Your Thursday Night Football viewing experience is about to change. Amazon Prime, the streaming services arm of Jeff Bezos’ retail giant, begins streaming NFL games Thursday night with tonight’s Chargers-Chiefs tilt in Kansas City and will continue to do so for the next four months.
While fans in local markets will be able to watch it air on TV (in tonight’s case Los Angeles and Kansas City), out-of-market fans will need an Amazon Prime Video subscription (just $8.99 a month and is included in the overall price of Amazon Prime). $14.99 per month or $139 per year) and a streaming device set up to watch its televised games will also be available through the Prime Video app on smartphones and tablets.
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More than 18 months ago, the NFL announced that Amazon would be the exclusive carrier for most Thursday night games in a massive $13 billion deal that runs through 2033. At a cost of about $1 billion dollars a year, that means Amazon pays roughly $67. millions per game in rights fees.
If nothing else, NFL fans can use one of Amazon’s free 30-day Prime trials. This will take you through Washington-Chicago in mid-October, and if you’re willing to see that, you’re willing to see anything.
Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football schedule
Week 2, September 15: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3, September 22: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Week 4, September 29: Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5, Oct. 6: Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos
Week 6, Oct. 13: Washington Commanders at Chicago Bears
Week 7, Oct. 20: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
Week 8, Oct. 27: Baltimore Ravens at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 9, November 3: Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Texans
Week 10, Nov. 10: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Week 11, Nov. 17: Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers
Week 13, Dec. 1: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Week 14, Dec. 8: Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Rams
The story continues
Week 15, Dec. 15: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Week 16, December 22: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets
Week 17, December 29: Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs host the Chargers in Thursday Night Football’s debut on Amazon Prime. (Photo by Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)