Yes, the NFL will continue to play “Thursday Night Football” through December. There is three more weeks of action left for Thursday night league contests, so incredibly, the show is almost over for the 2021 NFL season.
But we’re not there yet, so there’s still time to watch a few more games on Thursday, including this week’s battle between the Steelers and Vikings.
Speaking of time, the game is scheduled to start at the same time that all “Thursday Night Football” games have started this season. That would be at 8:20 pm ET.
Both the Vikings and Steelers are desperate to win to stay alive in the wild card race. The Vikings (5-7) became the first team to lose to the Lions this season, while the Steelers (6-5-1) managed a surprise upset against the Ravens. However, Pittsburgh is in the AFC North, and all four teams in that division have records of .500 or higher. As such, winning remains of the utmost importance to the Steelers as they try to get through a tough divisional race to reach the playoffs.
Below is everything you need to know about the television schedule for the NFL Week 13 opener between the Cowboys and Saints, plus a look at the rest of the NFL schedule for this week.
PLUS: See Steelers vs. Vikings Live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)
What time is the NFL game tonight?
- Date: Thursday, December 9
- Weather8:20 pm ET
The Steelers vs. Vikings will begin at 8:20 pm ET. All “Thursday Night Football” games will begin at the same time during the 2021 NFL season. Pregame coverage of the contest will begin at 7:30 pm ET on NFL Network and Fox. NFL Network will also air “TNF First Look” on game day starting at 3 pm ET.
Streamers will be able to watch the game through Amazon Prime or using fuboTV, which comes with a seven day free trial.
Meanwhile, viewers in Canada can watch the game on DAZN. free with a 30-day trial.
What channel is “Thursday Night Football” on tonight?
“Thursday Night Football” has been simulcast on Fox and the NFL Network for most of the season. That won’t change again in 2021. Each network will continue to show the broadcast with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call for the remainder of the season. Viewers will also be able to stream the game using Amazon Prime.
Most cable providers in the United States have the NFL network. It is also available through the satellite provider DirecTV (channels 212 and 1212) and the IPTV providers Verizon FiOS (channels 88 and 588) and Google Fiber (channel 2019).
Live NFL broadcast for Thursday night’s game
Streamers will be able to watch “Thursday Night Football” for free with a cable subscription via the NFL app or Yahoo! Sports application. You must enter your cable / satellite subscription credentials to access.
In the meantime, cable cutters will have plenty of options to watch Steelers vs. Vikings. They are as follows.
| Streaming option | Cable subscription required? | Free? | cost | Free Trial? |
| NFL app | No | Yes | – | – |
| Yahoo! Sports app | No | Yes | – | – |
| DirecTV broadcast | No | No | $ 69.99 / month | No |
| fuboTV | No | No | $ 60 / month | Yes |
| Hulu Plus Live TV | No | No | $ 55 / month | Yes |
| Sling tv | No | No | $ 30 / month | Yes |
| YouTube TV | No | No | $ 65 / month | Yes |
NFL Week 14 Schedule
The Steelers vs. Vikings will kick off the action of NFL Week 14. Both teams are in the thick of AFC and NFC wild-card races, but desperately need wins to avoid falling behind in the jam of potential playoff teams competing for spots 5-7.
The other two primetime games of Week 14 will be divisional matchups. The “Monday Night Football” battle between the Rams and Cardinals looks like the better of the two, and it might be the game of the week. The Cardinals can take a three-game lead in the NFC West with a win over Los Angeles, so both teams will cheer as they seek to lock up, or stay, in the divisional race.
“Sunday Night Football” will feature the historic Packers-Bears rivalry. Green Bay certainly has the upper hand in that contest, as they are coming off a goodbye and have Aaron Rodgers in the quaraterback.
Below is the full schedule for week 14 of the 2021 NFL season.
Week 14
| Play | Start time | television channel |
| Steelers in Vikings | 8:20 pm ET | Fox / NFLN / Amazon |
| Play | Start time | television channel |
| Cowboys on the Washington soccer team | 1 p. M. ET | Fox |
| 49ers in Bengals | 1 p. M. ET | CBS |
| Jaguars on Titans | 1 p. M. ET | CBS |
| Seahawks in Texans | 1 p. M. ET | Fox |
| Raiders at Chiefs | 1 p. M. ET | CBS |
| Santos on Jets | 1 p. M. ET | Fox |
| Hawks in Panthers | 1 p. M. ET | Fox |
| Ravens in Browns | 1 p. M. ET | CBS |
| Giants at Chargers | 4:05 pm ET | Fox |
| Lions in Broncos | 4:05 pm ET | Fox |
| Invoices at Buccaneers | 4:25 pm ET | CBS |
| Bears in Packers | 8:20 pm ET | NBC |
| Play | Start time | television channel |
| Rams at Cardinals | 8:15 pm ET | ESPN |
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.