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Opening theme Includes Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Clay Matthews, LeSean McCoy and Philip Rivers
Carrie Underwood records special opening theme for NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XLIX
Eleven NFL players will join six-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the opening theme for primetime television's No. 1 program, "Sunday Night Football" on NBC.
After making her debut last season, Underwood returns in 2014 beginning with NBC's first "SNF" broadcast of the 2014 NFL season as the Denver Broncos host the Indianapolis Colts Sept. 7. Coverage begins with "Football Night in America" at 7 p.m., and the opening theme will continue each week of the season to kick off "SNF," culminating with a special opening theme for NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015.
Eleven NFL players, who have accounted for 44 Pro Bowl selections, five Super Bowl rings, three Super Bowl MVP trophies and eight first-round draft picks (five in the top 10), will participate in the open (nine, denoted with an asterisk*, took part in a shoot this past June). Following is the complete list:
New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham*
San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick*
Carolina Panthers LB Luke Kuechly*
New York Giants QB Eli Manning
Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning
Chicago Bears WR Brandon Marshall*
Green Bay Packers LB Clay Matthews*
Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy*
San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers*
Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Ware*
Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson*
Players who participated in this year's "SNF" shoot provided some commentary on the set:
"Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" is set to the original Joan Jett song, "I Hate Myself for Loving You."
For the third consecutive September-May television season, NBC's Sunday Night Football finished as the No. 1 show in primetime in household rating, viewership and the coveted Adult 18-49 demographic, based on live plus same day data from The Nielsen Company (September-May).
2014 NBC 'Sunday Night Football' schedule | ||
Thurs., Sept. 4 |
NFL Kickoff |
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks |
Sun., Sept. 7 |
Week 1 |
Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos |
Sun., Sept. 14 |
Week 2 |
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers |
Sun., Sept. 21 |
Week 3 |
Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers |
Sun., Sept. 28 |
Week 4 |
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys |
*Sun. Oct. 5 |
Week 5 |
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots |
*Sun. Oct. 12 |
Week 6 |
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles |
*Sun. Oct. 19 |
Week 7 |
San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos |
*Sun. Oct. 26 |
Week 8 |
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints |
*Sun. Nov. 2 |
Week 9 |
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers |
*Sun. Nov. 9 |
Week 10 |
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
*Sun. Nov. 16 |
Week 11 |
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts |
*Sun. Nov. 23 |
Week 12 |
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
**Thurs. Nov. 27 |
Week 13 |
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers |
*Sun. Nov. 30 |
Week 13 |
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs |
*Sun. Dec. 7 |
Week 14 |
New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers |
*Sun. Dec. 14 |
Week 15 |
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles |
*Sun. Dec. 21 |
Week 16 |
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals |
*Sun. Dec. 28 |
Week 17 |
TBA |
*Flex week
** Thanksgiving night game