Thursday Night Football schedule 2014: TV, matchups, start times

See the NFL's Thursday Night Football schedule for the 2014 season, including matchups, TV information and start times.

The NFL season kicks off on Sept. 4 when the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks host the Packers. This season features 16 regular season Thursday night games as well as the two traditional Thanksgiving afternoon contests. 

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Green Bay also hosts NFC North rival Minnesota on Oct. 2 on Thursday Night Football. The Seahawks will play their second Thursday night game of the year on Thanksgiving when they face the 49ers in San Francisco, a rematch of last year's NFC Championship. 

Though the opening game of the year is on NBC, most Thursday night contests are on NFL Network. The first seven NFL Network contests will also be broadcast on CBS. NBC will also televise the Thanksgiving night game between the Seahawks and 49ers. 

Date	matchup	time (ET)	tv
09/04	Packers at Seahawks	8:30 p.m.	NBC
09/11	Steelers at Ravens	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
09/18	Buccaneers at Falcons	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
09/25	Giants at Redskins	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
10/02	Vikings at Packers	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
10/09	Colts at Texans	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
10/16	Jets at Patriots	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
10/23	Chargers at Broncos	8:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL Network
10/30	Saints at Panthers	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
11/06	Browns at Bengals	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
11/13	Bills at Dolphins	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
11/20	Chiefs at Raiders	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
11/27	Bears at Lions	12:30 p.m.	CBS
11/27	Eagles at Cowboys	4:30 p.m.	FOX
11/27	Seahawks at 49ers	8:30 p.m.	NBC
12/04	Cowboys at Bears	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
12/11	Cardinals at Rams	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network
12/18	Titans at Jaguars	8:25 p.m.	NFL Network