List of Sunday Night Football results (1987–2005)

This is a list of results of National Football League games played on ESPN Sunday Night Football and TNT Sunday Night Football . In 1987, the NFL began regularly scheduling games for Sunday nights to be aired on ESPN during the second half (Weeks 10–18) of the season. The league expanded these games to the entire season in 1990, though the first half (Weeks 1–9) of the season was televised on TNT, while ESPN continued to carry the second half (Weeks 10–18). In 1998, ESPN took over the entire season's slate of games. The network also aired occasional Thursday and Saturday night games when they were scheduled (some of these games were either to avoid conflicts with the World Series, or because Sunday was Christmas Eve).

Overtime Result Pro Bowl broadcast Non-Sunday regular season games covered by SNF team

1980s

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1987 NFL Season

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
8 November 8 New England Patriots 10–17 New York Giants Giants Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
WABC-TV (New York City)
Giants–Patriots rivalry, First game ever broadcast on Cable Television.
9 November 15 Los Angeles Raiders 14–16 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
10 November 22 Miami Dolphins 20–14 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WPLG (Miami)
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
11 November 29 Cleveland Browns 24–38 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
KTVU (San Francisco)
12 December 6 Chicago Bears 30–24 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLS-TV (Chicago)
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
13 December 13 Denver Broncos 21–28 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KUSA-TV (Denver)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
14 December 20 Washington Redskins 21–23 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
WPLG (Miami)
15 December 27 Los Angeles Rams 0–48 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park KTTV (Los Angeles)
KTVU (San Francisco)
49ers–Rams rivalry
1988 Pro Bowl February 7 NFC 6–15 AFC Aloha Stadium None

1988 NFL Season

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The December 18 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams featured the Rams clinching the final NFC wild card, eliminating the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from playoff contention. Giants quarterback Phil Simms accused the 49ers of losing intentionally to put an end to the Giants' season.[1][2][3]

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
9 October 30 Washington Redskins 17–41 Houston Oilers Astrodome WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
KTRK-TV (Houston)
10 November 6 Los Angeles Raiders 13–3 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
11 November 13 Minnesota Vikings 43–3 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
None (Dallas)
Cowboys–Vikings rivalry, Game blacked out in Dallas.
12 November 20 New England Patriots 6–3 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
None (Miami)
Dolphins–Patriots rivalry, Game Blacked out in Miami.
13 November 27 New York Giants 13–12 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WABC-TV (New York City)
WWL-TV (New Orleans)
14 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers 37–34 Houston Oilers Astrodome WPXI (Pittsburgh)
KTRK-TV (Houston)
Oilers–Steelers rivalry
15 December 11 Denver Broncos 14–42 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KUSA-TV (Denver)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
16 December 18 Los Angeles Rams 38–16 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park KTTV (Los Angeles)
KTVU (San Francisco)
49ers–Rams rivalry
LAR win: Clinch NFC Wild Card
LAR loss: NYG NFC Wild Card, LAR eliminated
1989 Pro Bowl January 29 AFC 3–34 NFC Aloha Stadium None

1989 NFL Season

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The November 5 game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins would be the only win for the Cowboys during the 1989 season.

The December 23 game was played on that day in particular because the Sunday on that weekend was Christmas Eve, which the NFL avoids playing on for night games. The same thing happened in 1995 and 2000.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
9 November 5 Dallas Cowboys 13–3 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium KXAS-TV (Dallas)
WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
10 November 12 Los Angeles Raiders 12–14 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
11 November 19 New York Jets 10–27 Indianapolis Colts Hoosier Dome WABC-TV (New York City)
WRTV (Indianapolis)
12 November 26 Los Angeles Rams 20–17 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KTTV (Los Angeles)
WWL-TV (New Orleans)
Rams–Saints rivalry
13 December 3 Chicago Bears 16–27 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLS-TV (Chicago)
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
14 December 10 New England Patriots 10–31 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
None (Miami)
Dolphins–Patriots rivalry
Game blacked out in Miami
15 December 17 Los Angeles Raiders 17–23 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KTTV (Los Angeles)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
16 December 23 Cleveland Browns 24–20 Houston Oilers Astrodome WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
KHOU (Houston)
1988 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
Winner: AFC Central Champions
Loser: Require help to clinch AFC Wild Card, Saturday game.
1990 Pro Bowl February 2 NFC 27–21 AFC Aloha Stadium None

1990s

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1990 NFL Season

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Beginning this season Sunday Night Football became a full season package and was split between two broadcasters, ESPN and TNT.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 9 Philadelphia Eagles 20-27 New York Giants Giants Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
WPIX (New York City)
Eagles–Giants rivalry
2 September 16 Houston Oilers 9-20 Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium KHTV (Houston)
WPXI (Pittsburgh)
Oilers–Steelers rivalry
3 September 23 Detroit Lions 20-23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium WJBK (Detroit)
None (Tampa Bay)
4 September 30 Washington Redskins 38-10 Phoenix Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
None (Phoenix)
5 October 7 Los Angeles Raiders 24-38 Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
6 October 14 Los Angeles Rams 9-38 Chicago Bears Soldier Field KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
7 October 18 New England Patriots 10-17 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
None (Miami)
Dolphins–Patriots rivalry, Thursday game
8 October 28 Cincinnati Bengals 17-38 Atlanta Falcons Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WSB-TV (Atlanta)
9 November 4 Denver Broncos 22-27 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome KUSA-TV (Denver)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
10 November 11 San Francisco 49ers 24–6 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium KTVU (San Francisco)
KXAS-TV (Dallas)
49ers–Cowboys rivalry
11 November 18 Pittsburgh Steelers 3–27 Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium WPXI (Pittsburgh)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
Bengals–Steelers rivalry
12 November 25 Seattle Seahawks 13–10 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KING-TV (Seattle)
None (San Diego)
13 December 2 Green Bay Packers 7–23 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLUK-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
Packers–Vikings rivalry
14 December 9 Philadelphia Eagles 20–23 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium KYW-TV (Philadelphia)
WDZL-TV (Miami)
15 December 16 Chicago Bears 21–38 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome WLS-TV (Chicago)
None (Detroit)
Bears–Lions rivalry
16 December 23 Denver Broncos 12–17 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KUSA-TV (Denver)
KING-TV (Seattle)
Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
17 December 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 14–34 Houston Oilers Astrodome WPXI (Pittsburgh)
KHOU (Houston)
Oilers–Steelers rivalry
1989 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
1991 Pro Bowl February 3 AFC 23–21 NFC Aloha Stadium None

1991 NFL Season

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Weeks 1–8 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 1 Detroit Lions 0-45 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
2 September 8 Houston Oilers 30-7 Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium KHTV (Houston)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
3 September 15 Los Angeles Rams 7-24 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
None (New Orleans)
Rams–Saints rivalry
4 September 22 Dallas Cowboys 17-9 Phoenix Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
None (Phoenix)
5 September 29 Denver Broncos 13-6 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome KUSA-TV (Denver)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
6 October 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 21-3 Indianapolis Colts Hoosier Dome WPXI (Pittsburgh)
None (Indianapolis)
7 October 13 Los Angeles Raiders 23-20 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
8 October 17 Chicago Bears 10-0 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Bears–Packers rivalry, Thursday game.
9 October 27 Washington Redskins 17–13 New York Giants Giants Stadium WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
WPIX (New York City)
Giants–Redskins rivalry
10 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 13–20 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium WPXI (Pittsburgh)
KUSA-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Steelers rivalry
11 November 10 New England Patriots 20–30 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
None (Miami)
Dolphins–Patriots rivalry
12 November 17 Cleveland Browns 24–28 Houston Oilers Astrodome WUAB (Cleveland)
KHOU (Houston)
13 November 24 Atlanta Falcons 23–20 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WXIA-TV (Atlanta)
WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
Falcons–Saints rivalry
14 December 1 Los Angeles Raiders 9–7 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
15 December 8 Minnesota Vikings 26–24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
None (Tampa Bay)
16 December 15 Buffalo Bills 35–7 Indianapolis Colts Hoosier Dome WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
None (Indianapolis)
17 December 22 Los Angeles Rams 9–23 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KING-TV (Seattle)
Rams–Seahawks rivalry
1992 Pro Bowl February 2 NFC 21–15 AFC Aloha Stadium None

1992 NFL Season

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Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 6 Los Angeles Raiders 13-17 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KUSA-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Raiders rivalry
2 September 13 Philadelphia Eagles 31-14 Phoenix Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 20 Indianapolis Colts 0-38 Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium WRTV (Indianapolis)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
4 September 27 San Francisco 49ers 16-10 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KTVU (San Francisco)
WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
5 October 4 New England Patriots 21-30 New York Jets Giants Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
WPIX (New York City)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
6 October 11[4] Los Angeles Rams 10-13 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
Rams–Saints rivalry, 7:30 p.m. start.
7 October 15 Detroit Lions 14-31 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
Lions–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game
8 October 25 Pittsburgh Steelers 27-3 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium WPXI (Pittsburgh)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
7:30 p.m. start.
9 November 1 New York Giants 24-7 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
Giants–Redskins rivalry
10 November 8 Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
11 November 15 New York Giants 13–27 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium WPIX (New York City)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
12 November 22 Kansas City Chiefs 24–14 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
KING-TV (Seattle)
13 November 29 Los Angeles Raiders 3–27 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
14 December 3 Atlanta Falcons 14–22 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WSB-TV (Atlanta)
WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
Falcons–Saints rivalry
1991 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch, Thursday game.
December 6 Los Angeles Rams 31–27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
None (Tampa Bay)
15 December 13 Green Bay Packers 16–14 Houston Oilers Astrodome WLUK-TV (Green Bay)
WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee)
KHOU (Houston)
16 December 20 New York Jets 17–19 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WDZL-TV (Miami)
Dolphins–Jets rivalry
17 December 27 Buffalo Bills 3–27 Houston Oilers Astrodome WKBW-TV (Buffalo)

KHOU (Houston)

AFC playoff seeding:
BUF win: 1. BUF, 2. PIT, 3. SD, 4. MIA, 5. KC, 6. HOU
HOU win: 1. PIT, 2. MIA, 3. SD, 4. BUF, 5. HOU, 6. KC
1993 Pro Bowl February 7 AFC 23–20 NFC Aloha Stadium None

1993 NFL Season

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The January 2 game between the Houston Oilers and New York Jets is best remembered for an incident near halftime when Oilers defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan punched offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 5 Houston Oilers 21-33 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KHTV (Houston)
None (New Orleans)
2 September 12 Los Angeles Raiders 17-13 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KSTW (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
3 September 19 Dallas Cowboys 17-10 Phoenix Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
KTVK (Phoenix)
4 September 26 New England Patriots 7-45 New York Jets Giants Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
WPIX (New York City)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
5 October 3 New York Giants 14-17 Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
6 October 10 Denver Broncos 27-30 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field KUSA-TV (Denver)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
7 October 14 Los Angeles Rams 24-30 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
None (Atlanta)
Thursday game.
8 October 24 Indianapolis Colts 27-41 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WRTV (Indianapolis)
None (Miami)
9 October 31 Detroit Lions 30-27 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
Lions–Vikings rivalry
10 November 7 Indianapolis Colts 24–30 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Stadium WRTV (Indianapolis)
WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
11 November 14 Chicago Bears 16–13 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium WLS-TV (Chicago)
KGTV (San Diego)
12 November 21 Minnesota Vikings 10–23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
None (Tampa Bay)
13 November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 3–23 Houston Oilers Astrodome WPXI (Pittsburgh)
KHOU (Houston)
Oilers–Steelers rivalry
14 December 5 Cincinnati Bengals 8–21 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
KPIX-TV (San Francisco)
15 December 12 Green Bay Packers 20–13 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium WLUK-TV (Green Bay)
WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee)
KGTV (San Diego)
16 December 19 Philadelphia Eagles 20–10 Indianapolis Colts Hoosier Dome WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Indianapolis)
17 December 26 Kansas City Chiefs 10–30 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
18 January 2 New York Jets 0–24 Houston Oilers Astrodome WPIX (New York City)
KHOU (Houston)
1994 Pro Bowl February 6 NFC 17–3 AFC Aloha Stadium None

1994 NFL Season

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Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 4 San Diego Chargers 37-34 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium KGTV (San Diego)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry
2 September 11 New York Giants 20-17 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WPIX (New York City)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs 30-10 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome KMBC-TV (Kansas City)

WSB-TV (Atlanta)

4 September 25 Chicago Bears 19-7 New York Jets Giants Stadium WBBM-TV (Chicago)
WPIX (New York City)
5 October 2 Miami Dolphins 23-7 Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium WPLG (Miami)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
First game in the history of professional sports involving a father coaching against a team coached by his son.
6 October 9 Washington Redskins 17-21 Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium WDCA (Washington D.C.)
WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)
Eagles–Redskins rivalry
7 October 13 Cleveland Browns 11-8 Houston Oilers Astrodome WUAB (Cleveland)
None (Houston)
Thursday game
8 October 20 Green Bay Packers 10-13 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
Packers–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game
9 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers 17-20 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WPGH-TV (Pittsburgh)
KTVK (Phoenix)
10 November 6 Los Angeles Raiders 3–13 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
11 November 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9–14 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
None (Detroit)
12 November 20 Los Angeles Rams 27–31 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KTVU (San Francisco)
49ers–Rams rivalry
13 November 27 New England Patriots 12–10 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WFXT (Boston)
None (Indianapolis)
Colts–Patriots rivalry
14 December 1 Chicago Bears 27–33 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLS-TV (Chicago)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game
December 4 Buffalo Bills 42–31 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WDZL-TV (Miami)
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
15 December 11 New Orleans Saints 29–20 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WGNO (New Orleans)
WSB-TV (Atlanta)
Falcons–Saints rivalry
16 December 18 Los Angeles Raiders 17–16 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KSTW (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
17 December 25 Detroit Lions 20–27 Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WDZL-TV (Miami)

1995 NFL Season

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Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 3 Buffalo Bills 7-22 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
2 September 10 Philadelphia Eagles 31-19 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WGBS-TV (Miami)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 17 Dallas Cowboys 23-17 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome KTXA (Dallas)
WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
Cowboys–Vikings rivalry
4 September 24 Green Bay Packers 24-14 Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
WTLV (Jacksonville)
5 October 1 Oakland Raiders 47-10 New York Jets Giants Stadium KBHK-TV (San Francisco)
WPIX (New York City)
6 October 8 Denver Broncos 37-3 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
WLVI (Boston)
Broncos–Patriots rivalry
7 October 12 Atlanta Falcons 19-21 St. Louis Rams Busch Memorial Stadium WSB-TV (Atlanta)
KTVI (St Louis)
Thursday game
8 October 19 Cincinnati Bengals 27-9 Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WPGH-TV (Pittsburgh)
Bengals–Steelers rivalry, Thursday game
9 October 29 New York Giants 29-15 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium WPIX (New York City)

WDCA (Washington D.C.)

Giants–Redskins rivalry
10 November 5 Miami Dolphins 24–14 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium WPLG (Miami)
KGTV (San Diego)
1994 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
11 November 12 Denver Broncos 13–31 Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
12 November 19 Houston Oilers 13–20 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KHOU (Houston)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
13 November 26 Carolina Panthers 26–34 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WCCB (Charlotte)
None (New Orleans)
Panthers–Saints rivalry
14 November 30 New York Giants 10–6 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WPIX (New York City)
None (Phoenix)
Thursday game
December 3 Buffalo Bills 17–27 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park WIVB-TV (Buffalo)
KTVU (San Francisco)
15 December 10 Green Bay Packers 10–13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Stadium WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
None (Tampa Bay)
Buccaneers–Packers rivalry
16 December 17 Oakland Raiders 10–44 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KGO-TV (Oakland)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
17 December 23 New England Patriots 7–10 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WCVB-TV (Boston)
None (Indianapolis)
Colts–Patriots rivalry
IND win: Clinch AFC Wild Card
IND loss: Require help to clinch AFC Wild Card, Saturday game.

1996 NFL Season

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Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 1 Buffalo Bills 23-20 New York Giants Giants Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WPIX (New York City)
2 September 8 Miami Dolphins 38-10 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WBFS-TV (Miami)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-27 Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium WWWB (Tampa Bay)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
4 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles 33-18 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Atlanta)
Eagles–Falcons rivalry
5 September 29 New York Jets 16-31 Washington Redskins Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WDCA (Washington D.C.)
6 October 6 Houston Oilers 30-27 Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium KHOU (Houston)
None (Cincinnati)
7 October 13 Baltimore Ravens 21-26 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WNUV (Baltimore)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
8 October 17 Seattle Seahawks 16-34 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KCPQ (Seattle)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
Thursday game
9 October 27 Buffalo Bills 25-28 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WLVI (Boston)
Bills–Patriots rivalry
10 November 3 San Francisco 49ers 24–17 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KTVU (San Francisco)
None (New Orleans)
11 November 10 New York Giants 17–27 Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WCCB (Charlotte)
12 November 17 Minnesota Vikings 16–13 Oakland Raiders Network Associates Coliseum KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
None (Oakland)
13 November 24 Green Bay Packers 24–9 St. Louis Rams Trans World Dome WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
KTVI (St Louis)
14 December 1 New England Patriots 45–7 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
KGTV (San Diego)
15 December 5 Philadelphia Eagles 10–37 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WPHL-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Indianapolis)
Thursday game
December 8 Minnesota Vikings 24–22 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
None (Detroit)
Lions–Vikings rivalry
16 December 15 Seattle Seahawks 13–20 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium KCPQ (Seattle)
WTLV (Jacksonville)
17 December 22 Denver Broncos 10–16 San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
KGTV (San Diego)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry

1997 NFL Season

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This is the final season that TNT aired NFL games to date.

The November 23 game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins ended in a rare 7–7 tie which was the first and only ESPN Sunday Night Football tie in series history.

Weeks 1–9 aired on TNT, and all other games aired on ESPN.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 August 31 Washington Redskins 24-10 Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium WTTG (Washington D.C.)
WBTV (Charlotte)
2 September 7 Dallas Cowboys 22-25 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 14 New York Jets 24-27 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WLVI (Boston)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
4 September 21 Miami Dolphins 21-31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Houlihan's Stadium WBFS-TV (Miami)
WWWB (Tampa Bay)
Buccaneers–Dolphins rivalry
5 September 28 Philadelphia Eagles 19-28 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WTXF-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Minneapolis)
6 October 5 New Orleans Saints 20-17 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WGNO (New Orleans)
WBBM-TV (Chicago)
7 October 12 Indianapolis Colts 22-24 Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium WTTV (Indianapolis)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
8 October 16 San Diego Chargers 3-31 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KGTV (San Diego)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
Chargers–Chiefs rivalry, Thursday game
9 October 26 Atlanta Falcons 12-21 Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium WSB-TV (Atlanta)
WBTV (Charlotte)
Falcons–Panthers rivalry, Final Sunday Night Football/NFL game on TNT
10 November 2 Detroit Lions 10–20 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
Lions–Packers rivalry
11 November 9 Baltimore Ravens 0–37 Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
Ravens–Steelers rivalry
12 November 16 Oakland Raiders 38–13 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KGO-TV (Oakland)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
13 November 23 New York Giants 7–7 Washington Redskins FedExField WPIX (New York City)

WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)

Giants–Redskins rivalry
14 November 30 Denver Broncos 38–28 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
KGTV (San Diego)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry
15 December 4 Tennessee Oilers 14–41 Cincinnati Bengals Cinergy Field WPTY-TV (Memphis)
None (Cincinnati)
Thursday game
December 7 Detroit Lions 30–33 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WPLG (Miami)
16 December 14 Chicago Bears 13–10 St. Louis Rams Trans World Dome WLS-TV (Chicago)
KDNL-TV (St Louis)
17 December 21 San Francisco 49ers 9–38 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KTVU (San Francisco)
KCPQ (Seattle)
49ers–Seahawks rivalry

1998 NFL Season

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This is the first season that ESPN will air the entire Sunday Night Football game schedule.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 6 Oakland Raiders 8–28 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KTVU (Oakland)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
2 September 13 Indianapolis Colts 6–29 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Colts–Patriots rivalry
3 September 20 Philadelphia Eagles 3–17 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
None (Phoenix)
4 September 27 Cincinnati Bengals 24–31 Baltimore Ravens Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
Bengals–Ravens rivalry
5 October 4 Seattle Seahawks 6–17 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KOMO-TV (Seattle)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
6 October 11 Atlanta Falcons 34–20 New York Giants Giants Stadium WSB-TV (Atlanta)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
7 October 15 Green Bay Packers 20–27 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WCGV-TV (Milwaukee)
WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
Lions–Packers rivalry, Thursday game
8 October 25 Buffalo Bills 30–14 Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium WNYO-TV (Buffalo)
WCNC-TV (Charlotte)
9 November 1 Oakland Raiders 31–18 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KTVU (Oakland)
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
10 November 8 Tennessee Oilers 31–22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WUXP-TV (Nashville)
WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
11 November 15 Chicago Bears 3–26 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome WLS-TV (Chicago)
None (Detroit)
Bears–Lions rivalry
12 November 22 New Orleans Saints 20–31 San Francisco 49ers 3Com Park WGNO (New Orleans)
KTVU (San Francisco)
13 November 29 Denver Broncos 31–16 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
KGTV (San Diego)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry
14 December 3 St. Louis Rams 14–17 Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium KDNL-TV (St Louis)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
Thursday game
December 6 Chicago Bears 22–48 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLS-TV (Chicago)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
15 December 13 New York Jets 21–16 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
WPLG (Miami)
Dolphins–Jets rivalry
16 December 20 Jacksonville Jaguars 10–50 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WTLV (Jacksonville)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
17 December 27 Washington Redskins 7–23 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
KTXA (Dallas)
Cowboys–Redskins rivalry

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 12 Pittsburgh Steelers 43–0 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
Browns' first game since 1995
2 September 19 New York Jets 3–17 Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
WNYO-TV (Buffalo)
Bills–Jets rivalry
3 September 26 New York Giants 14–16 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Giants–Patriots rivalry
4 October 3 Oakland Raiders 21–22 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KTVU (Oakland)
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–26 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
Buccaneers–Packers rivalry
6 October 17 Washington Redskins 24–10 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
None (Phoenix)
7 October 21 Kansas City Chiefs 35–8 Baltimore Ravens PSINet Stadium KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
Thursday game
8 October 31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3–20 Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
None (Detroit)
9 November 7 Tennessee Titans 0–17 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WUXP-TV (Nashville)
WPLG (Miami)
10 November 14 Denver Broncos 17–20 Seattle Seahawks Kingdome KMGH-TV (Denver)
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
11 November 21 New Orleans Saints 23–41 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WUPL (New Orleans)
WTLV (Jacksonville)
12 November 28 Atlanta Falcons 28–34 Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium WSB-TV (Atlanta)
WCNC-TV (Charlotte)
Falcons–Panthers rivalry
13 December 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 6–20 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
WTLV (Jacksonville)
Thursday game
December 5 Dallas Cowboys 6–13 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
14 December 9 Oakland Raiders 14–21 Tennessee Titans Adelphia Coliseum KTVU (Oakland)
WUXP-TV (Nashville)
Thursday game
December 12 Minnesota Vikings 28–31 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
15 December 19 Buffalo Bills 31–21 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WNYO-TV (Buffalo)
None (Phoenix)
16 December 26 Washington Redskins 26–20 San Francisco 49ers 3Com Park WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
KTVU (San Francisco)

2000s

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2000 NFL Season

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 3 Tennessee Titans 13–16 Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium WUXP-TV (Nashville)
WNYO-TV (Buffalo)
1999 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
(Music City Miracle)
Bills–Titans rivalry
2 September 10 Dallas Cowboys 31–32 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
None (Phoenix)
3 September 17 Baltimore Ravens 6–19 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
WPLG (Miami)
4 September 24 Washington Redskins 16–6 New York Giants Giants Stadium WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
Giants–Redskins rivalry
5 October 1 Atlanta Falcons 10–38 Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium WUPA (Atlanta)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
Eagles–Falcons rivalry
6 October 8 Baltimore Ravens 15–10 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
WTLV (Jacksonville)
7 October 15 Minnesota Vikings 28–16 Chicago Bears Soldier Field KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
8 October 19 Detroit Lions 28–14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
Thursday game
9 October 29 Oakland Raiders 15–13 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KTVU (Oakland)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
10 November 5 Carolina Panthers 27–24 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome WCNC-TV (Charlotte)
KDNL-TV (St Louis)
11 November 12 New York Jets 15–23 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WWOR-TV (New York City)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
12 November 19 Jacksonville Jaguars 34–24 Pittsburgh Steelers Three Rivers Stadium WTLV (Jacksonville)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
13 November 26 New York Giants 31–7 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
None (Phoenix)
14 November 30 Detroit Lions 17–24 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
Lions–Vikings rivalry, Thursday game
December 3 Green Bay Packers 28–6 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Bears–Packers rivalry
15 December 10 New York Jets 7–31 Oakland Raiders Network Associates Coliseum WWOR-TV (New York City)
KTVU (Oakland)
16 December 17 New York Giants 17–13 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
KTXA (Dallas)
Cowboys–Giants rivalry
17 December 23 Buffalo Bills 42–23 Seattle Seahawks Husky Stadium WNYO-TV (Buffalo)
None (Seattle)
Saturday game

2001 NFL Season

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 9 Miami Dolphins 31–23 Tennessee Titans Adelphia Coliseum WFOR-TV (Miami)
WKRN-TV (Nashville)
3 September 23 Denver Broncos 38–17 Arizona Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
KTVK (Phoenix)
4 September 30 Dallas Cowboys 18–40 Philadelphia Eagles Veterans Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
5 October 7 Carolina Panthers 14–24 San Francisco 49ers 3Com Park WAXN-TV (Charlotte)
KTVU (San Francisco)
6 October 14 Oakland Raiders 23–18 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome KTVU (Oakland)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
7 October 18 Buffalo Bills 13–10 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WPXJ-TV (Buffalo)
None (Jacksonville)
Thursday game.
8 October 25 Indianapolis Colts 35–28 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
KCTV (Kansas City)
Thursday game
9 November 4 New York Jets 16–9 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WPIX (New York City)
WUPL (New Orleans)
10 November 11 Oakland Raiders 27–34 Seattle Seahawks Husky Stadium KTVU (Oakland)
None (Seattle)
Raiders–Seahawks rivalry
11 November 18 St. Louis Rams 24–17 New England Patriots Foxboro Stadium KDNL-TV (St Louis)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Super Bowl XXXVI preview
12 November 25 Chicago Bears 13–6 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WCIU-TV (Chicago)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
13 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles 23–10 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
Thursday game
December 2 Buffalo Bills 0–35 San Francisco 49ers 3Com Park WGRZ (Buffalo)
KTVU (San Francisco)
14 December 9 Seattle Seahawks 7–20 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High KOMO-TV (Seattle)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Seahawks rivalry
15 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers 26–21 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
Ravens–Steelers rivalry
16 December 23 New York Jets 29–28 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WPIX (New York City)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
17 December 30 Washington Redskins 40–10 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
WUPL (New Orleans)
18 January 6 Philadelphia Eagles 17–13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
2000 NFC Wild Card playoff rematch

2002 NFL Season

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 5 San Francisco 49ers 16–13 New York Giants Giants Stadium KGO-TV (San Francisco)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
49ers–Giants rivalry, NFL Kickoff Game, Thursday game
September 8 Dallas Cowboys 10–19 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
KTRK-TV (Houston)
Governor's Cup rivalry
Texans' first game
2 September 15 Oakland Raiders 30–17 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field KTVU (Oakland)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
Raiders–Steelers rivalry
3 September 22 Cincinnati Bengals 3–30 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)
WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
4 September 29 Minnesota Vikings 23–48 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
5 October 6 Baltimore Ravens 26–21 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
Browns–Ravens rivalry
6 October 13 Miami Dolphins 24–22 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High WFOR-TV (Miami)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
8 October 27 Indianapolis Colts 21–26 Washington Redskins FedExField WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
9 November 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 17–24 New York Giants Giants Stadium WJXX (Jacksonville)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
10 November 10 Miami Dolphins 10–13 New York Jets Giants Stadium WFOR-TV (Miami)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
Dolphins–Jets rivalry
11 November 17 New England Patriots 20–27 Oakland Raiders Network Associates Coliseum WCVB-TV (Boston)
KTVU (Oakland)
2001 AFC Divisional playoff rematch
(Tuck Rule Game)
12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts 23–20 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
KMGH-TV (Denver)
13 December 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–23 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
WUPL (New Orleans)
Buccaneers–Saints rivalry
14 December 8 Minnesota Vikings 22–26 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
Packers–Vikings rivalry
15 December 15 Arizona Cardinals 28–30 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome KTVK (Phoenix)
KDNL-TV (St Louis)
Cardinals–Rams rivalry
16 December 21 Philadelphia Eagles 27–3 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
KTXA (Dallas)
Cowboys–Eagles rivalry, Saturday game
December 22 New York Jets 30–17 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WWOR-TV (New York City)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
17 December 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15–0 Chicago Bears Memorial Stadium WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
TB win: First-round bye, NFC No. 2 seed.
TB loss: NFC No. 3 or 4 seed, GB first-round bye and NFC No. 2 seed

2003 NFL Season

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The December 14 game between the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints is remembered for an incident where, after scoring a touchdown, Saints wide receiver Joe Horn grabbed a cell phone hidden under the goalpost padding and pretended to make a phone call as a Touchdown celebration. This resulted in Horn receiving a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, and a $30,000 fine by the NFL.

Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 7 Oakland Raiders 20–25 Tennessee Titans Adelphia Coliseum KTVU (Oakland)
WKRN-TV (Nashville)
2002 AFC Championship Game rematch
2 September 14 Chicago Bears 13–24 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WLS-TV (Chicago)
KSTP-TV(Minneapolis)
Bears–Vikings rivalry
3 September 21 Buffalo Bills 7–17 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WGRZ (Buffalo)
WBFS-TV (Miami)
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
4 September 28 Indianapolis Colts 55–21 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
WUPL (New Orleans)
5 October 5 Cleveland Browns 33–13 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WKYC (Cleveland)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
2002 AFC Wild Card playoff rematch
6 October 12 San Francisco 49ers 19–20 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field KGO-TV (San Francisco)
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
49ers–Seahawks rivalry
8 October 26 Buffalo Bills 5–38 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium WGRZ (New York)
KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
9 November 2 Green Bay Packers 30–27 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
Packers–Vikings rivalry
10 November 9 Baltimore Ravens 22–33 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome WUTB (Baltimore)
KDNL-TV (St Louis)
11 November 16 Dallas Cowboys 0–12 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
12 November 23 Washington Redskins 23–24 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
WBFS-TV (Miami)
13 November 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10–17 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
WJXT (Jacksonville)
14 December 7 Carolina Panthers 14–20 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
Falcons–Panthers rivalry
15 December 14 New York Giants 7–45 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WWOR-TV (New York City)
WUPL (New Orleans)
16 December 20 New England Patriots 21–16 New York Jets Giants Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
Jets–Patriots rivalry, Saturday game.
December 21 Denver Broncos 31–17 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome KUSA-TV (Denver)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
17 December 27 Philadelphia Eagles 31–7 Washington Redskins FedExField WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)

WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)

Eagles–Redskins rivalry
Eagles clinch NFC East + first-round bye, Saturday game.
December 28 Pittsburgh Steelers 10–13 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
Ravens–Steelers rivalry
2004 Pro Bowl February 8 AFC 52–55 NFC Aloha Stadium None

2004 NFL Season

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs 24–34 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
KUSA-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
2 September 19 Miami Dolphins 13–16 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WBFS-TV (Miami)
WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)
3 September 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–30 Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum WFTS-TV (Tampa Bay)
KTVU (Oakland)
Super Bowl XXXVII rematch
4 October 3 St. Louis Rams 24–14 San Francisco 49ers Monster Park KDNL-TV (St Louis)
KGO-TV (San Francisco)
49ers–Rams rivalry
5 October 10 Baltimore Ravens 17–10 Washington Redskins FedExField WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
WJLA-TV (Washington D.C.)
6 October 17 Minnesota Vikings 38–31 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome WUPL (New Orleans)
KSTC-TV (Minneapolis)
Saints–Vikings rivalry
8 October 31 San Francisco 49ers 13–23 Chicago Bears Soldier Field KGO-TV (San Francisco)
WLS-TV (Chicago)
9 November 7 Cleveland Browns 13–27 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
Browns–Ravens rivalry
10 November 14 Buffalo Bills 6–29 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WGRZ (Buffalo)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Bills–Patriots rivalry
11 November 21 Green Bay Packers 16–13 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
KTRK-TV (Houston)
12 November 28 Oakland Raiders 25–24 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High KTVU (Oakland)
KUSA-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Raiders rivalry
13 December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 17–16 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
WJXT (Jacksonville)
14 December 12 Philadelphia Eagles 17–14 Washington Redskins FedExField WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
WDCA (Washington D.C.)
Eagles–Redskins rivalry
15 December 18 Carolina Panthers 31–34 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
WGCL-TV (Atlanta)
Falcons–Panthers rivalry, Saturday Game.
December 19 Baltimore Ravens 10–20 Indianapolis Colts RCA Dome WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
16 December 25 Denver Broncos 37–16 Tennessee Titans Adelphia Coliseum KUSA-TV (Denver)
WKRN-TV (Nashville)
Christmas Game, Played on Saturday.
December 26 Cleveland Browns 7–10 Miami Dolphins Pro Player Stadium WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
WBFS-TV (Miami)
17 January 2 Dallas Cowboys 24–28 New York Giants Giants Stadium KTXA (Dallas)
WABC-TV (New York City)
Cowboys–Giants rivalry
2005 Pro Bowl February 13 NFC 27–38 AFC Aloha Stadium None

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Week Date Visiting Team Final Score Host Team Stadium OTA Affiliates Significance
1 September 11 Indianapolis Colts 24–7 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WNDY-TV (Indianapolis)
WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
2 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs 23–17 Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
KBHK-TV (Oakland)
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
3 September 25 New York Giants 23–45 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium WPIX (New York City)
KGTV (San Diego)
4 October 2 San Francisco 49ers 14–31 Arizona Cardinals Estadio Azteca KBHK-TV (San Francisco)
KTVK (Phoenix)
49ers–Cardinals rivalry
5 October 9 Cincinnati Bengals 20–23 Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WJXT (Jacksonville)
6 October 16 Houston Texans 10–42 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field KPRC-TV (Houston)
KSTW (Seattle)
8 October 30 Buffalo Bills 16–21 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WGRZ (Buffalo)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Bills–Patriots rivalry
9 November 6 Philadelphia Eagles 10–17 Washington Redskins FedExField WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
WDCA (Washington D.C.)
Eagles–Redskins rivalry
10 November 13 Cleveland Browns 21–34 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WKYC (Cleveland)
WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
11 November 20 Kansas City Chiefs 45–17 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium KMBC-TV (Kansas City)
KPRC-TV (Houston)
12 November 27 New Orleans Saints 21–19 New York Jets Giants Stadium WUPL (New Orleans)
WPIX (New York City)
13 December 4 Oakland Raiders 10–34 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KBHK-TV (Oakland)
KGTV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
14 December 11 Detroit Lions 13–16 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
Lions–Packers rivalry
15 December 17 Denver Broncos 28–17 Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium KUSA-TV (Denver)
WGRZ (Buffalo)
Saturday Game.
December 18 Atlanta Falcons 3–16 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WGCL-TV (Atlanta)

WCIU-TV (Chicago)

16 December 25 Minnesota Vikings 23–30 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
WJZ-TV (Baltimore)
Christmas Game
17 December 31 New York Giants 30–21 Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum WPIX (New York City)
None (Oakland)
Saturday Game.
January 1 St. Louis Rams 20–10 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium KDNL-TV (St Louis)
KTXA (Dallas)
Cowboys–Rams rivalry
Last Sunday Night Football game televised by ESPN
DAL win: Clinch Playoff Berth
DAL loss: Eliminated
2006 Pro Bowl February 12 AFC 17–23 NFC Aloha Stadium None Last Pro Bowl game televised on ESPN until 2009.

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References

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