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Who plays on 'Thursday Night Football' this year? 2026 primetime schedule

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Amazon Prime Video will broadcast "Thursday Night Football" games again in 2026. Here's the full schedule of "TNF" matchups.

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.

" 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.

NFL SCHEDULE: Winners and losers from international slate include Jags, 49ers among the suffering 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.