NFL Thanksgiving Games 2026: Schedule and TV Channels
Five NFL games over Thanksgiving week 2026: Packers-Rams on Netflix Wednesday, Bears-Lions, Eagles-Cowboys and Chiefs-Bills on Thursday, Broncos-Steelers on Prime Video Friday. Times and channels.
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The NFL’s Thanksgiving slate has grown into a five-game, three-day holiday block in 2026. For the first time there is a game on Thanksgiving Eve, followed by the traditional Detroit and Dallas afternoon games, a prime-time matchup and a Black Friday game. Here is the full schedule with kickoff times, TV channels and streaming options, all in Eastern time.
NFL Thanksgiving week 2026 schedule
Date
Game
Kickoff (ET)
TV / streaming
Wed., Nov. 25
Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams
8:00 p.m.
Netflix
Thu., Nov. 26
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
1:00 p.m.
CBS, Paramount+
Thu., Nov. 26
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
4:30 p.m.
FOX, FOX One
Thu., Nov. 26
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
8:20 p.m.
NBC, Peacock
Fri., Nov. 27
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
3:00 p.m.
Prime Video
The league can still move kickoff times or broadcast assignments before the holiday, so confirm on NFL.com the week of the games.
Thanksgiving Eve: a new tradition on Netflix
Packers at Rams on Wednesday night is the NFL’s first game played the night before Thanksgiving. Netflix, which carried Christmas Day games in 2024 and 2025, adds the Wednesday window this season. You need a Netflix subscription to watch; there is no over-the-air broadcast.
Thanksgiving Day: Lions, Cowboys and a prime-time heavyweight
Detroit has hosted on Thanksgiving every year since 1934 and Dallas since 1966, so the early and late-afternoon windows look familiar. The Bears-Lions game is an NFC North rivalry with playoff implications, and Eagles-Cowboys is the NFC East’s biggest rivalry in the 4:30 slot.
The night game, Chiefs at Bills, pairs the two teams that have met in the AFC playoffs repeatedly in recent seasons. NBC’s Sunday Night Football crew has the call, with Peacock streaming the same feed.
Black Friday on Prime Video
Broncos at Steelers kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 27, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon has held the Black Friday game since 2023. A Prime membership includes the stream; a standalone Prime Video subscription also works.
How to watch without cable
Free over the air: CBS, FOX and NBC carry the three Thursday games on local broadcast channels. A $20 to $40 indoor antenna picks them up in most metro areas.
Streaming the broadcast games: Paramount+ (CBS), FOX One (FOX) and Peacock (NBC) stream their own networks’ games. Live TV services such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and Sling (with the right add-ons) carry all three.
Netflix and Prime Video games: only on those services. There is no broadcast alternative outside the two teams’ home markets, where local stations usually simulcast.
NFL+: streams every game live on phones and tablets only.
Planning around the games
With the first kickoff at 1 p.m. ET and the last final whistle near midnight, the day covers nearly 11 hours of football. If you are hosting dinner, the gap between the Lions game ending around 4:15 and the Cowboys kickoff at 4:30 is short; the gap before the 8:20 night game is the natural dinner window. Traveling? Our Thanksgiving 2026 travel guide lists the worst hours to be on the road.
