Dallas Cowboys Visit Minnesota Vikings on NBC's THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

The only network with two primetime NFL packages, NBC continues its coverage of Thursday Night Football this Thursday, December 1, when Dak Prescott and the NFL-best 10-1 Dallas Cowboys host Sam Bradford and the Minnesota Vikings. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET with Football Night in Minnesota on NBC.

The NFC East-leading Cowboys have won 10 consecutive games, and have been led by the rookie tandem of Prescott and RB Ezekiel Elliott. Prescott has thrown for 18 touchdowns and rushed for five more in his 11 career NFL starts, while committing just two turnovers. Elliott leads the NFL in rushing with 1,199 yards. The Cowboys would be the first team to clinch a playoff berth with a win over the VIKINGS AND a Buccaneers loss or tie, or a Redskins loss.

Host Minnesota, 4-1 this season in new U.S. Bank Stadium, looks to rebound from a 16-13 Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit. Bradford has thrown 12 touchdowns passes and run for two scores. TE Kyle Rudolph, who tied his career high with nine catches at Detroit, is tied for second among all TEs in the NFL with five touchdowns.

Calling Cowboys-Vikings are seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play) and 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, joined by sideline reporter Heather Cox.

Mike Tirico will serve as the host of the Football Night in Minnesota pregame show from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. He will be joined on-site by Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, who played quarterback for the University of Minnesota and served as defensive coordinator for the VIKINGS (1992-1995), and two-time SUPER BOWL champion Rodney Harrison.

Sam Flood is executive producer of NBC Sports and NBCSN. Fred Gaudelli is the executive producer of NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and Thursday Night Football. Drew Esocoff is director of SNF and TNF. Rob Hyland is coordinating producer of Thursday Night Football.

Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Pentatonix will perform the Thursday Night Football show open. The show open celebrates the start of the NFL weekend, with game highlights and player cameos. For more information, click here.

The new Thursday Night Football theme music was composed and produced by Grammy Award-nominated producer and songwriter Jimmy Greco, and features the string section from the orchestra of Tony Award-winning Broadway blockbuster Hamilton under the direction of violinist and Hamilton concertmaster Jonathan Dinklage. The new music - entitled "Can't Hold Us Down" - is a high energy, melodic piece combining a modern pop musical arrangement, mixed with a traditional anthemic feeling found in classic sports themes. For more information, click here.

In addition, TNF on NBC will feature a new graphics package, defined by bright colors, highly energized motion design and vibrant neon trimmed logos. The graphics package was designed to shine at its brightest in the game broadcast, extending from pre-game through to post-game, and was uniquely created to help celebrate Thursday night as the kickoff of the NFL Weekend.

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