NBC election map expert Steve Kornacki joins Sunday Night Football

Steve Kornacki has awoken from his post-election week slumber and is ready to talk about more maps and projections.

The NBC election map expert who broke down the electoral voting on election night and in the following days appeared on Football Night in America to give us the low-down on the NFL playoff chases.

To the big board for the NFC Playoff Picture courtesy of @NBCNews' @SteveKornacki! pic.twitter.com/IWmNwYTviF

— Sunday Night Football (@SNFonNBC) December 7, 2020

For a look at the NFL Playoff Picture, let's go to the touchscreen with @SteveKornacki from @NBCNews! pic.twitter.com/CHkA17cO6D

— Sunday Night Football (@SNFonNBC) December 7, 2020

He will also be part of the station’s halftime programming.

“I’ve been a fan of the game since I was kid and SNF has been must-see TV for me since it started back in ’06,” Kornacki said in a statement.

“Truly a thrill to get this chance, especially as the season reaches its most exciting point. I spent the last year using the Big Board to map out all of the various roads to 270 and I can’t wait to put it to use breaking down all of the paths to the playoffs.”

Kornacki gained national attention during his coverage of the 2020 election. Over Nov. 3-7 he apparently got five hours of sleep, according to TODAY. That Saturday, he slept for 15 and a half hours straight.

This week’s Sunday night game features the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs.

“As we push to the playoffs, who better to spot the trends, make the call about division and conference races, and identify the toss-up games that can flip the standings than the man in the khakis?” NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood said in a statement.

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