Chiefs-Chargers Thursday at 8:20 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network & Prime Video; NFL Network Pregame Coverage Includes ‘TNF First Look’ at 3:00 PM ET & ‘NFL GameDay Kickoff’ at 6:00 PM ET; ‘FOX NFL Thursday’ Airs at 7:30 PM ET; ‘NFL Next’ on Prime Video Streams at 7:00 PM ET
The 2021 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light Platinum season continues Thursday, December 16 when quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the first place Kansas City Chiefs face quarterback Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers in a crucial AFC West matchup at 8:20 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network, Prime Video and Twitch.
FOX Sports’ lead play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and FOX Sports’ lead analyst Troy Aikman, along with sideline reporters Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink call the action from SoFi Stadium. Additionally, FOX’s NFL Rules expert Mike Pereira joins to give explanations on officiating and rules throughout the game.
Alongside the FOX broadcast, award-winning journalists Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer call the game on Prime Video for the fourth consecutive season. Additionally, Prime members can also tune-in to the ‘Scout’s Feed’ which features Bucky Brooks, Rhett Lewis and Joy Taylor, or watch the ‘NFL Next Live’ livestream on Twitch with Andrew Hawkins and Kimmi Chex, along with a rotation of analysts each week including Aqib Talib, Nick Mangold and New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins.
NFL Network’s on-location pregame coverage begins at 3:00 PM ET with TNF First Look hosted by Andrew Siciliano, along with reporter Taylor Bisciotti.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, NFL GameDay Kickoff previews the Chiefs-Chargers matchup with host Colleen Wolfe and analysts Joe Thomas, Steve Smith Sr. and Michael Irvin.
Among the topics discussed this week on NFL GameDay Kickoff include:
- With the AFC West up for grabs, NFL GameDay Kickoff discusses which team has the inside track
- Joe Thomas examines whether the Kansas City Chiefs have solved the offensive issues that plagues them earlier this season
- Steve Smith Sr. discusses how Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert can replicate his recent success against Kansas City’s tough defense
At 7:00 PM ET on Prime Video, fans can watch NFL Next hosted by Kay Adams alongside Chris Long, Daniel Jeremiah and Hawkins. NFL Next provides an in-depth preview of Chiefs-Chargers utilizing the power of Next Gen Stats powered by AWS.
At 7:30 PM ET on FOX, NFL Network and Prime Video, the FOX NFL Thursday pregame show airs with host Curt Menefee, analysts Michael Strahan, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long, and FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer providing the final say leading up to Chiefs-Chargers.
At halftime on FOX, NFL Network and Prime Video, Menefee, Strahan, Bradshaw and Long break down the first half. Following the game, Wolfe, Thomas, Smith Sr. and Irvin host the postgame show on NFL Network and are joined by a star of the game. Additional postgame coverage continues at 12 Midnight ET on NFL Network.
In addition to television availability of Chiefs-Chargers on FOX and NFL Network, fans may also stream the game across devices through NFL, FOX and FOX Deportes digital properties, Prime Video and Twitch. The game is also available to all fans on mobile through the Chiefs and Chargers mobile properties, and Yahoo Sports properties. Live game audio of Thursday Night Football will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One, and carried on SiriusXM and TuneIn. For a full listing of Thursday Night Football viewing options, fans can visit NFL.com/watch.
FOX Deportes’ coverage kicks off at 7:30 PM ET. Award-winning broadcaster Jessi Losada helms studio coverage alongside Rodolfo Landeros, while renowned play-by-play announcer Jorge Pérez Navarro joins former NFL offensive lineman Rolando Cantu for coverage of Chiefs-Chargers.
