On December 16 , , NBC Sports Network , along with CNBC , aired a portion of the '' Sunday Night Football '' game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots . This was because the game 's coverage on NBC was interrupted by President Barack Obama 's press conference following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting . NBCSN will continue to serve as overflow coverage for '' Sunday Night Football '' and other NFL games covered by NBC in the event the ongoing game is interrupted by an NBC News special coverage
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
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