What Channel Is Sunday Night Football Come 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: Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Chargers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading out west for a primetime matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Steelers and Chargers have been the inverse of each other all season, from style of play to when they've gotten hot, but as they meet in week 11, they both find themselves in the middle of tight division races. So who has the edge in this Sunday Night Football matchup?
The Steelers started the year 1-3 before going on a four game winning streak that was snapped in the most unsatisfying of ways last week, a tie against the winless Detroit Lions. However, that tie has kept them in sole second place in the AFC North. The absence of Ben Roethlisberger against the Lions certainly contributed to the end result. Though he is not the same player he used to be, Roethlisberger still gives the Steelers the best chance to win, though his status for this game against the Chargers could come down to the last minute.
With or without Roethlisberger, the Steelers are likely going to rely on rookie running back Najee Harris, who nearly 1,000 total yards (rushing and receiving) and six touchdowns on the season. This is especially true considering the Chargers have the worst rush defense in the league, letting up an average of 155 yards per game.
The Steelers will need to be successful on the ground to provide a spark to an offense that is 24th in the league and is averaging just 19.7 points per game.
It's the other sides of the ball for both teams that will be the fun matchup to watch, the Steelers defense against the Chargers offense. Led by quarterback Justin Herbert, the Chargers have been a top-10 offense this season with running back Austin Ekeler and the receiving duo of Mike Williams and Keenan Allen proving to be a potent combination for anyone they go against.
Will the Steelers defense, which is top 15 in yards allowed and top 10 in points allowed per game, be able to slow them down?
Right now, the Chargers are home favorites, being given 4.5 points by oddsmakers.
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 Channel Is Sunday Night Football Come on
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