Thursday Night Football is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:20.
Thursday Night Football: 12/9/21| Week 14| Fox| Who won| Time
12/9/21:
Once again during the 2021 NFL season, “Thursday Night Football” will be broadcast thanks to a partnership between NFL Network, FOX, Amazon Prime as well as NBC. Collectively, the four outlets will provide fans with 16 games on Thursday night.
NFL Network will broadcast 14 of these games with FOX and Amazon Prime signing on starting in Week 5 and running through Week 15 with the exception of the Week 12 Thanksgiving night game between Buffalo and New Orleans. That contest as well as the 2021 season kickoff game on Sept.
Week 14:
Dec. 9, Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings (FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime)
That contest as well as the 2021 season kickoff game on Sept. 9, which has defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay hosting Dallas, will air on NBC. Besides Weeks 2-4, NFL Network also will fly solo for the Week 16 game between San Francisco and Tennessee.
Fox:
“Thursday Night Football” will continue to be simulcast on both Fox and NFL Network.
The two networks will each show a broadcast featuring Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call, and that will continue for the rest of the 2021 NFL season. Viewers will also be able to stream the game using Amazon Prime.
Who won:
The Steelers narrowly defeated the Baltimore Ravens 20-19 in a thriller in Week 13, while the Vikings suffered a heartbreaking last-second 29-27 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Both teams are currently on the bubble of the NFL’s playoff picture, sitting near the bottom of a host of teams vying for postseason berths. Nonetheless, both remain in the hunt.
Time:
8:20 p.m. ET on FOX
Matchup: This will be the first matchup between the Steelers and Vikings since 2017, which the Steelers won 26-9. Kirk Cousins and Ben Roethlisberger have both thrown a TD pass in 26 straight games, tied for the longest active streak in the NFL.
The Vikings have had 11 of their 12 games this season decided by one score (eight points or less), while the Steelers are 6-1-1 in one-score games this season.
