# NBC skips national anthem on ‘Sunday Night Football’ from Soldier Field on Veterans Day week

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nbc-skips-national-anthem-on-sunday-night-football-from-soldier-field-on-veterans-day-week/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:03:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T13:41:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/nbc-skips-national-anthem-sunday-night-football-soldier-field-veterans-day-week
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- NBC omitted the national anthem from its Sunday night broadcast.
- The game was at Soldier Field during Salute to Service week.
- NBC had not explained the decision by publication.

## Summary

NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” broadcast omitted the US national anthem before the Bears–Buccaneers game at Soldier Field, a choice that drew notice because the NFL was promoting its Salute to Service campaign and Veterans Day was three days away. The omission is significant because the article says anthem coverage is a network editorial decision, rather than one made by the NFL or a club.

After introducing commentators Cris Collinsworth and Noah Eagle, NBC showed an interview with Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, then aerial footage of flag bearers carrying a large folded US flag into a stadium tunnel. The broadcast included Carrie Underwood’s “show anthem” and coverage of the Bears’ trade for defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, but not the national anthem. NBC communications executives had not responded to the article’s questions by publication; some viewers also commented on the omission on social media.

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