2017 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule

By Kevin Kelley -

The 2017 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule kicks off in Week 2 (Sept. 14) when the Houston Texans travel to face the Cincinnati Bengals. The game will be televised by the NFL Network at 8:25pm ET.

The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will be featured on Thursday, Oct. 5 when they play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Overall, Thursday Night Football in 2017 will feature 18 regular-season NFL games, with three of those games played on a Saturday, one on a Sunday, and one on a Monday (see below).

Note: Chiefs-Patriots (Sept. 7) and Giants-Redskins (Nov. 23) will be played on Thursdays, but both games are part of the Sunday Night Football package.

2017 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule

*All times Eastern.

Thursday, Sept. 7 (Week 1)
Chiefs 42, Patriots 27

Thursday, Sept. 14 (Week 2)
Texans 13, Bengals 9

Thursday, Sept. 21 (Week 3)
LA Rams 41, 49ers 39

Thursday, Sept. 28 (Week 4)
Bears at Packers – 8:25pm, CBS/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Oct. 5 (Week 5)
Patriots at Buccaneers – 8:25pm, CBS/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Oct. 12 (Week 6)
Eagles at Panthers – 8:25pm, CBS/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Oct. 19 (Week 7)
Chiefs at Raiders – 8:25pm, CBS/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Oct. 26 (Week 8)
Dolphins at Ravens – 8:25pm, CBS/NFLN/Amazon

Sunday, Oct. 29 (Week 8)
Vikings at Browns – 9:30am, NFLN

Thursday, Nov. 2 (Week 9)
Bills at Jets – 8:25pm, NFLN

Thursday, Nov. 9 (Week 10)
Seahawks at Cardinals – 8:25pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Nov. 16 (Week 11)
Titans at Steelers – 8:25pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Nov. 23 (Week 12)
NY Giants at Redskins – 8:30pm, NBC

Thursday, Nov. 30 (Week 13)
Redskins at Cowboys – 8:25pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Dec. 7 (Week 14)
Saints at Falcons – 8:25pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

Thursday, Dec. 14 (Week 15)
Broncos at Colts – 8:25pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

Saturday, Dec. 16 (Week 15)
Bears at Lions – 4:30pm, NFLN
Chargers at Chiefs – 8:25pm, NFLN

Saturday, Dec. 23 (Week 16)
Colts at Ravens – 4:30pm, NFLN

Monday, Dec. 25 (Week 16)
Steelers at Texans – 4:30pm, NBC/NFLN/Amazon

NFL Schedules