<P> Some changes were made to the show's opening for the 2012 season, which included Faith Hill walking through the tunnel towards the stage . She then performs with a rock band in front of a live audience, with video screens in the background . Shortly after the start of the song, guests appeared on the computer - generated video screens each week (such as three of the judges from The Voice for Week 1 and the Chicago Fire Department for Week 3) singing the line "We want it too!" The live audience uses their smartphones to form the Verizon logo . NFL stars are also seen going through the tunnel with moving CG images of city landmarks, players and team logos . Initially, the stars presented were Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), Clay Matthews (Packers), Ray Lewis (Baltimore Ravens), Patrick Willis (San Francisco 49ers), Jimmy Graham (New Orleans Saints), DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys), Calvin Johnson (Detroit Lions), Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals), Jared Allen (Minnesota Vikings), Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots), Darrelle Revis (New York Jets) and Eli Manning (New York Giants). The opening itself was remixed with Nick Mangold (Jets) and LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia Eagles) filling in for Ray Lewis and Darrelle Revis . </P> <P> Beginning with this season, the opening title sequence was not used at the start of the NBC Sunday Night Football Thanksgiving Special broadcast . This opening was also not used on December 16, 2012, two days after the Sandy Hook shooting . </P> <P> Carrie Underwood became the performer for the theme song for the 2013 season, replacing Faith Hill . Her intro debuted on September 8, with the theme arrangement itself tilted even more towards country to reflect the change in singers . In this animation sequence, Underwood performs on stage inside a computer - generated stadium . Verizon also returned for more product placement . Some of the NFL stars appearing in this opening include Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts), Eli Manning (Giants), Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos), Clay Matthews (Packers) and J.J. Watt (Houston Texans). The animation ends with the NBC Sunday Night Football logo written in laser lighting . </P> <P> Beginning with this season, the opening was not used for any playoff game aired on NBC . </P>

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