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NFL Wild Card Weekend logo. Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Competitive games lift NFL Wild Card Weekend viewership to multiyear highs

Prime Video's audience for Packers-Bears set a new high watermark for NFL streaming viewership.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 13, 2026 0
Al Michaels ahead of a Dec. 21, 2023 NFL game.

Al Michaels returning to ‘Thursday Night Football’ for 2026 NFL season

"I always felt, I’ll go as long as I can or I’m wanted"

By Brandon Contes OnJan 9, 2026 0
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix

Christmas Day NFL games set records for Netflix, Prime Video

Broncos-Chiefs averaged 21.06 million viewers.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 31, 2025 0
Prime Video's Thursday Night Football

Prime Video touts ‘Thursday Night Football’ season as most-watched in series history

The streamer is averaging nearly 15 million viewers per game.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 22, 2025 0
Marshawn Lynch on TNF

Marshawn Lynch delightfully couldn’t stop cursing on Prime’s TNF broadcast

"Fitz, Fitz, let me tell you something. That was a whole lot of words to say a lot of nothing."

By Sean Keeley OnDec 19, 2025 0
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott

NFL Christmas schedule takes big hit as teams fall out of playoff contention

Just two of the six teams playing on the holiday remain in realistic postseason contention.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 15, 2025 0
Bijan Robinson on PRime TNF

Falcons’ Bijan Robinson apologizes for calling backyard game ‘smear the q****’ on Prime’s TNF postgame show

"Kill the carrier..."

By Sean Keeley OnDec 12, 2025 0
George Pickens, Brian Schottenheimer, and Richard Sherman

Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer says he’ll talk to George Pickens about Richard Sherman post

"All in all, I'm going to judge George on his body of work, man."

By Sean Keeley OnDec 6, 2025 0
Al Michaels calling Eagles-Bears

Al Michaels’ call of Prime Video’s Black Friday game was a mixed bag

Michaels didn't seem to notice a huge fumble during the Eagles' controversial tush push play.

By Sean Keeley OnNov 28, 2025 0
A composite of NFL announcing booths for the 2025 season.

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The 2025 Awful Announcing NFL announcer rankings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield

CBS scores top NFL audience of Week 6 with incredible 49ers-Buccaneers rating

The Buccaneers' win averaged 26.82 million viewers on CBS.

By Drew Lerner OnOct 16, 2025 0
Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk critique Thursday Night Football crowd noise levels

Pat McAfee, A.J. Hawk join call for Prime Video to increase ‘Thursday Night Football’ crowd noise

"We don't get to fully feel what Lambeau felt like last night..."

By Brendon Kleen OnSep 12, 2025 0
Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

ABC

Predicting NFL media rights in 2030

Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Recording artist Taylor Swift enters the stadium via a player’s tunnel prior to a game against the New Orleans Saints at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Erin Andrews credits Taylor Swift helping to make women less ‘afraid’ to watch NFL

"What’s really cool is women aren’t as afraid...the casual fan doesn’t feel as afraid to watch professional sports right now"

By Brandon Contes OnJun 20, 2025 0
Edit by Liam McGuire

Amazon

Winners and losers of the NFL schedule release

Al Michaels discusses Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" schedule. Photo Credit: NFL Network

Al Michaels praises TNF schedule: ‘We’ve come a long way, baby’

"So I think we're kind of right there where we had hoped to be four years into it."

By Michael Dixon OnMay 14, 2025 0
Some of the broadcasters of the 2024 NFL season.

NFL

The 2024 Awful Announcing NFL announcer rankings

Kirk Herbstreit and Al Michaels on Thursday Night Football

Kirk Herbstreit stunned to learn Al Michaels called NASCAR events

"What haven't you done?"

By Brandon Contes OnDec 27, 2024 0
Al Michaels ahead of a Dec. 21, 2023 NFL game.

Al Michaels says he ‘wasn’t allowed to’ talk Super Bowl XXIX spread

"At that point, I wasn't allowed to."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 20, 2024 0
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Michael Hoecht (97) reacts after the Rams made a field goal against the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium.

‘Thursday Night Football’ continues ratings boost with Rams-49ers

TNF is now averaging 13.51 million viewers in 2024, up 12% from this point last season.

By Sean Keeley OnDec 14, 2024 0
Nesta Jade Silvera

Prime Video, Kirk Herbstreit misidentify 49ers’ Trent Williams during ‘Thursday Night Football’

"There's Trent Williams, who's a big part of the grit of that offensive line."

By Sean Keeley OnDec 12, 2024 0
Jim Ross

Legendary wrestling broadcaster Jim Ross records ‘Thursday Night Football’ cold open

"Check out the cold open that I voiced over this morning." 

By Reice Shipley OnDec 4, 2024 0
Amazon Thursday Night Football

‘Thursday Night Football’ reaching pre-Amazon viewership through Week 9

Amazon's streaming-only package is up 4% year-over-year.

By Drew Lerner OnNov 6, 2024 0
“Thursday Night Football” broadcasters (from left) Tony Gonzalez, Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth, and Richard Sherman on the Prime Video set at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 8, 2022. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports.)

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Nielsen first-party data inclusion approved by Media Rating Council, may expand beyond ‘Thursday Night Football’

Ryan Fitzpatrick and Aaron Rodgers on Thursday Night Football

Ryan Fitzpatrick confronts Aaron Rodgers: ‘Are you mad at me?’

"I was pretty critical when you called out Mike Williams on the red line."

By Brandon Contes OnNov 1, 2024 0

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