Prime-time football is going to look a bit different heading into 2022.
The NFL Network is no longer one of the networks that will be hosting one of the three weekly prime-time matchups. Instead, Amazon’s streaming service, Prime, enters the mix and will be broadcasting for “Thursday Night Football.”
In addition, several prominent broadcasters, including Al Michaels, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have shifted to new booths, and will now be heard on different networks from their previous homes of NBC and Fox. Michaels will now be on Amazon, while Buck and Aikman join ESPN for “Monday Night Football.” Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth now comprise NBC’s duo for “Sunday Night Football.”
Below is the complete schedule of prime-time games in 2022, with start times for every Thursday, Sunday and Monday night game.
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‘Thursday Night Football’ schedule 2022
- Start time: 8:20 pm ET
- Live stream: Amazon Prime
This will be the first year that Amazon Prime is the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” after it has been broadcast aired by Fox.
Al Michaels, who joins Amazon booth from NBC, will work call-by-play for the games with Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN’s college football analyst, providing color commentary as the new broadcast duo.
| Week | Date | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sept. 15 | Patriots vs. Lions Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Sept. 22 | |
| 4 | Sept. 29 | |
| 5 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 6 | |
| 6 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 13 | |
| 7 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 20 | |
| 8 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 27 | |
| 9 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 3 | |
| 10 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 10 | |
| 11 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 17 | |
| 12 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 24 | |
| 13 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 1 | |
| 14 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 8 | |
| 15 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 15 | |
| 16 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 22 |
‘Sunday Night Football’ schedule 2022
- Start time: 8:20 pm ET
- TV channel: NBC
- Live stream: NBCSports.com, Peacock, fuboTV
NBC will again be broadcasting home of “Sunday Night Football” for the 16th straight season. This year, however, the broadcast team will be playing Tirico on the play-by-play, providing Collinsworth color commentary and Melissa Stark reporting from the sideline.
“Sunday Night Football” games can be streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, Peacock or on fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
| Week | Date | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 8 (Thursday) | |
| 1 | Sept. 11 | |
| 2 | Sept. 18 | |
| 3 | Sept. 25 | |
| 4 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 2 | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 9 | |
| 6 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 16 | |
| 7 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 23 | |
| 8 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 30 | |
| 9 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 6 | |
| 10 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 13 | |
| 11 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 20 | |
| 12 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 27 | |
| 13 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 4 | |
| 14 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 11 | |
| 15 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 18 | |
| 16 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 25 | |
| 17 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 1 | |
| 18 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 8 |
‘Monday Night Football’ schedule 2022
- Start time: 8:15 pm ET
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN app, ESPN +, fuboTV
ESPN made one of the biggest splashes of broadcasting this offseason when it signed Buck and Aikman to work “Monday Night Football,” pulling them away from Fox. Buck will handle play-by-play, while Aikman will provide color commentary.
There will be a pair of games in Week 2, with one game set to be broadcast on ESPN and the other on ABC.
“Monday Night Football” games can be watched on the ESPN app, via ESPN + or on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. ESPN + will also have exclusive coverage of the Oct. 30 matchup in London between the Broncos and Jaguars, which will take place at 9:30 am ET.
| Week | Date | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 12 | |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Buffalo Bills vs. Panthers Tennessee Titans (7:15 pm ET, ESPN) |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Eagles vs. Blue Hens Minnesota Vikings (8:30 pm ET, ABC) |
| 3 | Sept. 26 | |
| 4 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 3 | |
| 5 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 10 | |
| 6 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 17 | |
| 7 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 24 | |
| 8 | Oct. 19, 2014 Rise Set 31 | |
| 9 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 7 | |
| 10 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 14 | |
| 11 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 21 | 49ers vs. Chargers Arizona Cardinals (at Mexico City) |
| 12 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 28 | |
| 13 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 5 | |
| 14 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 12 | |
| 15 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 19 | |
| 16 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 26 | |
| 17 | Jan. 02, 1998 Rise Set 2 |