Your Thursday Night Football viewing experience is about to change. Amazon Prime — the streaming service arm of Jeff Bezos’ retail behemoth — will air Thursday night’s NFL games, including tonight’s Chargers-Chiefs tilt in Kansas City, for the next four months.
Although fans in local markets will be able to watch it on television — tonight in Los Angeles and Kansas City — fans outside those markets will need an Amazon Prime Video subscription ($8.99 per month and included in the total price of Amazon Prime) for $14.99 per month or $139 per year. dollars) and a streaming device set up to watch their televised games is also available on smartphones and tablets with the Prime Video app.
18 months ago, the NFL announced in 2033. The $13 billion giant has announced that it will be the sole carrier of most Thursday night games. At a cost of $1 billion a year, that means Amazon is paying about $67. In one game million rights payment.
If nothing else, NFL fans can take advantage of one of Amazon’s free 30-day Prime trials. That gets you through Washington-Chicago in mid-October, and if you’re willing to watch that, you’re willing to watch anything.
Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football schedule
Week 2 September 15: Los Angeles Chargers as if Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3 September 22: Pittsburgh Steelers as if Cleveland Browns
Week 4 September 29: Miami Dolphins as if Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5, October 6: Indianapolis Colls as if Denver Broncos
Week 6, October 13: Washington commanders as if Chicago Bears
Week 7, October 20: New Orleans Saints as if Arizona Cardinals
Week 8, October 27: Baltimore Ravens as if Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 9, November 3: Philadelphia Eagles as if Houston Texans
Week 10, November 10: Atlanta Hawks as if Carolina Panthers
Week 11, November 17: Tennessee Titans as if Green Bay Packers
Week 13 December 1: Buffalo Bills as if The New England Patriots
Week 14, December 8: Las Vegas robbers as if Los Angeles Rams
Week 15, December 15: San Francisco 49ers as if Seattle Seahawks
Week 16, December 22: Jacksonville Jaguars as if New York Jets
Week 17 December 29: Dallas Cowboys by the Tennessee Titans