What NFL Teams Are Playing Thursday Night Football?

Here’s a look at the NFL teams playing on Thursday Night Football in the coming weeks.

Introduction

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. NFL games are broadcast on television, radio, and the Internet in the United States. Thursday Night Football (TNF) is a branding used by CBS and NFL Network for broadcasts of NFL games that take place on Thursdays in prime time.

NFL Teams Playing Thursday Night Football

The NFL has made Thursday night football a regular thing during the fall season. This year, there are four NFL teams playing on Thursday nights. Thursday night football gives fans a chance to see their favorite teams play live. It also gives NFL players a chance to rest and recover from Sunday’s games.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium, located in Glendale, Arizona.

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the United States. Home games have been played at Lambeau Field since 1957.

The Packers are the last of the “small town teams” which were common in the NFL during the league’s early days of 1920–1949. Founded in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun, the franchise traces its lineage to other semi-pro teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. Between 1919 and 1920, the Packers competed against other semi-pro clubs from around Wisconsin and Michigan, before joining the American Professional Football Association (APFA), now known as the NFL, in 1921. Although Green Bay is by far the smallest major league market in North America, Forbes ranked the Packers as the world’s 26th most valuable sports franchise in 2016, with a value of $2.35 billion.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots will be playing against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football. This will be an exciting match-up between two of the best teams in the NFL. Be sure to tune in to catch all the action!

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team was founded by John W. Mecom Jr., David Dixon, and the city of New Orleans on November 1, 1966. The Saints began play in Tulane Stadium in 1967.

The name “Saints” is an allusion to November 1 being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith, as well as to the fact that the franchise was formed on that date. New Orleans has a large Catholic population, and the spiritual use of “Who Dat?”, a common phrase used by fans of the team; it is derived from Friar LeBreton’s 1883 poem about the good people of New Orleans and their fight against adversity.*

Pittsburgh Steelers

In case you missed it, the Pittsburgh Steelers played on Thursday Night Football against the Carolina Panthers. The game was a close one, with the Steelers winning 20-17.

Conclusion

After looking at the schedule, it appears that the NFL teams playing Thursday night football are the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans.