Is there a Thursday Night Football game tomorrow? NFL Week 18 schedule

The 2025 NFL season is entering its final act. Fans are gearing up for a consequential Week 18, as the league's final two playoff berths and four remaining division titles will be decided over the final 16 games.

But when will the NFL's Week 18 action start? Many creatures of habit will be looking for the customary "Thursday Night Football" game to kick off the season's final week.

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However, Amazon Prime's NFL cupboards will be barren in Week 18. The streaming giant has just one game left to broadcast in the 2025 NFL season, and it won't air until the playoffs begin.

Here's what to know about the NFL's "Thursday Night Football" schedule for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season.

Is there Thursday Night Football tomorrow?

No, there is not a "Thursday Night Football" game in Week 18. The first NFL game of the season's final week will be Saturday, Jan. 3 at 4:30 p.m. ET, when the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers square off in a game that could determine the winner of the NFC South.

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Amazon wrapped up its "Thursday Night Football" slate for the 2025 NFL season on Christmas, when the Denver Broncos earned a 20-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL's Thursday slate will now be on hiatus until the 2026 season, as all of the league's playoff games will be played on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday.

While "Thursday Night Football" is over for the season, its crew still has one game remaining on its slate. Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung will be on the call for one of the NFL's wild-card weekend games, which will be broadcast nationally on Prime Video.

Thursday Night Football schedule, recap

The NFL broadcast a total of 21 games on Thursdays throughout the 2025 NFL season. A total of 15 of those contests were broadcast on Amazon while the other five aired on CBS, Fox, NBC and Netflix as part of the NFL's Week 1 and holiday schedules.

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Below is a full look back at the NFL's Thursday slate for 2025:

• Week 18: No Thursday game

Amazon also broadcast a Black Friday game on Thanksgiving weekend and owns the rights to a playoff game. As such, the streaming giant will air 17 total games over the course of the 2025 NFL season and playoffs.

NFL Week 18 schedule

All times Eastern.

Saturday, Jan. 3

• Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4

• Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m.

• Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m.

• Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m.

When do the NFL playoffs start?

• Dates: Jan. 10-12, 2026

This year's playoffs will start with a three-day wild-card round slate. Two games will take place on Saturday, Jan. 10; three more on Sunday, Jan. 11; and the wild-card round will conclude with a single game on Monday, Jan. 12.

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