12 NFL Players to Join Carrie Underwood in New “Oh, Sunday Night” Show Open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — 2016 Promo Shoot — Pictured: Carrie Underwood — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 26, 2016 – 12 NFL players will join seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new opening theme for primetime television’s No. 1 program, NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
A sneak preview of the new show open – which debuts Sept. 11 as the New England Patriots visit the Arizona Cardinals in the season-opening SNF game – will air during NBC’s coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics (Aug. 5-21).
12 NFL players, who have accounted for 41 Pro Bowl selections, seven Super Bowl rings, and eight first-round draft picks, participated in the open shoot at Universal Studios Hollywood in June. Following is the complete list of the players:
- New York Giants WR Odell Beckham, Jr.
- Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown
- Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant
- Seattle Seahawks S Kam Chancellor
- Oakland Raiders LB Khalil Mack
- New York Giants QB Eli Manning
- Arizona Cardinals S Tyrann Mathieu
- Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews
- Denver Broncos LB Von Miller
- Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson
- Seattle Seahawks S Earl Thomas
- Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
“Oh, Sunday Night” is set to the music of “Somethin’ Bad,” a chart-topping duet from Underwood and Miranda Lambert which was released in 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Underwood worked with the songwriters of “Somethin’ Bad”– Chris DeStefano, Brett James, and Priscilla Renea – to rewrite the lyrics for Sunday Night Football. The result, “Oh, Sunday Night,” was produced by Mark Bright and Chris DeStefano.
| 2016 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 8 | NFL Kickoff | Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos |
| Sun. Sept. 11 | Week 1 | New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals |
| Sun. Sept. 18 | Week 2 | Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings |
| Sun. Sept. 25 | Week 3 | Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys |
| Sun. Oct. 2 | Week 4 | Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Oct. 9 | Week 5 | New York Giants at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Oct. 16 | Week 6 | Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans |
| *Sun. Oct. 23 | Week 7 | Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals |
| *Sun. Oct. 30 | Week 8 | Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys |
| *Sun. Nov. 6 | Week 9 | Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders |
| *Sun. Nov. 13 | Week 10 | Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots |
| *Sun. Nov. 20 | Week 11 | Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins |
| **Thurs. Nov. 24 | Week 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts |
| *Sun. Nov. 27 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at New York Jets |
| *Sun. Dec. 4 | Week 13 | Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Dec. 11 | Week 14 | Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
| *Sun. Dec. 18 | Week 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Sun. Dec. 25 | Week 16 | Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
| *Sun. Jan. 1 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
