NBC Sunday Night Football, America’s No. 1 primetime television show for an unprecedented 14 consecutive years, celebrates its 20th season showcasing high-profile matchups featuring the NFL’s biggest stars and best rivalries from NFL Kickoff in September to sports’ biggest spectacle – Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, 2026, on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.
NBC’s SNF begins its milestone 20th season with a blockbuster Kickoff Weekend. First, it’s a renewal of the most-played regular-season SNF matchup as Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys visit Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, NFL rushing leader Saquon Barkley and the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles in NFL Kickoff ’25 on Thursday, Sept. 4 on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo. The opener marks the record 17th matchup between the clubs in NBC’s SNF package and the first time Dallas and Philadelphia will meet in Week 1 since 2000.
Three nights later (Sept. 7), NBC Sports’ SNF opener features the past two NFL MVPs as Lamar Jackson (’23 MVP) and the AFC North champion Baltimore Ravens visit Josh Allen (’24 MVP) and the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills in a rematch of last season’s AFC Divisional Playoff – a two-point Buffalo victory. The game is the first in Buffalo’s 53rd and final season at Highmark Stadium, which will make way for a new Bills’ home in 2026.
The NBC Sunday Night Football schedule features eight matchups of 2024 playoff teams – including five meetings of division winners – highlighted by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who have played in five of the last six Super Bowls, hosting Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions on October 12. With the Chiefs and Lions posting the respective best records in the AFC and NFC last season, this game marks the second-ever NBC SNF matchup of the prior season’s top playoff seeds (NFL Kickoff ’16 – Carolina-Denver in a Super Bowl rematch). The last Lions-Chiefs matchup was a thriller – a 21-20 Detroit victory in NFL Kickoff ’23 on NBC and Peacock.
SCHEDULE
Thurs. Sept. 4 NFL Kickoff Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Sun. Sept. 7 Week 1 Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
Sun. Sept. 14 Week 2 Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
Sun. Sept. 21 Week 3 Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants
Sun. Sept. 28 Week 4 Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
*Sun. Oct. 5 Week 5 New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
*Sun. Oct. 12 Week 6 Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
*Sun. Oct. 19 Week 7 Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Oct. 26 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Nov. 2 Week 9 Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders
*Sun. Nov. 9 Week 10 Pittsburgh Steelers at L.A. Chargers
*Sun. Nov. 16 Week 11 Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Nov. 23 Week 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at L.A. Rams
**Thurs. Nov. 27 Week 13 Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Nov. 30 Week 13 Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders
*Sun. Dec. 7 Week 14 Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
*Sun. Dec. 14 Week 15 Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
*Sun. Dec. 21 Week 16 Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins
Sat. Dec. 27 Week 17 *PEACOCK EXCLUSIVE* From Sat. pool
*Sun. Dec. 28 Week 17 Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Jan. 4 Week 18 NFL #Game272 – TBD
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING: This season, “flexible scheduling” for NBC’s Sunday Night Football may be used up to twice between Weeks 5-10, and in the NFL’s discretion during Weeks 11-17. During these flex scheduling windows, the games initially scheduled for NBC Sunday Night Football are tentatively scheduled and subject to change. Only Sunday afternoon games (or those listed as TBD) are eligible to be moved to Sunday night, in which case the initially scheduled Sunday night game would be moved to Sunday afternoon. As in prior seasons, for Week 18, the final weekend of the season, the scheduling of the Saturday, Sunday afternoon, and the Sunday night games is not assigned. Specific dates, start times, and networks for Week 18 matchups will be determined and announced following the conclusion of Week 17. For more information about NFL Flexible Scheduling, please visit https://www.nfl.com/schedules/flexible-scheduling-procedures