Who’s Playing in the NFL Thursday Night Game?
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Get a preview of the NFL Thursday Night Football game, including who’s playing, the matchup history, and what time the game starts.
Thursday Night Football
It’s time for some Thursday Night Football! This week’s game features the Los Angeles Rams vs. the Minnesota Vikings. Both teams are looking to get a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Who will come out on top?
What time is the game?
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.
The Thursday Night Football game will be broadcast on CBS, NFL Network, and Amazon Prime Video at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Who’s playing?
The New England Patriots are scheduled to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL Thursday Night Football game. The game is scheduled to start at 8:20pm EST and will be broadcast on NBC.
What channel is the game on?
Thursday Night Football is broadcast on NFL Network, which is available on most cable and satellite providers. You can also stream the game online through the NFL app or through a number of other streaming services.
The Teams
This Thursday’s game features the Indianapolis Colts at the Houston Texans. Both teams are currently 2-2 and are looking to get a win to get back on track. The Colts are coming off a loss to the Raiders, while the Texans are coming off a win against the Jaguars.
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the metro area until 1994, when they moved to St. Louis. The Rams franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.
The Rams play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Rams are unique among NFL teams because they have no official mascot, instead using a blue and white ram as their logo.
The Rams have won three NFL championships, and are the only team to win championships while representing three different cities (Cleveland, Los Angeles, and St. Louis).
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seahawks are owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and are currently coached by Pete Carroll. Since 2002, the Seahawks have played their home games at CenturyLink Field, located south of downtown Seattle. They previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994, 2000–2001).
The Players
There are many great players in the NFL Thursday Night Game. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Jared Goff
Jared Goff (born October 7, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California, where he was a two-time All-Pac-12 quarterback. He was drafted first overall by the Rams in the 2016 NFL Draft.
In his first season with the Rams, Goff started seven games before being benched in favor of veteran case Keenum. He regained his starting role the following season and helped lead the team to an NFC West division title and their first playoff appearance since 2004. He was named as an alternate to the 2018 Pro Bowl.
Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson was born on November 29, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is an NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
The Stats
Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team that compete in the National Football League (NFL). The Rams franchise was founded in 1936 as the Cleveland Rams in the short-lived second American Football League (AFL) before joining the NFL the next year. In 1946, the franchise moved to Los Angeles. The Rams franchise remained in the metro area until 1994, when they moved to Anaheim. The Rams franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.
The Rams play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Rams are currently coached by Sean McVay and are owned by Stan Kroenke.
Seahawks
The Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. The Seahawks are owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and are currently coached by Pete Carroll. Since 2002, the Seahawks have played their home games at CenturyLink Field, located south of downtown Seattle. The Seahawks previously played home games in the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994, 2000–2001).
The Seahawks havewon 10 division titles and three conference championships. They are the only team to have played in both the AFC and NFC Championship Games. They have appeared in three Super Bowls: XLVIII, XLIX, and LI. They won Super Bowl XLVIII, defeating the Denver Broncos 43–8; winning their first championship in franchise history. However, they lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots 28–24; and Super Bowl LI to the Patriots again by a score of 34–28 in overtime.
