The slate opens with one of the most highly anticipated regular-season games between the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills and ends with a dramatic divisional showdown in Week 17 between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens before another Wild Card matchup in mid-January closes out the year.
Here is everything to know about Thursday Night Football.
How to watch ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video
Football fans can watch Thursday Night Football exclusively on Prime Video, either through the Prime Video app or on their desktop.
- Open the Prime Video app on your device. If you do not have the app, download it from the App Store or in the App section on your connected TV.
- Sign in to your Prime account. Not a Prime member? Sign up for a free 30-day trial to try it out.
- Find Thursday Night Football on the homepage, or in the search bar, Sports section, or "Live & Upcoming" carousel.
- Select that day’s game.
- Press play.
How do I record ‘Thursday Night Football’ games?
It’s easy to record Thursday Night Football games on Prime Video once you've opted in to record the entire season.
- Sign into your Prime account and access Prime Video either through the Prime Video app or website.
- Find Thursday Night Football on the homepage, the search bar, or the Sports section.
- To opt in to record the entire season, find a Thursday Night Football game and click the "Record" button. Recordings 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.
- Opting 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.
2026 ‘Thursday Night Football’ schedule
Pregame coverage begins each Thursday at 7 p.m. ET with games kicking off at 8:15 p.m. ET.
- Preseason—Thursday, August 27: New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns
- Week 2—Thursday, September 17: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills
- Week 3—Thursday, September 24: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
- Week 4—Thursday, October 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
- Week 5—Thursday, October 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
- Week 6—Thursday, October 15: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
- Week 7—Thursday, October 22: New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
- Week 8—Thursday, October 29: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
- Week 9—Thursday, November 5: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
- Week 10—Thursday, November 12: Washington Commanders at New York Giants
- Week 11—Thursday, November 19: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
- Week 12—Friday, November 27 (Black Friday Football): Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
- Week 13—Thursday, December 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams
- Week 14—Thursday, December 10: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
- Week 15—Thursday, December 17: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 16—Wednesday, December 24: Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles
- Week 17—Wednesday, December 31: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
- NFL Wild Card playoff game—Saturday, January 16 or 17: TBD
‘Thursday Night Football’ broadcast team
The Thursday Night Football on-air team includes legendary announcers, renowned reporters, and more.
- Al Michaels, play-by-play announcer
- Kirk Herbstreit, game analyst
- Kaylee Hartung, sideline reporter
- Charissa Thompson, pregame, halftime, and postgame host
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, pregame, halftime, and postgame analyst
- Andrew Whitworth, pregame, halftime, and postgame analyst
- Richard Sherman, pregame, halftime, and postgame analyst
- Tony Gonzalez, pregame, halftime, and postgame analyst
- Taylor Rooks, features reporter
- Marshawn Lynch, contributor
- Terry McAulay, rules analyst
- Sam Schwartzstein, TNF analytics expert
- Miguel Gurwitz, TNF en Español play-by-play announcer
- Rolando Cantú, TNF en Español analyst
‘Thursday Night Football’ opening song
A new song from Shaboozey, "Let 'Em Know," will lead into TNF Tonight and Thursday Night Kickoff each week.
Pinar Toprak's pulsating original score, commissioned for TNF's debut in 2022, will continue to serve as the TNF theme music and play as the signature sound throughout each TNF telecast.
Stay connected with ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video
For all the latest information regarding TNF on Prime Video, visit the Thursday Night Football page on Prime Video.
Follow @NFLonPrime and the recently launched @SportsOnPrime handle, across all major social networks, for highlights, features, viral moments, and more from Prime Video sports.
This story has been updated with the 2026 schedule.
