Sunday Night Football on NBC intro 2024 | NE@WASH | PRE Week 3

that's what greatness looks like to moments beautiful night for some football Nascar Cup Series champion Sher back on top of the world on a star for on Sunday Night [Applause] [Music] Football wow that's beautiful what a gorgeous Sunday night final Sunday night of August in our nation's capital and just a few miles east at what is now Commander field in Landover Maryland as the Washington Commanders make their first home appearance of the 2024 season one where they'll be led by the number two overall pick in the draft Jaden Daniels and tonight Washington host number three overall pick Drake May and the New England Patriots in our NBC NFL pre-season special and thanks for having us in Mike too Chris Collinsworth Melissa Stark you ready to go let's do another football season here just 11 days till the opener and 11 nights will be in Kansas City watch the Champs take on Baltimore this the final preseason game Chris couple of franchises that are storyed franchises but they need to write a new story both won four games last year both have new head coaches new general managers new quarterbacks let me start with the Pats because For the First Time in the quarter Century bill bich is not on that sideline anymore it's Gerard Mayo what's your impression of the Pats well first of all the Patriots they're in search of offense they average under 14 points a game a season ago and that just is not going to get it done you bring in Drake May third overall pick you talked about got him and he has talent but he's not even 22 years old yet they would love to have him sit and watch and learn but if he performs like he has in the past few weeks he might be the starting quarterback on opening day we're going to see him tonight Washington is sitting most of their starters Dan Quinn's the new coach this feels like less of a rebuild in Washington than it is for the Patriots well and you assume that Dan Quinn's going to be able to come in here and fix the defense that was dead last a season ago they were not good at all and it doesn't hurt if you bring the Heisman Trophy winner right Jaden Daniels has simply dazzled since he's gotten to Washington and Mike I have to say I think he is going to be a superstar in this league we talk a lot about him tonight we've got seven new head coaches in the NFL this year two of them in our game head-to heads wrap up the preseason it's the commanders of the Patriots coming up next here on NBC