Who plays on 'Thursday Night Football' this year? 2026 primetime schedule
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Get ready for more Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit – the veteran broadcasting duo is back with Amazon Prime Video for another season of "Thursday Night Football" coverage.
The NFL schedule release arrived on May 14, and with it, a slate of 16 more primetime games at the beginning of each week of the regular season. For a 10th consecutive season, Amazon Prime Video owns the broadcast rights to "Thursday Night Football."
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As has been the case in recent years, the first official "Thursday Night Football" game will take place in Week 2. The first Thursday of the regular season this year is occupied by the league's first regular-season game in Australia, which kicks off in Melbourne on Sept. 10.
There's one other caveat to Amazon's "Thursday Night Football" slate this year, but it's not new. NBC once again owns the rights to this year's Thanksgiving primetime game, so Prime Video will instead broadcast a game on Black Friday during Week 12.
Here's a full look at the 2026 "Thursday Night Football" schedule after the NFL's 2026 schedule release:
'Thursday Night Football' schedule 2026
All games listed will air on Amazon Prime Video. The Week 12 game will take place on Black Friday instead of Thursday to make room for NBC's primetime Thanksgiving game.
- Week 2 – Sept. 17:Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions
- Week 3 – Sept. 24:Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons
- Week 4 – Oct. 1:Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Week 5 – Oct. 8: Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 6 – Oct. 15:Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks
- Week 7 – Oct. 22:Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots
- Week 8 – Oct. 29: Green Bay Packers vs. Carolina Panthers
- Week 9 – Nov. 5:Baltimore Ravens vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- Week 10 – Nov. 12:New York Giants vs. Washington Commanders
- Week 11 – Nov. 19:Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Week 12 – Nov. 27 (Black Friday): Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos
- Week 13 – Dec. 3: Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Week 14 – Dec. 10: New England Patriots vs. Minnesota Vikings
- Week 15 – Dec. 17: Los Angeles Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Week 16 – Dec. 24:Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans
- Week 17 – Dec. 31:Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens
Full 2026 NFL schedule
To see the full, 18-week schedule for the 2026 NFL season, click here.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Thursday Night Football' 2026 schedule: See who plays in primetime