NFL Schedule 2016: What are the prime-time games?
Here is the complete list of prime-time games on the NFL schedule in 2016.
There’s nothing quite like seeing the NFL schedule released and trying to figure out where and when your favorite teams play each week. On Thursday night, the NFL released their 2016 NFL schedule and there are plenty of big games on the schedule that people won’t want to miss.
That means that there are going be to plenty of Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games that could create memories that last forever. Prime-time games are reserved for the biggest matchups in the league and the NFL makes sure each season to put the biggest draws on the biggest networks.
Here’s a look at the complete set of Monday Night Football games.
Week 1, September 12, 2016: Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins
Week 1, September 19, 2016: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Week 2, September 26, 2016: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears
Week 3, October 3, 2016: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Week 4, October 10, 2016: New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Week 5, October 17, 2016: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Week 6, October 24, 2016: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals
Week 7, October 31, 2016: Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
Week 8, November 7, 2016: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Week 9, November 14, 2016: Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks
Week 10, November 21, 2016: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants
Week 11, November 28, 2016: Houston Texans vs. Oakland Raiders (Mexico City)
Week 12, December 5, 2016: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 13, December 12, 2016: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets
Week 14, December 19, 2016: Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots
Week 15, December 26, 2016: Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
Here’s the complete slate of Thursday Night Football Games, a couple of which take place on Saturday.
Week 1, September 8, 2016: Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos
Week 2, September 15, 2016: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Week 3, September 22, 2016: Houston Texans at New England Patriots
Week 4, September 29, 2016: Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5, October 6, 2016: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Week 6, October 13, 2016: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Week 7, October 20, 2016: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Week 8, October 27, 2016: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Week 9, November 3, 2016: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10, November 10, 2016: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Week 11, November 17, 2016: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Week 13, December 1, 2016: Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Week 14, December 8, 2016: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 15, December 15, 2016: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Week 15, Saturday, December 17, 2016: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
Week 16, December 22, 2016: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 16 Saturday, December 24, 2016: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Here’s the complete slate of Sunday Night Football Games.
Week 1, September 11, 2016: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals
Week 2, September 18, 2016: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Week 3, September 25, 2016: Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys
Week 4, October 2, 2016: Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 5, October 9, 2016: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers*
Week 6, October 16, 2016: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans*
Week 7, October 23, 2016: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals*
Week 8, October 30, 2016: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys*
Week 9, November 6, 2016: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders*
Week 10, November 13, 2016: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots*
Week 11, November 20, 2016: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins*
Week 12, November 24, 2016:Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts
Week 12, November 27, 2016: New England Patriots at New York Jets*
Week 13, December 4, 2016: Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks*
Week 14, December 11, 2016: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants*
Week 15, December 18, 2016: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals*
Week 16, December 25, 2016: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 17, January 1, 2016: TBD
Once again, the NFL has really stacked the deck for their prime-time games. There’s plenty of playoff rematches, including some Super Bowl rematches. These are the games that players are going to look to shine and winning in prime-time can tell a lot about the character of a team.
Which prime-time games are you most excited about?
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