Patrick Mahomes and Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs Host Lamar Jackson and Baltimore Ravens in NFL Kickoff Game This Thursday in Primetime on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo – Coverage Begins Live from Kansas City and São Paolo at 7 p.m. ET (Kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET)
Jordan Love and Green Bay Packers Face Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 6, Exclusively on Peacock – Coverage Begins at 7 p.m. ET, Followed by Kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET
Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles Rams Visit Jared Goff and Detroit Lions in Season Debut of Sunday Night Football on Sept. 8 – Coverage Begins with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET, Leading up to Kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and Universo
NFL Kickoff Eve Special Tomorrow, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 3, 2024 – NBC Sports will open the 2024 NFL season with three blockbuster games (all six clubs qualified for NFL Playoffs in ’23) in four nights – the first time a media company has presented three primetime games on NFL Kickoff Weekend.
NFL KICKOFF – Ravens at Chiefs
It all begins with the NFL Kickoff Game this Thursday, Sept. 5, when two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs raise their Super Bowl LVIII banner before hosting 2023 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with the NFL Kickoff Special, followed by kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.
In the first 18 seasons of SNF, the defending Super Bowl champions have won 11 NFL Kickoff Games. This will be the third time the Chiefs have played in the NFL’s opening game with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback (2020, 2023).
Emmy Award-winner Mike Tirico (play-by-play); 17-time Emmy Award winner Cris Collinsworth (analyst); and Melissa Stark (sideline reporter) will call Ravens-Chiefs. Three-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay is the rules analyst for all NFL games on NBC and Peacock.
Coverage of Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game begins with the NFL Kickoff Special at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The pregame show, a special on-site edition of Football Night in America from Kansas City and São Paolo, Brazil, will feature host Maria Taylor, former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, three-time Super Bowl champion Devin McCourty, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, NFL insider Mike Florio, and fantasy sports industry pioneer Matthew Berry, in Kansas City, with Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl champion Rodney Harrison, and co-host Jac Collinsworth in São Paolo.
This week, NBCUniversal is launching the “Transcontinental Tailgate,” a first-of-its-kind social media activation in which seven content creators will travel over four days to NBCUniversal’s three NFL opening weekend games, traveling more than 10,000 miles across North and South America. For more information, click here.
FRIDAY NIGHT GAME – Packers vs. Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil
The next night (Friday, Sept. 6), Peacock will exclusively present the NFL’s first-ever regular-season game in Brazil as Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers face Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles from Corinthians Arena in São Paulo. Peacock’s exclusive national coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with a special edition of FNIA, leading up to kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter) will call Packers-Eagles.
Dungy, Harrison, and Jac Collinsworth will be live on-site for pregame in São Paulo, with Taylor, McCourty, Simms, Florio, and Berry in studio in Stamford.
Packers-Eagles marks the third Peacock-exclusive NFL game, following the Bills-Chargers regular season game in December 2023 and the Dolphins-Chiefs AFC Wild Card game in January 2024, which was the biggest live-streamed event in U.S. history.
The Peacock-exclusive Packers-Eagles game will be broadcast on NBC stations in the competing teams’ cities, and available on mobile devices with NFL+. The NFL is the only sports league that presents all regular-season and postseason games on free, over-the-air television in local markets. Peacock will also present feeds of Packers-Eagles in Spanish and Portuguese.
DEBUT OF SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – Rams at Lions
Sunday Night Football -- America’s No. 1 primetime television show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive years -- debuts two nights later on Sunday, Sept. 8, with a 2023 NFL Wild Card rematch as Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions host Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. In January, Detroit defeated Los Angeles, 24-23, to earn its first playoff win since 1991. Coverage begins with Football Night in America -- the most-watched studio show in sports -- at 7 p.m. ET, leading into kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock, and Universo.
Tirico and Collinsworth will be in the booth and Stark on the sidelines for Rams-Lions at Ford Field, where they also called both Lions’ 2023 home playoff games (victories over the Rams and Buccaneers).
NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by coordinating producer Rob Hyland and director Drew Esocoff. SNF has won a record 11 Sports Emmys for Outstanding Live Sports Series. The Friday night Peacock-exclusive game in São Paulo will be produced by Matt Marvin and directed by Pierre Moossa. Sam Flood is Executive Producer & President, NBC Sports Production. Fred Gaudelli is executive producer of NBC Sports’ NFL coverage.
Football Night, the most-watched studio show in sports since its debut in 2006, begins every Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The coordinating producer of FNIA is Matt Casey. FNIA is directed by Kaare Numme.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the “NFL Kickoff Eve” special airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock from Los Angeles, with the hosts of NFL Network’s Emmy Award-winning Good Morning Football Jamie Erdahl, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Sherree Burruss. The one-hour show previews the season and features interviews with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh. Additionally, NBC Sports’ Taylor, Garrett and McCourty join from Kansas City ahead of Ravens-Chiefs, and Collinsworth, Dungy and Rodney Harrison join from Brazil ahead of Packers-Eagles in São Paolo.
Peacock Sunday Night Football Final, an NFL post-game show produced by NBC Sports, streams exclusively on Peacock following every Sunday Night Football game during the 2024 season. The show is hosted from the game site by Jac Collinsworth, Harrison, and Dungy, who will provide instant reactions to each Sunday game along with highlights and interviews, while Berry will host a weekly segment called “DraftKings Crowning Moments,” where the fantasy sports analyst will discuss his successful bets from that day; he will also provide fantasy advice and an early look at the waiver wire. Football Night in America’s studio team will also provide recaps and insights into the day’s biggest moments, while Florio will provide injury and news updates.
The SNF team of Tirico, Collinsworth, and Hyland previewed the 2024 NFL season on a media conference call last week. Click here for quotes from the SNF call.
PEACOCK TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES THIS SEASON
All of NBC Sports’ NFL regular-season games, playoff games, and Football Night in America will stream live on Peacock this season. Peacock features a slate of sports talk content NFL fans can enjoy on the NBC Sports channel, which is free to stream. Shows include The Dan Patrick Show, PFT Live, PFT PM, Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, and The Dan Le Batard Show w/ Stugotz.
To learn more about the NFL on Peacock, including how to watch and sign up, click here.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NFL GAMES ON NBC
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream live coverage to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC’s broadcasts. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox, and Chromecast.
TELEMUNDO DEPORTES TO PRESENT ENTIRE NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE, INCLUDING PLAYOFFS
Telemundo Deportes will again provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the entire NBC Sunday Night Football package with 22 games across Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock, including this Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game airing on Telemundo and Peacock. Telemundo Deportes will also provide Spanish-language coverage of Friday’s game from Brazil, streaming exclusively on Peacock.
The package features 18 regular-season Sunday Night Football games all airing on Universo and streaming on Peacock and the annual NFL Kickoff and Thanksgiving night games, which will air on Telemundo. Telemundo Deportes will present two playoff matchups, including a Divisional Playoff game and one Wild Card Playoff game. NFL games this season will also be available on live stream via TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app.
Telemundo Deportes’s SNF announce team consists of Emmy-award winning sports journalist and play-by-play announcer Miguel Gurwitz and former Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Rolando Cantu with Ariana Figuera serving as analyst and supporting pre- and post-game studio coverage.
CHRIS SIMMS UNBUTTONED
NBC Sports’ Chris Simms examines everything happening in the NFL and around the sports world. Along with a rotation of NBC Sports hosts including Ahmed Fareed and Paul Burmeister, Chris Simms Unbuttoned analyses the NFL with in-depth Xs and Os breakdowns; one-on-one interviews with players, coaches and executives; and game recaps and preview. The show is available to stream on Peacock on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and is also available in podcast form here.
FANTASY FOOTBALL HAPPY HOUR WITH MATTHEW BERRY AND FANTASY FOOTBALL PREGAME
Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, NBC Sports’ daily fantasy football and sports betting show, streams every weekday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock, while Fantasy Football Pregame, featuring fantasy football news and advice from Matthew Berry, Michael Smith, Jay Croucher, and Lawrence Jackson, will be presented every Sunday throughout the season at 11 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
Fantasy Football Happy Hour discusses the most newsworthy fantasy football and sports betting topics and is co-hosted by Jay Croucher and features analysis and advice from regular guests including NBC Sports’ Chris Simms and Mike Florio, NBC Sports EDGE’s Denny Carter, Pat Daugherty, Vaughn Dalzell, Lawrence Jackson, and more. The show, which is available on all major podcast platforms and via NBC Sports Audio on SiriusXM Radio, features fantasy football rankings, start/sit suggestions, waiver wire advice, betting futures, player props, and more.
FANTASY LIFE/ROTOWORLD
Fantasy Life, an industry-leading fantasy sports and sports betting media company founded by Matthew Berry and the official fantasy tools provider of NBC Sports’ Rotoworld, offers comprehensive fantasy football and betting coverage throughout the 2024 NFL season across NBC Sports’ fantasy sports platforms. Fantasy Life’s premium offering, FantasyLife+, will integrate NBC Sports Rotoworld’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide to create a destination for fantasy players to receive the best insights and analysis. Additionally, Berry’s annual “100 Facts” article, his renowned Love/Hate columns, and additional exclusive content from Rotoworld’s team of expert analysts is available now on NBC Sports’ Fantasy homepage. Click here for more information.
PFT LIVE – WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON PEACOCK
Mike Florio brings fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with PFT Live streaming live on Peacock at 7 a.m. ET.
The two-hour PFT Live is known for delivering inside information and comprehensive analysis from an independent perspective. The show covers all the latest news around the league, breaks down reports and rumors and features interviews with players, coaches and executives.
PODCASTS
NBC Sports’ football podcasts provide extensive weekly offerings from NBC Sports’ most popular personalities and present special guests, exclusive interviews, and robust conversations across all of football on Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry, Chris Simms Unbuttoned, PFT PM, and Rotoworld Football Show, along with college football on B1G Talk with Todd and Noah and Rushing the Field.
Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry is NBC Sports’ fantasy daily sports betting show, Chris Simms Unbuttoned and PFT PM dive into deep conversations around the sports’ hottest topics, and Rotoworld Football Show explores fantasy implications for fans. New episodes of NBC Sports podcasts are available for download each week on all major podcast platforms including: NBCSports.com/podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn and iHeart.
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA
- SNF ON INSTAGRAM: Through the unique filter of Instagram, fans will get an in-depth look at each week’s Sunday Night Football game with the most engaging photos and videos from across the NFL. SNF also utilizes Instagram Stories for up-to-the-minute coverage of the league.
- SNF ON TWITTER: The very latest news, video, analysis from the Football Night in America crew and much more lives on @SNFonNBC, the real-time engine for NBC’s year-round NFL coverage.
- SNF ON FACEBOOK: With more than 3.6 million followers, SNF’s Facebook page is the hub of football conversation. It’s the place to converse and engage with fellow fans on the latest news and action across the NFL.
- NBC SPORTS ON TIKTOK: NBC Sports’ presence on TikTok puts the spotlight on the offbeat and exuberant side of the National Football League for a young, highly-engaged audience.
NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS
NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, and NBC Sports Philadelphia will again deliver extensive multiplatform coverage of the 2024 NFL season, led by comprehensive live gameday shows, in-depth news, analysis and commentary programming, and multimedia digital content covering the teams in their respective markets.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Eight-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood stars in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. This year’s show open debuts this Sunday night, Sept. 8, before kickoff of Rams-Lions on NBC and Peacock.
The new open for primetime’s No. 1 show – headlined by an updated rendition of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” – celebrates the SNF “road show” that visits NFL cities each weekend, embracing the pageantry and anticipation for each matchup. Underwood performed the open from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION.
NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 13 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2023-24 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 13th consecutive year – adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in every major demographic.
2024 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
Thurs. Sept. 5 | NFL Kickoff | Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs |
Fri. Sept. 6 | NFL Brazil | Green Bay vs. Philadelphia *PEACOCK EXCLUSIVE* |
Sun. Sept. 8 | Week 1 | L.A. Rams at Detroit Lions |
Sun. Sept. 15 | Week 2 | Chicago Bears at Houston Texans |
Sun. Sept. 22 | Week 3 | Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons |
Sun. Sept. 29 | Week 4 | Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens |
*Sun. Oct. 6 | Week 5 | Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers |
*Sun. Oct. 13 | Week 6 | Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants |
*Sun. Oct. 20 | Week 7 | New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers |
*Sun. Oct. 27 | Week 8 | Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers |
*Sun. Nov. 3 | Week 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles |
*Sun. Nov. 10 | Week 10 | Detroit Lions at Houston Texans |
*Sun. Nov. 17 | Week 11 | Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets |
*Sun. Nov. 24 | Week 12 | Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams |
**Thurs. Nov. 28 | Week 13 | Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers |
*Sun. Dec. 1 | Week 13 | San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills |
*Sun. Dec. 8 | Week 14 | Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs |
*Sun. Dec. 15 | Week 15 | Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks |
Sat. Dec. 21 (1 p.m. ET) | Week 16 | Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs |
*Sun. Dec. 22 | Week 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys |
*Sun. Dec. 29 | Week 17 | Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns |
*Sun. Jan. 5 | Week 18 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING:
Flexible scheduling will be used in Weeks 11-18. Additionally, in Weeks 5-10, flexible scheduling may be used in no more than two weeks. In Weeks 5-17, the schedule lists the games tentatively set for Sunday Night Football on NBC. Only Sunday afternoon games are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the tentatively scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to an afternoon start time.
For Week 18, two Saturday games and the Sunday night game will be announced no later than six days prior to January 5. The schedule does not list Saturday games or a Sunday night game in Week 18, but games with playoff implications will be moved to those time slots. Flexible scheduling ensures quality matchups in all Sunday time slots in those weeks and gives “surprise” teams a chance to play their way into primetime.
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