Two teams enter, one team has its season all but wrapped up early. The New Orleans Saints (4-5) face off against the Carolina Panthers (3-6) on Thursday Night Football. A good game on TNF? It’s a Thanksgiving miracle!
As always, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from the NFL.
‘Thursday Night Football’ Moves to NBC for New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers
The 2016 Thursday Night Football Presented by Bud Light season continues with the Carolina Panthers hosting the New Orleans Saints in a NFC South divisional matchup Thursday, November 17 (8:25 PM ET) from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on NBC, NFL Network, Twitter and NFL Mobile from Verizon.
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth along with reporter Heather Cox call the action. Saints-Panthers is the first of five Thursday Night Football games which will be broadcast on NBC, simulcast on NFL Network and streamed on Twitter.
At 6:00 PM ET on NFL Network, TNF GameDay Presented by KFC previews the Saints-Panthers matchup from outside Bank of America 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 Stacey Dales.
At 7:30 PM ET, Football Night in Carolina Presented by Mercedes-Benz airs from inside Bank of America Stadium with Bob Costas, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison. Coverage continues at 8:00 PM ET with Tostitos Football Night in Carolina providing the final say leading up to kick-off between Saints-Panthers.
Among the NFL Network pregame topics are:
Feature on former NFL running back Warrick Dunn and the Saints bringing two families together that have been impacted by violence
Why has Panthers quarterback Cam Newton struggled this season, and what should be expected from him vs. the Saints?
How Saints quarterback Drew Brees and head coach Sean Payton have kept their offense elite despite changing skill players
Which NFC team will make a playoff run?
At halftime, the Lexus Halftime show breaks down the first half of Saints-Panthers from Charlotte.
Immediately following the Volkswagon Postgame Show on NBC/NFL Network, the Mazda Postgame show airs live on NFL Network from Bank of America Stadium with Eisen, Mariucci, Faulk and Irvin providing highlights, analysis and live interviews.
Twitter will stream NBC’s broadcast of Saints-Panthers, 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. Hang out and watch it with me.
