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Prime Video Kicks Off Fifth Season of Exclusive "Thursday Night Football" with a Star-Studded Schedule, Interactive Broadcast Enhancements and Record-Setting Momentum
Elite QB showdowns, intriguing cross-divisional matchups, first-ever regular season game at Bills' brand-new Highmark Stadium, three holiday contests and a Wild Card playoff game in January
All-star ensemble of on-air talent returns for fifth season of Emmy Award-winning coverage
AI-Powered Prime Insights, plus new personalized bet tracking feature with FanDuel
NEW YORK - September 15, 2026 - Coming off the most-watched season in Thursday Night Football's 20-year history, Prime Video's Emmy Award-winning production team returns with a blockbuster schedule of must-see matchups, a returning cast of all-star talent, AI-Powered Prime Insights, and a new personalized bet tracking experience with FanDuel. It all begins Thursday, September 17, with the first-ever regular season game from Buffalo's brand-new Highmark Stadium, when the Buffalo Bills host the Detroit Lions in one of the most anticipated games of the year. A special, expanded edition of pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The legendary voice of Al Michaels returns to the TNF booth, where he will join Emmy Award-winning analyst Kirk Herbstreit during each main broadcast, with sideline reports from Kaylee Hartung. Thursday's first-ever regular-season game from Buffalo's new Highmark Stadium will mark the 10th NFL stadium-opening broadcast helmed by Michaels during his incredible career. Other marquee matchups include the 2026 edition of Black Friday Football between the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers, which will serve as the centerpiece of an all-day marathon of live sports on Prime Video. Closing out the 2026 TNF campaign is a Houston Texans vs. Philadelphia Eagles Christmas Eve tilt in Philadelphia, followed by a Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals AFC North rivalry game on New Year's Eve in Cincinnati.
Host Charissa Thompson, alongside analysts and former NFL stars Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Whitworth comprise TNF's celebrated pregame, halftime and postgame coverage for the fifth-straight year. Taylor Rooks provides features with the game's brightest stars, and NFL reporter James Palmer delivers news from around the league. Marshawn Lynch and his Emmy-nominated 'N 'Yo City segments also return. Prime Video will offer TNF en Español for Spanish-speaking audiences with Emmy Award-winning announcer Miguel Gurwitz and analyst Rolando Cantú.
AI-Powered Prime Insights
Prime Video provides a next-generation NFL viewing experience highlighted by the Emmy Award-winning Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats alternate stream. TNF's weekly tech showcase features AI-powered innovations, a unique High Sky camera vantage point, on-screen graphic overlays, and in-game analysis from analytics expert Sam Schwartzstein.
Prime Vision also serves as a laboratory and incubator for new features that often advance to the main broadcast. These broadcast enhancements, known as Prime Insights, are developed through a unique collaboration between Prime Video producers, engineers, AI experts, on-air analysts, and are powered by the NFL's Next Gen Stats platform and AWS's industry-leading AI compute infrastructure. The innovations illuminate hidden aspects of the game for fans at every level, allowing them to learn more about the sports they love. TNF's Prime Insights include:
Defensive Alerts
The first predictive behavior AI model ever employed within a live NFL broadcast, Defensive Alerts tracks the movements of defensive players prior to the snap and highlights those identified as a threat to blitz the quarterback.
Pocket Health
Analyzes data points across the offensive line throughout the play, generating dynamic on-screen visuals that illustrate threat levels affecting the QB's protection in the pocket.
End of Game Suite:
Provides viewers with real-time analysis of critical late-game scenarios and strategies for each team, including:
Remaining possession scenarios for trailing teams that map potential paths toward a comeback victory.
Field position and how much time will be left on the clock if the defense can force a three-and-out.
A team's need to secure one final first down and kneel it out for a win.
Coverage ID
Identifies the defensive scheme (e.g., Zone, Man) in real time before the snap.
Pressure Alert
Identifies defenders penetrating the offensive backfield during live action and highlights those in position to disrupt the play.
Prime Video continues to evolve live sports consumption into a customized, interactive experience. For 2026, TNF showcases an evolving suite of interactive tools designed to put fans in the driver's seat:
Personalized bet tracking experience with FanDuel
Prime Video's opt-in, personalized bet tracking experience with FanDuel brings together the leading streaming service for live sports with the premier online gaming company in North America. When a fan links their Prime Video profile to their FanDuel account, their active NFL bets will be displayed and updated on the screen, along with relevant progress and won/lost status. The bet tracking feature does not offer the ability to place bets directly on Prime Video.
In addition to tracking personal bets, the Bet Tracking experience presents a rotating feed of live odds, lines and probabilities associated with popular bets, including moneylines, spreads, totals, parlays, and more.
Key Moments
Proprietary AI models curate the most exciting plays in real-time, allowing fans to access highlights on demand.
Stats
Next Gen Stats powered by AWS provides real-time game stats, including league standings, and team and player info, all without ever leaving the live game.
Shop the Game
Amazon's fan-fueled shopping experience for official NFL merchandise and game-day fashion.
Rapid Recap
An AI-powered highlight reel that quickly brings fans up to speed in two minutes or less when joining a game broadcast that is already in progress.
Best-in-Class Production and Streaming Technology
Each TNF broadcast is delivered to fans in 1080p native high dynamic range (HDR) video and 5.1 surround sound audio. Prime Video and AWS technology combine to create a proprietary, end-to-end livestreaming solution that delivers ultra-low latency, eliminates drift, and ensures synchronization, with delivery speeds that match and often surpass traditional cable and broadcast networks. With 50+ cameras capturing every angle, each Thursday night delivers a big-game, primetime feel.
TNF's game coverage is produced by Mark Teitelman and directed by Derek Mobley. All pregame, halftime and postgame coverage is produced by Mike Muriano and Spoon Daftary. TNF's Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats is produced by Alex Strand and Erron Banks. All Prime Video Sports coverage is overseen by Jared Stacy, Prime Video's global head of live sports production.
How-to-Watch
Viewers in the U.S. can watch Thursday Night Football on Prime Video in their living rooms on connected televisions, streaming media players, or set-top boxes by using the Prime Video app, which is also available on mobile. In addition, viewers can stream online on Amazon and on phones and tablets with NFL+. Each Thursday Night Football game also streams live on Twitch and is available on over-the-air TV stations in the two home markets of the competing teams, as well as in Spanish language on Prime Video.
For all the latest information regarding TNF on Prime, visit the Thursday Night Football page on Prime Video and follow NFL on Prime on X. If you're not a Prime member yet, join today or start a free 30-day trial to catch all the action in the upcoming season.
Complete 2026 Thursday Night Football Schedule (all times ET):
TNF Tonight pregame coverage begins each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Week 2 - Sept. 17: Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills (TNF Tonight: Tailgate begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Week 3 - Sept. 24: Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers
Week 4 - Oct. 1: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Week 5 - Oct. 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys
Week 6 - Oct. 15: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos
Week 7 - Oct. 22: New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
Week 8 - Oct. 29: Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers
Week 9 - Nov. 5: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
Week 10 - Nov. 12: Washington Commanders at New York Giants
Week 11 - Nov. 19: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
**Week 12 (Black Friday) - Friday, Nov. 27: Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers (pregame: 1:30 p.m.)
Week 13 - Dec. 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams
Week 14 - Dec. 10: Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
Week 15 - Dec. 17: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 16 - Dec. 24: Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 17 - Dec. 31: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
*** NFL Wild Card Playoff Game: Jan. 16 or 17; Matchup TBD
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