The 2016 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule kicks off in Week 2 (Sept. 15) when the New York Jets travel to face the Buffalo Bills. The game will be televised by CBS and the NFL Network at 8:25pm ET.
The defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos will be featured on Thursday, Oct. 13 when they play at the San Diego Chargers.
Overall, Thursday Night Football in 2016 will feature 18 regular-season NFL games, with two of those games played on a Saturday and two played on a Sunday.
Note: Denver opens the 2016 NFL season at home vs. Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 8 (8:30pm ET, NBC). Although the game is on Thursday, it is branded as part of the “Sunday Night Football” package.
A second game, Pittsburgh at Indianapolis on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, is also branded as “Sunday Night Football.”
2016 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule
Thursday, Sept. 8 (Week 1)
Denver at Carolina – 8:30pm ET, NBC
Thursday, Sept. 15 (Week 2)
NY Jets at Buffalo – 8:25pm ET, CBS/NFLN
Thursday, Sept. 22 (Week 3)
Houston at New England – 8:25pm ET, CBS/NFLN
Thursday, Sept. 29 (Week 4)
Miami at Cincinnati – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Thursday, Oct. 6 (Week 5)
Arizona at San Francisco – 8:25pm ET, CBS/NFLN
Thursday, Oct. 13 (Week 6)
Denver at San Diego – 8:25pm ET, CBS/NFLN
Thursday, Oct. 20 (Week 7)
Chicago at Green Bay – 8:25pm ET, CBS/NFLN
Sunday, Oct. 23 (Week 7)
NY Giants at Los Angeles (at London) – 9:30am ET, NFLN
Thursday, Oct. 27 (Week 8)
Jacksonville at Tennessee – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Thursday, Nov. 3 (Week 9)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Thursday, Nov. 10 (Week 10)
Cleveland at Baltimore – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Thursday, Nov. 17 (Week 11)
New Orleans at Carolina – 8:25pm ET, NBC/NFLN
Thursday, Nov. 24 (Week 12)
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis – 8:30pm ET, NBC
Thursday, Dec. 1 (Week 13)
Dallas at Minnesota – 8:25pm ET, NBC/NFLN
Thursday, Dec. 8 (Week 14)
Oakland at Kansas City – 8:25pm ET, NBC/NFLN
Thursday, Dec. 15 (Week 15)
Los Angeles at Seattle – 8:25pm ET, NBC/NFLN
Saturday, Dec. 17 (Week 15)
Miami at NY Jets – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Thursday, Dec. 22 (Week 15)
NY Giants at Philadelphia – 8:25pm ET, NBC/NFLN
Saturday, Dec. 24 (Week 16)
Cincinnati at Houston – 8:25pm ET, NFLN
Sunday, Dec. 25 (Week 16)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh – 4:30pm ET, NFLN