2026 NFL Season Kicks Off with Defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks Hosting New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX Rematch on Wed., Sept. 9 on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 31, 2026 – Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tomlin, and coordinating producer Rob Hyland will preview NBC Sports’ Sunday Night Football coverage on a media conference call this Thursday, Sept. 3, at 3:15 p.m. ET.
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- WHAT: NBC Sports Sunday Night Football Conference Call
- WHO: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tomlin, and Rob Hyland
- WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 3, at 3:15 p.m. ET
- NUMBER: 201-689-8852
- PASSCODE: NBC Sports
NBC’s SNF begins the 2026 season with the NFL’s season opener as the New England Patriots visit the champion Seattle Seahawks in a Super Bowl LX rematch on Wednesday, Sept. 9 on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo. Patriots-Seahawks in NFL Kickoff ’26 marks the 21st consecutive NFL season opener on NBC.
In addition, it is the first Super Bowl rematch in the NFL Kickoff Game in a decade (Broncos beat Panthers 21-20 in 2016 in Denver, following a win over Carolina in Super Bowl 50) and only the third Week 1 Super Bowl rematch all-time (Vikings defeated Chiefs 27-10 in Minnesota, following a loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl IV).
Four nights later (Sept. 13), the season opener of Sunday Night Football features Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys visiting Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants, in John Harbaugh’s head coaching debut with New York. The Sunday night opener marks the 14th time the Cowboys face the Giants in NBC’s Sunday Night Football package – the second-most played matchup on NBC’s SNF (Cowboys-Eagles, 17).
Click here for more information on this year’s Sunday Night Football schedule.
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