Cowboys’ Dez Bryant featured on Sunday Night Football theme song with Carrie Underwood
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will be among 11 NFL players joining Grammy-winning recording artist Carrie Underwood for her performance of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” the opening theme for Sunday Night Football on NBC.
NBC’s first Sunday Night Football broadcast of the season has the defending NFC East champion Cowboys hosting the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Sept. 13.
Coverage begins with Football Night in America at 6 p.m. CST, and the opening theme continues each week of the season to kick off Sunday Night Football.
The other players featured are New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor and quarterback Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, Philadelphia Eagles running back DeMarco Murray, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, Denver Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware, and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt.
Underwood will visit with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 10 to show a sneak peek of the opening theme and will also perform her new single “Smoke Break.”
2015 NBC Sunday Night Football Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 10 | NFL Opener | Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots |
Sun. Sept. 13 | Week 1 | New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
Sun. Sept. 20 | Week 2 | Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers |
Sun. Sept. 27 | Week 3 | Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions |
Sun. Oct. 4 | Week 4 | Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints |
*Sun. Oct. 11 | Week 5 | San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants |
*Sun. Oct. 18 | Week 6 | New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts |
*Sun. Oct. 25 | Week 7 | Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers |
*Sun. Nov. 1 | Week 8 | Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos |
*Sun. Nov. 8 | Week 9 | Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys |
*Sun. Nov. 15 | Week 10 | Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks |
*Sun. Nov. 22 | Week 11 | Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers |
**Thurs. Nov. 26 | Week 12 | Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers |
*Sun. Nov. 29 | Week 12 | New England Patriots at Denver Broncos |
*Sun. Dec. 6 | Week 13 | Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers |
*Sun. Dec. 13 | Week 14 | Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens |
*Sun. Dec. 20 | Week 15 | Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers |
*Sun. Dec. 27 | Week 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens |
*Sun. Jan. 3 Week 17 TBD
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
This story was originally published September 2, 2015 at 11:15 AM with the headline "Cowboys’ Dez Bryant featured on Sunday Night Football theme song with Carrie Underwood."