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NFL fans know the week starts with the Thursday Night Football game. But Thursday Night Football is also the branding for any NFL games in London, on Christmas Day and for Saturday doubleheaders later in the season.
Thursday Night Football games are only distributed by three media outlets — FOX, NFL Network, and Amazon Prime Video. For fans without cable, there are many live streaming services that will give you access to these outlets.
Thursday Night Football Schedule 2025
- Week 2—September 11: Green Bay Packers at Washington Commanders
- Week 3—September 18: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
- Week 4—September 25: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
- Week 5—October 2: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
- Week 6—October 9: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
- Week 7—October 16: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
- Week 8—October 23: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 9—October 30: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
- Week 10—November 6: Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos
- Week 11—November 13: New York Jets at New England Patriots
- Week 12—November 20: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
- Week 13—Friday, November 28 (Black Friday): Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
- Week 14—December 4: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions
- Week 15—December 11: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 16—December 18: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
- Week 17—December 25: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
- Wild Card playoff game: January 10 or 11; Matchup TBD
How to Watch Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime
Fans who already have an Amazon Prime membership will have access to watch all Thursday Night Football games at no additional charge. Amazon Prime can be streamed on smart TVs, mobile devices, game consoles, Blu-Ray players, set-top boxes, and computer browsers.
For fans that do not have an Amazon Prime account, there are 3 ways to sign up. A full Amazon Prime membership, which includes all of the other benefits of Amazon Prime, is either $12.99/mo. or can be paid in a single, lump-sum payment of $119. Alternatively, you can sign up for a Prime Video membership only, which does not have the other benefits that go with the full Amazon Prime account, for $8.99/mo.
Amazon Prime is another great option for fans to watch Thursday Night Football, since every TNF game will be offered through this media. It’s especially beneficial for fans that already have an Amazon Prime account as it won’t cost anything additional to stream the games.
How to Watch Thursday Night Football for Free
With an HD antenna, fans can watch any of the Thursday Night Football games that are within their local market for free. Your team’s local affiliate will broadcast games that are in-market which can be viewed via antenna.
Additionally, several of the streaming services offer free trials, giving you the possibility of watching a Thursday Night Football Game for free. These include:
- Fubo
- DIRECTV STREAM
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