American Youth Football Featured on Next 'Together We Make Football' on TODAY

By: Nov. 13, 2015
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Tomorrow's "Together We Make Football" segment on TODAY features a profile on the American Youth Football's Southwest Valley Chapter.

The piece follows the AYF Chapter as they play their state championships at Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium. The program rewarded its scholar athletes with a special tour of the Arizona State football facilities, complete with a tunnel introduction for the students in the university's "Tillman Tunnel." The program incorporates community service into its mission, collecting canned goods for the United Food Bank of Arizona at the event. In addition, AYF provides scholarships for young players who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to play.

Sunday Night Football, television's No. 1 primetime show, continues this Sunday, Nov. 15, when the Seattle Seahawks (4-4) host the first-place Arizona Cardinals (6-2) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with Football Night in America, the most-watched studio show in sports.

ABOUT "TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL"

The National Football League and NBC present weekly segments on TODAY for "Together We Make Football," an invitation to anyone inspired by the game of football - whether as a player at any level, coach or a fan - to share their story for a chance to win a trip to SUPER BOWL 50.

The campaign will unfold weekly throughout the NFL season with segments airing every Friday on TODAY.

The deadline for submissions ended on Nov. 2, and now a joint NFL and NBC panel will select five finalists whose stories will be turned into short features by NFL Films. The features will be unveiled weekly on TODAY beginning Friday, December 4 and the winning story will be announced live on TODAY on January 8, 2016.

This is the latest iteration of the "Together We Make Football" campaign that launched in 2013. Over the past two years, thousands of fans shared their stories of what football means to them. A select few had their stories told on TODAY and some even won trips to Super Bowl.

Stories that air on TODAY also will be posted on NFL.com/videos/twmf throughout the season.

Following is NBC's full SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL schedule:

2015 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
*Sun. Nov. 15 Week 10 Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks
*Sun. Nov. 22 Week 11 Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals
**Thurs. Nov. 26 Week 12 Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Nov. 29 Week 12 New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
*Sun. Dec. 6 Week 13 Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Dec. 13 Week 14 Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Dec. 20 Week 15 Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Dec. 27 Week 16 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
*Sun. Jan. 3 Week 17 TBD
*Flex Week

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