What channel does the thursday night football game come on

Amazon Prime Video is the exclusive home of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football broadcast through 2033. Each season, Prime Video will stream 15 regular season games and one preseason matchup.

Both Amazon Prime and standalone Prime Video subscribers receive Thursday Night Football games. But we break down whether the service truly deserves a place in your streaming roster. Keep scrolling to learn more about TNF on Prime Video—including a complete 2022 TNF schedule.

NFL on Amazon Prime Video pros and cons

• Inexpensive pricing
• Live in-game stats through X-Ray on select devices
• Over 25,000 movies and TV shows

• Limited live sports included
• Cluttered interface

Is Amazon Prime Video worth it for NFL fans?

Amazon Prime ($14.99 a month) is an enticing service with its free two-day shipping and extensive Prime Video streaming library. Adding 15 Thursday Night Football games into the mix makes it a must-have for football fans who want access to the most NFL games.

As the 2022 NFL schedule shows, several crucial matchups are on Thursday Night Football, and each game comes equipped with Amazon’s X-Ray and Next Gen Stats functions. These interactive features allow you to view real-time analytics alongside the game. But you’ll need an Amazon device like an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or Amazon Fire TV Cube for the most optimized experience.

Free ways to watch Thursday Night Football

If you only want to see your favorite team play on Thursday Night Football, you might not need an Amazon membership. TNF games will still air locally in the broadcast regions of the two teams playing. Plus, you can catch alternate broadcasts for free on Twitch if you don’t live in the region of your favorite team.

You could even sign up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial, catch the game you want to see, and cancel your subscription. There’s no shame in that.

2022 Thursday Night Football schedule

Below is a list of every Thursday Night Football game streaming live on Amazon Prime Video during the 2022 NFL season. Missing from the table are Thursday night games from weeks 1 and 17, which will air on NBC at 8:15 p.m. eastern.

The Tennessee Titans are the only team to play in multiple Thursday Night Football games this season. But the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants feature in none of the 2022 TNF matchups.

NFL content on Amazon Prime Video

NFL content on Amazon Prime Video is pretty scarce at the moment. But this should change once the 2022 NFL season revs up, as the streaming service will collaborate with the league to produce content around Thursday Night Football.

The NFL has its own Prime Video storefront where you can view the service’s exclusive games and content. Accessing the storefront can be confusing because Prime Video is both a streaming service and a digital video store. But you can reach this content by scrolling down the Prime Video home page to the Category row and selecting Sports.

Besides its 15 regular season games, Prime Video will also broadcast at least one NFL preseason game each year. The streaming service also hosts several on-demand movies and series centered around football worth checking out—including the All or Nothing docuseries.

Other options for watching NFL games

The NFL is everywhere on TV these days—meaning you’ll need a comprehensive TV plan to watch the most football games this season. Our How to Watch NFL Games page outlines this in greater detail.

DIRECTV is the best overall provider for watching the NFL. Not only does it carry every NFL channel, but it also holds the exclusive rights to NFL SUNDAY TICKET. Of course, only the most diehard NFL fans will want to go that route because the satellite TV provider is pricey and requires a two-year contract.

The easiest way to watch NFL games is by connecting an over-the-air (OTA) HD antenna to your TV. A combination of locally and nationally televised games are accessible with an antenna, and a good one costs only between $20 and $60. We recommend entering your zip code on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Reception Map Tool to verify which channels are within range of your home.

Thursday Night Football has made the jump entirely to Amazon Prime Video. Now, you’ll need an Amazon Prime ($14.99 a month) or a standalone Prime Video ($8.99 a month) subscription to watch every Thursday Night Football game.

Signing up for a streaming service to watch only 15 NFL games is less than ideal. But Prime Video has an immense library of movies and shows to keep you entertained when games aren’t on. That’s a lot of value for a low monthly cost—especially if you’re already an Amazon Prime member soaking up its fast and free delivery benefits.

Our football experts spent the 2021 NFL season researching and watching select Thursday Night Football games on Amazon Prime Video. We examined the streaming service’s worth for NFL fans by comparing its pricing, game count, and in-game experience to other NFL viewing options.

Check out our How We Rank page to learn more about our methods.

See how to watch or stream every game with the 2022 NFL TV schedule on FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, ABC, NFL Network and Amazon Prime. Key dates: September 8 (start of season), January 14 (start of playoffs), February 12 (Super Bowl on FOX).

NFL Preseason

Saturday, August 13

Sunday, August 14

Thursday, August 18

Friday, August 19

Saturday, August 20

Sunday, August 21

Monday, August 22

Thursday, August 25

Friday, August 26

Saturday, August 27

Sunday, August 28

Week 1

Thursday, September 08

Sunday, September 11

Monday, September 12

Week 2

Thursday, September 15

Sunday, September 18

Monday, September 19

Week 3

Thursday, September 22

Sunday, September 25

Monday, September 26

Week 4

Thursday, September 29

Sunday, October 02

Monday, October 03

Week 5

Thursday, October 06

Sunday, October 09

Monday, October 10

Week 6

Thursday, October 13

Sunday, October 16

Monday, October 17

Week 7

Thursday, October 20

Sunday, October 23

Monday, October 24

Week 8

Thursday, October 27

Sunday, October 30

Time ET	Game	TV
9:30a	NFL International Series (London) Broncos vs Jaguars	ESPN+
Broncos-Jaguars is only on ESPN+. You can sign-up for a $9.99/month subscription here. (SMW may receive a commission)
1:00p	Live cut ins of all afternoon games	NFL RedZone
1:00p	Bears – Cowboys	FOX
Panthers – Falcons
Cardinals – Vikings
1:00p	Raiders – Saints	CBS, Paramount+
Steelers – Eagles
Dolphins – Lions
Patriots – Jets
4:05p	Titans – Texans
4:25p	49ers – Rams	FOX
Giants – Seahawks
Commanders – Colts
8:20p	Packers – Bills	NBC, Peacock

Monday, October 31

Week 9

Thursday, November 03

Sunday, November 06

Monday, November 07

Week 10

Thursday, November 10

Sunday, November 13

Monday, November 14

Week 11

Thursday, November 17

Sunday, November 20

Monday, November 21

Week 12

Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving)

Sunday, November 27

Monday, November 28

Week 13

Thursday, December 01

Sunday, December 04

Monday, December 05

Week 14

Thursday, December 08

Sunday, December 11

Monday, December 12

Week 15

Thursday, December 15

Saturday, December 17

Saturday 12/17 or Sunday 12/18

Sunday, December 18

Monday, December 19

Week 16

Thursday, December 22

Saturday, December 24

Sunday, December 25

Monday, December 26

Week 17

Thursday, December 29

Sunday, January 01

Monday, January 02

Week 18

Saturday, January 07

Sunday, January 08

Networks and times to be announced

NFL Playoffs TV schedule

Wild Card weekend

FOX and NBC each air two games, CBS and ESPN/ABC each air one.

Saturday, January 14

Sunday, January 15

Monday, January 15

Divisional round

FOX airs two games, CBS and NBC each air one.

Saturday, January 21

Sunday, January 22

Conference championships

Sunday, January 29

Super Bowl 57

Sunday, February 12

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You can stream the entire NFL TV schedule through various platforms this season, though to do so you will have to purchase at least two over-the-top services in addition to a cable bundle.

Streaming MVPDs

The primary NFL broadcasters — NBC, CBS, FOX and ESPN/ABC — can be streamed through Fubo TV (purchase a subscription)), YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV and DirecTV Stream. Sling has ESPN, but none of the local over-the-air channels.

NFL+ (NFL Plus)

The NFL had debuted a new $5/month streaming service called NFL+ on which subscribers will be able to stream local and primetime regular season games on mobile and tablet devices (though not on television). Local and primetime games had previously been free to stream (on mobile and tablet) via NFL GamePass, but that will no longer be the case.

Over-the-top platforms

You can stream all NBC games through Peacock and all CBS games through Paramount+, though both will require a subscription. ESPN+ airs an exclusive NFL game this season that can only be viewed by purchasing a $6.99/month subscription. You can sign up for Paramount Plus here and you can sign up for ESPN+ here.

In addition, the entire Thursday Night Football package will be availalbe only with an Amazon Prime subscription, as outlined in the next section.

For a full list of network availability on the major streaming platforms, see the Sports Media Watch sports streaming guide.

Changes to the NFL TV schedule

Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime will begin exclusively televising Thursday Night Football games this season, meaning that those games will only be available via Amazon Prime Video outside of the participating markets (in the home markets, the games will still be simulcast on over-the-air broadcast affiliates).

Expanded Monday Night Football schedule

ESPN’s Monday Night Football package expands to 23 games this season, including a split-doubleheader across ESPN and ABC in Week 2.

Expanded Christmas Day schedule

The NFL has scheduled three Christmas Day games this season, the most games it has played on the holiday.

New broadcast teams

With the exception of the returning Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson on CBS, each of the other NFL packages will have a brand new lead broadcast team this season: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark on NBC, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters on ESPN, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen and Erin Andrews on FOX and Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit on Amazon Prime.

NBC Sunday Night Football TV schedule

All games at 8:20 PM ET.

ESPN Monday Night Football TV schedule

All games at 8:15 PM ET unless otherwise noted.

Amazon Thursday Night Football TV schedule

All games at 8:20 PM ET unless otherwise noted.

For reference, last year’s NFL TV schedule is on page two and the schedule from two years ago is on page three.

Completed games

NFL Preseason

Thursday, August 4

* Hall of Fame Game start time pushed back due to weather delay.

Thursday, August 11

Friday, August 12

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