Wednesday, April 20, 2011

2011 NBC Sunday Night Football Schedule

Here is the Sunday Night Football on NBC schedule for 2011........

Week 1: Thursday Night Opener-9/8: New Orleans at Green Bay

Week 1: 9/11- Dallas at New York Jets- 8:20pm

Week 2: 9/18- Philadelphia at Atlanta- 8:20pm

Week 3: 9/25- Pittsburgh at Indianapolis- 8:20pm

Week 4: 10/2- New York Jets at Baltimore- 8:20pm

Week 5: 10/9- Green Bay at Atlanta- 8:20pm

Week 6: 10/16- Minnesota at Chicago- 8:20pm

Week 7: 10/23- Indianapolis at New Orleans- 8:20pm

Week 8: 10/30- Dallas at Philadelphia- 8:20pm

Week 9: 11/6- Baltimore at Pittsburgh- 8:20pm

Week 10: 11/13- New England at New York Jets- 8:20pm

Week 11: 11/20- Philadelphia at New York Giants- 8:20pm

Week 12: 11/27- Pittsburgh at Kansas City- 8:20pm

Week 13: 12/4- Indianapolis at New England- 8:20pm

Week 14: 12/11- New York Giants at Dallas- 8:20pm

Week 15: 12/18- Baltimore at San Diego- 8:20pm

Week 16: 12/25- Chicago at Green Bay- 8:20pm

Week 17: 1/1- FLEX SCHEDULE GAME- TO BE DETERMINED- 8:20pm

-I picked Chicago at Green Bay for the opener, but I am not surprised that New Orleans was picked to head to Lambeau Field. It is a rare opportunity to start the season with the last two Super Bowl Champions, so the NFL might a good choice with that one.
-I do like the Jets hosting Dallas to start the season, but I'm sorry but the NFL should have went with Jets/Giants on 9/11 on SNF to start the year.
-You knew NBC was going to fight to get Michael Vick's return to Atlanta. Plus, it is Week 2 so the game will be very good early on.
-NBC gets another gem in Week 3. Steelers at Indy is a marquee game in the entire NFL season, and it is going to be center stage early for NBC.
-I love the Week 4 game between the Jets and Ravens. Two AFC powerhouses squaring off on SNF.
-NBC continues its' strong lineup with a great Green Bay at Atlanta game in Week 5. A rematch of last year's NFC Divisional Playoff won by the Packers.
-Week 6 is a little weak for me because I don't think the Vikings are going to have much juice this year. Even if they get Donovan McNabb, they aren't going to command the attention they had the last two years with Brett Favre.
-Week 7 is a great matchup with Peyton Manning returning to his roots at New Orleans. The networks love Super Bowl rematches, and NBC gets a good one as these two teams meet for the first time since Super Bowl XLIV.
-Week 8 gives you the typical NFC East matchup between Dallas and Philly. No surprise there at all.
-Ravens and Steelers deserve to have a SNF matchup and you get one in Week 9.
-Week 10 brings us the Pats and the Jets from the Meadowlands. This is one of the hotter feuds in the NFL, and it definitely deserves its' own SNF game on NBC. This should be a ratings giant for NBC that week.
-The Eagles return to the scene of the crime as they head to New York to take on the Giants in Week 11. Two NFC East contenders meeting is a huge plus for NBC.
-Pittsburgh at KC in Week 12 looks pretty good now, but I am skeptical about the Chiefs this season. That could be a dud on November 27th.
-The rivalry renewed in the NFL and on NBC. SNF gets the Colts-Pats after CBS got it last year. You knew NBC was going to their hands on this game. Plus, it is in early December, so that should add to the importance of it.
-Giants at Cowboys is pretty much a SNF standard at this point. Remember the rule for NBC: When in doubt, just go with the NFC East.
-Baltimore at San Diego is not the sexiest matchup on the schedule, but it definitely has potential to be a huge game in the AFC in Week 15.
-Chicago at Green Bay was my pick for the Thursday Night Opener, but they decided to use it for Christmas Night which is not a bad choice at all. Bears-Packers on Christmas Night in Lambeau sounds like a pretty good matchup for me.
-Week 17 is such a crapshoot that there really is no point in trying to pick which game will be flexed in. Not too many predicted that St.Louis at Seattle would be the choice last year.

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