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Al Michaels commends NFL for enhanced Thursday Night Football schedule

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

Last updated Sep 16, 2026

Al Michaels commends NFL for enhanced Thursday Night Football schedule

Summary

Al Michaels praised the NFL for improving the Thursday Night Football schedule during an appearance on CNBC's Halftime Report. Michaels noted that after Prime Video's first year as the exclusive broadcaster, the NFL is booking better matchups. The upcoming schedule includes notable games such as Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills and Patriots vs. Bears. Michaels emphasized the positive changes in schedule selection, indicating Amazon's successful telecast of the games. This Thursday Night Football season opens with the highly anticipated Lions-Bills matchup.

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By the Numbers

•Al Michaels expresses satisfaction with the NFL's scheduling decisions.
•Upcoming games include Lions vs. Bills and Chiefs vs. Rams.
•Last season recorded 15.33 million average viewers per game.
•Thursday Night Football's scheduling aims to match Sunday and Monday prime slots.
•The season kicks off this week at Highmark Stadium.

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11:00 PMYahoo Sports — Al Michaels praises NFL for awarding ‘Thursday Night Football’ a strong schedule

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Historically, Thursday Night Football was the place for the NFL to put its dud matchups. That hasn’t been the case throughout most of the Prime Video era. After a bit of a prove-it year in 2023, Prime Video’s first as the exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcaster, the NFL began scheduling some better games for the streamer. And…
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