Our last NFL preview of the day involves Sunday Night Football which pits the Carolina Panthers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game will take place at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, one of America’s nicest cities.
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will be on hand for the game. Bob Costas hosts Football Night in America live from the stadium. He’ll be joined by analyst Hines Ward who seemingly says 5-7 words per segment and NBC Sports contributor Josh Elliott.
As usual, Dan Patrick, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison will be located back in NBC Sports’ World Headquarters in Stamford, CT. And they’ll be accompanied by insiders Peter King and Mike “The Grandfather of Grunge” Florio.
NBC’s coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with FNIA with the game coverage starting at 8:17 p.m. or so.
CAM NEWTON AND THE CAROLINA PANTHERS HOST BEN ROETHLISBERGER AND THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Coverage Begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC
Stamford, Conn. – September 17, 2014 – Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers look to start 3-0 for the first time since 2003, when they host Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) on Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.
The Panthers are coming off of a 24-7 home victory over the Detroit Lions, in which Newton threw for 281 yards and a touchdown in his first game of the year, after missing the season opener in Tampa Bay with a rib injury. A win on Sunday would move Carolina to 3-0 for the first time since 2003, when they eventually lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII. The Steelers are looking to rebound following a 26-6 loss in Week 2 at the Baltimore Ravens. Sunday night’s matchup will be the first meeting between the two teams since 2010, when Pittsburgh defeated Carolina 27-3 in Week 16.
Calling Steelers-Panthers is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 29th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 15-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his five seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
NBC’s coverage of Sunday Night Football is led by Emmy Award-winning producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff. Sunday Night Football has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for a record six consecutive years.
Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. Costas will be joined on site by Collinsworth, Tafoya, two-time Super Bowl winner Hines Ward,and NBC Sports commentator Josh Elliott.
Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group’s Studio 1 and will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Alex Flanagan will report from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., on the Broncos-Seahawks game.
STEELERS-PANTHERS PREVIEW VIDEO:
Tony Dungy previews Steelers-Panthers: “The offenses are almost mirror images. Big, strong quarterbacks who make a lot of plays by moving around…but the difference to me is on defense. Carolina has a young, physical, fast defense, and I believe Pittsburgh has gone the other way – aging and slowing down a little bit. Carolina’s defense is going to be the difference.”
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