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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 08:41:17+00:00

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The “Press Pass” on NBC Sports Group Press Box is a quick overview of upcoming program information and highlights from the NBC Sports Group Communications team. For live streaming information on NBCSports.com and Golf Channel Live Extra, click here.
NBC Sports presents a pair of NFL games this holiday weekend, beginning with a special edition of Sunday Night Football this Saturday night in Green Bay, Wis., as Clay Matthews and the Green Bay Packers host Case Keenum and the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on NBC. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Football Night in America.
On Monday, Dec. 25, NBC presents an NFL Christmas Special, as Ben Roethlisberger and the AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Houston to face DeAndre Hopkins and the Texans at NRG Stadium. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET. Steelers-Texans will also be televised by NFL Network, and streamed live on Amazon Prime Video, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, NFL Mobile from Verizon, Watch NFL Network, the NFL app on Microsoft, and NFL Game Pass (International).
Calling Vikings-Packersare Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.
Football Night in America will be hosted by Liam McHugh, who will report on-site from Lambeau Field alongside Chris Simms, and Dan Patrick, who will host from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Patrick is joined by Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, and Mike Florio. Paul Burmeister will report from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Colts-Ravens.
On Monday, Kurt Warner joins Mike Tirico and sideline reporter Heather Cox for Steelers-Texans. Coverage starts at 4 p.m. ET with Football Night in Houston on NBC, the only network with two primetime NFL packages. Patrick will serve as the host of the Football Night in Houston pregame show from Studio 1 at NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn, joined by Dungy and Harrison.
NBC Sports Group presents a Premier League packed holiday season with 40 “festive fixtures” in 14 days, beginning this weekend.
This week’s live Premier League coverage begins this Friday, December 22, at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by fifth-place Arsenal v. fourth-place Liverpool at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Live Premier League coverage continues Saturday, December 23, at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Everton v. third-place Chelsea at 7:25 a.m. ET.
Saturday’s coverage continues at 9:55 a.m. ET with first-place Manchester City v. Bournemouth on NBCSN and West Ham v. Newcastle on CNBC and Universo. Manchester City. Also at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold presents four exclusive matches: Brighton & Hove Albion v. Watford; Southampton v. Huddersfield Town; Stoke City v. West Bromwich Albion; and Swansea City v. Crystal Palace.
NBC presents a special doubleheader this Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET with sixth-place Burnley v. seventh-place Tottenham, followed by Leicester City v. second-place Manchester United at 2:45 p.m. ET. White calls Leicester City v. Manchester United, joined by analyst Graeme Le Sauxat King Power Stadium.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2017 Dew Tour from Breckenridge kicks off this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. The competition serves as one of the U.S. Olympic team qualifying events for snowboarding and freestyle skiing.
Todd Harris hosts coverage on NBC from Breckenridge Ski Resort. Harris will be joined by Luke Van Valin (analyst), Todd Richards (analyst), and Tina Dixon (reporter).
Coverage of the men’s alpine skiing season on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA continues this Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET from Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, with live coverage of the men’s slalom under the lights.
Steve Schlanger (play-by-play) and Steve Porino (analyst) will call Friday’s action.
Coverage of the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season continues this Thursday and Friday with live coverage of moguls competition from Thaiwoo, China, and live coverage of ski cross events from Innichen, Italy. Both competitions will serve as qualification events for the U.S. Olympic Team.
Trace Worthington will provide commentary alongside analyst Luke Van Valin.
NBC Sports Group’s presentation Premiership Rugby continues this weekend with Worcester v. London kicking off coverage this Friday at 6:00 p.m. E.T. on NBCSN. Coverage continues with Northampton v. Exeter Saturday at 12:30 p.m. E.T. on NBCSN.
“Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Year” will air this Saturday at 5 p.m. E.T. on NBC. Singer and actor Mark McGrath hosts the event honoring more than 50 Team USA athletes and special guests – including Team USA legends Carl Lewis and Janet Evans.
NBC will air coverage of the PGA Tour: Year in Review at 1 p.m. E.T.
NBC Sports Group will air the Spartan Race World Championship on NBC this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. E.T.
NBC Sports Group will air the Red Bull Series: Rampage event this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. E.T. on NBC.

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