We complete our Sunday NFL previews with the primetime game for Week 14 between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints, an NFC South battle that was flexed from a 1 p.m. ET start.
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will be in the Superdome for the call of the game.
Before the game, NBC’s Football Night in America will have all of the highlights plus interviews involving the participants or the coaches from both sides. Bob Costas will be in New Orleans along with former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. From NBC’s New York legendary Studio 8H, Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison will review the day’s highlights. Insiders Mike Florio and Peter King will look at the news from the NFL. Former executive Scott Pioli will talk about whatever he was hired to discuss.
This is what NBC is telling us about Sunday Night Football.
DREW BREES AND SAINTS HOST CAM NEWTON AND PANTHERS IN BATTLE FOR NFC SOUTH ON NBC’S “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
Coverage Begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC
NBC Sports Live Extra to Live Stream Panthers-SaintsStamford, Conn. – December 4, 2013 – Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints (9-3) host Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers (9-3) in a battle for first place in the NFC South on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
After starting the season with a 1-3 record, the Panthers have won eight consecutive games and are tied with the Saints for first place in the NFC South. The Saints are coming off a road loss to the Seahawks, but New Orleans is undefeated at home this season and is looking to regain their lead in the division.
Sunday night’s broadcast will be NBC’s sixth consecutive game featuring one or more Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks. The streak began on November 10th during NBC’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the Cowboys and Saints, and continues this Sunday night with Panthers at Saints. Quarterbacks featured in the six games include Drew Brees (2), Peyton Manning (2), Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, and Eli Manning.
Calling Panthers-Saints is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 28th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 14-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his four seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by Emmy Award-winning coordinating producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff. Sunday Night Football has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for five consecutive years.
Football Night In America, the most-watched pre-game show in sports, is hosted by 25-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from the Mercedes-Benz SuperDome in New Orleans, La. Costas will be joined on-site by Michaels, Collinsworth, and two-time Super Bowl winner and Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC’s famed Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Patrick will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King of Sports Illustrated, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and longtime NFL front office veteran and former NFL Executive of the Year Scott Pioli. Alex Flanagan will report from Candlestick Park in San Francisco on the Seahawks-49ers game.
PANTHERS-SAINTS PREVIEW
“They started taking chances, going for it on fourth down… they got bold and started making plays. Cam Newton has been fantastic. Steve Smith is one of the most gritty wide receivers out there. The defense has been the best in football so far.” – Cris Collinsworth
“They are not going to be able to stop New Orleans, but they will hold them down…They have got enough fire power to hang in there with the Saints.” – Tony Dungy on Panthers
“They have a good defense, and Cam Newton has shown a lot of growth and maturity…We know they have a great front seven, but I still have some questions about that secondary.” – Rodney Harrison on Panthers
Click here to watch a video of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth previewing Panthers-Saints:
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/streaking-panthers-face-tough-challenge-new-orleansClick here to watch a video of Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy, and Rodney Harrison previewing Panthers-Saints:
http://www.nbcsports.com/football/nfl/snf-week-14-preview-panthers-saintsNBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
For the sixth consecutive season, the entire Sunday Night Football schedule will be streamed live online. NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops and tablets, will stream all SNF games televised on NBC. The video stream will come directly from NBC’s broadcast of SNF, and will include additional camera angles and interactive features.
NBC Sports Live Extra employs a full HD-quality player, which includes a draggable picture-in-picture feature for any of the online-only cameras, plus full DVR functionality allowing the user to pause, scroll back-and-forth, and review plays in slo-motion.
In addition, online coverage features in-game analysis from the Sunday Night Football and Football Night In America teams as well as fantasy tips from Rotoworld fantasy experts.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for tablets is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, and on select tablet devices within Google Play.
In addition to Sunday Night Football and Football Night In America, NBC Sports Group’s NFL coverage also includes digital content and social media extensions that are available online, as well as NFL-related shoulder programming on NBCSN.
That’s going to do it. Enjoy your Sunday.
