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NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — \u201c2026 SNF Promo Shoot – Carrie Underwood\u201d RESTRICTED – MUST BE APPROVED FOR USE — Pictured: Carrie Underwood — (Photo by: Danny Ventrella\/NBC)<\/p>\n
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Download image here<\/a><\/p>\n Highlights from New Show Open to Premiere During Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, This Thursday, Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock<\/p>\n New Sunday Night Football Show Open Debuts on Sunday, Sept. 13 Ahead of Cowboys-Giants in SNF Opener on NBC and Peacock<\/p>\n STAMFORD, Conn. \u2013 August 4, 2026 \u2013 Multi-platinum, 8-time GRAMMY\u00ae Award winner Carrie Underwood will star in the show open for NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football for the 14th consecutive season beginning September 13 on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n In the latest evolution of SNF\u2019s show opens since 2013, the year of Underwood\u2019s debut, this year\u2019s edition features scenes in three distinct locations \u2013 the recording studio, an intimate setting in a small music venue, and a concert performance in a packed stadium. <\/p>\n \u201cThis season, we\u2019ve drawn inspiration from Carrie\u2019s deep, well-documented love of rock music \u2013 a perfect fit since our Sunday Night Football anthem was born from pure rock \u2018n\u2019 roll: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\u2019 \u2018I Hate Myself for Loving You.\u2019\u201d said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the SNF show open for each of the past 14 years. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked to match these two rock frequencies of past and present as they come together in Carrie\u2019s high-energy performance. The greatest players and teams in the NFL will take it from there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s show open welcomes Sunday Night Football into my ongoing rock star fever dream,\u201d says Underwood. \u201cI love this new version of the track and, once again, Tripp and the incredible team behind the camera brought it to life in a whole new way that captures the spirit of this iconic song and the heart of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. It\u2019s one of my most favorite opens yet!\u201d<\/p>\n The show open for Sunday Night Football, primetime television\u2019s No. 1 program for an unprecedented 15 consecutive years, will debut on Sunday, Sept. 13 leading into the season debut of SNF featuring Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys visiting Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants, in John Harbaugh\u2019s head coaching debut with New York. The Sunday night opener marks the 15th time the Cowboys face the Giants in NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football package \u2013 the second-most played matchup on NBC\u2019s SNF (Cowboys-Eagles, 17).<\/p>\n A preview will debut during the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on NBC and Peacock this Thursday, August 6, at 8 p.m. ET, as the Carolina Panthers face the Arizona Cardinals at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock with Football Night in America on-site in Canton.<\/p>\n NBC\u2019S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION\u2019S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD 15 CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football finished the 2025-26 TV season as primetime\u2019s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented 15th consecutive year \u2013 adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 primetime show in every major metric and demographic. For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Carrie Underwood:<\/p>\n Carrie Underwood is a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, film, and as a bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. She is the highest RIAA certified female country artist of all time, including eight albums that are certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA, with over 95 million total RIAA certifications to date, all while continuing to sell out arena tours across North America and the UK. <\/p>\n All 10 of her albums (including nine studio albums and her 2014 Greatest Hits: Decade #1) \u2013 three of which she co-produced \u2013 have debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 chart for all genres, beginning with her 9x platinum debut album, Some Hearts, which was released in 2005. She has recorded 29 #1 singles (14 of which she co-wrote) and has won over 100 major awards, including 8 GRAMMY\u00ae Awards, 16 ACM Awards including three for Entertainer of the Year (the first female in history to win twice and the only female ever to win three times), 25 CMT Music Awards (holding the record for the most award wins ever for the show), 17 American Music Awards, 10 People\u2019s Choice Awards, and 7 CMA Awards. <\/p>\n She has been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2008 and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. She has also built a successful business portfolio inspired by her passion for health and wellness, as she founded and created the fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood, and her first book, FIND YOUR PATH<\/a> was an instant New York Times bestseller in 2020. In May 2026, Carrie launched her new wellness brand, HiNote<\/a>, and the brand\u2019s first offering, Everyday Energy Nutrition Drink Mix<\/a>. She also launched her popular fitness app, fit52, in 2020 which has now evolved into HiNote Life – Powered by fit52<\/a>. Carrie began her exclusive year-round SiriusXM channel, CARRIE\u2019S COUNTRY<\/a>, in 2023, and created two additional channels, CARR-DIO by CARRIE\u2019S COUNTRY<\/a> and SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE\u2019S COUNTRY<\/a>, both of which stream exclusively on the SiriusXM app. <\/p>\n She became the first artist to perform at the Resorts World Theatre in 2021, where her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency<\/a> played to packed houses through April 2025, the longest-running Las Vegas residency of any solo female country artist. Her concert special, \u201cCARRIE UNDERWOOD: REFLECTION,<\/a>\u201d is now streaming worldwide on Hulu and Disney+. She has starred in the show open for primetime television\u2019s #1 program, NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football, for 14 consecutive seasons, and has been on the judges panel of the hit show American Idol for the past two seasons, alongside Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, which she joined in 2025, marking the 20th anniversary of her winning the title.<\/p>\n 2026 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE<\/p>\n Wed. Sept. 9NFL Kickoff New England Patriots at Seattle SeahawksSun. Sept. 13Week 1 Dallas Cowboys at New York GiantsSun. Sept. 20Week 2 Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City ChiefsSun. Sept. 27Week 3 Los Angeles Rams at Denver BroncosSun. Oct. 4Week 4Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers*Sun. Oct. 11Week 5 Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons*Sun. Oct. 18Week 6Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers*Sun. Oct. 25Week 7Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks*Sun. Nov. 1Week 8Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders*Sun. Nov. 8Week 9Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears*Sun. Nov. 15Week 10Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals# Sun. Nov. 22Week 11 Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers**Thurs. Nov. 26Week 12Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills*Sun. Nov. 29Week 12New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers*Sun. Dec. 6Week 13Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers*Sun. Dec. 13Week 14Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers*Sun. Dec. 20Week 15Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings*Sun. Dec. 27Week 16Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas CowboysSat. Jan. 2 (4:30 p.m. ET)Week 17From Saturday PoolSat. Jan. 2Week 17*PEACOCK EXCLUSIVE* From Sat. Pool*Sun. Jan. 3Week 17Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers*Sun. Jan. 10Week 18NFL #Game272 \u2013 TBD<\/p>\n # NFL International Game in Mexico City Click here<\/a> for more information on this year\u2019s Sunday Night Football schedule.<\/p>\n
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