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FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA [UPDATED]
Air Date: Sunday, November 30, 2014
Time Slot: 7:00 PM-8:20 PM EST on NBC
Episode Title: (#913) "113014"
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COLIN KAEPERNICK AND SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS HOST RUSSELL WILSON AND SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT ON NBC

PEYTON MANNING AND DENVER BRONCOS VISIT JAMAAL CHARLES AND KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ON NBC'S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Coverage of Seahawks-49ers on Thanksgiving Night Begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBC

Thursday Night's Coverage Includes Features with Seahawks QB Russell Wilson & 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh

mun2 Presents Exclusive Spanish-Language Telecast of Seahawks-49ers Thanksgiving Night Game

Sunday's Coverage of Broncos-Chiefs Begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET

NBC Sports Live Extra to Live Stream Seahawks-49ers and Broncos-Chiefs

College Football - Southern vs. Grambling State in Bayou Classic Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC

STAMFORD, Conn. - Nov. 25, 2014 - NBC continues its holiday tradition this Thursday night with Sunday Night Football on Thanksgiving Night, when Russell Wilson and the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks (7-4) visit Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (7-4) in a pivotal NFC West showdown at 8 p.m. ET. The Seahawks and 49ers are deadlocked in the NFC standings, and battling for playoff positioning with five games remaining in the regular season.

Weekend coverage continues on NBC this Sunday, November 30, when Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (8-3) travel to Kansas City to face Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs (7-4) on Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

Calling Seahawks-49ers and Broncos-Chiefs 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 Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Thanksgiving night. Costas will report from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday night, alongside 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. On Thursday night, he will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy and two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison. Patrick, Dungy, and Harrison will also anchor Sunday night's coverage alongside Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Kathryn Tappen will report from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., on the Patriots-Packers game on Sunday.

SEAHAWKS-49ERS - THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

The Seahawks and 49ers square off on Thanksgiving night on NBC with NFC playoff implications on the line. Both teams boast 7-4 records, following San Francisco's 17-13 win against Washington, and Seattle's 19-3 victory over the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals. The 49ers ride a three-game winning streak heading into Thanksgiving night, while the Seahawks have won four of their last five.

Thursday night's game is a rematch of last year's NFC Championship Game, and marks the first meeting between the two teams since Seattle's 23-17 victory to advance to Super Bowl XLVIII. Thursday's matchup features the two top-ranked defenses in the NFL; Seattle has allowed the fewest yards per game in the league (296.8), while San Francisco ranks second in the category (300.1). In addition, the Seahawks lead in the NFL in total rushing offense, averaging 169.6 yards per game on the ground.

Dungy: "It comes down to the defenses and who can stop the other team's running game... does Frank Gore get established, or does Marshawn Lynch get established?"

Harrison on San Francisco: "You have to get Vernon Davis back involved in this offense. Anquan Boldin has been really good, and has made a lot of plays... but I think Vernon Davis is a key because he creates mismatches."

Harrison on Wilson and Kaepernick: "They've both struggled in the red zone. The one thing I like about Russell Wilson (in the red zone), as opposed to Colin Kaepernick, is that he doesn't just stare at one receiver. It seems like Colin Kaepernick has his mind already set on who he wants to go to."

SEAHAWKS QB RUSSELL WILSON, 49ERS HEAD COACH JIM HARBAUGH FEATURED IN THANKSGIVING NIGHT COVERAGE

NBC's coverage of Seahawks-49ers on Thanksgiving night will include features on Jim Harbaugh and Russell Wilson, narrated by Bob Costas. NBC's feature on Harbaugh followed the 49ers head coach on his annual trip to Piura, Peru, where he volunteers his time building homes, helps local farmers with the harvest, and plays "Peru Ball," his hybrid of football and soccer, with children.

Costas will also examine Wilson's relationship with the Seattle Children's Hospital. Wilson, whose father battled diabetes, visits each week with children battling cancer, and has partnered with Seattle Children's Hospital in the Strong Against Cancer initiative.

Wilson on spending time with kids at Seattle Children's Hospital: "It's amazing to see how you can affect people in a positive way. That's the thing that I try to never forget. I believe miracles will happen, and they're happening already."

Wilson: "Every time I come here, I try to change a kid's life. A lot of the time there are some tears, there's some praying, some wishing that everything is going to work out right. Most of the time it does. I just believe that with Strong Against Cancer we can change the world."

MUN2 PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE SPANISH-LANGUAGE TELECAST OF SEAHAWKS-49ERS THANKSGIVING NIGHT GAME

NBCUniversal's Hispanic cable network mun2 presents the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of the NFL's Thanksgiving night game. La NFL en mun2 pre-game show will begin live from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, at 8 p.m. ET. Calling the game for mun2 will be play-by-play announcer Rene Giraldo, along with color commentator Edgar Lopez and sideline reporter Ver�nica Contreras. In addition, throughout the broadcast, several segments will showcase the two teams, the NFL and Thanksgiving tradition.

The Thanksgiving night game is the second of five La NFL en mun2 telecasts this NFL season. mun2 kicked off its coverage in September, broadcasting the Saints-Cowboys Hispanic Heritage Game on September 28 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. After the Thanksgiving night game, the network will broadcast two NFL playoff games: a Wild Card Playoff on January 3 or 4, 2015 and a Divisional Playoff game on January 10 or 11, 2015. The season culminates on February 1, 2015 - the day mun2 rebrands to become NBC UNIVERSO - and airs the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl XLIX, from Glendale, Arizona.

BRONCOS-CHIEFS - THIS SUNDAY ON NBC'S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

The top spot in the AFC West will be up for grabs on Sunday Night Football this week when the Broncos and Chiefs clash in Kansas City. Last week, Peyton Manning threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns in Denver's 39-36 victory over Miami, while Jamaal Charles eclipsed 100 yards of total offense for the fourth time in five games in Kansas City's 24-20 loss at Oakland. Manning leads Denver's second-ranked passing attack into Arrowhead Stadium against a Kansas City defense that has allowed the fewest yards per game in the NFL through the air (198.9).

Dungy: "It's a must-win game for Kansas City. They've got to get things back together. But one thing I like in their favor is that Denver gave up 36 points at home (last week) - that defense still has some issues."

Harrison: "Kansas City will be ready. When I look at Kansas City, the one part of their team I was critical of last year was their secondary. They now have a much-improved secondary, and those pass rushers that can get to the quarterback - I like that matchup."

Dungy: "C.J. Anderson has definitely helped Peyton Manning's mindset. It's not all on him. They've got their running game going, and that will help going into Kansas City... you've got to be balanced to win a Super Bowl.

Harrison: "They better bring their ear plugs, because that is a very loud place to play."

COLLEGE FOOTBALL - SOUTHERN VS. GRAMBLING STATE IN BAYOU CLASSIC SATURDAY AT 2:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

NBC Sports Group concludes its 2014 college football coverage this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC with Southern University (8-3) and Grambling State (7-4) facing off in the annual Bayou Classic from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. This marks the 24th year NBC will present the Bayou Classic.

Paul Burmeister will serve as the play-by-play announcer, joined in the booth by Anthony Herron. Lewis Johnson will report from the sidelines.

Additionally, the halftime show for the Bayou Classic features the marching bands of both teams putting on an exciting display of talent for the fans which includes a drum line battle between the bands.

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

For the seventh consecutive season, Sunday Night Football will be streamed live online. NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group's live streaming product, will stream all SNF games to desktops and tablets. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC's broadcast of SNF. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, and on select tablet devices within Google Play.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL DIGITAL COVERAGE

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ALL-ACCESS: SNF All-Access includes exclusive photos and videos of the Sunday Night Football production team, look-ins on SNF production meetings, Michele Tafoya's "Ten With Tafoya" interviews with NFL players, and conversations with SNF and FNIA talent.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA:

NBC Sports Group's comprehensive social media coverage includes the Sunday Night Football Facebook page, providing exclusive behind-the-scenes SNF content & digital content from NBCSports.com, SNF All Access, ProFootballTalk.com, and Rotoworld.com, @SNFonNBC, using tweets, photos, Vines and videos & real-time tweets from Michele Tafoya, and a look at SNF through the filters of Instagram.

#WHYIMTHANKFUL

As part of NBCUniversal's Thanksgiving Day #WhyImThankful campaign, which asks members of the NBCUniversal community what they are thankful for, NBC Sports commentators and members of the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers will share their thoughts. NBC Sports Group's social media handles will post the messages using the dedicated #WhyImThankful hashtag, and select messages will be featured during the game on Thursday night. In addition, fans are encouraged to use the hashtag and tweet a thankful message on Thanksgiving Day.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BUS

NBC Sports Group's Sunday Night Football bus returns this season to travel the country visiting the host cities of all 17 Sunday Night Football games and postseason games, including Super Bowl XLIX. The bus arrives in each city two to three days prior to the game and stops at local landmarks and events, where fans have the opportunity to interact with America's most-watched primetime television show via exclusive memorabilia, and an interactive 55-inch touch screen housing social media elements, photos and video. Fans can digitally follow the Sunday Night Football bus at NBCSports.com/FollowSNF.

"THE SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL"

For the third consecutive season NBC Sports presents "The Sunday Night Football," a custom-made football from Wilson, which will travel with the SNF crew all season. Fans of SNF on Facebook and Twitter can keep up with "The Sunday Night Football" on the SNF Facebook page, and at the end of each SNF game, "The Sunday Night Football" will be signed by the player of the game.

For more information on Sunday Night Football's comprehensive digital coverage, click here: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2014/08/28/nbc-sports-group-surrounds-week-1-of-2014-nfl-season-with-nfl-kickoff-2014-and-sunday-night-football/

NFL TURNING POINT - TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBCSN's Week 12 edition of Emmy Award-nominated NFL Turning Point will feature in-depth analysis of some of Week 12's most compelling matchups, including Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys comeback win over Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football, including a breakdown of the spectacular one-handed touchdown catch by Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. Airing at 10:30 p.m. ET, the episode will also review the key moments that defined the Dolphins-Broncos game.

In addition, Wednesday night's installment of NFL Turning Point will include a "Best of The Week" wired-for-sound segment featuring Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan, Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte, Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, and Philadelphia Eagles DE Trent Cole, as well as an exclusive film study session with Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon.

PRO FOOTBALL TALK ON NBCSN WEEKNIGHTS, 5:30 P.M. ET

Pro Football Talk, NBCSN's daily NFL studio show co-hosted by Mike Florio and Paul Burmeister, airs at 5:30 p.m. ET every Monday through Friday. Pro Football Talk provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, and features a roster of NBC Sports football commentators who share a combined eight Super Bowl titles and 169 seasons of NFL experience, including Cris Collinsworth (Thursdays), Tony Dungy (Tuesdays), Hines Ward (Wednesdays), Doug Flutie (Fridays), Jason Taylor, Takeo Spikes, Brian Westbrook, Ross Tucker, Jon Ritchie, longtime NFL coach Kevin Gilbride, and longtime NFL athletic trainer Mike Ryan.

FANTASY FOOTBALL LIVE ON NBCSN TUESDAY - THURSDAY NIGHTS, 6:30 P.M. ET

Fantasy Football Live is a live and on-demand, multi-platform, fantasy football program that airs Tuesday through Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, combining the best fantasy football expertise from Yahoo! Sports and NBC Sports, including unique metrics from Yahoo! Sports' leading fantasy football platform, and full integration with NBC Sports' premier fantasy sports information site, Rotoworld.com.

Hosted by NBC Sports' Dave Briggs, Fantasy Football Live features a roster of Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports and Rotoworld fantasy analysts, including Rotoworld's Kay Adams, as well as Yahoo Sports' Brad Evans, Brandon Funston and Andy Behrens.

NBCSN SUNDAY SPORTS REPORT - SUNDAY NIGHTS, 11:30 P.M. ET

NBCSN Sunday Sports Report, a new, weekly, one-hour program that showcases the news and highlights of the sports properties that are carried by NBC Sports Group, airs every Sunday night at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Hosted by Liam McHugh, NBCSN Sunday Sports Report goes in-depth into the high-profile sports properties that primarily air on NBC and NBCSN, including the Olympics, NFL, NASCAR, NHL, Premier League, golf, Triple Crown horse racing, Notre Dame Football, Formula One, IndyCar and more.

NBC SPORTS RADIO

NBC Sports Radio will surround the 2014 NFL season with daily coverage on 439 radio affiliates, highlighted by McNabb and Malone; an all-sports show that leverages the unique perspective of two former NFL quarterbacks, and Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison; featuring three-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison.

To listen to a live stream of NBC Sports Radio, or find your local affiliate, visit www.NBCSportsRadio.com

NBC SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS

NBC Sports Regional Networks, which serve top NFL markets such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Houston and San Francisco, will surround the 2014 NFL season with in-depth news, analysis and original programming on the teams that matter most in more than 43 million U.S. households.

2014 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBC will broadcast 19 primetime NFL games during the 2014 regular season including NBC's annual Thanksgiving night game, featuring the heated NFC West rivalry between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.

2014 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE WEEK MATCHUP
**Thurs. Nov. 27 Week 13 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Nov. 30 Week 13 Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
*Sun. Dec. 7 Week 14 New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers
*Sun. Dec. 14 Week 15 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Dec. 21 Week 16 Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
*Sun. Dec. 28 Week 17 TBA

*Flex Week

** Thanksgiving Night Game

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