<P> When the 2014 NFL schedule was released on April 23 , it placed a Sunday night game ( Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints ) against a World Series game for the fifth straight year . Starting with this season , NBC was permitted to begin flexing games as soon as Week 5 , with the restriction that no more than two games may be flexed between Weeks 5 and 10 . The final Sunday night of the season -- December 28 , 2014 -- likewise was a flex game ; the slot was left vacant when the schedule was released , as been the practice of the past six seasons . The game 's teams ( and , by extension , its location ) was announced after most week 16 games it was filled by the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers . Country / pop superstar Carrie Underwood continued her role as the performer of the Sunday Night Football opener . </P>
<P> When the 2014 NFL schedule was released on April 23 , it placed a Sunday night game ( Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints ) against a World Series game for the fifth straight year . Starting with this season , NBC was permitted to begin flexing games as soon as Week 5 , with the restriction that no more than two games may be flexed between Weeks 5 and 10 . The final Sunday night of the season -- December 28 , 2014 -- likewise was a flex game ; the slot was left vacant when the schedule was released , as been the practice of the past six seasons . The game 's teams ( and , by extension , its location ) was announced after most week 16 games it was filled by the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers . Country / pop superstar Carrie Underwood continued her role as the performer of the Sunday Night Football opener . </P>
who sings the intro to sunday night football
who sings the intro to sunday night football
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood