Key Points Carrie Underwood will return to NFL’s Sunday Night Football in 2026. She’s been singing the opening theme song since 2013. The Grammy-winning country star is coming back for yet another season of Sunday Night Football this fall. Carrie has been opening NFL games with the catchy “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” theme song since 2013, when Faith Hill passed her the baton. “This year’s show open welcomes Sunday Night Football into my ongoing rock star fever dream,” Carrie says in a press release, indicating that her 2026 opener will lean into her love of rock music.