Week 14 opens with a game for first place in the AFC West. The Oakland Raiders 10-2 travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs (9-3) at Arrowhead on TNF. We get a good Thursday Night Football game this week, so let’s celebrate it by watching the hell out of it.
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
First Place in the AFC West on the Line Between the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs on ‘Thursday Night Football’
The 2016 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues with the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs battling for first place in the AFC West Thursday, December 8 (8:25 PM ET) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City 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 Raiders-Chiefs matchup from outside Arrowhead Stadium. 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 James Palmer.
At 7:30 PM ET, Football Night in Kansas City Presented by Mercedes-Benz airs from inside Arrowhead Stadium with Mike Tirico, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Coverage continues at 8:00 PM ET with Tostitos Football Night in Kansas City providing the final say leading up to kick-off between Raiders-Chiefs.
Among the NFL Network pregame topics are:
How the Raiders built their roster from the ground up to become one of the best teams in the AFC
Feature on what Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is doing off the field to help kids leaving foster care
Which team has more to prove: Raiders or Chiefs?
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr’s gameplan vs. Eric Berry and the Chiefs defense
What are the matchups that will decide the outcome?
At halftime, the Lexus Halftime show breaks down the first half of Raiders-Chiefs from Kansas City.
Immediately following the Volkswagon Postgame Show on NBC/NFL Network, the Mazda Postgame show airs live on NFL Network from Arrowhead Stadium with Eisen, Mariucci, Faulk and Irvin providing highlights, analysis and live interviews.
Twitter will stream NBC’s broadcast of Raiders-Chiefs, 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.
The game is on the NFL Network and your local NBC affiliate at 8:20 p.m. Watch it with me.
