Carrie Underwood has been the face of NBC’s Sunday Night Football opening since 2013, marking her 13th consecutive season in 2025. In other words, she has held the SNF opening role for a decade-plus, delivering the anthem and show-opening visuals each fall. Key points
- Start of tenure: 2013, when she replaced Faith Hill as the SNF opening artist.
- 2025 season: entering her 13th straight year performing the opening and delivering updated performances and visuals for the show open.
- Typical schedule: SNF usually films the opening ahead of the season and airings coincide with the season kick-off and weekly games, with reports noting a single-day or short-session shooting for the opening in prior years.
If you’d like, I can pull the latest official NBC or SNF press notes to confirm any 2025-specific details or provide a short timeline of her SNF openings over the years.
