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 the broadcast home 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 p.m. ET
- Live stream: Amazon Prime
This will be the first year that Amazon Prime is the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” after it had been previously been broadcast by Fox.
Al Michaels, who joins the Amazon booth from NBC, will work call play-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 | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Sept. 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | Sept. 29 | Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
| 5 | Oct. 6 | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos |
| 6 | Oct. 13 | Washington Commanders vs. Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Oct. 20 | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| 8 | Oct. 27 | Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 9 | Nov. 3 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans |
| 10 | Nov. 10 | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers |
| 11 | Nov. 17 | Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Nov. 24 | Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots |
| 13 | Dec. 1 | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Los Angeles Rams |
| 14 | Dec. 8 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks |
| 15 | Dec. 15 | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets |
| 16 | Dec. 22 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans |
‘Sunday Night Football’ schedule 2022
- Start time: 8:20 p.m. ET
- TV channel: NBC
- Live stream: NBCSports.com, Peacock, fuboTV
NBC will again be the broadcast home of “Sunday Night Football” for the 16th straight season. This year, however, the broadcast team will be Tirico on play-by-play, Collinsworth providing 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) | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams |
| 1 | Sept. 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys |
| 2 | Sept. 18 | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers |
| 3 | Sept. 25 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos |
| 4 | Oct. 2 | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Oct. 9 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | Oct. 16 | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | Oct. 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Miami Dolphins |
| 8 | Oct. 30 | Green Bay Packers vs. Buffalo Bills |
| 9 | Nov. 6 | Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10 | Nov. 13 | Los Angeles Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers |
| 11 | Nov. 20 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 12 | Nov. 27 | Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | Dec. 4 | Indianapolis Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys |
| 14 | Dec. 11 | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos |
| 15 | Dec. 18 | New England Patriots vs. Las Vegas Raiders |
| 16 | Dec. 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| 17 | Jan. 1 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Los Angeles Chargers |
| 18 | Jan. 8 | TBD |
‘Monday Night Football’ schedule 2022
- Start time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN app, ESPN+, fuboTV
ESPN made one of the biggest splashes of the broadcasting 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, through 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 a.m. ET.
| Week | Date | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept. 12 | Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC) |
| 3 | Sept. 26 | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants |
| 4 | Oct. 3 | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Oct. 10 | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Oct. 17 | Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Chargers |
| 7 | Oct. 24 | Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots |
| 8 | Oct. 31 | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | Nov. 7 | Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints |
| 10 | Nov. 14 | Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| 11 | Nov. 21 | San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals (at Mexico City) |
| 12 | Nov. 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts |
| 13 | Dec. 5 | New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 14 | Dec. 12 | New England Patriots vs. Arizona Cardinals |
| 15 | Dec. 19 | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Dec. 26 | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts |
| 17 | Jan. 2 | Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals |
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