CARRIE UNDERWOOD CELEBRATES TWO NUMBER 1’S TODAY
Sneak Preview of New Sunday Night Football Open to Air during 49ers-Vikings NFL Preseason Game, Sunday, Aug. 27 on NBC
10 NFL PLAYERS TO JOIN CARRIE FOR OPEN
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 31, 2017 – Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum superstar artist Carrie Underwood is celebrating two Number 1 announcements today as she returns for a fifth season to perform the opening theme for primetime television’s Number 1 program, NBC’s Sunday Night Football, and her vocal collaboration with Keith Urban on “The Fighter” lands at Number 1 on the Mediabase country airplay chart.
A sneak preview of Carrie’s new show open for “Oh, Sunday Night” – which debuts Sept. 10 as the New York Giants visit the Dallas Cowboys in the season-opening SNF game – will air during the 49ers-Vikings NFL preseason game Sunday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
10 NFL players, who have accounted for 30 Pro Bowl selections, four Super Bowl rings, and six first-round draft picks, participated in the open shoot at Universal Studios Hollywood in June.
- Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown
- Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr
- New England Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower
- Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce
- Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones
- Oakland Raiders LB Khalil Mack
- Denver Broncos LB Von Miller
- Arizona Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson
- New York Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul
- Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
| 2017 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Thurs. Sept. 7 | NFL Kickoff | Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots |
| Sun. Sept. 10 | Week 1 | New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Sun. Sept. 17 | Week 2 | Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Sun. Sept. 24 | Week 3 | Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins |
| Sun. Oct. 1 | Week 4 | Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Oct. 8 | Week 5 | Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans |
| *Sun. Oct. 15 | Week 6 | New York Giants at Denver Broncos |
| *Sun. Oct. 22 | Week 7 | Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots |
| *Sun. Oct. 29 | Week 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions |
| *Sun. Nov. 5 | Week 9 | Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins |
| *Sun. Nov. 12 | Week 10 | New England Patriots at Denver Broncos |
| *Sun. Nov. 19 | Week 11 | Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys |
| **Thurs. Nov. 23 | Week 12 | New York Giants at Washington Redskins |
| *Sun. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Dec. 3 | Week 13 | Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks |
| *Sun. Dec. 10 | Week 14 | Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| *Sun. Dec. 17 | Week 15 | Dallas Cowboys at Oakland Raiders |
| Sat. Dec. 23 | Week 16 | Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers |
| *Sun. Dec. 31 | Week 17 | TBD |
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
