What Tv Channel Is Sunday Night Football on
Sundays are for football once again, as the 2021 NFL season is about to get underway. With that comes a full slate of Sunday Night Football games airing in primetime on NBC to cap off a full day of action.
Sunday Night Football has been a staple on NBC since 2006, featuring Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth as the announcing duo. The Sunday night matchup is typically one of the most anticipated games of the week, and the NFL makes sure of that later in the season when the option to flex games into Sunday Night Football arrives to spotlight important matchups based on how the season is playing out.
Sunday Night Football is one of the most-watched live TV programs running right now, so here's what you need to know about the 2021 season of Sunday Night Football, including schedule and how to watch it.
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Here is the 2021 Sunday Night Football schedule; an asterisk notes that the game is subject to flex scheduling.
Week 1: Chicago Bears 14, Los Angeles Rams 34
Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs 35, Baltimore Ravens 36
Week 3: Green Bay Packers 30, San Francisco 49ers, 28
Week 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, New England Patriots 17
Week 5: Buffalo Bills 38, Kansas City Chiefs 20
Week 6: Seattle Seahawks 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 23
Week 7: Indianapolis Colts 30, San Francisco 49ers 18
Week 8: Dallas Cowboys 20, Minnesota Vikings 16
Week 9: Tennessee Titans 28, Los Angeles Rams 16
Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs 41, Las Vegas Raiders 14
Week 11: Pittsburgh Steelers 37, Los Angeles Chargers 41
Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 13*: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 14*: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 15*: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 16*: Washington Football Team at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 17*: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. ET
Week 18: TBD vs. TBD
Matchup preview: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
They say that familiarity breeds contempt. Not that the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, two long-time AFC North rivals, need much extra contempt for each other, but they are going to get it as they are set to play each other in two of the next three weeks. And it is made all the more critical as the race in the AFC North is as tight as can be.
The Cleveland Browns come into week 12 with a 6-5 record, which amazingly has them both in last place in the AFC North but also just one win shy of Baltimore's mark of seven, who are in first place.
Fans of old-school, smash mouth football are likely going to be in for a treat with the Browns vs Ravens game, as both teams use a run-first strategy. In fact, the Browns and the Ravens are two of the top three rushing teams in the entire NFL, with the Browns leading the way with 156.8 yards per game and Baltimore in third at 151 yards per game.
The Browns rushing attack stems mostly from their star running back Nick Chubb who has 851 yards on the season. That is all in just eight of the 11 games that the Browns have played. Even as Chubb has been forced to miss a few games, the Browns have had success running the ball with secondary options like D'Ernest Johnson and Kareem Hunt (although he is injured currently).
For the Ravens, their running game relies on quarterback Lamar Jackson, who leads the team with 639 yards on the season. While Jackson has always been a dynamic runner, the fact that he leads the Ravens on the season is because their corp of running backs have suffered injuries and been shuffled around all season. Devonta Freeman has had the most success for the Ravens, rushing for 272 yards on 59 carries, but Jackson is clearly the bell cow this season.
Fittingly enough, both teams also feature top 10 rush defenses so far this season, so it really could be a slugfest. It could come down to who is able to make plays in the passing game, Jackson or the Browns' quarterback Baker Mayfield?
One of the Browns vs Ravens game last year was an absolute barn burner, with the Ravens ultimately winning 47-42. Let's hope for another exciting game in primetime.
Oddsmakers have the Ravens as 3.5 point favorites in the game.
Sunday Night Football is an NBC production, meaning that the game airs on local NBC channels across the country. This makes it simple enough to watch for anyone still subscribing to a form of traditional cable, as NBC is included on all basic cable packages. Another old school method to watch the games includes using a TV antenna.
NBC is also a fixture on newer cable services like Fubo TV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. All of these services feature a subscribers live local NBC channel in their base package. Each offers its own unique set of channel packages and services, but if you're looking for simply the best deal of the bunch, that would probably have to go to Sling TV, on which you can watch Sunday Night Football on Sling TV Blue, which goes for $35 per month.
Those with access to NBC through a TV provider can also watch the games on the NBC Sports app, the NBC app of NBCSports.com when you provide your TV provider login.
A cable subscription is not necessary, however, to watch Sunday Night Football, as the Peacock streaming service will live stream the game every week to subscribers. A Peacock Premium account is required to stream Sunday Night Football, either the $4.99 ad-supported plan or the $9.99 ad-free version.
In addition to offering a live broadcast of the game, Peacock is debuting its own post-game show this year, Peacock Sunday Night Football Final . NBC Sports commentators Kathryn Tappen and Chris Simms will host and provide instant reactions to each game along with highlights and interviews. As part of the NBC Sports Channel on the streaming service, Peacock Sunday Night Football Final will be available to all Peacock subscribers for free, Premium or not.
NFL fans over in the U.K. will have the opportunity to watch Sunday Night Football games every week via Sky Sports' NFL Channel. The home of live NFL action in the U.K., Sky Sports shows live Sunday, Monday and Thursday games. Make sure to have the tea brewing for the games, with the time difference between across the Atlantic, the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoffs for Sunday Night Football means a 1:20 a.m. kickoff for U.K. viewers.
If that's too late (or early) for you, NFL Game Pass is an option. The international version of this subscription service offers live broadcasts of games as well as the opportunity to watch the full broadcast on-demand or a condensed version of the broadcast that only features the plays.
The other futbol may be the game that has a more international reputation, but if NFL fans find themselves spread out across the world but eager to tune in to Sunday Night Football they should look into a virtual private network. A VPN is designed to route network traffic through a specific set of servers in a specific country, allowing viewers to watch content on an encrypted feed over a computer.
Michael Balderston is a D.C.-based entertainment writer and content producer for What to Watch. He previously has written for TV Technology and Awards Circuit.
What Tv Channel Is Sunday Night Football on
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