Carrie Underwood<\/a><\/strong> will return as the voice of NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football for her 14th consecutive season. Fans will get their first look at the new show open during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 6, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n The complete 2026 Sunday Night Football open will debut September 13 ahead of the season-opening matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This year\u2019s production follows Underwood through three distinct settings. The performance moves from a recording studio to an intimate music venue before ending with a full concert inside a packed stadium.<\/p>\n The concept draws inspiration from Underwood\u2019s well-known love of rock music. It also brings the Sunday Night Football anthem closer to its roots in Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\u2019 \u201cI Hate Myself for Loving You.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis season, we\u2019ve drawn inspiration from Carrie\u2019s deep, well-documented love of rock music, a perfect fit since our Sunday Night Football anthem was born from pure rock \u2018n\u2019 roll: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\u2019 \u2018I Hate Myself for Loving You,’\u201d said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the Sunday Night Football show open.<\/p>\n Dixon has worked on every Sunday Night Football opening featuring Underwood since she joined the broadcast in 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year\u2019s show open welcomes Sunday Night Football into my ongoing rock star fever dream,\u201d Underwood said. \u201cI love this new version of the track and, once again, Tripp and the incredible team behind the camera brought it to life in a whole new way that captures the spirit of this iconic song and the heart of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. It\u2019s one of my most favorite opens yet!\u201d<\/p>\n The performance continues one of the longest-running relationships between a country artist and a major weekly television broadcast. Underwood first took over Sunday Night Football opening duties in 2013, following Faith Hill\u2019s six-season run.<\/p>\n Sunday Night Football finished the 2025-26 television season as primetime\u2019s top program across key ratings and demographic measurements. That marked its 15th consecutive year at the top of the primetime rankings.<\/p>\n While we wait for the first glimpse of the 2026 version, here is a look back at Carrie Underwood<\/a>\u2019s Sunday Night Football promotion from last season.<\/p>\n \n![\"Carrie](\"https:\/\/countrymusicnewsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carrie-Underwood-Returns-for-14th-Sunday-Night-Football-Season-683x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nCarrie Underwood Takes Sunday Night Football From Studio to Stadium<\/h2>\n
Carrie Calls the New Opening a \u201cRock Star Fever Dream\u201d<\/h2>\n
Watch Carrie Underwood\u2019s 2025 Sunday Night Football Promotion<\/h2>\n