Who plays on ‘Sunday Night Football’ tonight? Time, TV channel, schedule for NFL Week 16 Christmas Day game

Here’s the scheduled matchup on Christmas night’s Sunday Night Football.

If you’re disappointed with the presents you got on Christmas Day, maybe some primetime NFL football can help make up for it. Here’s what to expect on Sunday Night Football tonight.

Who plays on Sunday Night Football tonight, November 6th?

• Matchup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Arizona Cardinals; 8:20 PM ET
• Location: State Farm Stadium; Glendale, Arizona

You can watch the game on Fubo.tv.

Yet another primetime game that looked good on paper when the schedules were released before the season but have since withered away to be a “who cares?” matchup at the end of the season.

The driving storyline in this one is Tom Brady needing to keep his playoff streak alive by winning as many games as possible to defend their NFC South lead.

A win here would increase the Bucs’ playoff appearance likelihood from 74% to 81% according to FiveThirtyEight’s model.

The Cardinals, though, have more or less closed the chapter on this season. At 4-10, they’re third in the NFC West and mathematically eliminated from the postseason. Time to start resting starters and thinking about next season.

This one should be all Buccaneers, but Tampa has routinely made things more difficult than necessary this year, so we’ll see how that actually plays out.

How many prime time games do the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have this year?

Tampa had five primetime games this season, this being the final one.

How many prime time games do the Arizona Cardinals have this year?

This is the final of four primetime games the Cardinals had scheduled this season.

Last time Tampa Bay Buccaneers won on Sunday Night Football

Tampa beat the Dallas Cowboys 19-3 in Week 2 of this season. That feels like an eternity ago considering how much the perception of each team’s Super Bowl chances has changed since then.

Last time Arizona Cardinals won on Sunday Night Football

Arizona didn’t have a SNF appearance last year. In 2020, they beat the Seattle Seahawks in overtime.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals matchup history

The Cardinals lead this all-time series 11-10. Arizona has won three of the last five matchups, with Tampa taking the most recent in 2019.