The day the NFL schedule is released is like Christmas in April for football fans. Sure, everyone already knew who their team would be playing in the upcoming season, but now they know when! They can finally make plans.
Of course, many of those plans are likely to revolve around the primetime games. Monday Night Football (in spite of its up-in-the-air broadcast crew). Thursday +Night Football. Sunday Night Football. And all the other random primetime games nestled in the 2019 NFL season.
All your old “favorites” will be there. The New England Patriots. The Pittsburgh Steelers. The New Orleans Saints. The…Cleveland Browns? Yes, America’s Team, as the Browns are now known, have plenty of chances to back up their hype to a national audience. In fact, they’re playing in primetime in three of the first five weeks, so you know the NFL is banking on you to want to find out.
Without further ado, here is your complete primetime schedule for Thursday, Sunday, and Monday Night Football in 2019. It’s also worth noting that, beginning in Week 5, the NFL can choose to flex a different game into Sunday Night Football with various restrictions. So there are sure to be some differences once we get there and find out some teams we thought would be bad are actually good and some teams we thought would be good are actually bad.
Week 1
Thursday – Packers at Bears, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Sunday – Steelers at Patriots, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Texans at Saints, 7:10 PM ET (ESPN)
Monday – Broncos at Raiders, 10:20 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 2
Thursday – Buccaneers at Panthers, 8:20 PM ET (NFLN)
Sunday – Eagles at Falcons, PM 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Browns at Jets, PM 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 3
Thursday – Titans at Jaguars, 8:20 PM ET (NFLN)
Sunday – Rams at Browns, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Bears at Redskins,8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 4
Thursday – Eagles at Packers, 8:20 PM ET(Fox/NFLN)
Sunday – Cowboys at Saints, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Bengals at Steelers, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 5
Thursday – Rams at Seahawks, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Colts at Chiefs, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Browns at 49ers, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 6
Thursday – Giants at Patriots, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Steelers at Chargers, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Lions at Packers, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 7
Thursday – Chiefs at Broncos, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Eagles at Cowboys, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Patriots at Jets, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 8
Thursday – Redskins at Vikings, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Packers at Chiefs, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Dolphins at Steelers, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 9
Thursday – 49ers at Cardinals, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Patriots at Ravens, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Cowboys at Giants, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 10
Thursday – Chargers at Raiders, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Vikings at Cowboys, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Seahawks at 49ers, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 11
Thursday – Steelers at Browns, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Bears at Rams, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Chiefs at Chargers (Mexico City), 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 12
Thursday – Colts at Texans, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Seahawks at Eagles, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Ravens at Rams, 8:15 PM ET(ESPN)
Week 13 (Thanksgiving Week)
Thursday – Bears at Lions, 12:30 PM ET (Fox)
Thursday – Bills at Cowboys, 4:30 PM ET (CBS)
Thursday – Saints at Falcons, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
* Sunday – Patriots at Texans, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Vikings at Seahawks, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 14
Thursday – Cowboys at Bears, 8:20 PM ET (Fox/NFLN)
* Sunday – Seahawks at Rams, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Giants at Eagles, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 15
Thursday – Jets at Ravens, 8:20 PM ET (NFLN)
* Sunday – Vikings at Chargers, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Colts at Saints, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 16**
* Sunday – Chiefs at Bears, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
Monday – Packers at Vikings, 8:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Week 17
Sunday – TBD, 8:20 PM ET (NBC)
* denotes flex game
** The NFL has set aside five games as “TBD” in Week 16, which could be about a potential Saturday triple-header.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.