys–Eagles rivalry
15SundayDecember 17Baltimore Ravens23–7Jacksonville JaguarsEverBank StadiumTrevor Lawrence's first SNF game
First SNF game in Jacksonville since 2008
2022 Week 12 rematch
BAL Win: Clinch Playoff Berth
16Saturday December 23Cincinnati Bengals11–34Pittsburgh SteelersAcrisure StadiumBengals–Steelers rivalry
Buffalo Bills24–22SoFi StadiumFirst-ever exclusive game on Peacock, game also simulcast on WGRZ in Buffalo and KNBC in Los Angeles.[11]
17SundayDecember 31Green Bay Packers33–10Minnesota VikingsU.S. Bank StadiumPackers–Vikings rivalry
GB Win: Stay alive and control playoff destiny
GB Loss: Eliminated
18SundayJanuary 7Buffalo Bills21–14Miami DolphinsHard Rock StadiumBills–Dolphins rivalry
2022 AFC Wild Card rematch
Josh Allen vs. Tua Tagovailoa
Winner: AFC East champions and AFC No. 2 seed
MIA Loss: Wild Card AFC No. 6 seed
BUF Loss: Clinch Wild Card playoff spot as 7 seed unless if both PIT and JAX win, and HOU/IND winner produced, which eliminates them
Super Wild Card WeekendSaturdayJanuary 13Cleveland Browns14–45Houston TexansNRG StadiumKickoff at 4:35pm ET
C. J. Stroud's first NFL playoff game
Week 16 rematch
AFC No. 5 vs. AFC No. 4 Texans first apperence on NBC since 2020.
Miami Dolphins7–26Kansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumKickoff 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 14Los Angeles Rams23–24Detroit LionsFord FieldKickoff 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 RoundSunday January 21Tampa Bay Buccaneers23–31Detroit LionsKickoff at 3:05 p.m. ET
Week 6 rematch
NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 3

2024

See main article: 2024 NFL season.

!Week!Day!Date!Visiting Team!Final score!Host Team!Stadium!Significance
Pre 3SundayAugust 25New England PatriotsWashington CommandersCommanders Field
1ThursdaySeptember 5Baltimore RavensKansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium2023 AFC Championship rematch
FridaySeptember 6Green Bay PackersPhiladelphia EaglesArena CorinthiansSão 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 8Los Angeles RamsDetroit LionsFord Field2023 NFC Wild Card rematch
2SundaySeptember 15Chicago BearsHouston TexansNRG StadiumTexans QB C. J. Stroud SNF Debut
Bears Rookie QB Caleb Williams SNF Debut, First SNF game in Houston since 2019
3SundaySeptember 22Kansas City ChiefsAtlanta FalconsMercedes Benz StadiumFalcons QB Kirk Cousins SNF Debut.
Falcons first appearance on SNF since 2019
4SundaySeptember 29Buffalo BillsBaltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumJosh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson
5SundayOctober 6Dallas CowboysPittsburgh SteelersAcrisure StadiumCowboys–Steelers rivalry
Rematches of Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XIII, and rematch, Super Bowl XXX
Steelers QB Russell Wilson SNF Debut
6SundayOctober 13Cincinnati BengalsNew York GiantsMetLife Stadium
7SundayOctober 20New York JetsPittsburgh SteelersAcrisure StadiumAaron Rodgers vs. Russell Wilson
Aaron Rodgers Jets SNF Debut
8SundayOctober 27Dallas CowboysSan Francisco 49ersLevi's Stadium49ers–Cowboys rivalry
2023 Week 5 rematch
Dak Prescott vs. Brock Purdy
9SundayNovember 3Jacksonville JaguarsPhiladelphia EaglesLincoln Financial FieldJaguars coach Doug Pederson against his former team
10SundayNovember 10Detroit LionsHouston TexansNRG Stadium
11SundayNovember 17Indianapolis ColtsNew York JetsMetLife StadiumSuper Bowl III rematch
Anthony Richardson Colts SNF Debut
12SundayNovember 24Philadelphia EaglesLos Angeles RamsSoFi Stadium2023 Week 5 rematch
13ThursdayNovember 28Miami DolphinsGreen Bay PackersLambeau FieldTua Tagovailoa vs. Jordan Love
SundayDecember 1San Francisco 49ersBuffalo BillsHighmark StadiumBrock Purdy vs. Josh Allen
14SundayDecember 8Los Angeles ChargersKansas City ChiefsArrowhead StadiumChargers–Chiefs rivalry
Justin Herbert vs. Patrick Mahomes
15SundayDecember 15Green Bay PackersSeattle SeahawksLumen FieldPackers–Seahawks rivalry
16SaturdayDecember 21Houston TexansKansas City ChiefsArrowhead Stadium1 PM ET Kickoff
C. J. Stroud vs. Patrick Mahomes
SundayDecember 22Tampa Bay BuccaneersDallas CowboysAT&T Stadium2022 NFC Wild Card rematch
17SundayDecember 29Miami DolphinsCleveland BrownsCleveland Browns Stadium
18SundayJanuary 5TBDTBDTBD
Super Wild Card WeekendSundayJanuary 12TBDTBDTBD
Divisional RoundSaturday/SundayJanuary 18/19TBDTBDTBD

SNF statistics

Interconference (AFC vs. NFC) Matchups
American Football Conference WinsNational Football Conference Wins
2923
-- Updated after 10/24/2022 -->
TeamAppearances
(counting postseason)
WinsLossesTiesWin %Last SNF Appearance
Arizona Cardinals14851December 25, 2022, lost to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–16 (OT)
Atlanta Falcons14680November 28, 2019, lost to New Orleans Saints 26–18
Baltimore Ravens2816120December 17, 2023, defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 23–7
Buffalo Bills121020January 7, 2024, defeated Miami Dolphins 21–14
Carolina Panthers8260December 4, 2016, lost to Seattle Seahawks 40–7
Chicago Bears3311220October 29, 2023, lost to Los Angeles Chargers 30–13
Cincinnati Bengals173140December 23, 2023, lost to Pittsburgh Steelers 34–11
Cleveland Browns6240January 13, 2024, lost to Houston Texans 45–14
Dallas Cowboys6032280December 10, 2023, defeated Philadelphia Eagles 33–13
Denver Broncos2816120November 19, 2023, defeated Minnesota Vikings 21–20
Detroit Lions12480January 14, 2024, defeated Los Angeles Rams 24–23
Green Bay Packers4827210December 31, 2023, defeated Minnesota Vikings 33–10
Houston Texans13760January 13, 2024, defeated Cleveland Browns 45–14
Indianapolis Colts3619170December 4, 2022, lost to Dallas Cowboys 54–19
Jacksonville Jaguars5230December 17, 2023, lost to Baltimore Ravens 23–7
Kansas City Chiefs3519160January 13, 2024, defeated Miami Dolphins 26–7
Las Vegas Raiders11470November 12, 2023, defeated New York Jets 16–12
Los Angeles Chargers2613130December 23, 2023, lost to Buffalo Bills 24–22
Los Angeles Rams15780January 14, 2024, lost to Detroit Lions 24–23
Miami Dolphins9270January 13, 2024, lost to Kansas City Chiefs 26–7
Minnesota Vikings269170December 31, 2023, lost to Green Bay Packers 33–10
New England Patriots4324190September 17, 2023, lost to Miami Dolphins 24–17
New Orleans Saints261970December 19, 2021, defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9–0
New York Giants3915240October 15, 2023, lost to Buffalo Bills 14–9
New York Jets10550November 12, 2023, lost to Las Vegas Raiders 16–12
Philadelphia Eagles4724230December 10, 2023, lost to Dallas Cowboys 33–13
Pittsburgh Steelers5028220December 23, 2023, defeated Cincinnati Bengals 34–11
San Francisco 49ers209110October 8, 2023, defeated Dallas Cowboys 42–10
Seattle Seahawks3120101October 17, 2021, lost to Pittsburgh Steelers 23–20 (OT)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers11650December 25, 2022, defeated Arizona Cardinals 19–16 (OT)
Tennessee Titans7250November 6, 2022, lost to Kansas City Chiefs 20–17 (OT)
Washington Commanders208120December 18, 2022, lost to New York Giants 20–12
ConferenceDivisionAppearancesWinsLossesTies
AFCEast6940290
North9949500
South6030300
West9649470
NFCEast16075860
North12257650
South5933260
West8044342
NBC Playoff games (Wild Card, Divisional, and Super Bowl)
TeamAppearancesWinsLosses
Arizona Cardinals321
Atlanta Falcons312
Baltimore Ravens413
Buffalo Bills110
Chicago Bears101
Cincinnati Bengals624
Cleveland Browns211
Dallas Cowboys211
Detroit Lions422
Green Bay Packers211
Houston Texans330
Indianapolis Colts523
Jacksonville Jaguars321
Kansas City Chiefs743
Las Vegas Raiders*101
Los Angeles Chargers*211
Los Angeles Rams*422
Miami Dolphins101
Minnesota Vikings303
New England Patriots422
New Orleans Saints321
New York Giants110
New York Jets220
Philadelphia Eagles633
Pittsburgh Steelers624
San Francisco 49ers 110
Seattle Seahawks761
Tampa Bay Buccaneers312
Washington Commanders*202

Most frequent matchups

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

CountMatchupRecordYears PlayedSignificance
17Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia EaglesCowboys, 9–82006–2007, 2009(1), 2009(2), 2010–2020, 2022–2023Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
13Dallas Cowboys vs. New York GiantsCowboys, 9–42007–2009, 2011(1), 2011(2), 2012–2018, 2023Cowboys–Giants rivalry
11Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay PackersPackers, 9–22006–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014–2015, 2018–2022Bears–Packers rivalry
11Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh SteelersRavens, 6–52009–2013, 2014(1), 2014(2), 2017–2018, 2020, 2022Ravens–Steelers rivalry
9Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota VikingsPackers, 5–42010, 2012, 2013, 2015–2018, 2021, 2023Packers–Vikings rivalry
7Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington CommandersCowboys, 5–22006, 2008–2010, 2012–2013, 2021Cowboys–Commanders rivalry
7New York Giants vs. Philadelphia EaglesEagles, 5–22007–2012, 2014Eagles–Giants rivalry
6Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City ChiefsChiefs, 4–22013–2014, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2020-2021Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
5Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans SaintsSaints, 4–12006, 2013–2015, 2019Sean Payton vs. his former team
5Indianapolis Colts vs. New England PatriotsColts, 3–22006, 2008–2009, 2014–2015Colts–Patriots rivalry
5Los Angeles Chargers vs. Pittsburgh SteelersChargers, 3–22006, 2009, 2018–2019, 2021none
5New York Giants vs. Washington CommandersGiants, 3–22007–2008, 2013, 2017, 2022Commanders–Giants rivalry
5Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers, 5–02007, 2012–2014, 2023
5San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle SeahawksSeahawks, 3–22012–2014, 2019, 202349ers–Seahawks rivalry
4Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay BuccaneersBuccaneers, 2–12016, 2021–2022, 2024none
4Indianapolis Colts vs. Los Angeles ChargersChargers, 3–12007, 2008(1), 2008(2), 2010none
4Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle SeahawksCardinals, 2–1–12014–2016, 2020Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
4Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia EaglesEagles, 3–12008–2009, 2013, 2018none
4Denver Broncos vs. New England PatriotsTied, 2–22006, 2013, 2015, 2017Broncos–Patriots rivalry
4Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh SteelersSteelers, 3–12011, 2016(1), 2016(2), 2021none
4Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City ChiefsColts, 3–12006, 2013, 2018, 2019none
4Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia EaglesTied, 2–22011, 2017, 2018–2019Eagles–Falcons rivalry
4Baltimore Ravens vs. New England PatriotsTied, 2–22012, 2014, 2019–2020Patriots–Ravens rivalry

See also

References

Notes and References

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  9. News: NBC to use studio personnel to announce Thanksgiving game. November 15, 2018. AP NEWS. November 16, 2018.
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