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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform the theme song for NBC 's "Sunday Night Football" broadcasts for the 14th straight season in 2026.
Underwood first made her NBC debut in 2013.
The show open will debut on Sept. 13 ahead of the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants . There will also be a preview of the show open at the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 6.
According to NBC's press release, this year's edition of the theme song will take place across three different settings: "the recording studio, an intimate setting in a small music venue and a concert performance in a packed stadium."
“This season, we’ve drawn inspiration from Carrie’s deep, well-documented love of rock music – a perfect fit since our Sunday Night Football anthem was born from pure rock ‘n’ roll: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ ‘I Hate Myself for Loving You.’” said Tripp Dixon, the creative director of the SNF show open, per the press release. “We’ve worked to match these two rock frequencies of past and present as they come together in Carrie’s high-energy performance. The greatest players and teams in the NFL will take it from there.”
“This year’s show open welcomes Sunday Night Football into my ongoing rock star fever dream,” Underwood said. “I 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 ‘n’ roll. It’s one of my most favorite opens yet!”
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