Carrie Underwood

For the ninth straight year, the country singer has opened NBC's coverage with a video that finds her trading scenes with the NFL's biggest stars.

She still remembers exactly where she was when she heard the news.

The singer and mother of two boys compared it to watching husband Mike Fisher play hockey.

The air is as stale as the love ...

The movie 'Dear Evan Hansen' (due out on Sept. 24) is a film adaptation of the Tony Awards-winning Broadway musical.

Clips of some of the NFL's biggest stars (Patrick Mahomes, Derrick Henry, Russell Wilson and more) are spread throughout the preview video

It'll be Underwood's ninth as the singer of the 'Sunday Night Football' theme.

It's Underwood's first nomination in 15 years.

Video from the show shows Underwood and Yoakam performing his 1983 hit "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere."

Savvy fans may recognize each of the three new songs.