Before the start of Sunday Night Football, the Washington Commanders paid tribute to Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who died Sunday at age 100 in his home state of Georgia.
NBC cameras cut to a shot of the White House before showing black-and-white photos of him occupying the Oval Office.
A moment of silence followed at Northwest Stadium, while the scoreboard also honored the former president, with another black and white photo of Carter.
The Commanders played the Falcons, the NFL team in Carter's home state, on Sunday night in the suburbs of Washington, DC.
Carter celebrated his 100th birthday in October and announced years ago that he would spend his final days in hospice care.
His son Chip Carter, 74, confirmed that the former president had died at his home in Georgia on Sunday around 3:40 p.m. ET.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 100
Before the start of Sunday Night Football, the Washington Commanders paid tribute to Carter
The Democrat and former peanut farmer served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981 and dedicated the rest of his life to charity.
After a series of hospital stays, he decided not to receive further medical treatment and entered palliative care in February 2023.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner lived his last years in Plains, Georgia.
Carter's wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, was by his side until his passing on November 19, 2023, at the age of 96.
At 100 years old, Carter was the oldest former president in United States history.
His four years as president were blighted by an oil crisis that forced Americans to line up for gasoline and the Iran hostage crisis that stretched into the final minutes of his administration before Ronald Reagan took office.