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The past 16 Thursday nights have included those lyrics from that now-famous “Thursday Night Football” anthem by Shaboozey. The past 17 Thursday nights have featured at least one NFL game, but that will change in the regular season’s final week.
Amazon Prime’s watch has ended, at least for the regular season. The streamer will broadcast one game in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs, but it won’t return to Thursday nights until the fall.
This season featured Amazon’s biggest slate yet, including another Black Friday game, and ended on Christmas when the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17.
Here’s what to know about “Thursday Night Football” and the NFL Week 18 schedule.
Is there a Thursday Night Football game tonight?
There is not a “Thursday Night Football” game in Week 18.
Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” slate wrapped up with the Broncos defeating the Chiefs on Christmas, 20-13.
Week 18 begins with a doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 3 before the regular season concludes with 14 more games on Sunday, Jan. 4.
The regular season wraps with the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers on “Sunday Night Football.”
Thursday Night Football schedule, recap
Here’s a look back at the full slate of Thursday night games this year. This list includes Thursday games in Week 1 and the first two contests on Christmas, which were not part of Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” package of games:
Week 1:Â Philadelphia Eagles 24, Dallas Cowboys 20Week 2:Â Green Bay Packers 27, Washington Commanders 18Week 3:Â Buffalo Bills 31, Miami Dolphins 21Week 4:Â Seattle Seahawks 23, Arizona Cardinals 20Week 5:Â San Francisco 49ers 26, Los Angeles Rams 23Week 6:Â New York Giants 34, Philadelphia Eagles 17Week 7:Â Cincinnati Bengals 33, Pittsburgh Steelers 31Week 8:Â Los Angeles Chargers 37, Minnesota Vikings 10Week 9:Â Baltimore Ravens 28, Miami Dolphins 6Week 10:Â Denver Broncos 10, Las Vegas Raiders 7Week 11:Â New England Patriots 27, New York Jets 14Week 12:Â Houston Texans 23, Buffalo Bills 19Week 13 (Thanksgiving):Â Green Bay Packers 31, Detroit Lions 24;Â Dallas Cowboys 31, Kansas City Chiefs 28;Â Cincinnati Bengals 32, Baltimore Ravens 14Week 14:Â Detroit Lions 44, Dallas Cowboys 30Week 15:Â Atlanta Falcons 29, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28Week 16:Â Seattle Seahawks 38, Los Angeles Rams 37Week 17 (Christmas):Â Dallas Cowboys 30, Washington Commanders 23; Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 10; Denver Broncos 20, Kansas City Chiefs 13Week 18:Â No Thursday gameNFL Week 18 schedule
All times Eastern.
Saturday, Jan. 3
Sunday, Jan. 4
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m.Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 1 p.m.Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.New York Jets at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m.Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m.Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 4:25 p.m.Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m.Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.When do the NFL playoffs start?
This year’s playoffs will start with a three-day wild-card round slate. Two games will take place on Saturday, Jan. 10; three more on Sunday, Jan. 11; and the wild-card round will conclude with a single game on Monday, Jan. 12.