"Sunday Night Football" will air live on NBC. Mike Tirico will handle play-by-play duties, with Cris Collinsworth serving as the color commentator. Melissa Starks will be the sideline reporter for the game.

NL Cy Young Award Winner Paul Skenes and Pittsburgh Pirates visit Juan Soto and New York Mets at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

The game is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at 8:15 p.m. ET. Viewers can watch the game live on NBC or stream it on Peacock and NFL+. The Patriots enter the game with a 14-3 record, while the Chargers have an 11-6 record.

Sunday of Wild Card Weekend will feature a tripleheader of standalone games. The action begins with the Jaguars hosting the Bills at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. It continues at 4:30 p.m. as the 49ers go on the road to take on the Eagles on Fox. The day ends at 8 p.m. ET as the Patriots host the Chargers on NBC.

The Los Angeles Chargers will face the New England Patriots in an AFC Wild Card playoff game. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at Gillette Stadium. The game will be broadcast on NBC and available to stream on Peacock and NFL+.

Mike Tirico to Call Super Bowl for First Time on Sunday, Feb. 8, before Hosting Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Primetime Show from Levi’s Stadium

NBC has axed a popular series from a key evening slot to replace it with a new show in a reported bid to increase the profile of the newer series to the disappointment of viewers

In today’s newsletter: Trump tells NBC News in an exclusive interview that rebuilding Venezuela could come from tapping its oil reserves, the CDC makes a drastic overhaul to the vaccine schedule and a little-known friendship between a Hollywood filmmaker and a man on death row.