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
- Livestream: Amazon-Prime
This will be the first year that Amazon Prime is the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” after it had 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 | match-up |
|---|---|---|
| two | Sept. fifteen | 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 |
| eleven | 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 |
| fifteen | 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 channels: NBC
- Livestream: 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 | match-up |
|---|---|---|
| one | Sept. 8 (Thursday) | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams |
| one | Sept. eleven | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys |
| two | 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 |
| eleven | 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 |
| fifteen | 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 channels: ESPN
- Livestream: 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 am ET.
| week | Date | match-up |
|---|---|---|
| one | Sept. 12 | Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks |
| two | Sept. 19 | Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN) |
| two | 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 |
| eleven | 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 |
| fifteen | 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 |