'NBC Sunday Night Football' Schedule and How to Watch with Sling
'NBC Sunday Night Football' has the best games and the biggest audience of any show on TV. Here's how to watch games in the 2026 season with Sling TV.
There is a distinct, undeniable ritual to Sunday evenings in the fall. The sun dips below the horizon, the weekend chores are finally behind you, and that iconic theme song hits your television speakers. For fifteen consecutive years, Sunday Night Football on NBC has held court as America’s premier primetime show, turning simple regular-season NFL matchups into stadium-sized spectacles. The 2026 schedule is no exception, offering a loaded slate of championship rematches, historic debuts, and high-stakes division clashes.
Here’s a closer look at the 2026 Sunday Night Football schedule, plus how to watch all of the games live on NBC with Sling. To watch NFL football on NBC and/or FOX in designated markets with Sling, click the link below to subscribe to Sling Select!
How to Watch NBC Sunday Night Football with Sling TV
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NBC is available on Sling with a subscription to Sling Select, Sling Blue, or Sling Orange + Blue in the following markets: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Washington, D.C.
If you live in any of these markets, you can watch Sunday Night Football on NBC all season long, plus NFL Network and, in designated markets, FOX, by subscribing to Sling Select, Sling Blue, or Sling Orange + Blue. To watch Monday Night Football on ESPN, add Sling Essentials or Sling Orange to your Sling subscription. To watch the most NFL games for the best price with Sling, use the link below to subscribe to Sling Essentials + Select.
A Primetime Slate Packed with Drama
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The 2026 NFL season features a murderer's row of marquee showdowns on Sunday Night Football. With six matchups featuring 2025 playoff teams and four postseason rematches, the network's schedule features zero filler. And if some of these later-season matchups lose their luster due to injuries or underperformance, the NFL may flex a better game into the primetime window.
2025 Sunday Night Football Schedule
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2026 ‘Sunday Night Football’ Schedule on NBC
Top 5 Games to Watch on ‘Sunday Night Football’
In a schedule overflowing with highlight-reel potential, five games stand out as absolute required viewing this season:
1. Week 1 (Sept. 13): Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
There is no better way to launch the Sunday night package than with a classic NFC East rivalry. The Dallas Cowboys travel to East Rutherford to face the New York Giants in what marks the 15th clash between these adversaries on NBC's Sunday night stage. Beyond the storied rivalry, all eyes will be on John Harbaugh as he makes his head coaching debut for Big Blue, leading second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart against Dak Prescott and a rejuvenated Cowboys squad.
2. Week 3 (Sept. 27): Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
A battle of brilliant football minds takes center stage in Mile High. Super Bowl-winning head coaches Sean McVay and Sean Payton go head-to-head as the Los Angeles Rams visit the Denver Broncos. Featuring 2025 league MVP Matthew Stafford taking on a fierce Denver defense in a matchup of two teams that reached their respective conference championship games last season, this interconference battle should showcase high-level tactical chess from the coaches and individual brilliance from the players.
3. Week 7 (Oct. 25): Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks
When two franchises that have claimed three of the last four Super Bowl titles collide, you clear your schedule. Sam Darnold and the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a Pacific Northwest pressure cooker. Adding even more intrigue to the night, star running back Kenneth Walker—the Super Bowl MVP who rushed for 135 yards in Seattle's championship victory before signing with KC in free agency—faces his former team for the very first time.
4. Week 11 (Nov. 22): Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers
History will be made south of the border in Week 11. The Minnesota Vikings clash with the San Francisco 49ers at Estadio Banorte in Mexico City, marking the first-ever international Sunday Night Football broadcast. Combined with the electric atmosphere of Mexico City and two NFC contenders battling for playoff positioning, this standalone fixture is guaranteed entertainment.
5. Week 12 (Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Night): Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
Fittingly, NBC saved one of its tastiest SNF games for Thanksgiving night. The Buffalo Bills host the Chiefs in the first-ever holiday game at the brand-new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. Billed as the "Rivalry of the Decade," watching Mahomes square off against Josh Allen is basically a sports holiday on its own, making this holiday matchup something of a sports Turducken for NFL fans.
The Voices and Studio Stars of Sunday Night
A top-tier schedule demands a top-tier broadcasting team and in the minds of many, NBC’s crew remains the gold standard of sports television. Veteran play-by-play caller Mike Tirico returns alongside analyst Cris Collinsworth, sideline reporter Melissa Stark, and rules expert Terry McAulay. The quartet enters their fifth consecutive season together, bringing unmatched polish, chemistry, and insight to every broadcast.
Before the game kicks off, Football Night in America sets the table as the most-watched studio show in sports. The 2026 studio crew gets a massive boost with the addition of Mike Tomlin. Fresh off a legendary 19-year run as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tomlin brings his sharp, just-off-the-sideline perspective directly to the desk. To make things even better, this season marks the first time the FNIA team will take their studio setup on location to the game site every single week of the season.
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