On NBC and Peacock, NBC Sports will present 20 regular-season games, including 18 regular-season Sunday Night Football games, NFL Kickoff 2021, and the annual Thanksgiving night game. NBC’s original Sunday Night Football agreement, which began in 2006, included 17 regular-season games. It was increased to 18 games in 2010, 19 games in 2012, and 20 games this season. NBC Sports will present four postseason games on NBC and Peacock – the most for the network since the debut of NBC’s SNF package in 2006 — with Super Bowl LVI, a Divisional Playoff game and two Wild Card Playoff games. In the preseason, NBC and Peacock will be home to the Cleveland Browns at the Atlanta Falcons on Sun., Aug. 29.
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ON NBC AND PEACOCK:
On the weekend of January 15-16, NBC and Peacock deliver a pair of Wild Card Playoff games, including the primetime Sunday Wild Card playoff game, followed by a Divisional Playoff game on the weekend of January 22-23. Then, it’s the greatest spectacle in American sports with Super Bowl LVI on NBC and Peacock from spectacular SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 13.
NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM ALL NBC NFL GAMES:
NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all NBC games to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TVs via “TV Everywhere,” 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.
SNF ON PACE TO BE TELEVISION’S NO. 1 PRIMETIME SHOW FOR RECORD 10TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR:
Sunday Night Football topped all primetime television series in the fall and is once again pacing to finish as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 10th consecutive year. NBC’s SNF extended its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen.
Most Consecutive Years, #1 Ranked Show in Primetime, Since 1950
10 years in a row – Sunday Night Football (2011-12 through 2020-21; on pace)
6 years in a row – American Idol (2005-06 through 2010-11)
5 years in a row – The Cosby Show (1985-86 through 1989-90)…tied Cheers in ‘89-90
5 years in a row – All in the Family (1971-72 through 1975-76)
4 years in a row – Gunsmoke (1957-58 through 1960-61)
2021 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Thurs. Sept. 9 | NFL Kickoff | Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Sun. Sept. 12 | Week 1 | Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams |
| Sun. Sept. 19 | Week 2 | Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens |
| Sun. Sept. 26 | Week 3 | Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers |
| Sun. Oct. 3 | Week 4 | Tampa Bay Bucs at New England Patriots |
| *Sun. Oct. 10 | Week 5 | Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs |
| *Sun. Oct. 17 | Week 6 | Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Oct. 24 | Week 7 | Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers |
| *Sun. Oct. 31 | Week 8 | Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings |
| *Sun. Nov. 7 | Week 9 | Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Rams |
| *Sun. Nov. 14 | Week 10 | Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders |
| *Sun. Nov. 21 | Week 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers |
| **Thurs. Nov. 25 | Week 12 | Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints |
| *Sun. Nov. 28 | Week 12 | Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens |
| *Sun. Dec. 5 | Week 13 | San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Dec. 12 | Week 14 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Dec. 19 | Week 15 | New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| *Sun. Dec. 26 | Week 16 | Washington Football Team at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Jan. 2 | Week 17 | Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Jan. 9 | Week 18 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
Once a night reserved for TV's biggest sitcoms, Thursday has become a marquee evening for the NFL. Since 2006, the league has been playing games on Thursday night as a way to kick off the NFL's upcoming slate of games. Starting this season, Amazon Prime will become the NFL's exclusive "Thursday Night Football" partner. "Thursday Night Football" has previously aired on CBS, NBC and Fox. Each game will kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET. Here's a rundown of each Thursday night game for the 2022 season. Week 2 (Sept. 15): Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs The NFL unveiled the entire 2022 regular-season schedule on Thursday night. Click here to see your team's entire schedule for the upcoming season.
Week 3 (Sept. 22): Steelers at Browns
Week 4 (Sept. 29): Dolphins at Bengals
Week 5 (Oct. 6): Colts at Broncos
Week 6 (Oct. 13): Commanders at Bears
Week 7 (Oct. 20): Saints at Cardinals
Week 8 (Oct. 27): Ravens at Buccaneers
Week 9 (Nov. 3): Eagles at Texans
Week 10 (Nov. 10): Falcons at Panthers
Week 11 (Nov. 17): Titans at Packers
Week 13 (Dec. 1): Bills at Patriots
Week 14 (Dec. 8): Raiders at Rams
Week 15 (Dec. 15): 49ers at Seahawks
Week 16 (Dec. 22): Jaguars at Jets
Week 17 (Dec. 29): Cowboys at Titans
A quick and easy schedule for every SNF game in 2022
NBC's 2022 "Sunday Night Football" slate of NFL games includes one every week of the regular season plus two others. This year's SNF presentation also will feature the new full-time duo of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth in the booth, along with new sideline reporter Melissa Stark. Tirico is replacing longtime play-by-play man Al Michaels, who is now handling the "Thursday Night Football" broadcasts for Amazon Prime Video, while Stark is replacing Michele Tafoya, who left after last season to pursue other opportunities.
As for the games themselves, SNF will feature one game for each week of the regular season with the Week 18 matchup to be determined later. The SNF team also will handle the honors for the season kickoff game on Thursday, Sept. 8 between the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo, as well as the Thanksgiving night matchup between New England and Minnesota. The way the calendar falls this season means that there will be a Sunday night game on both Christmas and New Year's Day, so plenty of prime-time holiday football is on tap for the 2022 season.
Note: All games below are at 8:20 p.m. ET. Flex scheduling procedures go into effect beginning in Week 5, which could impact some matchups.
"Sunday Night Football" Schedule in 2022
Week 1
Sept. 11, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Final Score: Buccaneers 19, Cowboys 3
Week 2
Sept. 18, Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 27, Bears 10
Week 3
Sept. 25, San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos (NBC)
Final Score: Broncos 11, 49ers 10
Week 4
Oct. 2, Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NBC)
Week 5
Oct. 9, Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens (NBC)
Week 6
Oct. 16, Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Week 7
Oct. 23, Pittsburgh Steelers at Miami Dolphins (NBC)
Week 8
Oct. 30, Green Bay Packers at Buffalo Bills (NBC)
Week 9
Nov. 6, Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Week 10
Nov. 13, Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Week 11
Nov. 20, Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
Week 12
Nov. 27, Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Week 13
Dec. 4, Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Week 14
Dec. 11, Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos (NBC)
Week 15
Dec. 18, New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders (NBC)
Week 16 (Christmas)
Dec. 25, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals (NBC)
Week 17 (New Year's Day)
Jan. 1, Tampa Bay at Dallas (NBC)
Week 18
Jan. 8, TBD at TBD (NBC)
"Sunday Night Football" 2021 Recap
Week 1
Sept. 12, Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Rams 34, Bears 14
Week 2
Sept. 19, Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens (NBC)
Final Score: Ravens 36, Chiefs 35
Week 3
Sept. 26, Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 30, 49ers 28
Week 4
Oct. 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots (NBC)
Final Score: Buccaneers 19, Patriots 17
Week 5
Oct. 10, Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Bills 38, Chiefs 20
Week 6
Oct. 17, Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
Final Score: Steelers 23, Seahawks 20 (OT)
Week 7
Oct. 24, Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Final Score: Colts 30, 49ers 18
Week 8
Oct. 31, Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings (NBC)
Final Score: Cowboys 20, Vikings 16
Week 9
Nov. 7, Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Titans 28, Rams 16
Week 10
Nov. 14, Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 41, Raiders 14
Week 11
Nov. 21, Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers (NBC)
Final Score: Chargers 41, Steelers 37
Week 12
Nov. 28, Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens (NBC)
Final Score: Ravens 16, Browns 10
Week 13
Dec. 5, Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 22, Broncos 9
Week 14
Dec. 12, Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 45, Bears 30
Week 15
Dec. 19, New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NBC)
Final Score: Saints 9, Buccaneers 0
Week 16
Dec. 26, Washington Football Team at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Final Score: Cowboys 56, Washington 14
Week 17
Jan. 2, Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 37, Vikings 10
Week 18
Jan. 9, Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders (NBC)
Final Score: Raiders 35, Chargers 32 (OT)
Wild Card Round
Sun., Jan. 16, Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 42, Steelers 21
"Sunday Night Football" 2020 Recap
Week 1
Sept. 13, Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Rams 20, Cowboys 17
Week 2
Sept. 20, New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks (NBC)
Final Score: Seahawks 35, Patriots 30
Week 3
Sept. 27, Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 37, Saints 30
Week 4
Oct. 4, Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Final Score: Eagles 25, 49ers 20
Week 5
Oct. 11, Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks (NBC)
Final Score: Seahawks 27, Vikings 26
Week 6
Oct. 18, Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Final Score: 49ers 24, Rams 16
Week 7
Oct. 25, Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (NBC)
Final Score: Cardinals 37, Seahawks 34 (OT)
Week 8
Nov. 1, Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Final Score: Eagles 23, Cowboys 9
Week 9
Nov. 8, New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NBC)
Final Score: Saints 38, Buccaneers 3
Week 10
Nov. 15, Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots (NBC)
Final Score: Patriots 23, Ravens 17
Week 11
Nov. 22, Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 35, Raiders 31
Week 12
Nov. 29, Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 41, Bears 25
Week 13
Dec. 6, Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 22, Broncos 16
Week 14
Dec. 13, Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills (NBC)
Final Score: Bills 26, Steelers 15
Week 15
Dec. 20, Cleveland Browns at New York Giants (NBC)
Final Score: Browns 20, Giants 6
Week 16
Dec. 27, Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 40, Titans 14
Week 17
Jan. 3, Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Final Score: Washington 20, Eagles 14
"Sunday Night Football" 2019 Recap
Week 1
Sept. 8, Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots (NBC)
Final Score: Patriots 33, Steelers 3
Week 2
Sept. 15, Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons (NBC)
Final Score: Falcons 24, Eagles 20
Week 3
Sept. 22, Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns (NBC)
Final Score: Rams 20, Browns 13
Week 4
Sept. 29, Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints (NBC)
Final Score: Saints 12, Cowboys 10
Week 5
Oct. 6, Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Colts 19, Chiefs 13
Week 6
Oct. 13, Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers (NBC)
Final Score: Steelers 24, Chargers 17
Week 7
Oct. 20, Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Final Score: Cowboys 37, Eagles 10
Week 8
Oct. 27, Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 31, Chiefs 24
Week 9
Nov. 3, New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens (NBC)
Final Score: Ravens 37, Patriots 20
Week 10
Nov. 10, Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Final Score: Vikings 28, Cowboys 24
Week 11
Nov. 17, Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Rams 17, Bears 7
Week 12
Nov. 24, Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers (NBC)
Final Score: 49ers 37, Packers 8
Week 13
Dec. 1, New England Patriots at Houston Texans (NBC)
Final Score: Texans 28, Patriots 22
Week 14
Dec. 8, Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Rams 28, Seahawks 12
Week 15
Dec. 15, Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
Final Score: Bills 17, Steelers 10
Week 16
Dec. 22, Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 26, Bears 3
Week 17
Dec. 29, San Francisco at Seattle (NBC)
Final Score: 49ers 26, Seahawks 21
"Sunday Night Football" 2018 Recap
Week 1
Sept. 9, Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (NBC)
Final Score: Packers 24, Bears 23
Week 2
Sept. 16, New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (NBC)
Final Score: Cowboys 20, Giants 13
Week 3
Sept. 23, New England Patriots at Detroit Lions (NBC)
Final Score: Lions 26, Patriots 10
Week 4
Sept. 30, Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
Final Score: Ravens 26, Steelers 14
Week 5
Oct. 7, Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans (NBC)
Final Score: Texans 19, Cowboys 16 (OT)
Week 6
Oct. 14, Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots (NBC)
Final Score: Patriots 43, Chiefs 40
Week 7
Oct. 21, Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs (NBC)
Final Score: Chiefs 45, Bengals 10
Week 8
Oct. 28, New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings (NBC)
Final Score: Saints 30, Vikings 20
Week 9
Nov. 4, Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots (NBC)
Final Score: Patriots 31, Packers 17
Week 10
Nov. 11, Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (NBC)
Final Score: Cowboys 27, Eagles 20
Week 11
Nov. 18, Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears (NBC)
Final Score: Bears 25, Vikings 20
Week 12
Nov. 25, Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (NBC)
Final Score: Vikings 24, Packers 17
Week 13
Dec. 2, Los Angeles Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers (NBC)
Final Score: Chargers 33, Steelers 30
Week 14
Dec. 9, Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears (NBC)
Final Score: Bears 15, Rams 6
Week 15
Dec. 16, Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams (NBC)
Final Score: Eagles 30, Rams 23
Week 16
Dec. 23, Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks (NBC)
Final Score: Seahawks 38, Chiefs 31
Week 17
Dec. 30, Indianapolis at Tennessee (NBC)
Final Score: Colts 33, Titans 17
"Sunday Night Football" 2017 Recap
Week 1
Sept. 10: Giants at Cowboys
Final Score: Cowboys 19, Giants 3
Week 2
Sept. 17: Packers at Falcons
Final Score: Falcons 34, Packers 23
Week 3
Sept. 24: Raiders at Redskins
Final Score: Redskins 27, Raiders 10
Week 4
Oct. 1: Colts at Seahawks
Final Score: Seahawks 46, Colts 18
Week 5
Oct. 8: Chiefs at Texans
Final Score: Chiefs 42, Texans 34
Week 6
Oct. 15: Giants at Broncos
Final Score: Giants 23, Broncos 10
Week 7
Oct. 22: Falcons at Patriots
Final Score: Patriots 23, Falcons 7
Week 8
Oct. 29: Steelers at Lions
Final Score: Steelers 20, Lions 15
Week 9
Nov. 5: Raiders at Dolphins
Final Score: Raiders 27, Dolphins 24