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.
| "Flexed game" | "Playoff game" |
NFL Network Exclusive games (2006–2013)
edit2006 season
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
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| 12 | November 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] |
| 13 | November 30 | Baltimore Ravens | 7–13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | WMAR-TV (Baltimore) WLWT (Cincinnati) |
Bengals–Ravens rivalry |
| 14 | December 7 | Cleveland Browns | 7–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WJW-TV (Cleveland) KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh) |
Browns–Steelers rivalry |
| 15 | December 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. |
| 16 | December 21 | Minnesota Vikings | 7–9 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | KSTP-TV (Minneapolis) WFRV-TV (Green Bay) WITI (Milwaukee) |
Packers–Vikings rivalry |
2007 season
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
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| 12 | November 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. |
| 13 | November 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 |
| 14 | December 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. |
| 15 | December 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. |
| 16 | December 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
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
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| 10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | 34–30 | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns Stadium | KWGN-TV (Denver) WUAB (Cleveland) |
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| 11 | November 13 | New York Jets | 34–31 (OT) | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | WPIX (New York City) WCVB-TV (Boston) |
First overtime game on Thursday Night Football. |
| 12 | November 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WLWT (Cincinnati)
WPCW (Pittsburgh) |
Bengals–Steelers rivalry |
| 13 | November 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. |
| 14 | December 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 |
| 15 | December 11 | New Orleans Saints | 24–27 (OT) | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | WGNO (New Orleans) WPWR-TV (Chicago) |
2007 Week 17 Rematch |
| 16 | December 18 | Indianapolis Colts | 31–24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | WXIN (Indianapolis) WAWS-DT (Jacksonville) |
Colts–Jaguars rivalry |
2009 season
editThe 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).
2010 season
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
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| 10 | November 11 | Baltimore Ravens | 21–26 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | WBAL-TV (Baltimore) WATL (Atlanta) |
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| 11 | November 18 | Chicago Bears | 16–0 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | WGN-TV (Chicago) WSFL-TV (Miami) |
The Bears' last time defeating the Dolphins |
| 12 | November 25 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10–26 | New York Jets | New Meadowlands Stadium | WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) WPIX (New York City) |
2009 Week 17 Rematch |
| 13 | December 2 | Houston Texans | 24–34 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | KIAH (Houston) WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) |
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| 14 | December 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 30–28 | Tennessee Titans | LP Field | WXIN (Indianapolis) WSMV-TV (Nashville) |
Colts–Titans rivalry |
| 15 | December 16 | San Francisco 49ers | 7–34 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | KPIX-TV (San Francisco) KSWB-TV (San Diego) |
Super Bowl XXIX Rematch |
| 16 | December 23 | Carolina Panthers | 3–27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WSOC-TV (Charlotte) KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh) |
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| 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
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
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| 10 | November 10 | Oakland Raiders | 24–17 | San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | KBCW-TV (Oakland) KSWB-TV (San Diego) |
Chargers–Raiders rivalry |
| 11 | November 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 |
| 12 | November 24 | San Francisco 49ers | 6–16 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | KPIX-TV (San Francisco) WBAL-TV (Baltimore) |
Jim Harbaugh vs. John Harbaugh Thanksgiving Day game |
| 13 | December 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14–31 | Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) KZJO (Seattle) |
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| 14 | December 8 | Cleveland Browns | 3–14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | WJW-TV (Cleveland) KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh) |
Browns–Steelers rivalry |
| 15 | December 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14–41 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | WJXT (Jacksonville) WATL (Atlanta) |
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| 16 | December 22 | Houston Texans | 16-19 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | KIAH (Houston) WTTV (Indianapolis) |
Colts–Texans rivalry |
2012 season
editStarting 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.
2013 season
editBroadcast Network simulcasts (2014–2021)
edit2014 season
editStarting 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.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6–26 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | National CBS | First game simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. |
| 3 | September 18 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14–56 | Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | Buccaneers–Falcons rivalry | |
| 4 | September 25 | New York Giants | 45–14 | Washington Redskins | FedExField | Giants–Redskins Rivalry | |
| 5 | October 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 10–42 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Packers–Vikings rivalry | |
| 6 | October 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 33–28 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry | |
| 7 | October 16 | New York Jets | 25–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Jets–Patriots rivalry | |
| 8 | October 23 | San Diego Chargers | 21–35 | Denver Broncos | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chargers rivalry | |
| 9 | October 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 |
| 10 | November 6 | Cleveland Browns | 24–3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | WOIO (Cleveland) WLWT (Cincinnati) |
Bengals–Browns rivalry |
| 11 | November 13 | Buffalo Bills | 9–22 | Miami Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium | WIVB-TV (Buffalo) WFOR-TV (Miami) |
Bills–Dolphins rivalry |
| 12 | November 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20–24 | Oakland Raiders | O.co Coliseum | KSHB-TV (Kansas City) KPIX-TV (Oakland) |
Chiefs–Raiders rivalry |
| 14 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | 41–28 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | KTVT (Dallas) WBBM-TV (Chicago) |
2013 Week 14 Rematch |
| 15 | December 11 | Arizona Cardinals | 12–6 | St. Louis Rams | Edward Jones Dome | KPHO-TV (Phoenix) KMOV (St Louis) |
Cardinals–Rams rivalry |
| 16 | December 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 Stadium | National CBS | Super Bowl XXIX Rematch, Saturday game |
2015 season
edit2016 season
editFor 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.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast/Streaming | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September 15 | New York Jets | 37–31 | Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | National CBS/ Twitter | Bills–Jets rivalry |
| 3 | September 22 | Houston Texans | 0–27 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | 2015 Week 13 Rematch | |
| 4 | September 29 | Miami Dolphins | 7–22 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | WFOR-TV (Miami) WKRC-TV (Cincinnati) |
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| 5 | October 6 | Arizona Cardinals | 33-21 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | National CBS/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 | |
| 8 | October 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 22–36 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | WJAX-TV (Jacksonville) WTVF (Nashville) |
Jaguars–Titans rivalry |
| 9 | November 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 |
| 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Browns | 7–28 | Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | WKYC-TV (Cleveland) WBAL-TV (Baltimore) |
Browns–Ravens rivalry |
| 11 | November 17 | New Orleans Saints | 20–23 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | National NBC/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 | Cowboys–Vikings rivalry | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 16 | December 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
edit2017 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.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast/Streaming | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September 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 |
| 3 | September 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 |
| 4 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | 14–35 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | National CBS/ Prime Video | There was a 45-minute weather delay 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 and Giorgio Tavecchio's successful extra point attempt. 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 was simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. 2016 Week 13 Rematch | |
| 9 | November 2 | Buffalo Bills | 21–34 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | WCBS-TV (New York City) WIVB-TV (Buffalo) |
Bills–Jets rivalry |
| 10 | November 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 |
| 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. Steelers–Titans rivalry | |
| 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. 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
edit2018 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.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast/Streaming | Game notes |
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| 2 | September 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 |
| 3 | September 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. |
| 4 | September 27 | Minnesota Vikings | 31–38 | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | National Fox/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 | 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 | 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 | |
| 7 | October 18 | Denver Broncos | 45–10 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | ||
| 8 | October 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 | |
| 9 | November 1 | Oakland Raiders | 3–34 | San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Battle of the Bay. Nick Mullens made his first career start. | |
| 10 | November 8 | Carolina Panthers | 21–52 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | 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 | Packers–Seahawks rivalry | |
| 13 | November 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 | |
| 14 | December 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 | |
| 15 | December 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
edit| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast/Streaming | Game notes |
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| 2 | September 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. |
| 3 | September 19 | Tennessee Titans | 7–20 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | WZTV-TV (Nashville) WJXX-TV (Jacksonville) |
Jaguars–Titans rivalry |
| 4 | September 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | 34–27 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | National Fox/Prime Video/Twitch | Aaron Rodgers threw a goal-line interception, giving the Eagles the win. |
| 5 | October 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] | |
| 6 | October 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 | |
| 7 | October 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | 30–6 | Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | Broncos–Chiefs rivalry | |
| 8 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | 9–19 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Kirk Cousins vs. his former team | |
| 9 | October 31 | San Francisco 49ers | 28–25 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | 49ers–Cardinals rivalry | |
| 10 | November 7 | Los Angeles Chargers | 24–26 | Oakland Raiders | RingCentral Coliseum | Chargers–Raiders rivalry Final primetime football game at the Oakland Alameda-County Coliseum. | |
| 11 | November 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7–21 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | Browns–Steelers rivalry Browns defeat Steelers for the first time in 5 years. | |
| 12 | November 21 | Indianapolis Colts | 17–20 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | Colts–Texans rivalry | |
| 14 | December 5 | Dallas Cowboys | 24–31 | Chicago Bears' | Soldier Field | ||
| 15 | December 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
editThe 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]
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast/Streaming | Game notes |
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| 2 | September 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. |
| 3 | September 24 | Miami Dolphins | 31–13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Stadium | WPLG (Miami) WFOX-TV (Jacksonville) |
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| 4 | October 1 | Denver Broncos | 37–28 | New York Jets | Metlife Stadium | KMGH-TV (Denver) WNYW-TV (New York City) |
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| 5 | October 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19–20 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | National Fox/Prime Video/Twitch | First Tom Brady-Nick Foles matchup since Super Bowl LII |
| 6 | October 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 26–17 | Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | 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. | |
| 7 | 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 | 2019 NFC Championship game rematch 49ers–Packers rivalry | |
| 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 | 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 | December 10 | New England Patriots | 3–24 | Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl LIII rematch | |
| 15 | December 17 | Los Angeles Chargers | 30–27 (OT) | Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | Chargers–Raiders rivalry | |
| 16 | December 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 |
2021 season
editBeginning 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.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Network | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September 16 | New York Giants | 29–30 | Washington Football Team | FedEx Field | WNBC (New York City) WTTG (Washington D.C) |
Giants–Washington rivalry |
| 3 | September 23 | Carolina Panthers | 24–9 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | WSOC (Charlotte) KPRC (Houston) |
The first designated "extra" inter-conference game on TNF, and ever. |
| 4 | September 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 |
| 5 | October 7 | Los Angeles Rams | 26–17 | Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | National Fox/Prime Video/Twitch | Rams–Seahawks rivalry 2020 NFC Super Wild Card rematch |
| 6 | October 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28–22 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | Eagles QB Jalen Hurts’ TNF debut | |
| 7 | October 21 | Denver Broncos | 14–17 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | ||
| 8 | October 28 | Green Bay Packers | 24–21 | Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | ||
| 9 | November 4 | New York Jets | 30–45 | Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | 2020 Week 3 Rematch | |
| 10 | November 11 | Baltimore Ravens | 10–22 | Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa’s first Thursday Night Debut | |
| 11 | November 18 | New England Patriots | 25–0 | Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Super Bowl LI rematch (28–3) Mac Jones TNF Debut | |
| 13 | December 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–17 | New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | First TNF game at the Superdome since the name change | |
| 14 | December 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28–36 | Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium | Super Bowl IX rematch | |
| 15 | December 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | 34–28 (OT) | Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium | Chargers–Chiefs rivalry | |
| 16 | December 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 17–20 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | KNTV-TV (San Francisco) WZTV-TV (Nashville) |
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| December 25 | Cleveland Browns | 22–24 | Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | National Fox/Prime Video/Twitch | Part 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)
edit2022 season
editThursday 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, Chargers–Chiefs, 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+.
| Week | Date | Visiting team | Final score | Host team | Stadium | Simulcast | Alternate broadcast | Game notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre 3 | August 25 | San Francisco 49ers | 0–17 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | KTVU (San Francisco) KRIV (Houston) |
None | First TNF game with Amazon production and collaboration with NBC Sports |
| 2 | September 15 | Los Angeles Chargers | 24–27 | Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | KTTV (Los Angeles) KSHB-TV (Kansas City) |
Dude Perfect | Chargers–Chiefs rivalry |
| 3 | September 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17–29 | Cleveland Browns | FirstEnergy Stadium | WPXI (Pittsburgh) WEWS-TV (Cleveland) |
None | Browns–Steelers rivalry |
| 4 | September 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 |
| 5 | October 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 |
| 6 | October 13 | Washington Commanders | 12–7 | Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | WTTG (Washington) WFLD (Chicago) |
None | |
| 7 | October 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 |
| 8 | October 27 | Baltimore Ravens | 27–22 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | WMAR (Baltimore) WTVT (Tampa Bay) |
None | Tom Brady vs. Lamar Jackson |
| 9 | November 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | 29–17 | Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | WPHL-TV (Philadelphia) KTXH (Houston) |
Dude Perfect | Game 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. |
| 10 | November 10 | Atlanta Falcons | 15–25 | Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | WAGA (Atlanta) WSOC-TV (Charlotte) |
None | Falcons–Panthers rivalry |
| 11 | November 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) | |
| 13 | December 1 | Buffalo Bills | 24–10 | New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | WKBW-TV (Buffalo) WFXT (Boston) |
Dude Perfect | Bills–Patriots rivalry |
| 14 | December 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 |
| 15 | December 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 |
| 16 | December 22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 19–3 | New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | WFOX-TV (Jacksonville) WNYW (New York) |
None | Battle of the top 2 picks of the 2021 NFL draft (No. 1 Trevor Lawrence, No. 2 Zach Wilson) |
| 17 | December 29 | Dallas Cowboys | 27–13 | Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | KDFW (Dallas) WTVF (Nashville) |
Dude Perfect |
2023 season
editThis 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.
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).[40]
- * indicates that a game that's possible to be flexed.
See also
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