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Heidi Game
The Heidi Game, or Heidi Bowl, was the November 17, 1968 AFL Jets-Raiders game in which NBC cut to the movie Heidi with 65 seconds left, missing Oakland's two-touchdown comeback to win 43-32, forcing a formal NBC apology and changing sports broadcasting.
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football (SNF) is the NFL's Sunday primetime package on NBC and Peacock since 2006, primetime's No. 1 show for 14 straight seasons (2011-24), under an 11-year rights extension through 2033 with Peacock-exclusive games from 2023.
NFL on CBS
NFL on CBS is CBS's package of NFL Sunday afternoon games, first televised in 1956, NFC holder 1970-1993, AFC home since 1998, streamed on Paramount+, under an 11-year, $2.1 billion-per-season deal through 2033 with three Super Bowls.
NFL on Netflix
NFL on Netflix is the NFL's three-season (2024–2026) live-streaming deal, worth $150 million per year, carrying Christmas Day games; the 2024 debut drew 65 million US viewers and the 2025 Lions-Vikings game set a 27.5 million streaming record.
NFL Sunday Ticket
NFL Sunday Ticket: NFL out-of-market Sunday afternoon game package (CBS/FOX), launched 1994 on DirecTV, exclusively on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels since 2023 under a seven-year, over $2 billion-per-season deal; subject of antitrust litigation.
The NFL Today
The NFL Today is CBS's Sunday NFL pre-game studio show, debuting September 13, 1964 as a 15-minute regional program hosted by Frank Gifford; the 1975 Musburger-Cross-George-Snyder format became the template for all NFL studio shows, and James Brown has hosted since 2006.
Thursday Night Football
Thursday Night Football (TNF) is the NFL's Thursday prime-time game package, launched 2006 on NFL Network, later on CBS, NBC, Fox, and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from 2022 through 2033, paying over $1 billion per season.