That’s not to say that every game will be among the best matchups of the week. Nobody can predict the parity-driven NFL that well on a year-to-year basis. But at the very least, the prime-time schedule is chock full of appetizing games, provided that each team lives up to their potential and can avoid injury.
Per usual, Fox and NFL Network will carry “Thursday Night Football,” NBC will continue to broadcast “Sunday Night Football” and ESPN continues its second decade of airing “Monday Night Football.”
This year, the Packers, Bears, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Cowboys and Colts all have the most prime-time games. They’ll appear in five each. The Cowboys also earn the rare distinction of playing in three different games on Thursday (counting Thanksgiving), two of which will be broadcast on Fox and one that will be broadcast on NBC.
Below is the complete prime-time TV schedule for the 2021 NFL season, with start times and channels for every Thursday, Sunday and Monday night game.
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‘Thursday Night Football’ schedule 2021
‘Sunday Night Football’ schedule 2021
Start time: 8:20 p. m. ET TV channel: NBC Live stream: NBC Sports, fuboTV
For the 15th straight year, NBC will be showing “Sunday Night Football.” Al Michael and Cris Collinsworth will be on the call and will have a chance to broadcast some of the best weekly NFL matchups. SNF games can be streamed on NBCSports.com or via fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
‘Monday Night Football’ schedule 2021
Start time: 8:15 p. m. ET TV channel: ESPN Live stream: ESPN app, fuboTV
ESPN has been the home of “Monday Night Football” since 2006, and for the first time in a while the network will be keeping its broadcast team together. Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese will enter their second year as the MNF broadcasters as part of a three-man booth. “Monday Night Football” games can be streamed via the ESPN app or through fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.
