NFL Network Thursday Night Football results (2006–present)
The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League games aired on NFL Network's Thursday Night Football. Starting with the 2006 NFL season, NFL Network was awarded the rights to air Thursday night games (with some extra broadcasts on Saturday nights). Previously, games played on Thursdays were broadcast on TNT and ESPN.
Results by season
Listed below are games and their respective results played from 2006 to the present.
2006 season
| Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | November 23 | Denver Broncos | 10–19 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | First prime-time Thanksgiving game in NFL history held in 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. |
| November 30 | Baltimore Ravens | 7–13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | ||
| December 7 | Cleveland Browns | 7–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||
| December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | 24–14 | Seattle Seahawks | Qwest Field | Unsafe weather conditions and rain storm delay game by twenty minutes. | |
| Saturday | December 16 | Dallas Cowboys | 38–28 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | 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. |
| Thursday | December 21 | Minnesota Vikings | 7–9 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | |
| Saturday | December 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20–9 | Oakland Raiders | McAfee Coliseum | Sideline reporter Adam Schefter reported that the Oakland Raiders had begun the process to fire 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. |
| Saturday | December 30 | New York Giants | 34–28 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | |
Additional notes
According to Nielsen Media Research, the Broncos-Chiefs game that opened this package was the highest-rated program on cable/satellite TV in the United States on November 23, 2006, with a 6.8 rating (among available households) and an average of 4.2 million households. These numbers are especially remarkable, considering that millions of potential fans were unable to see the game due to their cable systems not making it available to them.
2007 season
| Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | November 22 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–13 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | Fifth straight Thanksgiving Day start for quarterback Joey Harrington, who was on his third different team in as many years. |
| November 29 | Green Bay Packers | 27–37 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | 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. | |
| December 6 | Chicago Bears | 16–24 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Redskins play game just two days after the burial of Sean Taylor. Taylor was fatally wounded in his Miami, Florida home the week before. | |
| December 13 | Denver Broncos | 13–31 | Houston Texans | Reliant Stadium | Former Broncos offensive coordinator and current Texans head coach Gary Kubiak defeats his former employer in first meeting. | |
| Saturday | December 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13–20 | San Francisco 49ers | Monster Park | |
| Thursday | December 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 41–24 | St. Louis Rams | Edward Jones Dome | Former Rams running back and former NFL Network analyst Marshall Faulk's jersey #28 is retired in St. Louis. |
| Saturday | December 22 | Dallas Cowboys | 20–13 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |
| December 29 | New England Patriots | 38–35 (details) | New York Giants | Giants Stadium | Patriots complete a 16-0 regular season finish, the first undefeated NFL regular season in 35 years. The game was simulcast on NFL Network, 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.[1]
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. | |
2008 season
| Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | November 6 | Denver Broncos | 34–30 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | |
| November 13 | New York Jets | 34–31 (OT) | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | First overtime game on Thursday Night Football. | |
| November 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||
| November 27 | Arizona Cardinals | 20–48 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | 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 months later in the NFC Championship with the Cardinals winning 32–25. | |
| December 4 | Oakland Raiders | 7–34 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | The game was broadcast in 3D in select movie theaters across the nation. | |
| December 11 | New Orleans Saints | 24–27 (OT) | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | ||
| December 18 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | ||
| Saturday | December 20 | Baltimore Ravens | 33–24 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Stadium | The final game at Texas Stadium. |
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).
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thursday | November 12 | Chicago Bears | 6–10 | San Francisco 49ers | Candlestick Park | |
| 11 | November 19 | Miami Dolphins | 24–17 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| 12 | November 26 | New York Giants | 6–26 | Denver Broncos | Invesco Field at Mile High | Thanksgiving Day game | |
| 13 | December 3 | New York Jets | 19–13 | Buffalo Bills | Rogers Centre | Bills Toronto Series | |
| 14 | December 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6–13 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | ||
| 15 | December 17 | Indianapolis Colts | 35–31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | ||
| 15 | Saturday | December 19 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–17 | New Orleans Saints | Louisiana Superdome | |
| 16 | Friday | December 25 | San Diego Chargers | 42–17 | Tennessee Titans | LP Field | Christmas game |
2010 season
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thursday | November 11 | Baltimore Ravens | 21–26 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |
| 11 | November 18 | Chicago Bears | 16–0 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | ||
| 12 | November 25 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–26 | New York Jets | New Meadowlands Stadium | Thanksgiving Day game | |
| 13 | December 2 | Houston Texans | 24–34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | ||
| 14 | December 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 30–28 | Tennessee Titans | LP Field | ||
| 15 | December 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 7–34 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | ||
| 16 | December 23 | Carolina Panthers | 3–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||
| 16 | Saturday | December 25 | Dallas Cowboys | 26–27 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | Christmas game |
2011 season
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thursday | November 10 | Oakland Raiders | 24–17 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | |
| 11 | November 17 | New York Jets | 13–17 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | ||
| 12 | November 24 | San Francisco 49ers | 6–16 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Thanksgiving Day game | |
| 13 | December 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14–31 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | ||
| 14 | December 8 | Cleveland Browns | 3–14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||
| 15 | December 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14–41 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | ||
| 15 | Saturday | December 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 31–15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | |
| 16 | Thursday | December 22 | Houston Texans | 16-19 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium |
2012 season
Starting with this season, the NFL expanded to a full season Thursday Night Football schedule. But 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.
2013 season
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 12 | New York Jets | 10–13 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |
| 3 | September 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 26–16 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | ||
| 4 | September 26 | San Francisco 49ers | 35–11 | St. Louis Rams | Edward Jones Dome | ||
| 5 | October 3 | Buffalo Bills | 24–37 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | ||
| Sunday | October 6 | San Diego Chargers | 17–27 | Oakland Raiders | O.co Coliseum | 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 and commentators Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts. 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.[2] | |
| 6 | Thursday | October 10 | New York Giants | 21–27 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |
| 7 | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | 34–22 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||
| 8 | October 24 | Carolina Panthers | 31–13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | ||
| 9 | October 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | 20–22 (OT) | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | ||
| 10 | November 7 | Washington Redskins | 27–34 | Minnesota Vikings | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | ||
| 11 | November 14 | Indianapolis Colts | 30–27 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | ||
| 12 | November 21 | New Orleans Saints | 17–13 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | ||
| 14 | December 5 | Houston Texans | 20–27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Field | ||
| 15 | December 12 | San Diego Chargers | 27–20 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High |
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, 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.
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6–26 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | CBS/NFLN | First game simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. |
| 3 | September 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14–56 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | |||
| 4 | September 25 | New York Giants | 45–14 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | |||
| 5 | October 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–42 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | |||
| 6 | October 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 33–28 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | |||
| 7 | October 16 | New York Jets | 25–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |||
| 8 | October 23 | San Diego Chargers | 21–35 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | |||
| 9 | October 30 | New Orleans Saints | 28–10 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | NFLN | First game on NFL Network, with CBS Sports production. | |
| 10 | November 6 | Cleveland Browns | 24–3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | |||
| 11 | November 13 | Buffalo Bills | 9–22 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | |||
| 12 | November 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20–24 | Oakland Raiders | O.co Coliseum | |||
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 41–28 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | |||
| 15 | December 11 | Arizona Cardinals | 12–6 | St. Louis Rams | Edward Jones Dome | |||
| 16 | December 18 | Tennessee Titans | 13–21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | EverBank Field | |||
| Saturday | December 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–27 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | |||
| San Diego Chargers | 38–35 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | CBS/NFLN |
2015 season
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.[3] The NFL also sold the digital rights to the package separately to Twitter.[4] 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.
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 15 | New York Jets | 37–31 | Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | CBS/NFLN/Twitter | Bills-Jets rivalry |
| 3 | September 22 | Houston Texans | 0–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | |||
| 4 | September 29 | Miami Dolphins | 7–22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | NFLN | Game also simulcast on WFOR-TV in Miami, and WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. | |
| 5 | October 6 | Arizona Cardinals | 33-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | CBS/NFLN/Twitter | 49ers-Cardinals rivalry | |
| 6 | October 13 | Denver Broncos | 13–21 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Broncos-Chargers rivalry | ||
| 7 | October 20 | Chicago Bears | 10–26 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Bears-Packers rivalry | ||
| Sunday | October 23 | New York Giants | 17–10 | Los Angeles Rams | Twickenham Stadium | NFLN | Game played in London as part of the NFL International Series, and was branded as a "Thursday Night Special". Per NFL rules, the game was also simulcast on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and WCBS-TV in New York. | |
| 8 | Thursday | October 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 22–36 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Jaguars-Titans rivalry. Game also simulcast on WJAX-TV in Jacksonville, and WTVF in Nashville. | |
| 9 | November 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 43–28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | NBC Sports began producing this week. The game was also simulcast on WFLA-TV in Tampa Bay and WXIA in Atlanta. Buccaneers-Falcons rivalry | ||
| 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Browns | 7–28 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | The game was also simulcast on WKYC-TV in Cleveland and WBAL-TV in Baltimore. Browns-Ravens rivalry | ||
| 11 | November 17 | New Orleans Saints | 20–23 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | NBC/NFLN/Twitter | First Thursday night game simulcast on NBC and NFL Network. Panthers-Saints rivalry | |
| 13 | December 1 | Dallas Cowboys | 17–15 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | |||
| 14 | December 8 | Oakland Raiders | 13–21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Chiefs took over first place in the AFC West with the win. They would go on to win the division via tiebreaker with the Raiders, who finished with the same record as the Chiefs. Chiefs-Raiders rivalry | ||
| 15 | December 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 | ||
| Saturday | December 17 | Miami Dolphins | 34–13 | New York Jets | Metlife Stadium | NFLN | The game was also simulcast on WFOR-TV in Miami and WNBC-TV in New York. Tony Dungy, after doing Football Night in New York, called the game with Mike Tirico and Doug Flutie. Dolphins-Jets rivalry | |
| 16 | Thursday | December 22 | New York Giants | 19–24 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | NBC/NFLN/Twitter | Eagles-Giants rivalry |
| Saturday | December 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–12 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | NFLN | Game was also simulcast on KHOU-TV in Houston and WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. Texans clinched the AFC South division title with win, combined with the Titans loss to the Jaguars earlier that day. | |
| Sunday | December 25 | Baltimore Ravens | 27–31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Christmas game. This game was also simulcast on WBAL-TV in Baltimore, and on WPXI in Pittsburgh. 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 | ||
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.[5] In addition, after being banned from TNF for a year, and as backup play-by-play for NBC, 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. He was also slated to be backup play-by-play announcer, replacing Michaels on various occasions. Michaels focused on Sunday night games, while Tirico handled Thursday nights with Cris Collinsworth or Kurt Warner.
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 14 | Houston Texans | 13–9 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | NFLN | Game was also simulcast on KPRC-TV in Houston and WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. Deshaun Watson made his first career start, and ran for a 49-yard touchdown. |
| 3 | September 21 | Los Angeles Rams | 41–39 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | This became the highest scoring TNF game: also simulcast on KNBC in Los Angeles and KNTV in San Francisco. Todd Gurley scored 3 first half touchdowns. 49ers-Rams rivalry | ||
| 4 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | 14–35 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | CBS/NFLN/Amazon Video | There was a 45-minute weather delay in between the first and second quarters. Bears-Packers rivalry | |
| 5 | October 5 | New England Patriots | 19–14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | |||
| 6 | October 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | 28–23 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | |||
| 7 | October 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–31 | Oakland Raiders | Oakland Coliseum | Michael Crabtree scored the game winning touchdown on an untimed down. Chiefs-Raiders rivalry | ||
| 8 | October 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 simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. | ||
| Sunday | October 29 | Minnesota Vikings | 33–16 | Cleveland Browns | Twickenham Stadium | NFLN | Game played in London as part of the NFL International Series and was branded as an "NFL Network Special"; Kickoff at 9:30 ET. Simulcast on WCCO in Minnesota and WOIO in Cleveland. | |
| 9 | Thursday | November 2 | Buffalo Bills | 21–34 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Simulcast on WCBS-TV in New York and WIVB-TV in Buffalo. Bills-Jets rivalry | |
| 10 | November 9 | Seattle Seahawks | 22–16 | Arizona Cardinals | University of Phoenix Stadium | NBC/NFLN/Amazon 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 | |
| 11 | November 16 | Tennessee Titans | 17–40 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Antonio Brown caught 3 touchdowns in the game, including a one-handed helmet catch. | ||
| 13 | November 30 | Washington Redskins | 14–38 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Cowboys-Redskins rivalry | ||
| 14 | December 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 | ||
| 15 | December 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. | ||
| Saturday | December 16 | Chicago Bears | 10–20 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | NFLN | Kickoff at 4:30 ET; TNF doubleheader. NBC Sports production featuring Kurt Warner as analyst with Tirico doing play-by-play; simulcast on WDIV-TV in Detroit and WMAQ-TV in Chicago. Bears-Lions rivalry | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 13–30 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | TNF doubleheader with kickoff at 8:25 ET; CBS Sports production with Greg Gumbel and Trent Green. Simulcast on KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and KCTV in Kansas City. Chargers-Chiefs rivalry | ||||
| 16 | December 23 | Indianapolis Colts | 16–23 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Kickoff at 4:30 ET; CBS production with Greg Gumbel and Trent Green. Last game produced by CBS Sports. Game was also simulcast on WJZ-TV in Baltimore and WTTV-TV in Indianapolis. | ||
| Monday | December 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34–6 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | NBC/NFLN/Amazon Video | Kickoff at 4:30 ET; Tirico and Warner on the call. Last game simulcast on NBC and NFL Network, and last game with NBC Sports production. DeAndre Hopkins made an incredible circus catch for a touchdown, which was the Texans’ only offensive spark of the 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).[6] 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 Prime Video, who replaced Twitter in 2017, under the CBS/NBC contract, with fellow Amazon subsidiary Twitch streaming all games as well with Prime Video.
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 13 | Baltimore Ravens | 23–34 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | NFLN | First game with Fox Sports production. Simulcast on WBAL-TV in Baltimore and WKRC-TV in Cincinnati. A.J. Green caught 3 first half touchdowns. Bengals-Ravens rivalry |
| 3 | September 20 | New York Jets | 17–21 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | Simulcast on WOIO-TV in Cleveland and WNBC-TV in New York. 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. | ||
| 4 | September 27 | Minnesota Vikings | 31–38 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | First game simulcast on Fox and NFL Network. Jared Goff finished with his first career perfect passer rating game. | |
| 5 | October 4 | Indianapolis Colts | 24–38 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime Video/Twitch | Tom Brady threw 500th career touchdown pass to Josh Gordon. Colts-Patriots rivalry | |
| 6 | October 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | 34–13 | New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | 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. Giants-Eagles rivalry | |
| 7 | October 18 | Denver Broncos | 45–10 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | ||
| 8 | October 25 | Miami Dolphins | 23–42 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | ||
| Sunday | October 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24–18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium | NFLN | Game played in London, as part of the NFL International Series. Kickoff at 9:30 a.m. ET. Per NFL rules, this game was also simulcast on WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, and WFOX-TV in Jacksonville. Zach Ertz caught game winning touchdown pass. | |
| 9 | Thursday | November 1 | Oakland Raiders | 3–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Battle of the Bay. Nick Mullens made first career start. |
| 10 | November 8 | Carolina Panthers | 21–52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Ben Roethlisberger finished with a perfect passer rating, the fourth in his career. | |
| 11 | November 15 | Green Bay Packers | 24–27 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Packers-Seahawks rivalry | |
| 13 | November 29 | New Orleans Saints | 10–13 | Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Became the most watched Thursday Night Football game in program history. | |
| 14 | December 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9–30 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Derrick Henry tied all-time NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run, to go along with a 238-yard, 4 touchdown night. Jaguars-Titans rivalry | |
| 15 | December 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | 29–28 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Mike Williams caught 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 | |
| Saturday | December 15 | Houston Texans | 29–22 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | NFLN | Part of an NFL Network Doubleheader; kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. Also simulcast on KHOU-TV in Houston, and WNBC-TV in New York. | |
| Cleveland Browns | 17–16 | Denver Broncos | Broncos Stadium at Mile High | NFLN | Part of an NFL Network Doubleheader; kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET. Also simulcast on WOIO-TV in Cleveland, and KDVR-TV in Denver. | |||
| 16 | December 22 | Washington Redskins | 16–25 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | NFLN | Part of an NFL Network Doubleheader; kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. One of the four games eligible to be flexed into the NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Simulcast on WRC-TV in Washington, and on WSMV-TV in Tennessee. | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 22–10 | Los Angeles Chargers | StubHub Center | NFLN | Part of an NFL Network Doubleheader; kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET. One of the four games eligible to be flexed into the NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Also simulcast on WBAL-TV in Baltimore, and KABC-TV in Los Angeles. | |||
2019 season
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Significance | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20–14 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | NFLN | Buccaneers-Panthers rivalry | Game also simulcast on WMOR-TV in Tampa Bay, and WJZY-TV in Carolina. Christian McCaffrey stopped short of goal line for what would have been the game winning touchdown. |
| 3 | September 19 | Tennessee Titans | 7–20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | Jaguars-Titans rivalry | Game also simulcast on WZTV-TV in Tennessee and WJXX-TV in Jacksonville. | ||
| 4 | September 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | 34–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | None | Aaron Rodgers threw goal line interception, giving the Eagles the win. | |
| 5 | October 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 29–30 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Fox/Prime Video/Twitch | 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.[7][8] | |
| 6 | October 10 | New York Giants | 14–35 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Commemoration of the Super Bowls XLII (David Tyree helmet catch spoiled the Patriots' perfect run) and XLVI (NFL 100) | ||
| Sunday | October 13 | Carolina Panthers | 37–26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | NFLN | Buccaneers-Panthers rivalry | Part of the NFL International Series. Game also simulcast on WJZY-TV in Carolina and WMOR-TV in Tampa Bay. 9:30 AM kickoff. | |
| 7 | Thursday | October 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–6 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Broncos-Chiefs rivalry | |
| 8 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | 9–19 | Minnesota Vikings | US Bank Stadium | None | |||
| 9 | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 28–25 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | 49ers-Cardinals rivalry | |||
| Sunday | November 3 | Houston Texans | 26–3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium | NFLN | Jaguars-Texans rivalry | Part of the NFL International Series. Game also simulcast on KRIV-TV in Houston and WJXX-TV in Jacksonville. Kickoff at 9:30 AM. | |
| 10 | Thursday | November 7 | Los Angeles Chargers | 24–26 | Oakland Raiders | RingCentral Coliseum | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video/Twitch | Chargers-Raiders rivalry | Final primetime football game at the Oakland Alameda-County Coliseum. |
| 11 | Thursday | November 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7–21 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | Browns-Steelers rivalry | Browns defeat Steelers for the first time in 5 years. | |
| 12 | Thursday | November 21 | Indianapolis Colts | 17–20 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Colts-Texans rivalry | ||
| 14 | Thursday | December 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–31 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | None | ||
| 15 | Thursday | December 12 | New York Jets | 21–42 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | None | 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. | |
| 16 | Saturday | December 21 | Houston Texans | 23–20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | NFLN | None | 1 PM Kickoff. Game is also simulcast on KRIV-TV in Houston and WMOR-TV in Tampa Bay. One of 5 games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling. |
| Buffalo Bills | 17–24 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Bills-Patriots rivalry | 4:25 PM Kickoff. Game is also simulcast on WKBW-TV in Buffalo, and WBZ-TV in New England. One of 5 games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling. | ||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 31–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | 49ers-Rams rivalry | Game is also simulcast on KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and KNTV-TV in San Francisco. One of 5 games under consideration for Saturday flex scheduling. | ||||
2020 season
The Vikings-Saints game kicked off at 4:30 p.m. ET. Week 15 and 16 had games on Saturday. For week 15, the following two games wiere 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.[9]
| Week | Day | Date | Visiting Team | Final Score | Host Team | Stadium | Network | Game Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Thursday | September 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | 30–35 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | NFLN | Battle of Ohio. 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Football League in Canton, Ohio, 60 miles south of Cleveland. Game also simulcast on WKRC in Cincinnati and WEWS in Cleveland. |
| 3 | September 24 | Miami Dolphins | 31–13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Stadium | Game also simulcast on WPLG in Miami, and WFOX-TV in Jacksonville. | ||
| 4 | October 1 | Denver Broncos | 37–28 | New York Jets | Metlife Stadium | Game also simulcast on KMGH-TV in Denver and WNYW-TV in New York. | ||
| 5 | October 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19–20 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Fox/NFLN/Prime Video | First Tom Brady-Nick Foles matchup since Super Bowl LII | |
| 6 | Monday | October 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 26–17 | Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | 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. | |
| 7 | Thursday | October 22 | New York Giants | 21–22 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles-Giants rivalry | |
| 8 | October 29 | Atlanta Falcons | 25-17 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | Falcons-Panthers rivalry | ||
| 9 | November 5 | Green Bay Packers | 34-17 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | NFC Championship game rematch | ||
| 10 | November 12 | Indianapolis Colts | 34-17 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | Colts-Titans rivalry | ||
| 11 | November 19 | Arizona Cardinals | 21-28 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | Cardinals-Seahawks rivalry | ||
| 13 | Tuesday | December 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. | |
| 14 | Thursday | December 10 | New England Patriots | 3-24 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl LIII rematch | |
| 15 | Thursday | December 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 30-27 (OT) | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Chargers-Raiders rivalry | |
| Saturday | December 19 | Buffalo Bills | 48-19 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | NFLN | 4:30 PM ET kickoff. Part of an NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Game also simulcast on WKBW-TV in Buffalo and KMGH-TV in Denver. | |
| Carolina Panthers | 16-24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | 8:15 PM kickoff. Part of an NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Game also simulcast on WSOC-TV in Carolina and WLUK-TV in Green Bay. | ||||
| 16 | Friday | December 25 | Minnesota Vikings | 33-52 | New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Fox/NFLN/Amazon Prime | Christmas game. First Friday NFL game since 2009. 4:30 PM kickoff. |
| Saturday | December 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 47-7 | Detroit Lions | Ford Field | NFLN | 1:00 PM ET kickoff. Part of an NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Game also simulcast on WTSP-TV in Tampa Bay, and WDIV-TV in Detroit. | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 20-12 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | Prime Video/Twitch | 4:30 PM ET kickoff, game broadcast on the digital platforms, Prime Video and Twitch. Game also simulcast on KNTV-TV in San Francisco and KSAZ-TV in Arizona. | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 26-25 | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | NFLN | 8:15 PM kickoff. Part of an NFL Network Saturday Doubleheader. Game also simulcast on WPLG-TV in Miami, and KSNV-TV in Las Vegas. | |||
See also
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