The 2020 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule kicks off on Thursday, September 10 with the Houston Texans at the Kansas City Chiefs.
Although played as the season-opener on a Thursday, Texans-Chiefs is a special presentation of Sunday Night Football and kicks off at 8:20pm ET on NBC.
Regular Thursday Night Football begins in Week 2 on September 17 when the Cincinnati Bengals travel to take on the Cleveland Browns. The game will be televised by the NFL Network at 8:20pm ET.
There will also be a Sunday Night Football branded game played on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26. The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Baltimore Ravens in that contest at 8:20pm ET on NBC.
One game, Minnesota at New Orleans, will be played on Friday, Dec. 25 (Christmas night) rather than Thursday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve).
Overall, 15 regular-season NFL games in 2020 will be played on Thursday night with one on Friday. The complete schedule is listed below.
2020 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule
*All times Eastern.
Thursday, Sept. 10 (Week 1)
Chiefs 34, Texans 20
Thursday, Sept. 17 (Week 2)
Browns 35, Bengals 30
Thursday, Sept. 24 (Week 3)
Dolphins 31, Jaguars 13
Thursday, Oct. 1 (Week 4)
Broncos 37, Jets 28
Thursday, Oct. 8 (Week 5)
Bears 20, Buccaneers 19
Thursday, Oct. 15 (Week 6)
Chiefs at Bills (Game moved to Monday, Oct. 19 at 5pm ET on FOX/NFLN/Amazon)
Thursday, Oct. 22 (Week 7)
Eagles 22, Giants 21
Thursday, Oct. 29 (Week 8)
Falcons 25, Panthers 17
Thursday, Nov. 5 (Week 9)
Packers 34, 49ers 17
Thursday, Nov. 12 (Week 10)
Colts 34, Titans 17
Thursday, Nov. 19 (Week 11)
Seahawks 28, Cardinals 21
Thursday, Nov. 26 (Week 12)
Texans 41, Detroit 25
Washington 41, Cowboys 16
Steelers 19, Ravens 14 (Wed, Dec. 2)
Thursday, Dec. 3 (Week 13)
Ravens 34, Cowboys 17 (Tues., Dec. 8)
Thursday, Dec. 10 (Week 14)
Rams 24, Patriots 3
Thursday, Dec. 17 (Week 15)
Chargers 30, Raiders 27 (OT)
Thursday, Dec. 25 (Week 16)
Saints 52, Vikings 33
NFL Schedules
- 2020 NFL Schedule (Composite)
- 2020 NFL Team Schedules