NBC Sports to Present Pair of Pivotal AFC Matchups This Holiday Week

NBC Sports presents a pair of pivotal AFC matchups this holiday week, beginning on Thanksgiving night in Indianapolis, when Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5) visit T.Y. Hilton and the Colts (5-5) at Lucas Oil Stadium this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Coverage on NBC continues with an AFC West clash on SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Nov. 27, when Von Miller and the Super Bowl-champion Denver Broncos (7-3) host Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs (7-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo.

The Colts and Steelers enter their matchup on Thanksgiving night within one game of the top spot in their respective divisions. The Colts are coming off a 24-17 win against the Titans, as QB Andrew Luck threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Veteran RB Frank Gore has provided stability for the Colts' offense, averaging nearly 85 yards from scrimmage per game for Indianapolis. In his 12th NFL season, Gore ranks ninth in league history with 12,682 rushing yards.

The Steelers SNAPPED a four-game losing streak with a 24-9 win against the Browns in Cleveland last Sunday, led by RB Le'Veon Bell, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown and added 55 receiving yards. The Steelers boast a dominant 22-6 all-time record against the Colts.

NBC's Chiefs-Broncos matchup on SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL could have significant playoff implications in the AFC. Both teams are 7-3, just one game behind the AFC West-leading Oakland Raiders (8-2). The Chiefs aim to bounce back from a 19-17 loss at home to Tampa Bay in Week 11. The Broncos had a bye in Week 11, and defeated the Saints 25-23 in Week 10. The two clubs are scheduled to meet again on SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Christmas night in Week 16.

Calling Steelers-Colts and Chiefs-Broncos are Mike Tirico (play-by-play); 16-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth; and two-time Emmy Award-winning sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

NBC's coverage of SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL is led by Emmy Award-winning producer Fred Gaudelli and Emmy Award-winning director Drew Esocoff.

Football Night in America, the most-watched weekly studio show in sports, is hosted by Bob Costas, who will report on-site from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Thanksgiving night, and will be joined on-site by Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy. NBC Sports will present coverage of Dungy receiving his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony of Steelers-Colts.

Liam McHugh will co-host Thursday night's coverage from NBC Sports Group's International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., alongside two-time SUPER BOWL champion Rodney Harrison.

Costas will host FNIA on Sunday night on-site in Denver, and will be joined by Collinsworth and Tafoya. Dan Patrick will anchor FNIA on Sunday from NBC Sports Group's International Broadcast Center, with Dungy, Harrison, and Mike Florio of NBC Sports' ProFootballTalk. Kathryn Tappen will report from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on the Panthers-Raiders game.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL - SOUTHERN VS. GRAMBLING STATE IN BAYOU CLASSIC SATURDAY AT 5 P.M. ET ON NBCSN

NBC Sports Group concludes its 2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL coverage this Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Grambling State (8-1) and Southern University (8-2) facing off in the annual Bayou Classic from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. This marks the 26th year NBC Sports will present the Bayou Classic.

Paul Burmeister will handle play-by-play, and will be joined in the booth by analysts Ross Tucker and Anthony Herron. Lewis Johnson will report from the sidelines.

NBCSPORTS.COM & NBC SPORTS APP TO LIVE STREAM NBC'S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will stream all of NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL and Thursday Night Football games to desktops, tablets, and connected TVs. The NBC Sports app will stream coverage via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The full HD-quality video stream will come directly from NBC's SNF and TNF broadcasts. Powered by Playmaker Media, the NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox. (NOTE: NBC Sports does not have NFL LIVE streaming rights to mobile devices.)

PROFOOTBALLTALK - WEEKDAYS AT 7 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Mike Florio brings fans the latest NFL news and interviews with players and coaches every weekday morning with ProFootballTalk on NBCSN at 7 a.m. ET. The two-hour ProFootballTalk provides all-encompassing coverage of the NFL, including the most current news and analysis, thought-provoking debates, and interviews with a wide variety of NFL newsmakers. The program is a simulcast of Florio's national radio program that airs daily on NBC Sports Radio.

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