NBC confirms Carrie Underwood intro will be back for Sunday Night Football in 2025

Carrie Underwood and her traditional Sunday Night Football intro will return for the 2025 NFL season, NBC announced Wednesday. It’ll be her 13th season on the network.

“For the 20th season of SNF, we wanted to set the tone for the night by reimagining the anthem sound in a way that plays to Carrie’s powerhouse vocals,” Creative director Tripp Dixon said in a statement. ” … While visually creating a seamless blend of stylized shots and behind-the-scenes moments evoking the national roadshow that is Sunday Night Football, week after week in the fall.”

Underwood will star on Sunday Night Football again starting September 7th on NBC and Peacock. The Sunday night season-opener will feature the Baltimore Ravens at the Buffalo Bills. NBC will be in action first three days earlier for the season opener between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.

“We had a blast shooting the new opening at The Resorts World Theatre again,” Underwood said. “As always, Tripp and the creative team continue to raise the bar, bringing the high energy and stunning visuals that the Sunday Night Football audience has come to expect year after year. I can’t wait for the world to see it!”

Underwood is one of the biggest music stars in the world and NBC was thrilled to have her back. Sunday Night Football has been primetime television’s No. 1 show for a record, 14 consecutive years.

“Carrie Underwood is a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, film, and as a bestselling author and successful entrepreneur,” NBC’s release read. “She has sold more than 85 million records worldwide, recorded 29 #1 singles (14 of which she co-wrote), is the most-awarded female country artist for singles in RIAA history, and has seven albums that are certified Multi-Platinum or Platinum by the RIAA, with over 72 million total RIAA certifications to date, all while continuing to sell out arena tours across North America and the UK.

“All 10 of her albums (including nine studio albums and her 2014 Greatest Hits: Decade #1) – three of which she co-produced – have debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 chart for all genres, beginning with her 9x platinum debut album, Some Hearts, which was released in 2005. She has won over 100 major awards including 8 GRAMMY® Awards, 16 ACM Awards including three for Entertainer of the Year (the first female in history to win twice and the only female ever to win three times), 25 CMT Music Awards (holding the record for the most award wins ever for the show), 17 American Music Awards, 10 People’s Choice Awards, and 7 CMA Awards.”