It’s time for the NFL to butt in on our College Bowl week with the New York Giants (10-4) traveling west to take on the Philadelphia Eagles (5-9) with a chance to clinch a playoff spot on the line.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
NFC East Divisional Matchup Between New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles on ‘Thursday Night Football’
The 2016 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues with the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the New York Giants in a NFC East divisional matchup Thursday, December 22 (8:25 PM ET) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on NBC, NFL Network, Twitter and NFL Mobile from Verizon.
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth along with reporter Heather Cox call the action.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, TNF GameDay Presented by KFC previews the Giants-Eagles matchup from outside Lincoln Financial Field. Host Rich Eisen is joined by analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk and Michael Irvin to provide news and analysis two hours before kickoff, along with reporters Heather Cox and Kimberly Jones.
At 7:30 PM ET, Football Night in Philadelphia Presented by Mercedes-Benz airs from inside Lincoln Financial Field with Bob Costas, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Coverage continues at 8:00 PM ET with Tostitos Football Night in Philadelphia providing the final say leading up to kick-off between Giants-Eagles.
Among the NFL Network pregame topics are:
Feature on Eagles long snapper and Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee Jon Dorenbos
Feature on Deven Jackson, an inspiring 12-year old Giants who suffered the loss of both legs due to a rare illness
How do the Giants avoid the upset against the Eagles and clinch a playoff berth with a win?
Are the Giants the team in the NFC that no team wants to face in the playoffs?
What to expect from Giants quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
How close are the Eagles to being contenders in the NFC East?
At halftime, the Lexus Halftime show breaks down the first half of Giants-Eagles from Philadelphia.
Immediately following the Volkswagon Postgame Show on NBC/NFL Network, the Mazda Postgame show airs live on NFL Network from Lincoln Financial Field with Eisen, Mariucci, Faulk and Irvin providing highlights, analysis and live interviews.
Twitter will stream NBC’s broadcast of Giants-Eagles, providing free, live streaming video on the Twitter platform on mobile phones, tablets, PCs and connected TVs. Fans can visit Twitter Moments or TNF.Twitter.com to view the live stream.
The entire 18-game Thursday Night Football schedule, including the live games and pre- and postgame shows, will also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app on XBOX, including interactive features from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network on tablets, PCs and various connected TV devices (NFL.com/watch), with participating television providers. Learn all of the ways to watch at NFL.com/TNF. An audio broadcast of the game is available on SiriusXM, TuneIn & Westwood One Radio Sports.
Thursday Night Football is available in Spanish via SAP (Secondary Audio Program) with Roberto Abramowitz calling the action on NBC and NFL Network.
The game is on your local NBC stations and the NFL Network at 8:20 p.m. EST. Watch it with me.
