The New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders meet in Week 10, with both teams hoping to stay in the AFC playoff race. The game will be on NBC, and kickoff for Sunday Night Football is at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Las Vegas and New York have each lost two of three prime-time games so far this season. The Jets’ only win under the lights was back in Week 1 on Monday Night Football, when they rallied to beat the Buffalo Bills in overtime after losing quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Raiders, meanwhile, beat the Green Bay Packers 17-13 at home on Monday night in Week 5.
When Does NBC’s Coverage Start?
Maria Taylor will be the host of Football Night in America, which kicks off NBC’s pregame coverage at 7 p.m. ET. Former head coaches Tony Dungy and Jason Garrett and former players Devin McCourty, Chris Simms, and Rodney Harrison will provide analysis.
NFL insider Mike Florio, fantasy sports expert Matthew Berry, and Jac Collinsworth are also on the show.
Who Are the Game Announcers for Jets-Raiders?
Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth are in the booth, with Melissa Stark as the sideline reporter and Terry McAulay as the rules analyst.
Tirico is in his second season as the play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Football. He joined NBC in 2012 and has hosted several events, including the Olympics, the Indianapolis 500, and golf’s U.S. Open and Open Championship. Tirico spent 25 years at ESPN and was the MNF play-by-play announcer for 10 seasons.
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Cris Collinsworth is in his 15th season providing game analysis for Sunday Night Football. He has won 17 Emmy awards, including stops at HBO, FOX, and the NFL Network.
Collinsworth was a studio analyst with SNF before replacing John Madden in the booth. He played wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals for eight seasons, from 1981 to 1988. He was named to three Pro Bowls and played on two teams that made it to the Super Bowl.
Stark is in her second season as a sideline reporter for NBC. Along with NBC, she’s worked for ESPN and the NFL Network during her career. At ESPN, Stark was a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football from 2000 to 2002. After leaving ESPN, she was a Today Show correspondent and hosted multiple shows and events on NFL Network.
McAulay joined NBC as a rules analyst in 2018 after 20 years as an on-field NFL official. He was a referee for 17 seasons and was assigned to the Super Bowl three times.
Who Sings the NBC Sunday Night Football Pregame Song?
Eight-time Grammy award winner Carrie Underwood sings the Sunday Night Football opening song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.”
This is the 11th straight season she’s performed the opening for NBC. The video was shot at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. You can see this year’s version here.
The song is a reworked version of Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself for Loving You” and debuted in 2006 when NBC started showing Sunday Night Football. Pink performed the song for one season before Faith Hill took over in 2007 and was featured in the opening until Underwood took over.
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