The Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos meet in Week 11 on Sunday Night Football as both teams attempt to continue to bounce back from a slow start. The Vikings are on a five-game winning streak after a 1-4 start, while the Broncos have won three in a row after dropping five of their first six.
The game will be on NBC, and kickoff for Sunday Night Football is at 8:20 p.m. ET.
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 Broncos-Vikings?
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 Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer for 10 seasons.
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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.
Stark is in her second season as a sideline reporter for NBC. Along with NBC, she worked for ESPN and the NFL Network during her career.
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.
How Does Flex Scheduling Work for This Season?
The Vikings and Broncos were both 1-4 after Week 5, making this game a strong candidate for flexing out by the NFL. The teams both started winning, and the game stayed in its original Sunday night spot.
So far, there have been no games flexed out of the prime-time spots, and the next chance is in early December. For Weeks 14–17, the NFL will announce the Sunday night games no later than six days in advance.
For this season, games scheduled to be played on Amazon Prime on Thursdays or ESPN/ABC on Mondays are now eligible to be flexed out and replaced with a new game. A game will be played on Sunday if it is moved from Thursday to Monday.
The flex window for Thursday nights starts in Week 13 and needs to be announced no later than 28 days in advance. As of now, no changes have been made for the first three weeks of the window.
Monday night flex starts in Week 12, and game changes must be announced at least 12 days ahead of time. Week 14 with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants could be the first game flexed out if both teams continue to lose.
Schedule Changes Coming
Saturday in Week 15, we will have flex scheduling. There were five matchups designated as possible flex games for that week when the original season’s schedule was released in the spring. Three of the games will be played on Saturday, with the other two played on Sunday.
Week 18’s schedule and times will be announced the week before. There will be two Saturday games ahead of 14 Sunday games.
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