Carrie Underwood (Photo Via Instagram/@carrieunderwood)

Carrie Underwood is getting quite a lot of attention before the game this week. She shared new behind-the-scenes photos from NBC’s Week 12 “Sunday Night Football” shoot, and fans immediately reacted. She returned for the 2025 season after NBC confirmed her comeback in July, making this her twelfth year with the show.

She posted the photos before the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the pictures, she wore a blue dress and added a short caption: “Gearing up for this weekend’s @snfonnbc, here are a few behind the scenes photos from this season’s shoot!” The post quickly became popular, and fans filled the comments with excitement and compliments.

Even after more than a decade, the eight-time Grammy winner continues her SNF role without pay. She once denied rumors that she earns a million dollars each week, saying in 2024, “No, it’s pretty pro-bono. I wish, that’d be great. That would be awesome.”

Fans React To Underwood’s Week 12 Look


Carrie Underwood (Photo via GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Her new outfit got plenty of quick reactions.

One fan wrote, “My queen.”

Another added, “Gorgeous. Wow those legs.”

The comments kept coming in as viewers looked ahead to Underwood’s Week 12 intro. She tends to share small teasers each season, and fans treat them like weekly events.

NBC also hyped her return for the league’s 20th season of “Sunday Night Football.” Tripp Dixon explained the network’s direction when it announced her comeback.

He said, “For the 20th season of SNF, we wanted to set the tone for the night by reimagining the anthem sound in a way that plays to Carrie’s powerhouse vocals, while visually creating a seamless blend of stylized shots and behind-the-scenes moments evoking the national roadshow that is Sunday Night Football, week after week in the fall,”

Underwood has performed the SNF anthem since 2013. Each week, she sings “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” and she now sees it more as a tradition than a job. She has even joked about pay rumors, saying it would be “awesome” if she made a million dollars per show. Instead, she stays because she enjoys it and appreciates the fans’ support. She once faced enough after performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration, but now again she getting the love.

Now, people eagerly await for her look each week, and she consistently delivers. With another season underway, Underwood is the most talked-about face of Sunday night football.