{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000183-618c-de28-a9af-e7ef6a8b0004","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/how-to-watch-thursday-night-football-on-prime-video","headline":"How to watch ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video","description":"Here’s how to stream NFL Thursday Night Football games live on Prime Video.","datePublished":"2022-09-22T01:39:37.159Z","dateModified":"2026-08-06T18:09:54.049Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tyler Greenawalt","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/author/tyler-greenawalt","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4e1fcb5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/512x512+0+0/resize/84x84!/grayscale/true/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F3a%2Fdf%2F26883a6a4c3f88fb4cbd7f298834%2Ftyler-headshot-2.jpeg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f7618e2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fcf%2Fd7%2F59f9605f41c29e343b961cc96053%2Fabout-amazon-hero-c1n00320.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![The set of Prime Video's 'Thursday Night Football' broadcast with Charissa Thompson hosting and four men sitting next to her.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/f7618e2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fcf%2Fd7%2F59f9605f41c29e343b961cc96053%2Fabout-amazon-hero-c1n00320.jpg)\n\n# How to watch ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video\n\n*Here's how to watch, what devices to use, and how to record every 'Thursday Night Football' for the 2026 NFL season.*\n\n**UPDATE:** *This article was originally published on September 21, 2022. It was updated on August 6, 2026, with the 2026 schedule.*\n\n---\n\n## Key takeaways\n\n- Prime Video streams 17 regular season *Thursday Night Football* games, plus a Wild Card playoff game.\n- Fans can watch on more than 650 devices, including Fire TV, smart TVs, and game consoles.\n- Season recording lets viewers opt in to pause, rewind, and replay all games with no DVR space needed.\n\n---\n\nThe [2026 season](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/thursday-night-football-schedule-prime-video) of [*Thursday Night Football*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/everything-you-need-to-know-about-thursday-night-football-on-prime-video) on [Prime Video](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-prime-video) features 18 total games, starting with a preseason match on August 27 and ending with a Wild Card playoff game in early January.\n\n*Thursday Night Football*'s regular-season slate begins on September 17 with Week 2 game between the Detroit Lions and the Buffalo Bills at the Bills' brand-new Highmark Stadium.\n\n![Ryan Fitzpatrick and Charissa Thompson with the Prime Video \"Thursday Night Football\" logo behind them.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/bfe2779/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F32%2F91%2Fa63325ae4e5ca36a5746aaa4ca94%2Fabout-amazon-hero-072925-tnf-hero-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Meet the ‘Thursday Night Football’ broadcast team](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/thursday-night-football-announcers-prime-video)\n\nHere's a step-by-step guide of how to watch *Thursday Night Football* on Prime Video, what devices you can use to stream the games, and how to record games.\n\n## How to watch ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video\n\n1. Open the [Prime Video app](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/splash/getTheApp) on your device. If you do not have the app, [download it from the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-prime-video/id545519333) or in the App section on your connected TV.\n2. Sign in to [your Prime account](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-sign-up-for-a-prime-membership). Not a Prime member? Sign up for a [free 30-day trial](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-free-trial) to try it out.\n3. Find *Thursday Night Football* on the homepage, or in the search bar, Sports section, or \"Live & Upcoming\" carousel.\n4. Select that day’s game.\n5. Press play.\n\n![Behind-the-scenes of Thursday Night Football](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/3ee3594/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2151x1434+240+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F06%2F8b%2Fd22ef09f4abd8b3f4cf4bb036cf8%2Fabout-amazon-feature-c3n00133.jpg)\n\n- ['Thursday Night Football' behind-the-scenes: How Prime’s NFL coverage comes to life](https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/amazon-prime-thursday-night-football-behind-the-scenes)\n\n## What devices can I use to watch ‘TNF’ on Prime?\n\nThe Prime Video app supports live sports on more than [650 connected devices](https://www.primevideo.com/help/ref=dv_web_watchanywhere_watch_devices?nodeId=GXMWDGNCPX2JLPFH). This includes:\n\n- [Fire TV](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-fire-tv-omni-soundbar-4-series), [Fire TV stick](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/connect-amazon-fire-stick-tv), and Fire tablet\n- [Echo devices](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/echo-show-21-amazon-smart-tv) with a screen, such as Echo Show\n- Set top boxes and media players (Google Chromecast, Google TV/TV Streamer, Roku, Apple TV, and more)\n- Video game consoles (Xbox One, Series X, Series S, and PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5)\n- Smart TVs, and tablets and mobile phones running iOS or Android.\n\n![An image of fans at the first Thursday Night Football game on Prime Video of the season](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d5aa680/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa7%2Fc9%2F0aa68d754539b0940f1e9e8877ad%2Fhowtowatchtnf-inline2.jpg)\n\n## How can I record ‘Thursday Night Football’ games on Prime Video?\n\nTo record *Thursday Night Football* games, you'll need to opt in to record the entire season.\n\n1. Open the [Prime Video app](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/splash/getTheApp) on your device. If you do not have the app, [download it from the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-prime-video/id545519333) or in the App section on your connected TV.\n2. Sign in to [your Prime account](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-sign-up-for-a-prime-membership).\n3. Find *Thursday Night Football* on the homepage, or in the search bar, Sports section, or \"Live & Upcoming\" carousel.\n4. Find a *Thursday Night Football* game on Prime Video and click the \"Record\" button.\n\nRecordings will include all of the games, as well as each week’s pregame, postgame, and alternate streams. All content is available until the start of the following NFL season and stored in the cloud, meaning it will not affect your DVR space.\n\nOpting in gives you full access to pause, rewind, and fast-forward when the game is live, as well as full replays after the games conclude. If you do not opt in to record the season, you will still have the ability to access 15 minutes of rewind from the point you joined the game, and you will also be able to pause and fast-forward as needed.\n\nNext, check out all the other [live sports](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/live-sports-streaming-prime-video), [sports shows](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/sports-shows-movies-prime-video), and [movies](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/sports-shows-movies-prime-video) to watch on Prime Video.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}