NBC Sunday Night Football — Season 2021

The NFL postseason kicks off with Joe Burrow and the No. 4 Bengals hosting the No. 5 Raiders in this AFC wild-card tilt. Las Vegas survived the Los Angeles Chargers in overtime in a thrilling Week 18 finale to earn its first playoff berth since 2016.

No. 2 Kansas City takes on No. 7 Pittsburgh in this wild-card showdown. The Chiefs make a seventh straight postseason appearance. The Steelers dispatched the Chiefs from the postseason in 2017. Kansas City blasted Pittsburgh 36-10 in Week 16.

From Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.Tampa Bay hosts Los Angeles in the NFC divisional round. The Buccaneers took care of the Eagles in the wild-card round, while the Rams blasted the Cardinals. Matthew Stafford threw four TD passes to help Los Angeles defeat Tampa Bay 34-24 in Week 3.

Matthew Stafford makes his debut in Rams blue against a familiar opponent in the Bears. Stafford tossed 282 touchdown passes in 165 games over 12 seasons with the Lions before being traded. The first pick in the 2009 draft is 11-9 against Chicago.

Former MVP quarterbacks square off as Lamar Jackson's Ravens host Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs. When the QBs did battle in Week 3 last season, Mahomes torched the Baltimore defense for 385 passing yards and four TDs as Kansas City claimed a 34-20 win.

The Packers and 49ers duel on Sunday Night Football. Green Bay topped San Francisco 34-17 last season in its first visit to Levi Stadium since falling in the 2020 NFC Championship Game. Aaron Rodgers (GB) tossed for 305 yards and four TDs in the win.  

Tom Brady's Buccaneers visit the Patriots. Brady spent 20 years in New England, leading the Pats to 19 consecutive winning seasons and six Super Bowl victories. Tampa Bay's Rob Gronkowski played with Brady in New England for nine of those campaigns.

The defending AFC champion Chiefs brace for the Bills in a rematch of the 2020 conference title game. Kansas City exploded with a 38-6 run to burst Buffalo's bubble in January behind Patrick Mahomes' three touchdown passes, two to Travis Kelce.

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The 49ers try to halt a four-game slide at Levi's Stadium as they welcome the Colts. San Francisco lost both its home games this season by a combined nine points. Indianapolis has won four straight meetings. The 49ers last defeated the Colts in 2001.

Clubs coming off bye weeks collide as the Cowboys visit the Vikings. Dallas has won three of the last four meetings after a 31-28 victory in 2020 behind Ezekiel Elliott's 114 scrimmage yards and a touchdown. Minnesota is 2-1 at home this season.

The Titans visit Cooper Kupp and the Rams for a potential Super Bowl 56 preview. Los Angeles has won eight of 13 meetings after a 27-23 triumph in the Music City on Christmas Eve 2017. Kupp caught the go-ahead 14-yard touchdown pass in that game.

The Chiefs visit the Raiders. Kansas City has won six of the last seven meetings after prevailing 35-31 in its first trip to Las Vegas in 2020. The Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes is 5-1 versus the Raiders with 15 touchdown passes and three interceptions.

The Steelers visit the Chargers. Pittsburgh won the last meeting 24-17 in Carson, Calif., in 2019, which was also that week's Sunday Night Football feature. The Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger is 2-7 lifetime in games played in California.

The Ravens host the Browns. The clubs meet again in 14 days. Cleveland has a bye week in between. Baltimore leads the series 33-11 and has won the last three get-togethers. The Ravens totaled 85 points in a pair of victories over the Browns in 2020.

The original plan was: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks. (Russell Wilson and the Seahawks host the 49ers. Seattle has won three straight meetings, and 16 of the last 19, after a 28-21 triumph at San Francisco in Week 4. Wilson accounted for three touchdowns in that game, improving to 15-4 against the 49ers.)

The Packers host the Bears in the NFL's most-played rivalry. Green Bay won at Chicago 24-14 in Week 6 to take a 102-95-6 series lead. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is 21-5 against the Bears after accounting for three touchdowns in that game.

Tampa Bay can clinch its first NFC South title since 2007 with a victory over New Orleans. The Buccaneers walked off the Bills 33-27 in overtime for their fourth straight win in Week 14. The Saints stopped a five-game slide with a win over the Jets.

The Cowboys look to end a two-game skid against their NFC East rivals when they host the Washington Football Team. Dallas suffered a season sweep last year for the first time since 2012. The Cowboys have won seven of the last 10 in the series.

The Packers try to exact revenge from the rival Vikings. Minnesota has won two straight meetings after a 34-31 triumph in Week 11. The Vikings' Greg Joseph kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired and Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes.

The Chargers head for Sin City to play the Raiders in an AFC West showdown. Los Angeles has won two straight meetings, including the only one in Las Vegas. The Chargers beat the Raiders 28-14 at home in Week 4 behind three Justin Herbert TD passes.