Is ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Tonight? Here’s The Complete ‘Thursday Night Football’ 2021 Schedule

We’re two weeks away from the first game of the 2021 NFL season! On September 9, the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football. A new season means a brand new streaming guide as 2021 Thursday Night Football games will air on FOX, Amazon’s Prime Video, NFL Network, and NBC.

Week 2 of the NFL Preseason featured the New England Patriots demolishing the Philadelphia Eagles 35-0 on Thursday Night Football, with veteran Cam Newton and rookie Mac Jones each performing well in limited snaps. But what about tonight? Is Thursday Night Football on tonight? What’s the 2021 Thursday Night Football schedule?

Here’s everything you need to know.

IS THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON TONIGHT?

Nope. Sorry, sports fans. No Thursday Night Football tonight. The next episode of Thursday Night Football is the first game of the season between the Buccaneers and Cowboys, which airs Thursday, September 9 on NBC.

WILL AMAZON PRIME VIDEO HAVE THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN 2021?

Yes! Amazon Prime Video will stream 11 out of the 19 Thursday Night Football games in 2021. Beginning in 2022, FOX will no longer host Thursday Night Football, with games airing on Prime Video and NFL Network.

WHAT CHANNELS WILL AIR THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?

NBC, FOX, NFL Network, and Prime Video will air Thursday Night Football games in 2021.

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THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 2021 SCHEDULE:

NFL Network will exclusively broadcast four Thursday Night Football games (Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 16) during the 2021 season. TNF games from Week 6 to Week 15 will air on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network (except Week 12, Thanksgiving night, which will air on NBC).

  • Week 1: Dallas at Tampa Bay (8:20 p.m. on NBC)
  • Week 2: New York Giants at Washington (8:20 p.m. ET on NFL Network)
  • Week 3: Carolina at Houston (8:20 p.m. ET on NFL Network)
  • Week 4: Jacksonville at Cincinnati (8:20 p.m. ET on NFL Network)
  • Week 5: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 6: Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 7: Denver at Cleveland (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 8: Green Bay at Arizona (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 9: New York Jets at Indianapolis (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 10: Baltimore at Miami (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 11: New England at Atlanta (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 12: Buffalo at New Orleans (8:20 p.m. ET on NBC)
  • Week 13: Dallas at New Orleans(8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 14: Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 15: Kansas City at Los Angeles Chargers (8:20 p.m. ET on FOX, Prime Video, and NFL Network)
  • Week 16: San Francisco at Tennessee (8:20 p.m. ET on NFL Network)

A complete Thursday Night Football schedule can be found on the NFL website.

Thursday Night Football premieres Thursday, September 9 when the Buccaneers host the Cowboys on NBC.