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: Packers vs Lions
A classic NFC North clash takes place on Thursday Night Football this week, as the 9-3 Green Bay Packers face the 11-1 Detroit Lions, the second meeting of the season for these two rivals (Detroit won the previous matchup).
The Packers have not lost since they last played Detroit and have put together two impressive performances in their last two games. The Packers offense has been getting it done in the air (quarterback Jordan Love is averaging 250 passing yards per game and has not thrown an interception in his last two games) and the air (running back Josh Jacobs is third in the league in rushing at 987 yards). But perhaps the biggest surprise for this team is their defense, which is fifth in the league in turnovers this season, having forced 23, just two behind the league leaders. If the Packers continue to play like this they could be a dangerous team come playoff time. Some injuries worth noting: receiver Romeo Doubs, cornerbacks Jaire Alexander and Corey Ballentine and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper have all been ruled out for this game.
Meanwhile, the Lions are tied for the best record in the league and are in the midst of a 10-game winning streak. Their offense is second in the league in yards per game and first in points per game behind a strong season from Jared Goff and a one-two running back punch of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery. Defensively they are top 10 in the league in total yards allowed per game and second in points allowed per game. All this to say is that they are a balanced team playing well on both sides of the ball. However, some concerning injuries are starting to pile up. In just the last week they have put receiver Kalif Raymond, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo on injured reserved; meanwhile, a trio of defensive lineman (DJ Reader, Levi Onwuzurike and Josh Paschal) and offensive lineman Taylor Decker have been ruled out of this game. The Lions depth will be tested as they enter the final stretch of the season.
If the Packers want any chance of winning the NFC North, this game is critical. As for the Lions, a win will get them one step closer to the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC.
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 vs Detroit Lions
- Week 15: Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers
- Week 16: Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals
- 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.
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