When the NFL schedule blesses us with Steelers vs. Patriots, it's important to take note of the TV channel on which this clash of AFC heavyweights can be viewed. In 2019, we get this always-entertaining matchup in Week 1, and we get it in prime time on NBC's "Sunday Night Football."
With an 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff time Sunday night, Steelers vs. Patriots is a worthy night cap to the NFL season's first full day of football. New England is the defending Super Bowl champion, of course, so its playing on "Sunday Night Football" to open the season is a deviation from the league's tradition of scheduling its defending champion for the first game of the year.
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This is still kickoff weekend, though, and the 53 Super Bowl winners have a 43-9-1 record in the kickoff weekend games of their title seasons. The Patriots have won nine of their past 10 home openers played on kickoff weekend, the most in the NFL over that span. Further, New England quarterback Tom Brady has 34 touchdown passes in 16 career Week 1 games, and he needs one touchdown pass against Pittsburgh to surpass Peyton Manning (34) for the second-most touchdown passes in season-opening games in NFL history.
The Steelers, on the other hand, are looking to repeat the success they had against the Patriots last season, when they beat New England for the first time in their last five meetings.
Below is all the info you need to watch Steelers vs. Patriots on Sunday night, including the TV channels and kickoff time.
What channel is Steelers vs. Patriots on today?
- TV channel (national): NBC
- TV channel (Pittsburgh): WPXI
- TV channel (New England): WYCN-LD
- Live stream: fuboTV
Sunday night's Steelers-Patriots game technically will mark the second broadcast of the season for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" crew, as they also covered Thursday night's Packers-Bears game in Chicago. NBC's broadcast team, which Sporting News ranks as the best the NFL has to offer, consists of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth in the booth and Michele Tafoya reporting from the sidelines.
Viewers will also be able to live stream the game using fuboTV. New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial.
For those who are looking for radio information, the Westwood One broadcast of Steelers vs. Patriots can be heard on Sirius channels 81 (Steelers) and 83 (Patriots), as well as XM channels 225 (Steelers) and 226 (Patriots). Kevin Kugler and Jason Taylor will be on the radio call.
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Steelers vs. Patriots: What time is kickoff?
- Date: Sunday, Sept. 8
- Start time: 8:20 p.m. ET
The 8:20 p.m. ET start time for Steelers vs. Patriots is the NFL's traditional "Sunday Night Football" start time.
As always, the game broadcast will begin upon the conclusion of the network's "Football Night in America."
NFL TV schedule for Week 1
Thursday, Sept. 5
| Game | Time (ET) | TV |
| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears | 8:20 p.m. | NBC, fuboTV |
Sunday, Sept. 8
| Game | Time | TV |
| Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers | 1 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles | 1 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings | 1 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns | 1 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Buffalo Bills at New York Jets | 1 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins | 1 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:05 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks | 4:05 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys | 4:25 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:25 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals | 4:25 p.m. | Fox, fuboTV |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots | 8:20 p.m. | NBC, fuboTV |
Monday, Sept 9
| Game | Time | TV |
| Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints | 7:10 p.m. | ESPN |
| Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders | 10:20 p.m. | ESPN |