Disney/ABC/ESPN is seeking two separate NFL packages during this round of media rights negotiations, including NBC's Sunday Night Football.
ESPN spends $2 billion per year for an inferior Monday Night schedule and no Super Bowls, while NBC writes a check for a mere $950 million for Sunday Night.
NBC also has two playoff games per year compared to ESPN’s one.
ESPN's extra cost includes nearly wall-to-wall highlights on its network, which NBC, Fox and CBS don't have.
The NFL likes NBC’s Sunday presentation featuring Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth.