Samuel L. Jackson will add momentum to the Chiefs’ game against the Falcons on Sunday night on NBC.

The actor, known for roles in films such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Patriot Hour” and “Glass,” will star in what NBC Sports calls a “cinematic opening sequence” of tonight’s “The 40 Years of Justice,” which airs on both NBC and streaming service Peacock.

Jackson is one of the stars of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, a new original limited series streaming on Peacock. The show is executive produced by Will Packer and Kevin Hart and stars Jackson, Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard.

Based on a true-crime podcast distributed by iHeart, the series tells the story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight helped change the economy and culture of Atlanta, Georgia. Hart plays a crook named “Chicken Man” who throws an after-party to celebrate the fight with a star-studded guest list of the country’s wealthiest people. But the night ends with a brazen robbery. Suspected of planning the crime, Chicken Man tries to clear his name, though he must convince his old adversary JD Hudson (played by Cheadle), one of the city’s first black detectives in the desegregated police force, who is tasked with finding the perpetrator.

The first three episodes of “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” The premiere took place on September 5, 2024, and a new episode airs every Thursday on Peacock.

Jackson sold popcorn, peanuts and drinks at the Falcons’ first home stadium – Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium – in the 1960s. In the introduction, he talks about his fan base and shares some thoughts on the upcoming game.