NBC to Air 49ers-Seahawks Game on Thanksgiving

NBC continues its holiday tradition this Thursday night withSunday Night Football on THANKSGIVING Night, when Russell Wilson and the defending SUPER BOWL champion Seattle Seahawks (7-4) visit Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (7-4) in a pivotal NFC West showdown at 8 p.m. ET. The Seahawks and 49ers are deadlocked in the NFC standings, and battling for playoff positioning with five games remaining in the regular season.

Weekend coverage continues on NBC this Sunday, November 30, when Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (8-3) travel to Kansas City to face Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs (7-4) on Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

Calling Seahawks-49ers and Broncos-Chiefs is seven-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 29th season as THE VOICE of the NFL's premier primetime package; 15-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth, who has won the Emmy for Outstanding Event Analyst in each of his five seasons in the SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL booth; 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. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Sports Series for a record six consecutive years.

Football Night In America, the most-watched studio show in sports, is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas, who will report from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on THANKSGIVING night. Costas will report from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday night, alongside Collinsworth, Tafoya, two-time SUPER BOWL winner Hines Ward, and NBC Sports commentator Josh Elliott.

Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from NBC Sports Group's Studio 1. On Thursday night, he will be joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy and two-time SUPER BOWL winner Rodney Harrison. Patrick, Dungy, and Harrison will also anchor Sunday night's coverage alongside Mike Florio of PRO FOOTBALL TALK on NBCSN and NBCSports.com, and Peter King of Sports Illustrated. Kathryn Tappen will report from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., on the Patriots-Packers game on Sunday.

SEAHAWKS-49ERS - THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBC

The Seahawks and 49ers square off on THANKSGIVING night on NBC with NFC playoff implications on the line. Both teams boast 7-4 records, following San Francisco's 17-13 win against Washington, and Seattle's 19-3 victory over the NFC West-leading Arizona Cardinals. The 49ers ride a three-game winning streak heading into THANKSGIVING night, while the Seahawks have won four of their last five.

Thursday night's game is a rematch of last year's NFC Championship Game, and marks the first meeting between the two teams since Seattle's 23-17 victory to advance to SUPER BOWL XLVIII. Thursday's matchup features the two top-ranked defenses in the NFL; Seattle has allowed the fewest yards per game in the league (296.8), while San Francisco ranks second in the category (300.1). In addition, the Seahawks lead in the NFL in total rushing offense, averaging 169.6 yards per game on the gr