How to Watch Thursday Night Football Online

The National Football League (NFL) schedules games on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays during the season. While most games are televised on a variety of cable channels, Thursday night games are typically only shown on the NFL cable network, which not everyone receives. But there are a few ways to watch Thursday night football games online.

Instructions

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      Make sure your computer has media capacity, typically through the Windows Media Player for Microsoft computers and the OS system on Apple Mac computers.

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      Watch the game on the NFL website, NFL.com. Check the website for scheduled times and media player requirements on your computer.

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      Log onto Nierva.com, which offers a live video stream of Thursday night NFL football games.

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      Subscribe to WatchNFLLive.com to receive streaming broadcast of the Thursday night games.

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      Watch the Thursday night games on your cell phone if it has streaming capabilities. For instance, Sprint subscribers can watch “NFL Mobile Live” through a downloadable application at Sprint.com/NFL.