List of Thursday Night Football results (2006–present)

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The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League (NFL) games aired on Thursday Night Football . Starting with the 2006 NFL season, NFL Network was awarded the rights to air Thursday night games regularly (with some extra broadcasts on Saturday nights under the NFL Network Exclusive Game Series branding). Previously, games played on Thursdays and Saturdays were broadcast on TNT, ESPN, and ABC. In 2014, CBS Sports shared rights with NFL Network for the package, with NBC Sports and Twitter joining CBS and NFL Network in 2016. From 2017 until 2021, Amazon Prime Video acquired non-exclusive streaming rights to stream all of the broadcast portion of Thursday Night Football games. In 2018, Fox Sports began to share rights with the NFL Network. Starting in 2022, Amazon became the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football, with the NFL Network airing select late-season Saturday games.

Contents

"Flexed game""Playoff game"

NFL Network Exclusive games (2006–2013)

2006 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
12November 23 Denver Broncos 10–19 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KDVR (Denver)
WDAF-TV (Kansas City)
Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
First prime-time Thanksgiving game in NFL history held at the request of Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, who had asked the NFL to schedule a third game for years. At the time of the game, Hunt was hospitalized in Dallas, Texas, and died weeks later at the age of 74. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
13November 30 Baltimore Ravens 7–13 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WMAR-TV (Baltimore)
WLWT (Cincinnati)
Bengals–Ravens rivalry
14December 7 Cleveland Browns 7–27 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WJW-TV (Cleveland)
KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
15December 14 San Francisco 49ers 24–14 Seattle Seahawks Qwest Field KBCW (San Francisco)

KCPQ (Seattle)

49ers–Seahawks rivalry
Unsafe weather conditions and rainstorm delayed the game by twenty minutes.
16December 21 Minnesota Vikings 7–9 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field KSTP-TV (Minneapolis)
WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WITI (Milwaukee)
Packers–Vikings rivalry

2007 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
12November 22 Indianapolis Colts 31–13 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WTHR (Indianapolis)
WATL (Atlanta)
Fifth straight Thanksgiving Day start for quarterback Joey Harrington, who was on his third different team in as many years.
13November 29 Green Bay Packers 27–37 Dallas Cowboys Texas Stadium WFRV-TV (Green Bay)
WISN-TV (Milwaukee)
KDFI (Dallas)
First game since the 1990 season featuring two 10–1 teams. Eventual tie-breaker for home-field advantage in the playoffs. Following the game, Bryant Gumbel refers to Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo as Rick Romo.
Cowboys–Packers rivalry
14December 6 Chicago Bears 16–24 Washington Redskins FedExField WPWR-TV (Chicago)
WDCA (Washington D.C.)
Redskins play a game just two days after the burial of Sean Taylor. Taylor was fatally wounded in his Miami, Florida home the week before.
15December 13 Denver Broncos 13–31 Houston Texans Reliant Stadium KWGN-TV (Denver)
KTXH (Houston)
Former Broncos offensive coordinator and current Texans head coach Gary Kubiak defeats his former employer in the first meeting.
16December 20 Pittsburgh Steelers 41–24 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
KTVI (St Louis)
Former Rams running back and former NFL Network analyst Marshall Faulk's jersey #28 is retired in St. Louis.

2008 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
10November 6 Denver Broncos 34–30 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium KWGN-TV (Denver)
WUAB (Cleveland)
11November 13 New York Jets 3431 (OT) New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
First overtime game on Thursday Night Football.

Jets–Patriots rivalry

12November 20 Cincinnati Bengals 10–27 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WLWT (Cincinnati)

WPCW (Pittsburgh)

Bengals–Steelers rivalry
13November 27 Arizona Cardinals 20–48 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field KUTP (Phoenix)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
After being benched following a poor performance the week before, Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to a victory over the Cardinals on Thanksgiving Day. The two teams would later meet two months later in the NFC Championship with the Cardinals winning 32–25.
14December 4 Oakland Raiders 7–34 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KGO-TV (Oakland)
KSWB-TV (San Diego)
The game was broadcast in 3D in select movie theaters across the nation.
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
15December 11 New Orleans Saints 24–27 (OT) Chicago Bears Soldier Field WGNO (New Orleans)
WPWR-TV (Chicago)
2007 Week 17 Rematch
16December 18 Indianapolis Colts 3124 Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium WXIN (Indianapolis)
WAWS-DT (Jacksonville)
Colts–Jaguars rivalry

2009 season

The 2009 season featured a Friday night game on December 25, as the Thursday that week was Christmas Eve, and the NFL tried not to schedule games that night in deference to the holiday (a lone exception being a Monday Night Football game in 2007 due to scheduling conflicts caused by ESPN's broadcast contracts). Also, the start times were pushed back by five minutes, to 8:20 p.m. Eastern time (except for the December 25 game, starting at 7:30 PM EST/6:30 CST).

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
10November 12 Chicago Bears 6–10 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park WPWR-TV (Chicago)
KBCW-TV (San Francisco)
11November 19 Miami Dolphins 24–17 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium WSFL-TV (Miami)
WAXN-TV (Charlotte)
12November 26 New York Giants 6–26 Denver Broncos Invesco Field at Mile High WPIX (New York City)
KDVR (Denver)
Super Bowl XXI rematch
Thanksgiving Day game
13December 3 New York Jets 19–13 Buffalo Bills Rogers Centre WPIX (New York City)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
Bills Toronto Series
Bills–Jets rivalry
14December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers 6–13 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
WKYC (Cleveland)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
15December 17 Indianapolis Colts 35–31 Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium WXIN (Indianapolis)
WAWS-DT (Jacksonville)
Colts–Jaguars rivalry
16December 25 San Diego Chargers 42–17 Tennessee Titans LP Field KFMB-TV (San Diego)
WSMV-TV (Nashville)
Christmas game, Friday game, 7:30 p.m. Kickoff.

2010 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
10November 11 Baltimore Ravens 21–26 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
WATL (Atlanta)
11November 18 Chicago Bears 16–0 Miami Dolphins Sun Life Stadium WGN-TV (Chicago)
WSFL-TV (Miami)
The Bears' last time defeating the Dolphins
12November 25 Cincinnati Bengals 10–26 New York Jets New Meadowlands Stadium WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WPIX (New York City)
2009 Week 17 Rematch

2009 AFC Wild Card Playoff Rematch
Thanksgiving Day game

13December 2 Houston Texans 24–34 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field KIAH (Houston)
WPHL-TV (Philadelphia)
14December 9 Indianapolis Colts 30–28 Tennessee Titans LP Field WXIN (Indianapolis)
WSMV-TV (Nashville)
Colts–Titans rivalry
15December 16 San Francisco 49ers 7–34 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KPIX-TV (San Francisco)
KSWB-TV (San Diego)
Super Bowl XXIX Rematch
16December 23 Carolina Panthers 3–27 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
December 25 Dallas Cowboys 26–27 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium KDAF (Dallas)
KUTP (Phoenix)
Christmas game, Saturday game, 7:30 p.m. Kickoff.

2011 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
10November 10 Oakland Raiders 24–17 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KBCW-TV (Oakland)
KSWB-TV (San Diego)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
11November 17 New York Jets 13–17 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High WPIX (New York City)
KWGN-TV (Denver)
2010 Week 6 Rematch
12November 24 San Francisco 49ers 616 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium KPIX-TV (San Francisco)
WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
Jim Harbaugh vs. John Harbaugh
Thanksgiving Day game
13December 1 Philadelphia Eagles 14–31 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field WPHL-TV (Philadelphia)
KZJO (Seattle)
14December 8 Cleveland Browns 3–14 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WJW-TV (Cleveland)
KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
15December 15 Jacksonville Jaguars 14–41 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WJXT (Jacksonville)
WATL (Atlanta)
16December 22 Houston Texans 16-19 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium KIAH (Houston)
WTTV (Indianapolis)
Colts–Texans rivalry

2012 season

Starting with this season, the NFL expanded to a full season Thursday Night Football schedule. However, there were some changes with the biggest being that every team was guaranteed a prime-time appearance. In addition to the season opener, the prime-time Thanksgiving game also aired on NBC.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
HOF WeekendAugust 5 New Orleans Saints 10–17 Arizona Cardinals Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium KPHO-TV (Phoenix)
WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
2September 13 Chicago Bears 10–23 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WPWR-TV (Chicago)
WGBA-TV (Green Bay)
WITI-TV (Milwaukee)
Bears–Packers rivalry
3September 20 New York Giants 36–7 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium WPIX (New York City)
WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
4September 27 Cleveland Browns 1623 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WKYC (Cleveland)
WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
Browns–Ravens rivalry
First game with regular officials after the 2012 NFL referee lockout
5October 4 Arizona Cardinals 3–17 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome KPHO-TV (Phoenix)
KPLR-TV (St Louis)
Cardinals–Rams rivalry
6October 11 Pittsburgh Steelers 23–26 Tennessee Titans LP Field WPCW (Pittsburgh)
WZTV (Nashville)
Steelers–Titans rivalry
7October 18 Seattle Seahawks 6–13 San Francisco 49ers Candlestick Park KONG-TV (Seattle)
KGO-TV (San Francisco)
49ers–Seahawks rivalry
8October 25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36–17 Minnesota Vikings Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WMOR-TV (Tampa Bay)
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
2011 Week 2 rematch
9November 1 Kansas City Chiefs 13–31 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium KSMO-TV (Kansas City)

KFMB-TV (San Diego)

Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
10November 8 Indianapolis Colts 27–10 Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field WTHR (Indianapolis)
WJXT (Jacksonville)
Colts–Jaguars rivalry
11November 15 Miami Dolphins 14–19 Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium WBFS-TV (Miami)
WBBZ-TV (Buffalo)
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
13November 29 New Orleans Saints 13–23 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
WUPA (Atlanta)
Falcons–Saints rivalry
14December 6 Denver Broncos 26–13 Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum KCNC-TV (Denver)
KGO-TV (Oakland)
Broncos–Raiders rivalry
15December 13 Cincinnati Bengals 34–13 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)

2013 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
2September 12 New York Jets 10–13 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WCBS-TV (New York City)
WCVB-TV (Boston)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
3September 19 Kansas City Chiefs 26–16 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field KSHB-TV (Kansas City)
WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)
Andy Reid's first return to Philadelphia since his firing from the Eagles on New Year's Eve 2012
4September 26 San Francisco 49ers 35–11 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome KGO-TV (San Francisco)
KPLR-TV (St Louis)
49ers–Rams rivalry
5October 3 Buffalo Bills 24–37 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium WBBZ-TV (Buffalo)
WKYC (Cleveland)
2012 Week 3 Rematch
6October 10 New York Giants 21–27 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WPIX (New York City)
WPWR-TV (Chicago)
Bears–Giants rivalry
7October 17 Seattle Seahawks 34–22 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium KZJO (Seattle)
KUTP (Phoenix)
Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
8October 24 Carolina Panthers 31–13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WMYT-TV (Charlotte)
WMOR-TV (Tampa Bay)
Buccaneers–Panthers rivalry
9October 31 Cincinnati Bengals 20–22 (OT) Miami Dolphins Sun Life Stadium WLWT (Cincinnati)
WBFS-TV (Miami)
2012 Week 5 Rematch
10November 7 Washington Redskins 27–34 Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome WRC-TV (Washington D.C.)
WFTC (Minneapolis)
2012 Week 6 Rematch
11November 14 Indianapolis Colts 30–27 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium WTHR (Indianapolis)
WZTV (Nashville)
Colts–Titans rivalry
12November 21 New Orleans Saints 17–13 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome WVUE-DT (New Orleans)
WUPA (Atlanta)
Falcons–Saints rivalry
14December 5 Houston Texans 20–27 Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field KTRK-TV (Houston)
WJXT (Jacksonville)
Jaguars–Texans rivalry
15December 12 San Diego Chargers 27–20 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High KFMB-TV (San Diego)
KCNC-TV (Denver)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry

Broadcast Network simulcasts (2014–2021)

2014 season

Starting with the 2014 season, the NFL and CBS signed a deal that would put part of the Thursday Night Football package on national prime-time. CBS Sports, with an NFL Network simulcast, would air eight games (mostly the first half), while the NFL Network would air the other eight games (mostly the second half) exclusively. The deal was for one year with the option of a second year in 2015, which the NFL chose to exercise.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
2September 11 Pittsburgh Steelers 6–26 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank StadiumNational CBSFirst game simulcast on CBS and NFL Network.

Ravens–Steelers rivalry

3September 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1456 Atlanta Falcons Georgia Dome Buccaneers–Falcons rivalry
4September 25 New York Giants 45–14 Washington Redskins FedExField Giants–Redskins Rivalry
5October 2 Minnesota Vikings 10–42 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Packers–Vikings rivalry
6October 9 Indianapolis Colts 33–28 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Colts–Texans rivalry
7October 16 New York Jets 25–27 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Jets–Patriots rivalry
8October 23 San Diego Chargers 21–35 Denver Broncos Sports Authority Field at Mile High Broncos–Chargers rivalry
9October 30 New Orleans Saints 28–10 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium WWL-TV (New Orleans)
WBTV (Charlotte)
First game on NFL Network, with CBS Sports production
Panthers–Saints rivalry
10November 6 Cleveland Browns 24–3 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WOIO (Cleveland)
WLWT (Cincinnati)
Bengals–Browns rivalry
11November 13 Buffalo Bills 9–22 Miami Dolphins Sun Life Stadium WIVB-TV (Buffalo)
WFOR-TV (Miami)
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
12November 20 Kansas City Chiefs 20–24 Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum KSHB-TV (Kansas City)
KPIX-TV (Oakland)
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
14December 4 Dallas Cowboys 41–28 Chicago Bears Soldier Field KTVT (Dallas)
WBBM-TV (Chicago)
2013 Week 14 Rematch
15December 11 Arizona Cardinals 12–6 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome KPHO-TV (Phoenix)
KMOV (St Louis)
Cardinals–Rams rivalry
16December 18 Tennessee Titans 13–21 Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field WZTV (Nashville)

WJAX-TV (Jacksonville)

Jaguars–Titans rivalry
December 20 San Diego Chargers 38–35 San Francisco 49ers Levi's StadiumNational CBS Super Bowl XXIX Rematch, Saturday game

2015 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastGame notes
2September 17 Denver Broncos 31–24 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium National CBS Broncos-Chiefs rivalry
Bradley Roby scooped up a Chiefs fumble, and ran it back for the winning score.
3September 24 Washington Redskins 21–32 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Giants–Redskins rivalry
4October 1 Baltimore Ravens 23–20 (OT) Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ravens–Steelers rivalry
5October 8 Indianapolis Colts 27–20 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Colts–Texans rivalry
6October 15 Atlanta Falcons 21–31 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Falcons–Saints rivalry
7October 22 Seattle Seahawks 20–3 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
8October 29 Miami Dolphins 7–36 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Dolphins–Patriots rivalry
9November 5 Cleveland Browns 10–31 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WOIO (Cleveland)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
Bengals–Browns rivalry
10November 12 Buffalo Bills 22–17 New York Jets MetLife Stadium WIVB-TV (Buffalo)
WCBS-TV (New York City)
Bills–Jets rivalry
First game with the NFL Color Rush uniforms
11November 19 Tennessee Titans 13–19 Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field WTVF (Nashville)
WJAX-TV (Jacksonville)
Jaguars–Titans rivalry
13December 3 Green Bay Packers 27–23 Detroit Lions Ford Field National CBS Lions–Packers rivalry (Miracle in Motown)
14December 10 Minnesota Vikings 20–23 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium WCCO-TV (Minneapolis)
KPHO-TV (Phoenix)
15December 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–31 St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome WTSP (Tampa Bay)
KMOV (St Louis)
2014 Week 2 Rematch
The Rams’ last home game in St. Louis
16December 24 San Diego Chargers 20–23 (OT) Oakland Raiders O.co Coliseum KFMB-TV (San Diego)
KPIX-TV (San Francisco)
Chargers–Raiders rivalry
Charles Woodson’s last game at home

2016 season

For the 2016 and 2017 seasons, a new Thursday Night Football deal took effect. Thursday Night Football was now an 18-game schedule with CBS broadcasting 5 games, NBC broadcasting 5 games, and the NFL Network simulcasting the whole season with 8 games exclusively. CBS Sports and NBC Sports each produced 4 NFL Network-only games. [10] The NFL also sold the digital rights to the package separately to Twitter. [11] Due to scheduling conflicts, NBC Sports had Mike Tirico team up with Cris Collinsworth for the Giants-Eagles game. Tirico, Doug Flutie, and Tony Dungy also called Dolphins-Jets and Ravens-Steelers.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcast/StreamingGame notes
2September 15 New York Jets 37–31 Buffalo Bills New Era Field National CBS/ Twitter Bills–Jets rivalry
3September 22 Houston Texans 0–27 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium 2015 Week 13 Rematch
4September 29 Miami Dolphins 7–22 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WFOR-TV (Miami)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
5October 6 Arizona Cardinals 33-21 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium National CBS/Twitter 49ers–Cardinals rivalry
6October 13 Denver Broncos 13–21 San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium Broncos–Chargers rivalry
7October 20 Chicago Bears 10–26 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Bears–Packers rivalry
8October 27 Jacksonville Jaguars 22–36 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium WJAX-TV (Jacksonville)
WTVF (Nashville)
Jaguars–Titans rivalry
9November 3 Atlanta Falcons 43–28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay)
WXIA (Atlanta)
NBC Sports began producing this week.
Buccaneers–Falcons rivalry
10November 10 Cleveland Browns 7–28 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WKYC-TV (Cleveland)
WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
Browns–Ravens rivalry
11November 17 New Orleans Saints 20–23 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium National NBC/TwitterFirst Thursday night game simulcast on NBC and NFL Network. Panthers–Saints rivalry
13December 1 Dallas Cowboys 17–15 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Cowboys–Vikings rivalry
14December 8 Oakland Raiders 13–21 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Chiefs took over first place in the AFC West with the win. They later went on to win the division and first-round bye as AFC's No. 2 seed via a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Raiders, who finished with the same record as the Chiefs. [12] [13]
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
15December 15 Los Angeles Rams 3–24 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Seahawks clinched the NFC West division title. Primetime debut for Rams rookie quarterback Jared Goff.
Rams–Seahawks rivalry
16December 22 New York Giants 19–24 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
NYG win: Clinch playoff berth, Stay alive for NFC East, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as NFC No. 1 seed
NYG loss: Dallas Cowboys clinch the NFC East, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as NFC No. 1 seed

2017 season

2017 marked the second and final year of the NFL's Thursday Night Football contract with CBS and NBC, as Fox would take over next season. Also, Amazon replaced Twitter as the digital rights holder. Also, along with the change in digital viewing, it was announced that there were 11 games simulcast between CBS, NBC, and NFL Network. While CBS kept the original 5 games, NBC simulcasted 6 games with NFL Network. Also, the change meant that CBS produced 4 NFL Network-only games, while NBC produced 3 NFL Network-only games, including a Week 15 Saturday doubleheader. [14] In addition, Mike Tirico replaced Al Michaels full-time on Thursday night games. Tirico became the new studio host, replacing Bob Costas, who retired from many major jobs with the network, like the Olympics. Michaels focused on Sunday night games, while Tirico handled Thursday nights with Cris Collinsworth or Kurt Warner.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcast/StreamingGame notes
2September 14 Houston Texans 13–9 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium KPRC-TV (Houston)
WLWT-TV (Cincinnati)
Deshaun Watson made his first career start, and ran for a 49-yard touchdown.
2016 Week 16 Rematch
3September 21 Los Angeles Rams 41–39 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium KNBC (Los Angeles)
KNTV (San Francisco)
This became the highest scoring TNF game:
Todd Gurley scored 3 first-half touchdowns. 49ers–Rams rivalry
4September 28 Chicago Bears 14–35 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field National CBS/ Prime VideoThere was a 45-minute weather delay between the first and second quarters.
Bears–Packers rivalry
5October 5 New England Patriots 19–14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium
6October 12 Philadelphia Eagles 28–23 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium
7October 19 Kansas City Chiefs 30–31 Oakland Raiders Oakland Coliseum Michael Crabtree scored the game-winning touchdown on an untimed down and Giorgio Tavecchio's successful extra point attempt.
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
8October 26 Miami Dolphins 0–40 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Largest margin of victory on Thursday Night Football, since September 18, 2014. Last game was simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. 2016 Week 13 Rematch
9November 2 Buffalo Bills 21–34 New York Jets MetLife Stadium WCBS-TV (New York City)
WIVB-TV (Buffalo)
Bills–Jets rivalry
10November 9 Seattle Seahawks 22–16 Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium National NBC/Prime Video Russell Wilson completed a spectacular circus play to Doug Baldwin, who took it down to the Cardinals' 2-yard line, which led to a Jimmy Graham touchdown, one of two touchdowns he had in this game. Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
11November 16 Tennessee Titans 17–40 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Antonio Brown caught 3 touchdowns in the game, including a one-handed helmet catch.
Steelers–Titans rivalry
13November 30 Washington Redskins 14–38 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
14December 7 New Orleans Saints 17–20 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Deion Jones picked off Drew Brees to seal an upset of the division-leading Saints.
Falcons–Saints rivalry
15December 14 Denver Broncos 25–13 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium Brock Osweiler came in for an injured Trevor Siemian, and threw for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns, leading the Broncos to the victory. 2016 Week 2 Rematch
16 December 25 Pittsburgh Steelers 34–6 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Kickoff at 4:30 ET; Tirico and Warner are on the call. The last ever game was simulcast on NBC and NFL Network, and the last game was with NBC Sports production. DeAndre Hopkins made an incredible circus catch for a touchdown, which was the Texans’ only offensive spark of the game, Monday game.

2018 season

2018 marked the first year of Thursday Night Football on Fox. Fox Sports produced all 18 regular season games with 11 of those games on the Fox network (between weeks 4–15). [15] Starting in 2018, the NFL moved the start time of Thursday Night Football back, from 8:25 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET. All TNF games on Fox were streamed online via Amazon Prime Video, which replaced Twitter in 2017, under the CBS/NBC contract, with fellow Amazon subsidiary Twitch streaming all games as well with Prime Video.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcast/StreamingGame notes
2September 13 Baltimore Ravens 23–34 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati)
First game with Fox Sports production.
A. J. Green caught 3 first half touchdowns.
Bengals–Ravens rivalry
3September 20 New York Jets 17–21 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium WOIO-TV (Cleveland)
WNBC-TV (New York City)
This game marked the end of a 635-day winless streak for the Cleveland Browns (19 games); their last win coming on December 24, 2016, versus the San Diego Chargers.
4September 27 Minnesota Vikings 31–38 Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum National Fox/Prime Video/TwitchFirst game simulcast on Fox and NFL Network.
Jared Goff finished with his first career-perfect passer rating game.
5October 4 Indianapolis Colts 24–38 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Tom Brady threw 500th career touchdown pass to Josh Gordon.
Colts–Patriots rivalry
6October 11 Philadelphia Eagles 34–13 New York Giants MetLife Stadium Saquon Barkley finished with 229 all-purpose yards (130 rushing, 99 receiving), along with a rushing touchdown. Alshon Jeffery and Zach Ertz combined for 101 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
Eagles–Giants rivalry
7October 18 Denver Broncos 45–10 Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium
8October 25 Miami Dolphins 23–42 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Deshaun Watson vs. the team that nearly traded for him 3 years later at the 2021 trade deadline
9November 1 Oakland Raiders 3–34 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Battle of the Bay. Nick Mullens made his first career start.
10November 8 Carolina Panthers 21–52 Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field Ben Roethlisberger finished with a perfect passer rating, the fourth in his career.
11November 15 Green Bay Packers 24–27 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Packers–Seahawks rivalry
13November 29 New Orleans Saints 10–13 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Became the most-watched Thursday Night Football game in program history.
Sean Payton vs. his former team
14December 6 Jacksonville Jaguars 9–30 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Derrick Henry tied an all-time NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run, to go along with a 238-yard, 4-touchdown night. Jaguars–Titans rivalry
15December 13 Los Angeles Chargers 29–28 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Mike Williams caught a go-ahead two-point conversion to win the game, with 4 seconds left in regulation, to go along with 2 touchdowns, as the Chargers clinched a playoff berth with the win.
Chargers–Chiefs rivalry

2019 season

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcast/StreamingGame notes
2September 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–14 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium WMOR-TV (Tampa Bay)
WJZY-TV (Charlotte)
Buccaneers–Panthers rivalry
Christian McCaffrey stopped short of the goal line for what would have been the game-winning touchdown.
3September 19 Tennessee Titans 7–20 Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field WZTV-TV (Nashville)
WJXX-TV (Jacksonville)
Jaguars–Titans rivalry
4September 26 Philadelphia Eagles 34–27 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field National Fox/Prime Video/TwitchAaron Rodgers threw a goal-line interception, giving the Eagles the win.
5October 3 Los Angeles Rams 29–30 Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Rams–Seahawks rivalry
In order to implement an effective blackout of the game for Dish Network subscribers due to a carriage dispute with Fox, this game was not simulcast by NFL Network. [16] [17]
6October 10 New York Giants 14–35 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Commemoration of the Super Bowls XLII (David Tyree helmet catch spoiled the Patriots' perfect run) and XLVI (NFL 100)
Giants–Patriots rivalry
7October 17 Kansas City Chiefs 30–6 Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
8October 24 Washington Redskins 9–19 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Kirk Cousins vs. his former team
9October 31 San Francisco 49ers 28–25 Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium 49ers–Cardinals rivalry
10November 7 Los Angeles Chargers 24–26 Oakland Raiders RingCentral Coliseum Chargers–Raiders rivalry
Final primetime football game at the Oakland Alameda-County Coliseum.
11November 14 Pittsburgh Steelers 7–21 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Browns–Steelers rivalry
Browns defeat Steelers for the first time in 5 years.
12November 21 Indianapolis Colts 17–20 Houston Texans NRG Stadium Colts–Texans rivalry
14December 5 Dallas Cowboys 24–31 Chicago Bears Soldier Field
15December 12 New York Jets 21–42 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Ravens clinch second straight AFC North title as quarterback Lamar Jackson breaks Michael Vick's record, set in 2006, for quarterback rushing yards in a season.

2020 season

The Vikings-Saints Christmas game kicked off at 4:30 p.m. ET. 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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all international series games were moved back to the United States. Also, some games involving teams that had COVID outbreaks, had games moved back. This was the case with two games on the TNF schedule. [18]

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcast/StreamingGame notes
2September 17 Cincinnati Bengals 30–35 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium WKRC (Cincinnati)
WEWS (Cleveland)
Battle of Ohio. 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Football League in Canton, Ohio, 60 miles south of Cleveland.
3September 24 Miami Dolphins 31–13 Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Stadium WPLG (Miami)
WFOX-TV (Jacksonville)
4October 1 Denver Broncos 37–28 New York Jets Metlife Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
WNYW-TV (New York City)
5October 8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–20 Chicago Bears Soldier Field National Fox/Prime Video/TwitchFirst Tom Brady-Nick Foles matchup since Super Bowl LII
6October 19 Kansas City Chiefs 26–17 Buffalo Bills New Era Field Bills-Chiefs rivalry.
The game was originally scheduled for Thursday, October 15 at 8:20 PM, but was delayed to Monday, October 19, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, due to the Bills–Titans game, originally scheduled for Sunday, October 11, being postponed to Tuesday, October 13, as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Titans organization. The game remained on Fox, NFL Network, and Prime Video.
First ever matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.
7October 22 New York Giants 21–22 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles–Giants rivalry
8October 29 Atlanta Falcons 25–17 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Falcons–Panthers rivalry
9November 5 Green Bay Packers 34–17 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium 2019 NFC Championship game rematch
49ers–Packers rivalry
10November 12 Indianapolis Colts 34–17 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Colts–Titans rivalry
11November 19 Arizona Cardinals 21–28 Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry
13December 8 Dallas Cowboys 17–34 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Game was originally scheduled for Thursday, December 3 at 8:20 PM, but was delayed to Monday, December 7, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, and later Tuesday, December 8, at 8:15 PM Eastern Time due to the Ravens-Steelers game, originally scheduled for Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving), being postponed three times, a first for an NFL game this season, as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Ravens organization. The game remained on Fox, NFL Network, and Prime Video.
14December 10 New England Patriots 3–24 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl LIII rematch
15December 17 Los Angeles Chargers 30–27 (OT) Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium Chargers–Raiders rivalry
16December 25 Minnesota Vikings 33–52 New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Christmas game.
First Friday NFL game since 2009. 4:30 PM kickoff.
Saints–Vikings rivalry

2019 NFC Wild Card Playoff Rematch

2021 season

Beginning with the 2021 season, the NFL expanded to a 17-game season. This was Fox's last season covering TNF, as the rights shifted to Amazon Prime exclusively in the 2022 season.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumNetworkGame notes
2September 16 New York Giants 29–30 Washington Football Team FedEx Field WNBC (New York City)
WTTG (Washington D.C)
Giants–Washington rivalry
3September 23 Carolina Panthers 24–9 Houston Texans NRG Stadium WSOC (Charlotte)
KPRC (Houston)
The first designated "extra" inter-conference game on TNF, and ever.
4September 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 21–24 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WFOX (Jacksonville)
WLWT (Cincinnati)
Battle of the last two No. 1 overall picks (Lawrence–2021, Burrow–2020).
2020 Week 4 Rematch
5October 7 Los Angeles Rams 26–17 Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field National Fox/Prime Video/Twitch Rams–Seahawks rivalry
2020 NFC Super Wild Card rematch
6October 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28–22 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Eagles QB Jalen Hurts’ TNF debut
7October 21 Denver Broncos 14–17 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium
8October 28 Green Bay Packers 24–21 Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium
9November 4 New York Jets 30–45 Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium 2020 Week 3 Rematch
10November 11 Baltimore Ravens 10–22 Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa’s first Thursday Night Debut
11November 18 New England Patriots 25–0 Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Super Bowl LI rematch (28–3)
Mac Jones TNF Debut
13December 2 Dallas Cowboys 27–17 New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome First TNF game at the Superdome since the name change
14December 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 28–36 Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Super Bowl IX rematch
15December 16 Kansas City Chiefs 34–28 (OT) Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
16December 23 San Francisco 49ers 17–20 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium KNTV-TV (San Francisco)
WZTV-TV (Nashville)
December 25 Cleveland Browns 22–24 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field National Fox/Prime Video/TwitchPart of an NFL Christmas Day doubleheader; kickoff at 4:30 PM ET.
Saturday game, Last game simulcast on Fox and NFL Network.

Prime Exclusive games (2022–present)

2022 season

Thursday Night Football started exclusively streaming on Prime Video in 2022. However, the games were also simulcast by local affiliates in teams' home markets. While the entire schedule was released on May 12, the first Amazon-exclusive Thursday Night game, ChargersChiefs, was unveiled during the first round of the 2022 NFL draft on April 28. All games aired on Thursday nights at 8:15 PM ET. Because of NFL rules, all games were simulcast on an over-the-air television station in the home markets of the teams playing. [19] A free, legal simulcast was also available from this season onwards on Twitch's Prime Video stream on desktops and laptops for those not in the local markets, but was not available on mobile devices due to NFL+.

WeekDateVisiting teamFinal scoreHost teamStadiumSimulcastAlternate broadcastGame notes
Pre 3August 25 San Francisco 49ers 0–17 Houston Texans NRG Stadium KTVU (San Francisco)
KRIV (Houston)
NoneFirst TNF game with Amazon production and collaboration with NBC Sports
2September 15 Los Angeles Chargers 24–27 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KSHB-TV (Kansas City)
Dude Perfect Chargers–Chiefs rivalry
3September 22 Pittsburgh Steelers 17–29 Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium WPXI (Pittsburgh)
WEWS-TV (Cleveland)
None Browns–Steelers rivalry
4September 29 Miami Dolphins 15–27 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium WSFL-TV (Miami)
WCPO (Cincinnati)
None Zac Taylor vs. his former team
Tua Tagovailoa and Joe Burrow's first NFL meeting
Tagovailoa suffered a concussion midway in the game, and would cause the NFL to change its concussion protocols
5October 6 Indianapolis Colts 12–9 (OT) Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High WRTV (Indianapolis)
KMGH (Denver)
Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan’s TNF debuts with new teams
6October 13 Washington Commanders 12–7 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WTTG (Washington)
WFLD (Chicago)
None
7October 20 New Orleans Saints 34–42 Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium WDSU (New Orleans)
KSAZ-TV (Phoenix)
None DeAndre Hopkins' first time playing since December 13, 2021
8October 27 Baltimore Ravens 27–22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium WMAR (Baltimore)
WTVT (Tampa Bay)
None Tom Brady vs. Lamar Jackson
9November 3 Philadelphia Eagles 29–17 Houston Texans NRG Stadium WPHL-TV (Philadelphia)
KTXH (Houston)
Dude PerfectGame was originally set to be simulcasted on WTXF-TV in Philadelphia and KRIV in Houston before Game 3 of the 2022 World Series was postponed.
10November 10 Atlanta Falcons 15–25 Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium WAGA (Atlanta)
WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
None Falcons–Panthers rivalry
11November 17 Tennessee Titans 27–17 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WTVF (Nashville)
WITI (Milwaukee)
WGBA (Green Bay)
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Paul Rivera (The Shop)
13December 1 Buffalo Bills 24–10 New England Patriots Gillette Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WFXT (Boston)
Dude Perfect Bills–Patriots rivalry
14December 8 Las Vegas Raiders 16–17 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium KTNV (Las Vegas)
KTTV (Los Angeles)
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Paul Rivera (The Shop) Baker Mayfield’s first game as a Ram; leads 98-yard game-winning drive
15December 15 San Francisco 49ers 21–13 Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field KTVU (San Francisco)
KCPQ (Seattle)
Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer 49ers–Seahawks rivalry
SF win: NFC West Champions
16December 22 Jacksonville Jaguars 19–3 New York Jets MetLife Stadium WFOX-TV (Jacksonville)
WNYW (New York)
NoneBattle of the top 2 picks of the 2021 NFL draft (No. 1 Trevor Lawrence, No. 2 Zach Wilson)
17December 29 Dallas Cowboys 27–13 Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium KDFW (Dallas)
WTVF (Nashville)
Dude Perfect

2023 season

This was the first season that flexible scheduling could be used on TNF for weeks 13 to 17 (with a limit of two games per season allowed to be flexed), [20] however no games were flexed.

WeekDateAway teamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSimulcastAlternate broadcastGame Notes
Pre 3August 24 Indianapolis Colts 27–13 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field WRTV (Indianapolis)
WTXF (Philadelphia) [21]
None
2September 14 Minnesota Vikings 28–34 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field KMSP (Minneapolis)
WTXF (Philadelphia) [22]
None2022 Week 2 rematch
3September 21 New York Giants 12–30 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium WNYW (New York)
KTVU (San Francisco) [23]
None 49ers–Giants rivalry
4September 28 Detroit Lions 34–20 Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field WJBK (Detroit)
WITI (Milwaukee)
WGBA (Green Bay) [24]
None Lions–Packers rivalry
5October 5 Chicago Bears 40–20 Washington Commanders FedExField WFLD (Chicago)
WTTG (Washington D.C.) [25]
None2022 Week 6 rematch
6October 12 Denver Broncos 8–19 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KMGH-TV (Denver)
KSHB-TV (Kansas City) [26]
LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Paul Rivera (The Shop) [27] Broncos–Chiefs rivalry
7October 19 Jacksonville Jaguars 31–24 New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome WFOX (Jacksonville)
WDSU (New Orleans) [28]
None
8October 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18–24 Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium WTVT (Tampa)
WKBW-TV (Buffalo) [29]
None
9November 2 Tennessee Titans 16–20 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium WTVF (Nashville)
WPXI (Pittsburgh) [30]
None Steelers–Titans rivalry
Titans QB Will Levis's TNF and primetime debut
10November 9 Carolina Panthers 13–16 Chicago Bears Soldier Field WSOC-TV (Charlotte)
WFLD (Chicago) [31]
NonePanthers QB Bryce Young's TNF debut
11November 16 Cincinnati Bengals 20–34 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WCPO (Cincinnati)
WMAR (Baltimore) [32]
None Bengals–Ravens rivalry
12November 24 Miami Dolphins 34–13 New York Jets MetLife Stadium WFOR (Miami)
WNYW (New York) [33]
Dude Perfect [34] Dolphins–Jets rivalry
First ever NFL game on Black Friday
Kickoff at 3 p.m. ET
13November 30 Seattle Seahawks 35–41 Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium KCPQ (Seattle)
KDFW (Dallas) [35]
14December 7 New England Patriots 21–18 Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium WFXT (Boston)
WPXI (Pittsburgh) [36]
None Patriots–Steelers rivalry
2022 Week 2 rematch
15December 14 Los Angeles Chargers 21–63 Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KTNV-TV (Las Vegas) [37]
None Chargers–Raiders rivalry
16December 21 New Orleans Saints 22–30 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium WDSU (New Orleans)
KTTV (Los Angeles) [38]
None Rams–Saints rivalry
2022 Week 11 rematch
17December 28 New York Jets 20–37 Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium WNYW (New York)
WEWS (Cleveland) [39]
NoneCLE win: Clinch playoff berth
2022 Week 2 rematch

2024 season

This will be the second season that flexible scheduling could be used on TNF for weeks 13 to 17 on a 28-day notice (with a limit of two games per season allowed to be flexed, the same team can't be flexed both times nor a team can't play two road TNF games unless approved by the team that is involved in making the change). [40]

Beginning this season, there are no alternative broadcasts outside of Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats.

WeekDateAway teamFinal ScoreHost TeamStadiumSimulcastGame Notes
Pre 3August 22 Indianapolis Colts 27–14 Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium WXIN (Indianapolis)
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati) [41]
2September 12 Buffalo Bills 31–10 Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium WKBW-TV (Buffalo)
WFOR (Miami) [42]
Bills–Dolphins rivalry
3September 19 New England Patriots 3–24 New York Jets MetLife Stadium WFXT (Boston)
WNYW (New York)
Jets–Patriots rivalry
4September 26 Dallas Cowboys 20–15 New York Giants MetLife Stadium KDFW (Dallas)
WNYW (New York)
Cowboys–Giants rivalry
5October 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30–36 (OT) Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium WTVT (Tampa)
WAGA (Atlanta)
Buccaneers–Falcons rivalry
6October 10 San Francisco 49ers 36–24 Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field KTVU (San Francisco)
KCPQ (Seattle)
CIVI (Bellingham via Victoria)
49ers–Seahawks rivalry
7October 17 Denver Broncos 33–10 New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome KMGH (Denver)
WDSU (New Orleans)
Sean Payton vs. his former team
Broncos QB Bo Nix's TNF Debut
Saints QB Spencer Rattler's TNF Debut
8October 24 Minnesota Vikings 20–30 Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium KMSP-TV (Minneapolis)
KTTV (Los Angeles)
Rams–Vikings rivalry, Kevin O'Connell faces his former team
9October 31 Houston Texans 13–21 New York Jets MetLife Stadium KRIV-TV (Houston)
WNYW (New York)
Stroud vs. Rodgers
Texans QB C.J. Stroud's TNF Debut
10November 7 Cincinnati Bengals 34–35 Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium WCPO (Cincinnati)
WMAR (Baltimore)
Bengals–Ravens rivalry
11November 14 Washington Commanders 18–26 Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field WTTG (Washington)
WTXF (Philadelphia)
Commanders–Eagles rivalry
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels's TNF Debut
12November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers 19–24 Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field WPXI (Pittsburgh)
WEWS (Cleveland)
Browns–Steelers rivalry
13November 29 Las Vegas Raiders 17–19 Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium KTNV (Las Vegas)
KSHB-TV (Kansas City)
Black Friday, 3 p.m. ET kickoff, Chiefs–Raiders rivalry.
14December 5 Green Bay Packers 31–34 Detroit Lions Ford Field WGBA (Green Bay)
WITI (Milwaukee)
WJBK (Detroit)
Lions–Packers rivalry
15December 12 Los Angeles Rams 12–6 San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium KTTV (Los Angeles)
KTVU (San Francisco)
49ers–Rams rivalry
16December 19* Denver Broncos TBD Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium KMGH (Denver)
KTTV (Los Angeles)
Broncos–Chargers rivalry, First ever Thursday Night Football game to be flexed
17December 26 Seattle Seahawks TBD Chicago Bears Soldier Field TBDBears QB Caleb Williams's TNF Debut
Super Wild Card WeekendJan 11/12TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDFirst playoff game exclusively on Prime Video

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