List of NFL Network Exclusive Game Series results (2006–present)

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The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League games aired on NFL Network's NFL Network Exclusive Game Series .

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Schedule (Prior to NFL Network Special branding) (2006–2016)

2006 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15SaturdayDecember 16 Dallas Cowboys 38–28 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome KTXA (Dallas)
WXIA-TV (Atlanta)		 Bryant Gumbel (play by play)
Dick Vermeil (color, first half)
Deion Sanders (color, second half)
Marshall Faulk (color, second half)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		Dick Vermeil left the booth at halftime due to laryngitis. [1]
Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk, who were both on the pregame analysis team, filled in during the second half. [2]
After the game, Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens came to the NFL Total Access set and acknowledged spitting in the face of Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall early in the contest. There is no video, from that night's telecast or any other source, that is known to have captured the incident, but Owens was fined $30,000 by the NFL.
16SaturdayDecember 23 Kansas City Chiefs 20–9 Oakland Raiders McAfee Coliseum KSHB-TV (Kansas City)
KPIX-TV (Oakland)		 Bryant Gumbel (play by play)
Dick Vermeil (color)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		Sideline reporter Adam Schefter reported that the Raiders had begun the process of firing head coach Art Shell, which was immediately refuted by Al Davis. Weeks later, the report was true and the Raiders indeed relieved Shell of his duties.
17SaturdayDecember 30 New York Giants 34–28 Washington Redskins FedExField WNBC (New York City)
WTTG (Washington D.C.)		 Bryant Gumbel (play-by-play)
Cris Collinsworth (color)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		 Giants-Redskins rivalry

2007 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15SaturdayDecember 15 Cincinnati Bengals 13–20 San Francisco 49ers Monster Park WLWT (Cincinnati)
KNTV (San Francisco)		 Bryant Gumbel (play-by-play)
Marshall Faulk (color)
Deion Sanders (color)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8PM ET.
16December 22 Dallas Cowboys 20–13 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium KDFI (Dallas)
WCNC-TV (Charlotte)		 Bryant Gumbel (play-by-play)
Marshall Faulk (color)
Deion Sanders (color)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		2006 Week 8 Rematch
17December 29 New England Patriots (38–35) New York Giants Giants Stadium WCVB-TV (Boston)
WWOR-TV (New York City)
National NBC and CBS		Bryant Gumbel (play-by-play)
Cris Collinsworth (color)
Adam Schefter (sideline reporter)		Patriots complete a 16–0 regular season finish, the first undefeated NFL regular season in 35 years. [3] [4] [5] [6] The game was simulcast on NBC, and CBS. The game was also available to watch online at NFL.com/Live. The game was the first three-network simulcast in NFL history and the first simulcast of any kind of an NFL game since Super Bowl I in 1967, when CBS and NBC both televised the first meeting of the champions of the newly merged National Football League and American Football League. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady surpasses Peyton Manning (49 touchdowns; 2004) with his 50th touchdown of the season, a pass to wide receiver Randy Moss, which coincidentally was Moss' 23rd receiving touchdown of the year surpassing Jerry Rice (22 touchdowns; 1987). The Patriots became the highest-scoring team in a single season (594 points) surpassing the 1998 Vikings' 556 points.
The Patriots and Giants would meet again in Super Bowl XLII over a month later. The Patriots were still on their undefeated streak (18–0) while the Giants were winners of an NFL-record 10-straight road games. The Giants defeated the Patriots in the rematch by a score of 17–14 to claim their third Super Bowl championship.
Giants-Patriots rivalry

2008 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
16SaturdayDecember 20 Baltimore Ravens 33–24 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
KDAF (Dallas)		 Bob Papa (play by play)
Deion Sanders (color)
Marshall Faulk (color)		The final game at Texas Stadium. Kickoff at 8:15PM ET

2009 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15SaturdayDecember 19 Dallas Cowboys 24–17 New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome KTXA (Dallas)
WGNO (New Orleans)		 Bob Papa (play-by-play)
Matt Millen (color)
Alex Flanagan (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:20 PM ET. The game is also simulcast on KTXA in Dallas and WGNO in New Orleans.

2011 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15SaturdayDecember 17 Dallas Cowboys 31–15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium KDAF (Dallas)
WTTA (Tampa Bay)		 Brad Nessler (play by play)
Mike Mayock (color)
Alex Flanagan (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:20 PM ET

2013 Season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
5SundayOctober 6 San Diego Chargers 17–27 Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum KFMB-TV (San Diego)
KRON-TV (Oakland)		 Ian Eagle (play-by-play)
Dan Fouts (color)		Originally planned to be broadcast by CBS for a 1:25 p.m. PT (4:25 p.m. ET) start, the game was pushed back to an 8:35 p.m. PT (11:35 p.m. ET) start because the stadium needed to be changed back to its football configuration following an Oakland Athletics playoff game the night before. The game was moved to NFL Network as a "special edition" of Thursday Night Football, but retained CBS production staff. In San Diego, CBS affiliate KFMB-TV (who would have broadcast the game had it been played at its normal time) picked up rights to simulcast the game over-the-air. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

2014 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
16SaturdayDecember 20 Philadelphia Eagles 24–27 Washington Redskins FedEx Field
|KYW-TV (Philadelphia)

WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)

 Kevin Harlan (play by play)
Rich Gannon (color)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)		 Commanders–Eagles rivalry
Kickoff at 4:30 PM ET, branded as Thursday Night Football, produced by CBS.

2015 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15SaturdayDecember 19 New York Jets 19–16 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium WCBS-TV (New York City)
KTVT (Dallas)		 Jim Nantz (play by play)
Phil Simms (color)
Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter)		Branded as Thursday Night Football, the game kicked off at 8:25 PM ET. Produced by CBS
16SaturdayDecember 26 Washington Redskins 38–24 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field WUSA-TV (Washington D.C.)
KYW-TV (Philadelphia)		 Ian Eagle (play by play)
Trent Green (color)
Evan Washburn (sideline reporter)		 Eagles–Redskins rivalry
Branded as Thursday Night Football, the game kicked off at 8:25 PM ET. Produced by CBS

2016 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
7SundayOctober 23 New York Giants 17–10 Los Angeles Rams Twickenham Stadium KCBS-TV (Los Angeles)
WCBS-TV (New York City)		 Kevin Harlan (play by play)
Dan Fouts (color)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)		Part of the NFL International Series, and was branded as a "Thursday Night Special".
Game produced by CBS.
15SaturdayDecember 17 Miami Dolphins 34–13 New York Jets Metlife Stadium WFOR-TV (Miami)
WNBC-TV (New York City)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Doug Flutie (color)
Tony Dungy (color)
Heather Cox (sideline reporter)		Branded as Thursday Night Football
Produced by NBC Sports
16SaturdayDecember 24 Cincinnati Bengals 10–12 Houston Texans NRG Stadium KHOU-TV (Houston)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)		 Kevin Harlan (play by play)
Rich Gannon (color)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)		Texans clinched the AFC South division title with win, combined with the Titans loss to the Jaguars earlier that day.
Produced by CBS, branded as Thursday Night Football.
SundayDecember 25 Baltimore Ravens 27–31 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
WPXI (Pittsburgh)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Doug Flutie (color)
Tony Dungy (color)
Heather Cox (sideline reporter)		 Christmas game, branded as NFL Christmas Special.
Antonio Brown stretched the ball over the goal line for the game-winning touchdown, giving the Steelers the AFC North division title, eliminating the Ravens from playoff contention, and get the Kansas City Chiefs into the playoffs, who would then win later that night, to let the Miami Dolphins get the last playoff berth in the AFC. Ravens-Steelers rivalry
Produced by NBC Sports.

Schedule (As NFL Network Special) (2017–2021)

2017 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
8SundayOctober 29 Minnesota Vikings 33–16 Cleveland Browns Twickenham Stadium WCCO (Minneapolis)
WOIO (Cleveland)		 Greg Gumbel (play by play)
Trent Green (color)
Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)		Part of the NFL International Series; Kickoff at 9:30 ET; CBS Sports Production.
15SaturdayDecember 16 Chicago Bears 10–20 Detroit Lions Ford Field WMAQ-TV (Chicago)
WDIV-TV (Detroit)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Heather Cox (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 4:30 ET

TNF doubleheader. NBC Sports production Bears-Lions rivalry

Los Angeles Chargers 13–30 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KCAL-TV (Los Angeles)
KCTV (Kansas City)		 Greg Gumbel (play by play)
Trent Green (color)
Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:25 ET. Chargers-Chiefs rivalry
16December 23 Indianapolis Colts 16–23 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WTTV-TV (Indianapolis)
WJZ-TV (Baltimore)		Kickoff at 4:30 ET.

2018 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
8SundayOctober 28 Philadelphia Eagles 24–18 Jacksonville Jaguars Wembley Stadium WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
WFOX-TV (Jacksonville)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Michael Irvin (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		Part of the NFL International Series. Kickoff at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Zach Ertz caught game winning touchdown pass.

15SaturdayDecember 15 Houston Texans 29–22 New York Jets MetLife Stadium KHOU-TV (Houston)
WNBC-TV (New York City)		 Curt Menefee (play by play)
Nate Burleson (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Browns 17–16 Denver Broncos Broncos Stadium at Mile High WOIO-TV (Cleveland)
KDVR-TV (Denver)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET.
16December 22 Washington Redskins 16–25 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium WRC-TV (Washington D.C.)
WSMV-TV (Nashville)		 Curt Menefee (play by play)
Nate Burleson (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. One of the four games eligible to be flexed into the NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader.
Baltimore Ravens 22–10 Los Angeles Chargers StubHub Center WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
KABC-TV (Los Angeles)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET. One of the four games eligible to be flexed into the NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader.

2019 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
6SundayOctober 13 Carolina Panthers 37–26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tottenham Hotspur Stadium WJZY-TV (Charlotte)
WMOR-TV (Tampa Bay)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Michael Irvin (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		NFL International Series game. 9:30 AM kickoff. Buccaneers-Panthers rivalry.
9November 3 Houston Texans 26–3 Jacksonville Jaguars Wembley Stadium KRIV-TV (Houston)
WJXX-TV (Jacksonville)		NFL International Series game Kickoff at 9:30 AM.
16SaturdayDecember 21 Houston Texans 23–20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium KRIV-TV (Houston)
WMOR-TV (Tampa Bay)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Nate Burleson (color)
Joe Thomas (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		1 PM Kickoff. One of five games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling.
Buffalo Bills 17–24 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WBZ-TV (Boston)		 Mike Tirico (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		4:25 PM Kickoff.

One of five games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling. Bills-Patriots rivalry.

Los Angeles Rams 31–34 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium KCBS-TV (Los Angeles)
KNTV-TV (San Francisco)		 Kevin Burkhardt (play by play)
Charles Davis (color)
Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)		Game was also simulcast on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and KNTV-TV in San Francisco. One of 5 games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling. 49ers-Rams rivalry.

2020 season

All games played on Saturday.

Week 15 and 16 had games on Saturday. For Week 15, the following two games were flexed: Bills-Broncos, and Panthers-Packers. For Week 16, the following three games were flexed: Buccaneers-Lions, 49ers-Cardinals (Prime Video only), and Dolphins-Raiders.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
15December 19 Buffalo Bills 48–19 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
KMGH-TV (Denver)		 Adam Amin (play by play)
Mark Schlereth (color)
Lindsay Czarniak (sideline reporter)		4:30 PM ET kickoff.
Carolina Panthers 16–24 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
WLUK-TV (Green Bay)		 Joe Davis (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		8:15 PM kickoff.
16December 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 47–7 Detroit Lions Ford Field WTSP-TV (Tampa Bay)
WDIV-TV (Detroit)		 Adam Amin (play by play)
Mark Schlereth (color)
Lindsay Czarniak (sideline reporter)		1:00 PM ET kickoff.
Miami Dolphins 26–25 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium WPLG-TV (Miami)
KSNV-TV (Las Vegas)		 Joe Davis (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		8:15 PM kickoff.

2021 season

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
5SundayOctober 10 New York Jets 20–27 Atlanta Falcons Tottenham Hotspur Stadium WNBC (New York City)
WSB (Atlanta)		 Greg Gumbel (play by play)
Adam Archuleta (color)
A.J. Ross (sideline reporter)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)		 NFL London Game; Kickoff at 9:30 AM ET
Game was produced by CBS Sports, while Fox produced the pregame and halftime shows.
15SaturdayDecember 18 New England Patriots 17–27 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium WBZ (Boston)
WXIN (Indianapolis)		 Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play)
Greg Olsen (color)
Pam Oliver (sideline reporter)
Kristina Pink (sideline reporter)		Kickoff at 8:15 ET.
MondayDecember 20 Las Vegas Raiders 16–14 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium KSNV (Las Vegas)
WOIO (Cleveland)		 Joe Davis (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)
Steve Wyche (sideline reporter)		Game was initially scheduled for Saturday, however the game was moved to Monday due to Covid-19
Kickoff at 5:00 ET.
16SaturdayDecember 25 Indianapolis Colts 22–16 Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium WTTV (Indianapolis)
KSAZ (Phoenix)		 Joe Davis (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Melissa Stark (sideline reporter)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		Part of an NFL Christmas Day doubleheader; Last game with Fox Sports production. Kickoff at 8:15PM ET.

Schedule (As NFL Network Exclusive Game Series) (2022–Present)

2022 season

All games at 9:30 AM ET unless otherwise noted.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
4SundayOctober 2 Minnesota Vikings 28–25 New Orleans Saints Tottenham Hotspur Stadium KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
WWL-TV (New Orleans)		 Kevin Kugler (play by play)
Mark Sanchez (analyst)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)
Laura Okmin (sideline reporter)		 NFL London Game
5October 9 New York Giants 27–22 Green Bay Packers WABC-TV (New York City)
WLUK (Green Bay)
WTMJ-TV (Milwaukee)		 Kevin Kugler (play by play)
Mark Sanchez (analyst)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)
Laura Okmin (sideline reporter)		 NFL London Game
10November 13 Seattle Seahawks 16–21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Allianz Arena KIRO (Seattle)
WFTS (Tampa)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Michael Irvin (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Kurt Warner (color)
Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
Sara Walsh (sideline reporter)		 NFL Germany Game
First ever regular season game in Germany.
15SaturdayDecember 17 Indianapolis Colts 36–39 (OT) Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium WXIN (Indianapolis)
KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)		 Noah Eagle (play by play)
Nate Burleson (analyst)
Lindsay Czarniak (sideline reporter)
Tom Pelissero (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
1:00 PM ET Kickoff

First overtime game in package history. Vikings complete largest comeback in NFL history

Baltimore Ravens 3–13 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
WEWS-TV (Cleveland)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Kurt Warner (analyst)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)
Steve Wyche (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
Browns–Ravens rivalry
4:30 PM ET Kickoff
Game was joined in progress for viewers outside of local markets due to OT of Colts-Vikings, and was made available on NFL+.
Miami Dolphins 29–32 Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium WFOR-TV (Miami)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo)		 Kevin Kugler (play by play)
Mark Sanchez (analyst)
Laura Okmin (sideline reporter)
Peter Schrager (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
8:15 PM ET Kickoff
16December 24 Las Vegas Raiders 10–13 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium KTNV-TV (Las Vegas)
KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)		 Rich Eisen (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Steve Mariucci (color)
Michael Irvin (color)
Steve Wyche (sideline reporter)
Allison Williams (sideline reporter)		 NFL Holiday Classic
50th Anniversary of the Immaculate Reception
8:15 PM ET Kickoff

2023 season

All games at 9:30 AM ET unless otherwise noted.

WeekDayDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAnnouncersGame notes
5SundayOctober 8 Jacksonville Jaguars 25–20 Buffalo Bills Tottenham Hotspur Stadium WFOX-TV (Jacksonville)
WUTV(Buffalo) [18] 		Rich Eisen (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)		 NFL London Game
6October 15 Baltimore Ravens 24–16 Tennessee Titans WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
WTVF (Nashville) [19]
9November 5 Miami Dolphins 14–21 Kansas City Chiefs Deutsche Bank Park WTVJ (Miami)
KSHB-TV (Kansas City) [20] 		Rich Eisen (play by play)
Jason McCourty (color)
Dan Orlovsky (color)
Sara Walsh (sideline reporter)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)		 NFL Germany Game
10November 12 Indianapolis Colts 10–6 New England Patriots WXIN (Indianapolis)
WCVB (Boston)
[21] 		Rich Eisen (play by play)
Jason McCourty (color)
Sara Walsh (sideline reporter)
Stacey Dales (sideline reporter)
15SaturdayDecember 16 Minnesota Vikings 24–27 (OT) Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
WCPO-TV (Cincinnati) [22] 		Chris Rose (play by play)
Jason McCourty (color)
Steve Wyche (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
1:00 PM ET Kickoff
Pittsburgh Steelers 13–30 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
WTTV (Indianapolis) [22] 		Rich Eisen (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
4:30 PM ET Kickoff, game was joined in progress for viewers outside of local markets due to OT of Vikings-Bengals, and was made available on NFL+.
Denver Broncos 17–42 Detroit Lions Ford Field KMGH-TV (Denver)
WJBK (Detroit) [22] 		Kevin Harlan (play by play)
Trent Green (color)
Melanie Collins (sideline reporter)		NFL Saturday Showdown
8:15 PM ET Kickoff
16SundayDecember 24 New England Patriots 26–23 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High WCVB-TV (Boston)
KMGH-TV (Denver) [23] 		Rich Eisen (play by play)
Kurt Warner (color)
James Palmer (sideline reporter)
Sherree Burruss (sideline reporter)		 NFL Christmas Eve game
8:15 PM ET Kickoff

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