Thursday Night Football has become a staple of the NFL season, as fans get to kick off each new week of NFL action with an exciting matchup. And the weekly primetime game has an exclusive streaming home, with Prime Video handling the coverage.
US: Prime Video | NFL Plus | local stations for participating teams' cities
UK: Sky TV | NFL Game Pass
Thursday Night Football is set as the first game in just about each week of the NFL season (there are a few exceptions), with the rest of the week's action playing out on the NFL on CBS, NFL on Fox, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football.
With that in mind, here's everything you need to know on how to watch Thursday Night Football.
How to watch Thursday Night Football in the US
For Prime Video's special Thursday Night Football broadcast, the best way to make sure you can watch all the action is by having an Amazon Prime account. With Amazon Prime you automatically get access to Prime Video, which also includes the streamer's original TV shows and movies, a library of classic movies and TV shows and access to a range of Prime Video channels.
You can watch Thursday Night Football through Prime Video on a web browser, smart TV, tablets, mobile devices and other connected devices that have the Prime Video app.
For those in the local markets of the two teams playing in a given week, those games are also available on their local broadcast TVs. Channels will differ for each market, but most options are going to be available through a traditional pay-TV service or a live TV streaming service like Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV.
In addition, the Prime Video stream should be available in bars, restaurants and other out-of-home venues, in case you are out and about but don't want to miss TNF action.
The streaming service Twitch is also offering streams of Prime Video's football coverage. Watching the game on Twitch allows viewers to interact through live chat, see stats, participate in polls and make live predictions.
The NFL's streaming service, NFL Plus, can also stream games on Prime Video, but only on mobile or tablet devices.
How to watch Thursday Night Football in the UK
For UK NFL fans, Thursday Night Football airs on Sky Sports' Main Event and NFL channels starting at 12:30 am UK on Fridays. UK viewers can also sign up for NFL Game Pass to stream NFL games.
Thursday Night Football: Broncos vs Chargers
A critical AFC West showdown headlines the penultimate Thursday Night Football game of the season, as the Denver Broncos play the Los Angeles Chargers as both teams are fighting for a wild card spot.
The Broncos travel to Los Angeles needing a win to clinch their spot in the playoffs. The Broncos have been led by primarily by their defense this season, which has been among the best in then league and featuring star players like Nik Bonitto and Patrick Surtain, but the offense has started to come around as well as rookie quarterback Bo Nix has developed. In their current four-game winning streak, the Broncos have averaged just under 35 points per game, with Nix throwing 10 touchdown passes; on the flip side, his five interceptions in the last two games are a bit concerning. In terms of injuries for this game, the Broncos will be without depth running back Jaleel McLaughlin and cornerback Riley Moss.
The Chargers are in a bit more precarious spot. While they currently are holding onto the final wild card spot, a loss would allow the Indianapolis Colts and/or Miami Dolphins to get within one game with two weeks left. But a win could all but secure the Chargers place in the playoffs (they can clinch with a win and some help). The Chargers also have fielded a top flight defense this season (despite a poor performance against the Buccaneers last week), so this could be a defensive slugfest. The question will be can the Chargers offense, led by Justin Herbert, make enough plays, especially as their top running back (JK Dobbins) and best tight ends (Hayden Hurst, Will Dissly) are out.
Thursday Night Football schedule
Here is the 2024 Prime Video Thursday Night Football schedule. All games start at 8:15 pm ET/5:15 pm PT unless otherwise specified.
- Week 2: Buffalo Bills 31, Miami Dolphins 10
- Week 3: New England Patriots 3, New York Jets 24
- Week 4: Dallas Cowboys 20, New York Giants 15
- Week 5: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36, Atlanta Falcons 30
- Week 6: San Francisco 49ers 36, Seattle Seahawks 24
- Week 7: Denver Broncos 33, New Orleans Saints 10
- Week 8: Minnesota Vikings 20, Los Angeles Rams 30
- Week 9: Houston Texans 13, New York Jets 21
- Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals 34, Baltimore Ravens 35
- Week 11: Washington Commanders 18, Philadelphia Eagles 26
- Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers 19, Cleveland Browns 24
- Week 13 Las Vegas Raiders 17, Kansas City Chiefs 19
- Week 14: Green Bay Packers 31, Detroit Lions 34
- Week 15: Los Angeles Rams 12, San Francisco 49ers 6
- Week 16: Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 17: Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears
Thursday Night Football commentators
Expected to return for the 2024 season is legendary play-by-play announced Al Michaels, with football analyst Kirk Herbstreit joining him in the booth. The TNF sideline reporter is Kaylee Hartung.
In addition, NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Andrew Whitworth and Ryan Fitzpatrick serve as analysts for Thursday Night Football's pregame, halftime and postgame shows, with Charissa Thompson serving as host. In addition, Taylor Rooks is a feature reporter for the broadcast, Michael Smith is on board as a news analyst and Terry McAulay is the TNF's rules analyst.
Marshawn Lynch, a Super Bowl winner and recent star of Bottoms, is also part of the Thursday Night Football team, doing special segments that'll run throughout the season.
