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, ESPN broadcast Sunday night NFL games from 1987-2005.
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 Wild Card playoff games from the first round 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 and Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.
Results by season[]
Listed below are games and their respective results played from 2006—present.
| "Flex-scheduling" game | Playoff game broadcast on NBC |
2000s[]
2006[]
NBC Sunday Night Football wrapped up its inaugural season [in 2006] averaging 17.5 million viewers, 1.2 million viewers better than ABC Monday Night Football in 2005 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.
In the 2006 season, there was no game played on the first Sunday night which overlapped with the World Series (October 22 in the 2006 season), along with Christmas Eve night; NBC broadcast that week's game (Eagles at 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.
2007[]
In 2007, there was no game broadcast on NBC for Sunday, October 28 due to Game 4 of the 2007 World Series, 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 unprecedented situation—twice—of having a team playing consecutive Sunday nights. New England had consecutive Sunday nighters: the November 18 New England at Buffalo game was moved to prime time and was followed on November 25 by the already-scheduled Philadelphia at New England game. Likewise, the Washington Redskins played a scheduled game at the New York Giants on December 16, and their December 23 game in Minnesota was moved to prime time. The same rules under which CBS and FOX protect games for their own packages still apply.
*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.
2008[]
NBC Sunday Night Football's 2008 schedule began on Thursday, September 4 with the defending-Super Bowl champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins in the NFL Kickoff game. On Sunday, 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 Washington Redskins and defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants that was played on September 4 started at 7:00 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 Republican National Convention that night; the game ended at 10:01pm EDT, averting any conflict. As in previous years, one Sunday night (October 26) featured no game broadcast due to Game 4 of the World Series, although Football Night in America aired as usual that week.
The October 19 Seahawks-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 travels by bus because of a fear of flying.)[2] The Patriots-Seahawks game on December 7 was dropped in favor of a Redskins-Ravens flex schedule game. The Chargers-Buccaneers game on December 21 was dropped in favor of a Panthers-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 Broncos-Chargers game was picked up for it to determine the winner of the AFC West division.
On wildcard weekend, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals both made their debuts on SNF in the 4:30 EDT game on January 3. The Chargers hosted the Colts in the primetime game later that evening.
The first Super Bowl aired as part of this package took place on February 1 in Raymond James Stadium, with the Steelers winning over the Cardinals (who became the third consecutive team to lose in its first Super Bowl appearance; coincidentally, the last team to win in its first appearance were the Buccaneers, who call Raymond James Stadium home, and that Super Bowl was also called by Al Michaels, who was with ABC at the time; the streak was snapped by the Bucs' division rivals the New Orleans Saints the next year).
*Patriots-Seahawks game was flexed out for the Redskins-Ravens game.
**Chargers-Buccaneers game was flexed out for the Panthers-Giants game.
2009[]
*Patriots-Dolphins game was flexed out for the Vikings-Cardinals game.
2010s[]
2010[]
*Chargers-Bengals game was flexed out for the Vikings-Eagles game. The game was played on Tuesday night due to the December 2010 North American blizzard.
2011[]
*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 Newtown School shooting the previous Friday. Coverage aired on NBC Sports Network and CNBC until the speech ended, after which NBC resumed airing the game.
*Chargers-Jets game was flexed out for the 49ers-Seahawks game.
2013[]
.*Packers-Giants Game Flexed out for Cheifs-Broncos game
.**Falcons-Packers Game Flexed out for Panthers-Saints game
.***Patriots-Ravens Game Flexed out for Bears-Eagles game
2014[]
Beginning in the 2014 NFL season NBC was allowed to flex games beginning in week 5 but however for the first time ever NBC did not flex out one of thier origanally Scheduled games which marked the first time since 2005 that none of the origanlly scheduled games other than week 17 were flexed out. NBC has held the rights to a single wild card game and one divisonal playoff game. Which lasted until 2019.
2015[]
2015 Marked the 10th season of SNF on NBC
*Cheifs-Chargers game flexed out for Bengals-Cardinals game
**Seahawks-Ravens game flexed out for Patriots-Texans game
***Bengals-49ers game flexed out for Cardinals-Eagles game
****Steelers-Ravens game flexed out for Giants-Ravens game
2016[]
2016 marked the first ever tie on NBC Sunday Night Football, which occurred in week 7 when the Seahawks and the Cardinals That Became The lowest scoring SNF on NBC Game (12 Points) and the first tie in any primetime game since November 23, 1997 that the 1997 New York Giants season and 1997 Washington Redskins season tied at 7-7 on ESPN Sunday Night Football.
*Patriots-Jets game was flexed out for Chiefs-Broncos game
**Steelers-Bengals game was flexed out for Buccaneers-Cowboys game
2017[]
2017 marked the 12th season of Sunday Night Football. Due to Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday in 2017 the week 16 game was televised on Saturday Instead of Sunday NBC also broadcasted Super Bowl LII Played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. For the second time and for first time since 2006 NBC did not flex out any of their Regulary Scheduled games.
2018[]
Starting in 2018 the NFL moved the start time of Sunday Night Football from 8:30 PM ET to 8:20 PM ET. The Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints game was called by the Football Night In America Crew, with Mike Tirico doing the play-by-play Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison as color analysts. NBC's Wild card game between the eagles and bears aired on Sunday Afternoon at 4:35 PM ET and their Divisional Playoff game between the Colts and The Chiefs also aired at 4:35 PM ET on Saturday Afternoon.
*Rams-49ers game was flexed out for Bengals-Chiefs
**Steelers-Jaguars game was flexed out for Vikings-Bears
***49ers-Seahawks game was flexed out for Chargers-Steelers
****Steelers-Raiders game was flexed out for Rams-Bears
2019[]
For the 2019 NFL season, the NFL decided to break with a long-standing of the regining Super Bowl champion hosting the kickoff game The Green Bay Packers and the 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. But A few Days later the super bowl champion New England Patriots hosted the first Sunday Night Football game against The Pittsburgh Steelers. There was also a rematch between the Saints and Falcons in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Night. NBC's Wild Card playoff game between the Seahawks and the Eagles was at 4:40 PM ET Sunday Afternoon then NBC's Divisional Playoff Game Between the Vikings and the 49ers was at 4:35 PM ET Saturday Afternoon.
*Seahawks-Eagles game was flexed out for Packers-49ers
**Vikings-Chargers game was flexed out for Bills-Steelers
2020s[]
2020[]
2020 marked the 15th season of SNF on NBC. Super Bowl LV was suppose to air on NBC but it was traded to CBS in exchange for Super Bowl LVI The Thanksgiving Night game Ravens and Steelers was postponed until Wedensday December 2 Because of the Covid-19 Outbreak and later that season NBC aired Two Wild Card games followed by a Divisional Playoff six nights later.
*Buccaneers-Raiders game flexed out for Seahawks-Cardinals
**Ravens-Steelers game postponed from Thursday November 26 (Thanksgiving)
***49ers-Cowboys game flexed out for Browns-Giants
2021[]
The NFL Expanded from 17 games to 18 games beginning with the 2021 NFL season which also marked the 16th season of Sunday Night Football On NBC Super Bowl LVI aired on February 13 and retained the rights to SNF, gaining and additional game for Peacock and picking up 3 more Super Bowl beginning in 2026 for LX 2030 for LXIV and 2034 for LXVIII (all Winter Olympic years)
*49ers-Seahawks game was flexed out for Broncos-Chiefs
2022[]
2022 marked the 17th season of Sunday Night Football on NBC Mike Tirico Became the New Announcer Replacing Al Michaels And Melissa Stark Was the new Sideline Reporter Replacing Michelle Tafoya
*Bengals-Steelers game was flexed out for Chiefs-Chargers
**Chiefs-Broncos game was flexed out for Dolphins-Chargers
***Patriots-Raiders game was flexed out for Giants-Commanders
****Rams-Chargers game was flexed out for Steelers-Ravens
2023[]
2023 marked the 18th season of Sunday Night Football Under a new 11-year Contract their will be one extra regular season game which will be on NBC's Streaming service Peacock and on the Linear Tv of the home team on it's local NBC Stations.
2024[]
NBC Entered their 19th season of Sunday Night Football which will feature The Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles from Brazil. and also will gain One Regular season game On Saturday December 21 will feature the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs and will retain their Sunday Night Game on December 22.
SNF statistics[]
Most points scored on SNF by a single team: 62 (New Orleans Saints 62 vs Indianapolis Colts 7, 10/23/2011)
Highest combined score on SNF: 83 points (Philadelphia Eagles 45 @ New York Giants 38, 12/13/2009)
Lowest combined score on SNF: 16 points (Oakland Raiders 3 @ Denver Broncos 13, 10/15/2006; Pittsburgh Steelers 10 @ Cleveland Browns 6, 9/14/08)
Most appearances on SNF (counting postseason): 21 (Dallas Cowboys)
Most wins on SNF (counting postseason): 13 (Indianapolis Colts)
Most losses on SNF (counting postseason): 12 (Dallas Cowboys)
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See also[]
- NFL on NBC
- NFL on television
- NBC Sunday Night Football
- NFL Network Run to the Playoffs results (2006—present)
- Monday Night Football results (1970–1989)
- Monday Night Football results (1990–2009)
- Monday Night Football results (2010–present)
- ESPN Sunday Night Football results (1987—2005)
- TNT Sunday Night Football results (1990–1997)
References[]
- ↑ NBC Announces Fall 2007 Sunday Night Football Schedule MovieWeb.com.
- ↑ http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27168397/
- ↑ "Rams-Seahawks Week 17 matchup to air in primetime". NFL.com. December 26, 2010. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81d3c688/article/ramsseahawks-week-17-matchup-to-air-in-primetime. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
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