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The NFL’s Wild Card round starts this weekend after the 2025 NFL season ended with a thrilling Steelers–Ravens finish Sunday night, but is there Thursday Night Football tonight?
Here’s whether TNF today will kick off and if there are any NFL games today ahead of Wild Card Weekend 2026 as we reach closer to who will win Super Bowl 2026. Read on to find the NFL playoff schedule, a printable NFL playoff bracket, 2025 NFL Draft order, key NFL reseedings and more.
Is there Thursday Night Football game on tonight?
There is no NFL game tonight, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, meaning no Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime. The NFL regular season ended with Sunday Night Football in Week 18, where the Steelers beat the Ravens to capture the AFC North title on Jan. 4, 2026.
What time is Thursday Night Football tonight? Where to watch NFL game tonight live
Thursday Night Football games air on Amazon Prime, but if you plan to watch TNF tonight, you’re out of luck: There is no NFL game tonight, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, on Prime. The NFL regular season ended with Sunday Night Football on Jan. 4, 2026 (Week 18). Want to catch up on the 2025-2026 NFL season ahead of Wild Card Weekend, with the playoffs kicking off Saturday, Jan. 10? Watch the NFL free on Fubo.
Is there football on tonight? How to watch Miami-Ole Miss
Yes, there is a College Football Playoff semifinal tonight, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. There is no Thursday Night Football, but you can watch Miami-Ole Miss at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+ or watch the college game free on Fubo. The Rebels–Hurricanes game at the CFP Fiesta Bowl in Arizona will determine one of two spots in the 2026 College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The winner will play the victor of the Oregon-Indiana college game Friday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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Is there an NFL game on Amazon Prime?
No, there is no NFL game tonight on Amazon Prime, with Amazon’s Thursday Night Football slate of games ending in Week 17, when the Denver Broncos’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs, 20-13, to close the NFL’s three-game Christmas slate. That game was the last NFL Thursday game until the 2026 NFL regular season opener in September.
How to watch Packers-Bears
While Thursday Night Football is over for the 2025 NFL regular season, you can watch Packers-Bears on Saturday, Jan. 10, on Amazon Prime. The “TNF” crew (Al Michaels included) will return at 8 p.m. ET from Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, with Amazon getting rights for the second NFL season to air Saturday night wild-card playoff game.
Watch Packers-Bears on Amazon Prime
Are there any NFL games today?
No, there are no NFL games airing today, Jan. 8, 2026, with the NFL regular season ending with Sunday Night Football on Jan. 4. Catch up on Week 18 and the entire NFL season on Fubo, where you can watch the NFL free, on Amazon Prime, ESPN+, Sling, Peacock, Paramount+
2025 NFL playoff schedule; where to watch NFL Wild Card games
The Wild Card Weekend 2026 schedule is set. Here’s what NFL games are on this weekend, what day, time, and where to watch or stream:
Rams-Panthers
The NFL Wild Card weekend will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 10, with the Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fox.
Packers-Bears
The Green Bay Packers play the Chicago Bears on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video.
Bills-Jaguars
The Buffalo Bills play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m. on CBS.
49ers-Eagles
The San Francisco 49ers play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.
Chargers-Patriots
The Los Angeles Chargers play the New England Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Texans-Steelers
The Houston Texans play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday, Jan. 12, at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN and ABC.
NFL playoff bracket
Can’t view the image? Print the full NFL playoff bracket here.
When do Broncos play? When do Seahawks play?
The Denver Broncos are the AFC’s No. 1 seed and Seattle Seahawks are the NFC’s No. 1 seed, so both teams get first-round byes in the NFL playoffs. The Broncos and Seahawks do not play on Wild Card Weekend and will next play during the divisional round of the playoffs Jan. 17-18:
NFL Draft 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders get the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft — and Indiana Hoosiers’ Fernando Mendoza is up for grabs as the No. 1 pick. Non-playoff teams get picks 1-18, with the NY Jets the second-round draft pick, and the New York Giants now drop to the fifth-round draft pick (thanks to a win over the Cowboys on Sunday). The remaining picks will change following the playoffs. Here’s how the draft order looks after Week 18, per Tankathon:
- Las Vegas Raiders – Eyeing a quarterback pick in the first round for the first time since 2007
- New York Jets (with four of the top 50 picks)
- Arizona Cardinals
- Tennessee Titans
- New York Giants
- Cleveland Browns
- Washington Commanders
- New Orleans Saints
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New York Jets (via Indianpolis Colts)
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings
- Carolina Panthers
- Dallas Cowboys (via Green Bay Packers)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Buffalo Bills
- Chicago Bears
- San Francisco 49ers
- Houston Texans
- Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Los Angeles Rams
- New England Patriots
- Denver Broncos
- Seattle Seahawks
When is Super Bowl 2026? Date, time, odds
Super Bowl 2026 is on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California (home of the San Francisco 49ers). It will be the second Super Bowl held at the stadium, and Super Bowl 60 will air on NBC.
The Seattle Seahawks (+375) are currently predicted to win Super Bowl 60, followed by the Los Angeles Rams (+425), according to current odds on BetMGM.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
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