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Can You Watch Thursday Night Football on DIRECTV or DIRECTV STREAM?

Can you watch Thursday Night Football on NFL Network and FOX? Not anymore.

If you’re looking to stream tonight’s Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, it is airing exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, which offers a 30-Day Free Trial. But, can you watch on DIRECTV Satellite or DIRECTV STREAM?

Unfortunately, unless the matchup involves teams in your local market, DIRECTV won’t offer Thursday Night Football on either their satellite service or DIRECTV STREAM in your home. Outside those markets though, you will need Prime Video, which has a 30-Day Free Trial.

If you use the DIRECTV STREAM Device, you can download the Prime Video App and login to stream.

Local Channels Carrying Thursday Night Football

Date Game Away OTA Home OTA Stream
9/16/2022 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs KTTV KSHB Amazon Prime Video
9/23/2022 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns WPXI WEWS Amazon Prime Video
9/30/2022 Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals WSFL WCPO Amazon Prime Video
10/7/2022 Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos WRTV KMGH Amazon Prime Video
10/14/2022 Washington Commanders vs. Chicago Bears WTTG WFLD Amazon Prime Video
10/21/2022 New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals WDSU KSAZ Amazon Prime Video
10/28/2022 Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers WMAR WTVT Amazon Prime Video
11/4/2022 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans WTXF KRIV Amazon Prime Video
11/11/2022 Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers WAGA WSOC Amazon Prime Video
11/18/2022 Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers WTVF WITI/WGBA Amazon Prime Video
12/2/2022 Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots WKBW WFXT Amazon Prime Video
12/9/2022 Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams KTNV KTTV Amazon Prime Video
12/16/2022 San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks KTVU KCPQ Amazon Prime Video
12/23/2022 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets WJAX WNYW Amazon Prime Video
12/30/2022 Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans KDFW WTVF Amazon Prime Video

What NFL Games Can You Watch on DIRECTV STREAM?

Outside of Thursday Night Football though, you will get a ton of live football with DIRECTV STREAM.

To access NFL on CBS, NFL on Fox, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, and Thursday Night Football, you will need a subscription to their Entertainment Plan ($69.99), which is available with a 5-Day Free Trial. For a limited time, $20 OFF Your First 2 Months, meaning you can watch it for just $49.99 a month.

If you watch other sports, when you upgrade to their $89.99 Choice Plan ($69.99 for your first two months), you will get your Regional Sports Network from Bally Sports, YES Network, Spectrum SportsNet, and others – plus 3-Months of HBO Max For Free.

AT&T TV Fubo Hulu Sling TV YouTube
Sign Up Free Trial Free 3-Day Trial Get 50% OFF Sign Up
$69.99 $94.99 $82.99 $40 $40 $72.99
CBS - -
Fox -
NBC -
ABC -
ESPN -
NFL Network - -
NFL RedZone - + $11 + $10 - + $11 + $11

What Devices Can You Use to Stream Thursday Night Football?

Live sports are supported on Web browsers and on more than 650 connected devices via the Prime Video app, including Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox, PS4/PS5, Smart TVs, iOS, Android, and your computer.

Prime Video is the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football, streaming 15 regular-season games throughout the 2022 NFL season. Each week, pregame coverage begins at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT, with kickoff set for 8:15 PM ET/5:15 PM PT.

The pre-game show has hosts Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, and Ryan Fitzpatrick –– with contributions from Taylor Rooks, Andrew Whitworth, and Michael Smith. The main telecast will see former Sunday Night Football play-by-play announcer, Al Michaels, joined by analyst Kirk Herbstreit, and Kaylee Hartung on the sideline.

During the season, select games will have alternate telecasts with Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer, as well as TNF with Dude Perfect.

Prime Video TV Schedule

Date Time Matchup
Sept. 15 8:15 EDT Chargers at Chiefs
Sept. 22 8:15 EDT Steelers at Browns
Sept. 29 8:15 EDT Dolphins at Bengals
Oct. 6 8:15 EDT Colts at Broncos
Oct. 13 8:15 EDT Commanders at Bears
Oct. 20 8:15 EDT Saints at Cardinals
Oct. 27 8:15 EDT Ravens at Buccaneers
Nov. 3 8:15 EDT Eagles at Texans
Nov. 10 8:15 EST Falcons at Panthers
Nov. 17 8:15 EST Titans at Packers
Dec. 1 8:15 EST Bills at Patriots
Dec. 8 8:15 EST Raiders at Rams
Dec. 15 8:15 EST 49ers at Seahawks
Dec. 22 8:15 EST Jaguars at Jets
Dec. 29 8:15 EST Cowboys at Titans

Can You Record Thursday Night Football Games?

All viewers will be able to join a live broadcast, pause, and rewind up to 15 minutes from the point that they turned the game on. However, if you want to watch from any point in the telecast after its starts, you will need to take advantage of Prime Video’s new DVR feature.

To do that, you have the option to set a recording for the entire season’s worth of “TNF” broadcasts. Once you do that, you will have the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward through the entire game when the game is live, and have access to full replays when the game is over.

And the good news is just like one-click checkout, one-click “Thursday Night Football” recording is already available.

How to Record “Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video:

  • Click here to visit the “Thursday Night Football” page.
  • Select “Record ‘Thursday Night Football.’”
  • Once you do that, you will get access to full DVR features as part of the broadcast.

Jason Gurwin has has spent the last 10 years in the technology, media, entertainment industries. For The Streamable, he specializes in all things media like streaming services, devices, and cord cutting.

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