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Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers host Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks in NFC Championship rematch on 'Sunday Night Football'

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Thu, Sep 17th 2015 07:30 pm

In a 2014 NFC Championship Game rematch, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (1-0) host Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks (0-1) at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on "Sunday Night Football." Coverage begins with "Football Night in America" at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

The Packers and Seahawks will face each other for the 16th time on Sunday, with the last meeting between the two teams being January's NFC Championship Game, during which the Seahawks won 28-22 in overtime. The Seahawks come off a 34-31 overtime loss against St. Louis in Week 1, while the Packers beat the rival Chicago Bears 31-23 last Sunday.

Calling Seahawks-Packers are seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his record 30th season as the voice of the NFL's premier primetime package; 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his six seasons in the "Sunday Night Football" booth; and two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

 "Football Night in America," the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Lambeau Field. Costas will be joined on site by Collinsworth, Tafoya and two-time Super Bowl winner Hines Ward.

Dan Patrick co-hosts "Football Night" from NBC Sports Group's International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut, joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of "Pro Football Talk" on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and NFL Insider Peter King. Paul Burmeister will report from Lincoln Financial Field on the Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game.

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